Education: PhD in Economics from North Carolina State University

Yifei Zhang is a Senior Research Economist with the Agricultural Risk Policy Center at North Dakota State University. Her research focuses on agricultural policy, crop insurance, production economics, and international trade. Prior to joining NDSU, she spent a year as a Postdoctoral Scholar at North Carolina State University, where she worked on projects related to soil conservation and agricultural risk management. Yifei holds a PhD in Economics from North Carolina State University, a master’s degree in Economics from Miami University–Oxford, and a bachelor’s degree in Economics from James Madison University. With her experience in agricultural policies and trade, she brings important aspects in addressing policy-relevant issues in crop production and risk management.