Background
Christine joined ERS in September 2021, upon completion of her doctoral studies at Michigan State University. Her research interests include supply chain analysis, agrifood system transformation, food security, and development economics. In her dissertation, she studied the spatial patterns of processed food consumption, the dynamics of the maize flour value chain, and whether the poor pay more for food, all in Tanzania. Prior to starting graduate school, she worked at a regional grocery store chain as a marketing analyst, studying the store’s personalized rewards and digital coupon systems.
Education
Ph.D. in Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics from Michigan State University, 2021
B.S. in Economics, B.S. in Spanish, from Grand Valley State University, 2013
Selected Publications
Sauer, C.M., T. Reardon, D. Tschirley, S. Liverpool-Tasie, T. Awokuse, R. Alphonce, D. Ndyetabula, and B. Waized. 2021. “Consumption of Processed Food and Food Away From Home in Big Cities, Small Towns, and Rural Areas of Tanzania,” Agricultural Economics 52: 749-770. DOI: 10.1111/agec.12652.
Dolislager, M., T. Reardon, A. Arslan, L. Fox, S. Liverpool-Tasie, C. Sauer, and D.L. Tschirley. 2020. “Youth and Adult Agrifood System Employment in Developing Regions: Rural (Peri-urban to Hinterland) vs. Urban,” Journal of Development Studies. DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2020.1808198.
Sauer, C.M., N.M. Mason, M.K. Maredia, and R. Mofya-Mukuka. 2018. “Does Adopting Legume-based Cropping Practices Improve the Food Security of Small-scale Farm Households? Evidence from Zambia,” Food Security 10(6): 1463-1478. DOI: 10.1007/s12571-018-0859-3.
