Megan Sweitzer

Agricultural Economist
megan.sweitzer@usda.gov

Briefly

Megan is an economist in the Food Markets Branch of the Food Economics Division (FED) at the USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS). Her research focuses on food prices, food expenditures, and consumer purchasing decisions.

Background

Megan rejoined ERS in 2022 after working as an energy industry analyst at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. She previously worked at ERS in the Diet, Safety, and Health Economics branch of FED, managing the agency’s scanner data product. Megan was also an economist for the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the Employment Projections program and the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey program.

Education

Megan has a Master’s in applied economics from the University of Maryland and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Notre Dame.

Development of the Food-at-Home Monthly Area Prices Data Assessment and Adjustment of Body Weight Measures in Scanner Data The Prevalence of the “Natural” Claim on Food Product Packaging Food-at-Home Expenditures: Comparing Commercial Household Scanner Data From IRI and Government Survey Data Understanding IRI Household-Based and Store-Based Scanner Data

Researchers Adjust Self-Reported Estimates of Obesity in Scanner Data Prevalence of the “Natural” Label Varies by Food Category ERS Data Products Show Food-At-Home Price Inflation From Producers to Consumers ERS Refines Forecasting Methods in Food Price Outlook

Food Price Outlook

Consumer and Producer Price Indexes