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1 Mark Paul February 2016 tel: Hicks Way fax: University of Massachusetts Amherst e- mail: Amherst, MA Education Present Ph.D. in Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Expected June B.A. in Economics, Cum Laude, University of Massachusetts Amherst 2011 Certificate in Public Policy and Administration, University of Massachusetts Amherst Teaching and Research Fields Primary Fields Applied Microeconomics, Development Secondary Fields Environmental Economics, Macroeconomics Dissertation Title: Three Essays on Sustainability Committee: James K. Boyce (chair), Michael Ash, Mwangi wa Gĩthĩnji, Anita Milman Publications Paul, M. Review of Rebuilding the Foodshed: How to Create Local, Sustainable, and Secure Food Systems, by Phillip Ackerman- Leist. Agriculture and Human Values. Forthcoming. Paul, M. and E. Stephens Community Supported Agriculture, Real World Micro. Boston: Economic Affairs Bureau. (pp ). Paul, M Review of The Economic Impacts of Natural Disasters Edited by Debarati Guha- Sapir, Indhira Santos, and Alexandre Brode. Journal of Economic Issues 49, 1: Paul, M. Community Supported Agriculture: A Model For the Farmer and the Community? The Future Economy Project, February 2015 < Working Papers and Work in Progress Paul, M., and A. Milman A Question of Fit : understanding the uptake of top- down flood mitigation policies in Vermont Submitted for review. Paul, M. and M. wa Gĩthĩnji Revisiting the Inverse Relationship on the Farm: The Case of Fragmentation in the Ethiopian Highlands In preparation for submission. 1

2 Paul, M. Community Supported Agriculture Livelihoods: a farmer s perspective In preparation for submission. Paul, M., and A. Fremstad Opening the Farm Gate to Women? Sustainable Local Agriculture in the United States. Paul, M. The Political Economy of Land Constraints in Sub- Saharan Africa: A Dynamic Story. Paul, M., and E. Ramey The Development of the U.S. Farm Sector since the Agricultural Adjustment Act: a story of government intervention. Selected Opinion Pieces Paul, M., D. Hamilton, S. Darity Bernie Sanders plan for free college will not destroy historically black colleges Online Op- Ed in The Atlanta Journal- Constitution. February 26, 2016 Friedman, G., and Paul, M. Black Students Matter: Why Sanders is Winning Young Voters Online Op- Ed in Dollars and Sense. February 24, 2016 Paul, M. Community Supported Agriculture and the Future of Farm Livelihoods Online Op- Ed in E3 Network. September 2, 2014 Paul, M., and A. Wilson For Profit or For Students? Online Op- Ed in the Baseline Scenario. March 1, 2011 Paul, M., and A. Wilson How are the Kids? Unemployed, underwater, and sinking Online Op- Ed in the Baseline Scenario. November 20, 2010 Wilson, A., and Paul, M. Engaging and Encouraging Future Cooperators through Education. Online Op- Ed in Grassroots Economic Organizing Newsletter, Volume II, Issue 6. December 3, 2010 Teaching Experience Instructor Introduction to Microeconomics, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Summer 2015 Political Economy of Food and Agriculture, Mount Holyoke College, Spring 2015 Economic Modeling on Trust and Inequality in Africa, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Spring 2014 Marxian Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Summer

3 Independent Studies Agrarian Change in Sub- Saharan Africa, Mount Holyoke College, Spring 2015 Community Supported Agriculture: a viable model? UMass Amherst, Fall 2014 The Economics of Local Food Systems, UMass Amherst, Fall 2014 Teaching Fellow Introductory Microeconomics, UMass Amherst, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2015 The World Food System, Smith College, Fall 2013 Introductory Macroeconomics, UMass Amherst, Fall 2011 & Spring 2012 Invited Presentations, Conferences, Workshops, and Media 2016 Opening the Farm Gate to Women? Sustainable Local Agriculture in the United States Critical Agrarian Studies Workshop, University of Massachusetts Amherst Community Supported Agriculture and Sustainable Farm Livelihoods [1] Environmental Studies Speaker Series, Williams College; Hampshire College [2] NEPR radio interview on Western Massachusetts CSA Farmers Aren t Making a Living Wage with Carrie Healy Future Economy Initiatives Panel Organizer and Chair, Eastern Economic Association Conference, NY, NY Community Supported Agriculture: A Model For the Farmer and the Community? [1] Eastern Economic Association Conference, NY, NY; [2] University of Massachusetts Amherst Graduate Lunch Seminar Reconceptualizing Land Scarcity, Land Abundance, and Land Constraints Interdisciplinary PhD Workshop on Sustainability, Columbia University 2014 Smallholder Led Development: Ethiopia and the Way Forwards Hope University College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Revisiting the Inverse Relationship on Farms: The Case of Fragmentation in the Ethiopian Highlands [1] Annual Institute for New Economic Thinking Conference, Toronto; [2] Eastern Economics Association Conference, Boston; [3] Interdisciplinary Workshop on Sustainability, Columbia University. 3

4 2014 The Role of the Inverse Relationship Between Farm Size and Output in Development Theory University of Massachusetts Amherst Environmental Working Group Discussant for Microfounding the Keynesian Consumer (Jeppe Druedahl). Institute for New Economic Thinking Annual Conference, Toronto Rawls vs Nozick: The Philosophy of Income Distribution University of Massachusetts Amherst The Cooperative Society University of Massachusetts Amherst Commencement 2010 Applied Economic Research on Worker Cooperatives University of Massachusetts Amherst Co- operative Economics Collaborative 2010 A Just Distribution of Wealth and Income in the United States Undergraduate Economics Club, University of Massachusetts Amherst Fellowships, Grants, and Honors 2016 Research Grant, University of Massachusetts Amherst, $1, Research Grant, University of Massachusetts Amherst, $2, Online Teaching Fellow, The College of Social and Behavior Science, UMass Amherst, $3, Community Supported Agriculture: A Model For the Farmer and the Community E3 Network s Future Economy Initiative Grant Recipient. $8, Political Economy Research Institute Dissertation Fellowship, $8, Graduate School Dissertation Research Grant, UMass Amherst, $1, Selected Presenter, Economics of Innovation Workshop, Young Scholars Initiative, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Toronto, $ , Travel Grants, $1, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Opportunity Scholarship, $1, Sherry Barber Memorial Scholarship, $7, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences Internship Award, $2, Economics Achievement Award for Outstanding Performance, $ Economics Alumni Scholarship, $100 4

5 Research Experience Research Assistant, Professor Gerald Friedman, Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst. Research used in What Would Sanders Do? < would- Sanders- do pdf> Economics Affairs Intern, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Macroeconomic Policy Division, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Assistant Undergraduate Research Director, Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst Research Assistant, Professor Anita Milman, Department of Environmental Conservation Research Assistant, Professor Mwangi wa Githinji, Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst Research Intern, Valley Alliance of Worker Cooperatives 2010 Research Assistant, Professor Nancy Folbre, 2010 Research Assistant, Professor Tom Juravich, Labor Center Research Assistant, Professor Gerald Friedman, Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst. Literature review used in: Friedman, Gerald. Microeconomics: Individual Choice in Communities. 5.1th ed. Amherst: University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Print Professional Positions 2015 Visiting Instructor in Economics, Mount Holyoke College 2015 Economist, Economic Policy Analysis Unit, Office of the Prime Minister, Government of Ethiopia Assistant to the Directors of the Economics Departments Undergraduate Research Program, UMass Amherst 2014 Workshop Organizer, Advanced Pedagogy and Course Design Workshop, UMass Amherst Workshop Organizer, Graduate Student Workshop, UMass Amherst Member, Undergraduate Studies Development Team, UMass Amherst 2012 Conference Organizer, New School- UMass Research Symposium Activities and Groups Critical Agrarian Studies and Political Economy Working Group UMass Amherst Environmental Working Group Economics Pedagogy Group, Chair UMass Amherst Cooperative Enterprise Collective Political Economy Reading Group Economics Department Tutoring Center College of Social and Behavioral Science, Dean s Advisory Council 5

6 References Professor James Boyce Professor Michael Ash Amherst, MA Amherst, MA Professor Gerald Friedman Professor Anita Milman Environmental Conservation Amherst, MA Amherst, MA