I’m Francis Tsiboe, Ph.D. — Senior Research Economist & Program Leader at the Agricultural Risk Policy Center (ARPC) | North Dakota State University.
🔎 About Me
- 🏢 Applied microeconomist specializing in risk management & U.S. agricultural policy
- 📈 Research: actuarial updates in Federal Crop Insurance, farm safety-nets, and policy evaluation
- 🔭 Projects:
- 80% → Building an open-source U.S. farm-policy simulator
- 20% → Research on agricultural productivity in Ghana
- 👯 Open to collaborations on FCIP, PLC, ARC, and broader U.S. farm safety-net policies
- 🌱 Currently sharpening my Python skills alongside R/Stata/SQL
- ⚡ Fun fact: proud dog lover 🐶
📚 Publications
📦 R Packages
- USFarmSafetyNetLab — Analytical tools and resources dedicated to United States agricultural safety net programs.
- fcipDemand — Tools to estimate Federal Crop Insurance Program (FCIP) demand
🔁 Replication Packages
- HiddenSafetynet2025 — Hidden Safety Net of Underutilized Supplemental Insurance in US Agriculture
🔗 Connect
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⚠️ Disclaimer: This is my personal account. Views expressed here are my own and not those of my employer(s).