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Francis Tsiboe

Francis Tsiboe

Introduction

Francis Tsiboe is a research agricultural economist in the Agricultural Policy and Models (APM) branch of the Market and Trade Economics Division (MTED). As a member of the Agricultural Policy Team, Francis’s research focuses on applied microeconomics with applications to risk management and international development.

Education

Francis received his Ph.D. in Applied Economics in 2021 from Kansas State University. He received a B.S. degree in Agriculture with a major in Agribusiness from the University of Ghana, and a master's degree in Agricultural Economics from University of Arkansas.

Professional Affiliations

Francis is a member of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.

Selected Publications

Tsiboe, F., D. Turner, and J. Yu. 2024. “Utilizing Large-Scale Insurance Datasets to Calibrate Sub-County Level Crop Yields.” Journal of Risk and Insurance.

Gaku, S., and F. Tsiboe. 2024. “Evaluation of alternative farm safety net program combination strategies.” Agricultural Finance Review ahead-of-print. 

Turner, D., F. Tsiboe, H. Biram, and L. Connor. 2024. “Actuarial implications of prevented planting coverage.” Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. 

Tsiboe, F., and D. Turner. 2023. The Crop Insurance Demand Response to Premium Subsidies: Evidence from U.S. Agriculture. Food Policy 119:102505. 

Tsiboe, F., and D. Turner. 2023. Econometric identification of crop insurance participation. Agricultural and Resource Economics Review 52(3):476–797. 

Tsiboe, F., J. Tack, and J. Yu. 2023. Farm-level evaluation of area- and agroclimatic-based index insurance. Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association 2(4):616–633. 

Tsiboe, F., J.B. Tack, K. Coble, A. Harri, and J. Cooper. 2023. Simulating corn futures market reaction and prices under weekly yield forecasts. Agricultural Finance Review, 83(4/5):655–674. 

Turner, D. & Tsiboe, F. 2022. The crop insurance demand response to the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program Plus. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 44 (3), 1273-1292. 

Tsiboe, F., and J. Tack. 2021. “Utilizing Topographic and Soil Features to Improve Rating for Farm‐Level Insurance Products,” American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 104 (1), 52-69