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Gopinath (Gopi) Munisamy

Distinguished Professor of Agricultural Marketing

Areas of expertise

Applied EconomicsEconometricsOther Economics

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Agricultural Economics

University of Minnesota, MN, United States (1995)

Awards and Honors

Student Career Success Influencer Award 2024 (2025)
Distinguished Alumni Borealis Award (2025)
Outstanding Faculty Award (2025)
Outstanding Alumni Award (2024)
Student Career Success Influencer Award 2022 (2023)
Best Journal Article (2023)

Courses

AAEC 4760: The Economics of Agricultural Processing and Marketing (Fall 2025)
AAEC 8020: Topics in Agricultural and Applied Economics (Fall 2025)
AAEC 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2025)
AAEC 6960: International Agricultural Trade (Fall 2025)
AESC 8220: Advanced Topics in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (Spring 2026)
AAEC 7300: Master's Thesis (Spring 2026)
AAEC 7000: Master's Research (Spring 2026)
AAEC 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Spring 2026)
AAEC 9000: Doctoral Research (Spring 2026)
AAEC 7300: Master's Thesis (Summer 2026)
AAEC 9000: Doctoral Research (Summer 2026)
AAEC 7000: Master's Research (Summer 2026)
AAEC 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Summer 2026)
AAEC 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2026)
AAEC 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Fall 2026)
AAEC 6960: International Agricultural Trade (Fall 2026)

Scholarly Works

Road to resilience: Floods, highways and Indian informal manufacturing, JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS, (2027).
Poudel D, Gopinath M
Regulatory heterogeneity, trade mediation and nutrient intake: The case of Trans fat, FOOD POLICY, (2026).
Poudel D, Gopinath M
Digital gains and employment pains? Evidence from Indian manufacturing, (2026).
Poudel D, Gopinath M
A review of cybersecurity incidents in the food and agriculture sector, JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH, (2025).
Kulkarni A, Wang Y, Gopinath M, Sobien D, Rahman A … 1 more
UGA CBS Initiative and Opportunities in the Southeast, (2025).
Munisamy G, Verma BP, Dalloul R, Thippareddi H, Mani S

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m.gopinath@uga.edu 706-542-0748

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UGA – Ag & Applied Economics
312-D Conner Hall
Athens, GA 30602

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312-D Conner Hall
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