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Susana Ferreira


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Agricultural & Applied Economics

Susana Ferreira
Susana Ferreira
Areas of expertiseEducationAwards and honorsCoursesScholarly works

Areas of expertise

Applied EconomicsEnvironmental Science and ManagementOther EconomicsBanking, Finance and Investment

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Economics, General

University of California, SanDiego UCSD, CA, United States (2004)

Master of Arts, Economics, General

University of California, SanDiego UCSD, CA, United States (2002)

Bachelor of Science, Business Administration and Management, General

Universidad de Navarra, Spain (1997)

Awards and Honors

  • Student Career Success Influencer Award 2024 (2025)
  • Student Career Success Influencer Award 2023 (2024)
  • Student Career Success Influencer Award 2022 (2023)
  • Research Fellow – IZA – Institute of Labor Economics (2022)
  • Thank-a-Teacher (2022)
  • International Visiting Professorship (2022)
  • Outstanding Faculty Award (2017)
  • Plenary Session Speaker (2017)
  • Outstanding Faculty Award (2013)
  • Thank-a-Teacher (2011)

Courses

  • AAEC 7000: Master's Research (Fall 2025)
  • AAEC 7300: Master's Thesis (Fall 2025)
  • AAEC 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Fall 2025)
  • AAEC 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2025)
  • ENVM 6650: Environmental Economics (Fall 2025)
  • ENVM 4650: Environmental Economics (Fall 2025)
  • FYOS 1001: First-Year Odyssey Seminar (Fall 2025)
  • AAEC 8700: Advanced Environmental Economics and Policy Analysis (Fall 2025)
  • ENVM 3050: Climate Change Economics and Policy (Fall 2025)
  • HONS 4970R: Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II (Fall 2025)
  • AAEC 7300: Master's Thesis (Spring 2026)
  • AAEC 9000: Doctoral Research (Spring 2026)
  • AAEC 7000: Master's Research (Spring 2026)
  • HONS 4990R: Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project) (Spring 2026)
  • AAEC 9300: Doctoral Dissertation (Summer 2026)
  • AAEC 9000: Doctoral Research (Summer 2026)
  • AAEC 7300: Master's Thesis (Summer 2026)
  • AAEC 7000: Master's Research (Summer 2026)
  • ENVM 3650: Environmental Economics (Fall 2026)
  • FYOS 1001: First-Year Odyssey Seminar (Fall 2026)
  • AAEC 7000: Master's Research (Fall 2026)
  • AAEC 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2026)

Scholarly Works

  • Effects of out-migration on local deforestation: Evidence from rural Myanmar, ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS, (2027).
    Jiang W, Filipski M, Ferreira S
  • Weathering hard times with bushmeat: rural household coping under rainfall shocks, (2026).
    Jhamb P, Ferreira S, Nielsen MR
  • Weathering hard times with bushmeat: rural household coping under rainfall shocks, (2026).
    Jhamb P, Ferreira S, Nielsen MR
  • Typology of Riparian Forest Owners in Southeast Georgia, U.S., (2026).
    Kang MJ, Siry JP, Ferreira S, Colson G
  • Economic valuation of ecosystem services and natural infrastructure: A quantitative review of the literature, ECOSYSTEM SERVICES, (2025).
    Stanford GO, Ferreira S, Landry CE, Blachly B

View full list of scholarly works

Contact

sferreir@uga.edu 706-542-0086

Mailing Address

314D Conner Hall
Athens, GA 30602

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