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Matthew Warning is a Professor of Economics at the University of Puget Sound, maintaining office hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in McIntyre 213O.
Education:
- BS, Auburn University, 1983
- MS, University of California, Davis, 1988
- MS, University of California, Berkeley, 1992
- PhD, University of California, Berkeley, 1997
His research examines rural poverty in developing nations through fieldwork on fair trade coffee impacts (Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Rwanda, Burundi) and agrarian institutions in high-transaction-cost environments (Senegal, Tanzania), with recent focus on fertility in Georgia. Public engagement includes advising Starbucks' CSR Report, the University of Washington Burke Museum's 'Coffee: The World in Your Cup' exhibit, and the PBS documentary 'Buyer Be Fair: The Promise of Product Certification'. He teaches development economics and econometrics, including Markets and Macroeconomics (ECON 101-E) and Introduction to Econometrics (ECON 284-A).
As an advisor, he requires detailed student materials—strengths lists, program descriptions, transcripts, and resumes—to craft robust recommendation letters for graduate applications, emphasizing self-assessment and program alignment.
