Department of Applied Economics
218e Classroom-Office Building
1994 Buford Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108-6040

(612) 625-5238 (Phone)
(612) 625-6245 (Fax)
E-mail: dlevins@umn.edu

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Dr. Richard A. Levins is a native of Florida. He received his BA in Mathematics and his MS in Food and Resource Economics from the University of Florida in Gainesville. His doctorate in Agricultural Economics was earned at Mississippi State University. Before joining the University of Minnesota in 1988, he served on the faculty of the University of Maryland and the University of Florida. Dr. Levins retired in 2003 from an academic life that included Extension appointments and teaching first-year economics, the history of U.S. agriculture, and research methods for graduate students.

Dr. Levins now holds the title Professor Emeritus of Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota. He is an award-winning author of books about policy and market power issues affecting the food system. His articles have appeared in major newspapers across the country, in leading industry publications, and in professional journals. His writing draws upon a 25-year academic career involving both advising on-going businesses and teaching economic principles at the college level. He now maintains an active practice in consulting, writing, and public speaking.

Dr. Levins's most recent book, co-authored with Stewart Acuff, is Getting America Back to Work (www.itascabooks.com).