Justin George Kappiaruparampil is an assistant professor in the Department of International Affairs at Texas A&M’s Bush School of Government and Public Service. He was previously an assistant professor in the Department of Agriculture, Food and Resource Economics at Michigan State University. Dr. Kappiaruparampil earned an M.S. and PhD in Economics from the University of Texas at Dallas.
Dr. Kappiaruparampil’s research focuses on the topic of armed conflicts and their interrelationships with economic growth and development outcomes in low-income countries. Specifically, his research focuses on political unrest in sub-Saharan Africa and its impacts on agriculture, land use, food security, and other related outcomes. He also works in the area of developmental resilience, which focuses on how individuals, households, and communities can effectively respond to various shocks and stressors, natural or man-made. On these topics, he has published peer-reviewed articles in World Development, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Land Use Policy, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Journal of Peace Research, European Journal of Political Economy, and Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy.
Dr. Kappiaruparampil’s research focuses on the topic of armed conflicts and their interrelationships with economic growth and development outcomes in low-income countries. Specifically, his research focuses on political unrest in sub-Saharan Africa and its impacts on agriculture, land use, food security, and other related outcomes. He also works in the area of developmental resilience, which focuses on how individuals, households, and communities can effectively respond to various shocks and stressors, natural or man-made. On these topics, he has published peer-reviewed articles in World Development, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Land Use Policy, Journal of Conflict Resolution, Journal of Peace Research, European Journal of Political Economy, and Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy.
