Matthew MacLachlan, PhD
Matthew MacLachlan is an Assistant Professor of Veterinary Business and Economics in the Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences department of the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine. His research seeks to develop new approaches, data resources, and insights into the interactions among health, the natural environment, public policy, and markets. He led the development and implementation of the current USDA approach for forecasting food prices and conveying uncertainty around those forecasts. Dr. MacLachlan collaborates with governmental and academic economists to further refine these forecasts’ predictive power. Collaborating with other economists and governmental analysts, he evaluates policy and market adaptations during disease, pest, or disaster management, including natural disaster assistance programs, trade embargoes, and active adaptive disease management.