Welcome to Saera Oh’s Personal Website

Hi! I’m a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (AFRE) at Michigan State University, with a dual major in Economics. My research is on international trade. I focus on the dynamics of trade patterns, the behavior of multinational firms, and global supply chains. I am also broadly interested in economic development, including how trade affects resource use in agriculture. I earned my M.A. and B.S. from Seoul National University.

Outside of research, I enjoy traveling and riding bicycles.

Contact: ohsaera@msu.edu

News 📢

☕03/2025 Presentation at 2025 Midwest Economic Association (MEA) @ Kansas City.
📌 12/2024 “Geopolitical Risks and Agricultural Trade Diversification in Southern Africa: Port-level Evidence from the Russia-Ukraine War” published in Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
☕ 07/2024 Presentation at 2024 Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting @ New Orleans.
☕ 12/2023 Presentation at International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium (IATRC) Annual Meeting @ Clearwater Beach.
☕ 07/2023 Presentation at 2023 Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting @ Washington D.C..
☕ 12/2022 Presentation at International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium (IATRC) Annual Meeting @ Clearwater Beach.