Education:
Ph.D. (May, 2020), Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
M.S. in Economics, Universidad del Centro de Estudios Macroeconómicos de Argentina (UCEMA), Buenos Aires (March 2010 – December 2012)
B.S. in Economics, Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (UADE), Buenos Aires (March 2005 – February 2009)
Publications:
Gatti, N. (2015). Economic evaluation of innovation: the case of silobag. RIA, Revista de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, 41(1), 57-63.
Gatti, N. (2013). Cadena de la carne ovina argentina: caracterización económica y productiva [Ovine value chain: economic and productive characterization]. La Industria Cárnica Latinoamericana, 183 (39).
Working papers:
Gatti, N. (2019). The effects of market access on the “last mile” farmers productivity in Zambia.
Gatti, N. (2019). Social Media impact of the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea (PED) virus outbreak on the US lean hog futures market.
Gatti, N. Baylis, K. and Crost, B. (2019). Can irrigation infrastructure mitigate the effect of climate shocks on conflict? Evidence from Indonesia
Gatti, N., Cecil, M. Baylis, K., Estes, L., and Blekking, J. (2019). Is closing the yield gap a “risky” endeavor? Evidence from Zambia.
Gatti, N., Hurtado, C. (2019). Who Bears the Economic Cost of Oil Regulation? Evidence from Argentina.
Martey, E.; Gatti, N. and Goldsmith, P. D., (2019). Assessing the effectiveness of inter-regional trade in Ghana’s soybean markets..
Ordonez, P., Gatti, N. and Baylis, K. (2019). Impact of dams’ construction on deforestation in developing countries.
Teaching experience:
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), USA, Agricultural and Consumer Economics Department.
Instructor: ACE 360 Spreadsheet Models and Applications Spring 2019
Teaching Assistant. ACE 360 Spreadsheet Models and Applications Spring 2018/2019
Teaching Assistant. ACE 455 International Trade in Food and Agriculture Fall 2018
- Universidad del Centro de Estudios Macroeconómicos de Argentina (UCEMA), Argentina. Economics Department
Teaching Assistant. Econometrics Spring 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Universidad Argentina de la Empresa (UADE), Argentina. Economics and Finance Department
Teaching Assistant. Econometrics Spring 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Teaching Assistant. Microeconomics I Fall 2008
Work Experience:
- Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia Agropecuaria (INTA), Argentina. Economics Institute
Researcher at the Economics Institute November 2011 – July 2015
- Ministry of Agriculture of Argentina, Argentina.
Economics Analyst June 2009 – October 2011
Selected Conference Presentations:
Gatti, N.; Baylis, K. and Crost, B. (2019). Can irrigation infrastructure mitigate the effect of climate shocks on conflict? Evidence from Indonesia. 2019 AERE Summer Conference. Lake Tahoe, US.
Martey, E.; Gatti, N. and Goldsmith, P. D., (2018). Assessing the effectiveness of inter-regional trade in Ghana’s soybean markets. 2018 AAEA Annual Meeting. Washington DC, US.
Gatti, N.; Baylis, K. and Crost, B. (2018). Does irrigation mitigate the effect of rainfall shocks on conflict? Evidence from Indonesia. 30thInternational Conference of Agricultural Economists. Vancouver, Canada.
Gatti, N., Lema, D., & Brescia, V. (2015). A Meta-Frontier Approach to Measuring Technical Efficiency and Technology Gaps in Beef Cattle Production in Argentina. 29th International Conference of Agricultural Economists. Milan, Italy.
Lema, D., Gatti, N., & Brescia, V. (2013). Technical efficiency and meta-technology ratios for cattle farms in Argentina: a meta-frontier analysis. European Workshop on Efficiency and Productivity Analysis. Helsinki, Finland.
Languages:English (Fluent), Spanish (Native), Portuguese (Intermediate)