GianCarlo Moschini is Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor in Agriculture and Life Sciences and Pioneer Endowed Chair in Science and Technology Policy in the Department of Economics at Iowa State University. Moschini’s research at present focuses on the economics of R&D activities and the impact of new technologies, with emphasis on questions and problems affecting the agricultural and food sectors. Current projects deal with the economic analysis of biotechnology innovations in agriculture, the analysis of intellectual property rights, labeling and product quality in food markets, empirical modeling of strategic choices in contests, and the study of biofuels policies. Other research interests include demand analysis and the study of individual decisions under risk.

GianCarlo is a former editor of the American Journal of Agricultural Economics (1998–2000) and is a Fellow of the American Agricultural Economics Association (inducted in 2003). He studied at the Catholic University of Piacenza (Italy) and at the University of Guelph (Canada). He has been at Iowa State University since 1987.

“Biofuels Policies and Welfare: Is the Stick of Mandates better than the Carrot of Subsidies?,” paper presented at the Economic Research Service, USDA, Washington, D.C., June 2009.

“Biotechnology and the Development of Food Markets: Retrospect and Prospects,” plenary session address, XIIth EAAE Congress, Ghent, Belgium, August 2008.

“Second-Best Biofuel Policies,” paper presented at the NC-1034 annual conference “Energy and Agriculture: Emerging Policy and R&D Issues,” ERS, USDA, Washington, D.C., March 2008.

“Geographical Indications and the Competitive Provision of Quality in Agricultural Markets,” paper presented at the NC-1034 annual meeting, Washington, D.C., March 2008.

“The Economics of Traceability: An Overview,” Seminar, European Union Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy, December 2007.

“Intellectual Property Rights for Plants: Patents, Plant Breeders’ Rights and the Incentive for Sequential Innovation,” Hibbard Memorial Lecture, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, November 2007.

“Intellectual Property Rights for Plants: Patents, Plant Breeder’s Rights, and the Incentive for Sequential Innovation,” Seminar, Department of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Guelph, October 2007.

“Economic Perspectives on GM Regulation, Identity Preservation and Private Standards,” Presentation at the World Trade Institute, Berne, Switzerland, May 2007.

“Patents, Research Exemption, and the Incentive for Sequential Innovation,” paper presented at the NC-1034 annual conference “Agricultural Research, Intellectual Property and Incentives for Innovation,” University of California-Berkeley, CA, March 2007.

“Patents, Research Exemption, and the Incentive for Sequential Innovation,” Seminar, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, March 2007.

“Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation in Agriculture,” Sir John Crawford Fellows Address, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society annual meeting, Queenstown, New Zealand, February 2007.

“Pharmaceuticals and Industrial Traits in Genetically Modified Crops: Coexistence with Conventional Agriculture,” Principal Paper, Annual meeting of the American Agricultural Economics Association, Long Beach, CA, July 2006.

“The Economics of Genetically Modified Product Innovation and the Co-existence Issue in the European Union,” Catholic University of Piacenza-Cremona, Italy, March 2006.

“Patents, Plant Breeders’ Rights, and the Research Exemption: Modeling the Incentive for Sequential Innovation,” Conference on “Industrial Organization and Innovation,” Grenoble, France, June 2005.

“Labeling Regulations and Segregation of First- and Second-Generation GM Products: Innovation Incentives and Welfare Effects,” Conference on “Economics of Regulation of Agricultural Biotechnologies,” Arlington, VA, March 2005.

“The Economics of Patenting,” ISU Bioethics Retreat, Ames, IA, January 2005.