2020 <scp>AARES</scp> distinguished fellow

John Gibson is an outstanding economist who has made significant contributions to knowledge in food, agricultural and resource economics frequently using primary data obtained in a developing country context.He has made significant advances in methods to improve survey-based measurement of living standards and other variables of interest.He specialises in methods that plausibly identify causal effects.His micro-econometric analyses of agricultural, food and development and resource issues have had a geographic focus on Asia and the Pacific.In addition to his applied research that uses econometric methods to answer policyrelated questions, he conducts survey experiments to guide the development of methodology.Research completed by Professor Gibson in China and other Asian and Pacific economies has contributed significantly to knowledge in those and many other countries.Professor Gibson continues to make valuable contributions to international research and has published more than