Concentrations at CIPA: Economic and Financial Policy

Interested in what our different concentrations have to offer? In this post in our series about CIPA concentrations, we hear from Brettany Tucker.  Brettany is a first year CIPA fellow focusing in Economic and Financial Policy. Here in her own words, Brettany reflects on her interest in a pursuing an economics concentration with a public sector lens, her international experience thus far at Cornell, and coursework she has enjoyed as an MPA student. 

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CIPA goes abroad: Reflections from SMART Rwanda and South Africa

At CIPA, students enjoy a host of opportunities to get involved in hands-on experiential learning. One such opportunity is the Student Multidisciplinary Applied Research Team program (SMART), which is led by the Cornell International Institute for Food, Agriculture and Development. The SMART Program brings together teams of students and faculty from different programs and pairs them with firms, organizations, or community groups located in developing countries or developing communities. These hands-on projects challenge students to apply the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom in real world settings. This winter break, CIPA students participating in SMART traveled to research locations in Colombia, Kenya, Louisiana, Rwanda, and South Africa. In this post in our series about SMART projects, we have reflections from Brettany who worked on a project to support market research analysis for an agribusiness in Rwanda, as well as Chenyang (Gloria) and Shi (Frankie) who traveled to South Africa to evaluate growth strategies for a lavender business.  (more…)