Interests

Risk Management, Grain Policy, Commodity Price Analysis  - Validity & Value of Technical Analysis, Spatial Correlation of Local Commodity Prices, Volatility Estimation for Risk Management.

Biographical Info

Matt Roberts joined Ohio State in 2001. His research and Extension Outreach programs focus on price and revenue risk management in the commodity grain markets. He also tracks energy and agricultural commodity markets as part of the department 's Outlook Program. Prior to completing his Ph.D. Roberts worked as a market research consultant to the pharmaceutical industry in North Carolina, and a commodity and energy derivatives broker in Vienna, Austria.