Dr. Zoë T. Plakias

Assistant Professor

Department of Economics

Western Washington University

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Adjunct Assistant Professor

Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics

Ohio State University

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Professional Leadership

VP of Communications, Food Distribution Research Society

Chair, AAEA Mentorship Committee

Chair, S-1088 Multi-State Research Project

Some questions I'm interested in:

• How can we build a food system of the future that's better for all people and the environment?

• What scales of food system activities (local, regional, national, global) are optimal and in what situations?

• Are food system innovations and investments always meeting their intended goals? If not, how can we improve?

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Some questions I'm interested in: ​

• Are food and agricultural policies having their intended effects? 

• What are the unintended consequences of food and agricultural policies?

• What kinds of policies will increase food system resilience to shocks?

• How can food and agricultural polices better support marginalized people?

Some questions I'm interested in:

• What is the role of democratic organizations (e.g., cooperatives) in food systems?

• Can democratic organizations in food systems help address food system stakeholder concerns?

• What are the opportunities and challenges for democratic organizations and participation in food systems?

Some questions I'm interested in:

• What pedagogical techniques are most effective for teaching about food and agricultural economics?

• How do we alleviate disparities in terms of race, ethnicity, gender, and institutional type in how we do our work as applied economists?

• What are the most effective models for interdisciplinary research and outreach to address wicked problems?

Outreach publication

Preparing for Food System Resiliency in Ohio: Policy and Planning Lessons from COVID-19 [view report]

Format: Technical report

Authors: Shoshanah Inwood, Zoë Plakias, Jill Clark, Nicole Wright, Aiden Irish, and Josh Vittie

Publication year: 2022

Working paper in review

Economic Governance of Cannabis: Implications of Polycentric Governance in Mendocino County [request manuscript]

Authors: Keith Taylor, Nathan Goodman, Parisa Kavousi, Taylor Giamo, Gwen Arnold, and Zoë Plakias

Most recent version: 2022

Working paper in review

Leveraging Every Door Direct Mail for Remote Recruitment of a Rural Study Sample: Response Rate and Representativeness [request manuscript]

Authors: Khawlah Al-Muhanna, Katharine Jeane Garrity, Zoë Plakias, Andrew Hanks, and Jennifer Garner

Most recent version: 2022

Working paper

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Food Insecurity, and Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Appalachian Ohio [VIew working paper]

Authors: Lei Xu, Zoë Plakias, Andrew Hanks, and Jennifer Garner

Most recent version: 2022

Peer-reviewed book chapter

Interdisciplinary System and network Perspectives in Food and Agricultural Economics [View book chapter]

Book: Handbook of Agricultural Economics, Vol. 6 (Chris Barrett and David Just, eds.)

Authors: Chyi-Lyi (Kathleen) Liang and Zoë Plakias

Publication year: 2022

Working paper (Forthcoming chapter in the Handbook of Cooperatives and Mutuals, edited by Matthew Elliott and Mike Boland)

Consumer CooperativeS: Purpose and Possibilities [REQuest Manuscript]

Authors: Zoë Plakias and Jason Scott Entsminger

Most recent version: 2022

Peer-reviewed journal article

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Local Ice Cream: Consumer Preference for Locally Processed and Packaged Foods [View article]

Journal: Agribusiness

Authors: Xiao Dong, H. Allen Klaiber, and Zoë T. Plakias

Publication year: 2022

Peer-reviewed journal article

Which schools receive state-level support for local food purchases? Evidence from reimbursement incentive programs in Michigan and Oregon

[VIEw article]

Journal: Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Authors: Jeff O'Hara, Becca Jablonski, and Zoë Plakias

Publication year: 2022

Working paper

Healthy Food, Healthy Farms? Implications of Healthy Food Policies for Agricultural Value Chains [REQuest Manuscript]

Journal: Applied Economics Teaching Resources
Authors: Kristin Kiesel, Na Zuo, Zoë Plakias, Luis Moises Peña-Lévano, Andrew Barkley, Katherine Lacy, Erik Hanson, and Julianne Treme
Publication year: 2020

Journal: Journal of Agromedicine
Authors: Dee S. Jepsen, Lisa Pfeifer, Lyda Garcia, Zoë Plakias, Shoshanah Inwood, Joy Rumble, Mary Rodriguez, Judit Puskas, and Sam Custer
Publication year: 2020

Journal: Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Authors: Zoë Plakias, H. Allen Klaiber and Brian E. Roe
Publication year: 2020

Working paper

The Mexican PROCAMPO Farmland Subsidy and Its Effectiveness as a Rural Anti-Poverty Program [view working paper]

Authors: Ariadna Martínez González, Zoë Plakias and Mark Partridge

Most recent version: 2019

Journal: California Agriculture

Authors: Zoë Plakias, Rachael E. Goodhue and Jeffrey Williams

Publication year: 2020