Dr. Crespi’s research focuses on industrial organization and product differentiation issues in food and agriculture. His interests include product-quality differences that affect commodity promotion, food safety regulations, food labeling, and the competitive structure of markets. He has worked as a consultant for several commodity boards performing studies to measure the effectiveness of industry-financed generic advertising. Dr. Crespi teaches courses in agribusiness marketing, research methods, as well as a team-taught course in quantitative methods.