I am a sixth-year Ph.D. Candidate and Kirk Dornbush Fellow in the Department of Economics at Vanderbilt University, set to graduate in May 2026. I received my M.S. in Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics from Michigan State University in 2020. 

I use structural modeling and reduced form techniques to study the effects of domestic and international policies on the innovation, diffusion, and adoption of new technologies. My past research at Michigan State used contingent valuation methods to explore how landowners adopt technologies and practices that mitigate environmental pollution. 

Feel free to contact me over e-mail! zachary.r.luther@vanderbilt.edu

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