Dr. Fan Fan
Assistant Professor
Dr. Fan Fan is an Assistant Professor in the Food and Resource Economics Department at the University of Florida. Her research focuses on agribusiness finance, agricultural risk management, crop insurance, and applied econometrics. She earned her Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics and her M.S. in Economics from Texas A&M University.
Prior to earning her Ph.D., Dr. Fan spent several years in the financial industry, serving as Vice President at multiple institutions, where her work involved credit risk analysis and big-data-driven risk modeling. She brings this industry experience into her research and teaching, with a particular interest in enhancing the resilience of agricultural systems through innovative risk management tools and data-driven modeling approaches. Her research also examines how integrating crop insurance with farm credit access can improve overall financial outcomes across diverse farm typologies. At UF, Dr. Fan teaches Mathematical Economics in FRE for graduate students and Financial Planning in Agribusiness for undergraduates.
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Research
Dr. Fan's research aims to improve the resilience and financial sustainability of U.S. agriculture through innovative approaches to risk management, crop insurance rating, and data-driven modeling. Her work integrates empirical economics with practical insights to address challenges faced by farmers, policymakers, and agribusiness stakeholders.
Specifically, she investigates the cost-effectiveness of crop insurance programs using econometric and spatial models to enhance rating accuracy and risk targeting; examines how crop insurance participation affects farm credit access and strengthens financial performance across diverse farm typologies; quantifies the heterogeneous impacts of extreme weather events on crop yields, particularly in the lower tail of the distribution, to refine insurance pricing; and applies big data analytics to high-frequency weather and yield data to improve prediction, support index insurance development, and inform agricultural decision-making.
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Teaching
AEB 6933 - Mathematical Economics in Food and Resource Economics
This required core course for first-year Ph.D. students in FRED builds foundational mathematical skills for modern economic analysis. It emphasizes the formulation, solution, and interpretation of economic models using linear algebra, calculus, matrix methods, and dynamic systems.
AEB 3122 - Financial planning in Agribusiness
This undergraduate course introduces core financial accounting principles in the context of agribusiness. Students learn to interpret and apply financial statements to support strategic decision-making and strengthen financial planning skills in agriculture-related enterprises.
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Education
- Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, 2021-2025
- M.S. in Economics, Texas A&M University, 2011-2013
- B.S. in Economics, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China 2007-2011
- Publications