Robert Dinterman
Economist at USDA Rural Development
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolRobert Dinterman is an economist with 11 years of applied research experience, currently serving at USDA Rural Development after a postdoctoral appointment at Ohio State University. He specializes in agricultural and regional economics, publishing on farm financial stress, land valuation, and the impacts of broadband deployment using spatial econometrics, survival models, and machine learning. Robert combines rigorous academic training (PhD, North Carolina State University) with stakeholder-facing outreach and policy-relevant analysis, translating complex methods into actionable insights for programs like USDA broadband and farm income initiatives. He has taught and developed undergraduate courses, mentored graduate students, and routinely peer-reviewed academic work, reflecting both deep technical skill in R and data science and a knack for clear communication. A less obvious strength is his ability to blend spatial network perspectives with practical policy evaluation, making his research directly useful to program design and community-level economic development.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree Philosophy and Economics, Bachelor's degree Philosophy and Economics at Clemson UniversityDoctor of Philosophy - PhD Economics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Economics at North Carolina State University
Github Skills (43)
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Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
rdinter/broadband
Jan 2015 - Aug 2016
Contributions:84 commits, 62 pushes, 2 branches in 1 year 6 months
rdinter/historical-bankruptcies
Nov 2018 - Dec 2022
Contributions:110 commits, 73 pushes in 4 years
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