Louis Horn
lah4@u.washington.edu

Major

History and Asian Studies (China Option), University of Washington

Research summary

I'm researching the differences in prices that farmers can get for their crops in areas close to urban areas, and those farther away. I'm conducting research at Mianzhu county north of Chengdu, Manshuiyuan north of Xichang, Shaba near Yanyuan, and Yangjuan. Seeing as China has one of the largest urban-rural income gaps in the world, and that Sichuan has a large gap between people in its basin areas and mountain areas, I believe researching the plight of farmers in Sichuan is very important. (January 2005)

Award

Schwartz Fellowship 2005 for study of non-western history

Highlights

Blog of time in China: http://spaces.msn.com/BlogWallStreet/