Will Martin

Will Martin is an Australian economist who researches agricultural economics, international trade policy, and global food security. He is a Senior Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and previously worked at the World Bank for 24 years. He completed his graduate studies at Iowa State University, receiving a Master of Science in Agricultural Economics in 1981 and a Ph.D. in Economics in 1982.

Career Martin began his career in 1975 as a Research Officer and Assistant Director at the Bureau of Agricultural Economics in Canberra. His work at the World Bank included analyzing the Uruguay Round, the Doha Development Agenda, and China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). Since 2015, he has been a Senior Research Fellow at IFPRI in Washington, D.C. This data was subsequently utilized by World Bank President Robert Zoellick to advocate for international action on food security. The Financial Times has also cited analysis by Martin and Kym Anderson regarding WTO negotiations and farm trade liberalization.

His work is widely cited within the field of economics, with over 21,000 citations and an h-index of 73 as of May 2026. The IDEAS/RePEc database ranks him among the top 10% of agricultural economists globally.

Awards and recognition 2009: Distinguished Fellow, Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES) 2021: Fellow, Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Honorary Life Member, International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE)

Selected publications Books

Journal articles