Agricultural and Applied Economics

Intro to agricultural and applied economics covering consumption, production, prices, markets, finance, trade, pollution, growth, farms, taxes, and development.

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Examines climate change through applied economics, covering mitigation, adaptation, geo-engineering, integrated assessment, energy, and land use impacts for policy design.

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Introduction to commodity futures trading covering fundamental and technical analysis, market trend evaluation, and hands-on execution of mock trades on real-world platforms.

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Independent study for AAE 299 involves investigating an economic topic under direct faculty guidance to develop a deep understanding of a research problem.

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Explores marketing systems for U.S. agricultural commodities, covering vertical organization, forward contracts, futures, options, and price formation across supply chain levels.

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Explores cooperatives, credit unions, and other user-owned alternative enterprises, focusing on their emergence, service roles, and applications to social, economic, and environmental challenges.

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Introductory course on using spreadsheets for data analysis in economics, business, and finance, covering data manipulation, visualization, and optimization.

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Economic Analysis Using Spreadsheets builds practical skills in analyzing and interpreting macroeconomic data using spreadsheet software, covering data cleaning, statistical analysis, and visualization.

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Introduction to data visualization principles for agricultural and life sciences, focusing on communicating quantitative data and evaluating media graphics using Excel and Power BI.

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An internship in Agricultural and Applied Economics where students perform assigned responsibilities in a professional setting under faculty and site supervision.

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Introduction to basic finance concepts. Topics include financial statements, ratio analysis and interpretation, investment analysis, capital budgeting, credit concepts, and capital markets.

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Advanced treatment of environmental economics covering conceptual and empirical methods to analyze environmental issues, including market failures, pollution levels, and policy design.

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A senior capstone course where students apply economic theory and quantitative techniques to analyze real-world problems and communicate their findings through written reports and oral presentations.

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Sequential study of agribusiness management and managerial economics for managing agricultural businesses, covering strategy, finance, and production planning.

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Applied Econometric Analysis II extends standard regression models to cover nonlinear regression, maximum likelihood estimation, panel data, simultaneous equations, discrete choice, and limited dependent variables.

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Special Problems offers independent research in Aero and Astronautical Engineering guided by AAE faculty or instructional academic staff, where students arrange work and credits with a supervisor.

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Applied Business Economics covers macroeconomics, economic measurement, financial markets, and forecasting, including fiscal/monetary policy and business cycles.

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A 1-credit spring seminar in Quantitative and Applied Economics where students evaluate presentations and apply economic vocabulary to analyze issues and potential solutions.

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Professional communication for applied economics, covering writing for technical and non-technical audiences, including research findings, memos, and reports.

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Practicum for Applied Economists covering quantitative methods and econometric analysis to produce a professional report.

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Research Colloquium covers research methods to support developing a research paper proposal in agricultural and applied economics, providing structured opportunities to execute a research paper.

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Graduate practical training or internship in Agricultural and Applied Economics involving hands-on collaboration with industry partners under instructor oversight.

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Independent research and writing course for completing the dissertation requirement in Applied Economics.

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Graduate directed study in Agricultural and Applied Economics involving independent research projects arranged with a faculty member.

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An interdisciplinary graduate seminar exploring Latin American society and culture through multiple academic lenses.

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This course examines energy markets using economic analytic tools, covering supply from fossil and renewable sources, demand across key sectors, and electricity as an intermediate market to understand global resource allocation.

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Analyzes aggregate growth, income distribution, and poverty in lower-income economies, exploring why some individuals advance economically while others fall behind.

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Environmental Economics applies microeconomic principles to natural resources like air, water, forests, and energy, examining pollution control and preservation versus development.

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Decision Methods for Natural Resource Managers applies quantitative methods like optimization and simulation to managing natural resources, especially forests.

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Explores the roles of markets, states, and civil institutions in shaping global wealth and well-being using economic theory, computer simulations, and historical experience.

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