AGRICULTURAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA

AAE 101

Introduction to economic ways of thinking about a wide range of problems and issues. Topics include consumption, production, prices, markets, finance, trade, pollution, growth, farms, taxes, and development.

AAE 319

The nature of trade in agricultural products, trade policies and practices of importing and exporting nations, agricultural policies of major trading blocks, market instability and other primary commodity problems, recent history and current developments in multilateral trade policy.

AAE 641

Overview of the economic performance of agriculture in feeding the growing world population. Examines contemporary economic issues in the food sector, along with research methods used in their analysis. Covers production analysis, risk and uncertainty, food demand, market structure, policy and welfare analysis.

AAE 642

An overview of development economics, covering both basic theory and empirical applications. Topics include economic growth, trade, measurement of poverty and inequality, human capital, agricultural household models, technology adoption, migration, credit, savings, insurance, infrastructure, and the environment.

AAE 320

Application of economics to managing agricultural production systems. Topics include optimizing agricultural production, farm financial analysis, tax management, business entities, federal commodity support programs, and the structure and challenges in the US agricultural sector.