Department of Economics

We are proud to be one of only a handful of departments nationwide that combine general economics and agricultural economics in one department. The department has a long history of excellence in scholarship, extension, outreach and education. We offer B.S. degrees in Agricultural Business, Economics, and Business Economics, and both Ph.D and M.S. degrees in Economics and Agricultural Economics. 

Economics is concerned with how individuals and societies allocate scarce resources.  Students of economics learn how to think critically, analyze data, and apply economic theory to address important political, social and economic problems. The study of economics is excellent preparation for careers in business, government, and nonprofits as well as post-graduate studies.

Undergraduate program

Graduate program

• Candidates

• Transactive Design for Integrated Transmission and Distribution Systems: A Multidisciplinary Perspective
  Tesfatsion, Leigh
• Hog Contracts
  Bolotova, Yuliya
• Do Prior Residents Benefit from Energy Booms?
  Han, Luyi; Winters, John; Betz, Michael
• Global Agricultural Market and Land-Use Implications of Producing Sustainable Aviation Fuel from Second Crop Corn Ethanol in Brazil
  Elobeid, Amani; Carriquiry, Miguel; Bachion, Luciane Chiodi; Arantes, Sofia Marques; Dumortier, Jerome
• Affirmative Action in India with Hierarchical Reservations
  Aygün, Orhan; Turhan, Bertan