FRONTIERS IN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS 1
Economics of agricultural technology innovation and adoption, properties and measurement of production and productivity, and impact evaluation. Empirical methods, including surveys, experiments, randomized trials, and instrumental variable methods of testing applied microeconomic models.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: ECON 709 and 711 Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand the tools used in applied policy analysis. Audience: Graduate 2. Apply economic concepts to analyze efficiency and equity impacts of policies. Audience: Graduate 3. Understand the role of uncertainty in analyzing impacts of policy. Audience: Graduate 4. Understand how political factors may constrain or impact policy choices. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand the tools used in applied policy analysis. Audience: Graduate 2. Apply economic concepts to analyze efficiency and equity impacts of policies. Audience: Graduate 3. Understand the role of uncertainty in analyzing impacts of policy. Audience: Graduate 4. Understand how political factors may constrain or impact policy choices. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027