Department of Agricultural Economics (Graduate)

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Website URL:

https://ag.purdue.edu/agecon/Pages/default.aspx

Department/School Head:

Jayson Lusk

Academic Programs:

Master’s and Ph.D. Programs

The agricultural economics curriculum at Purdue University is in the tradition of the Land Grant College philosophy: knowledge for the improvement of the human condition. Sound judgment, rigorous analysis and ability to define and solve problems are the goals of the professional agricultural economist. Our program endeavors to create a challenging environment of scholarship, creativity, and freedom of intellectual inquiry.

Study towards the master’s and Ph.D. degrees requires instruction in economic theory, quantitative methods and analysis, courses in specialized fields of interest, and completion of research project culminating in a written thesis or dissertation. The Ph.D. degree requires successful completion of a written qualifying exam in microeconomic theory and a written preliminary prospectus exam. Information available here: https://ag.purdue.edu/agecon/Pages/Graduate-Program.aspx

Professional Master’s and Doctoral Programs

We offer a Professional Masters in International Agribusiness, a non-thesis degree that can be completed in three semesters of residence plus the summer. Information is available at https://ag.purdue.edu/agecon/Pages/Professional-Master-of-Science-in-International-Agribusiness.aspx.

Concentrations (Areas of Study):

Agribusiness Management and Marketing
Applied Economics Quantitative Methods
International Trade and International Development Resources
Environment and Sustainable Production
 

Online/Distance Programs:

Our distance MS/MBA program is jointly administered with the Indiana University Kelly School of Business. It is focused on the unique management challenges faced by managers with food and agribusiness firms. Information is available at http://agribusiness.purdue.edu/degrees/.

Our distance MJ/MS program is jointly administered with the Indiana University McKinney School of Law.  It is focused on management and legal policy challenges faced by managers with food and agribusiness firms. Information is available at https://ag.purdue.edu/agecon/Pages/aglaw.aspx.

We also offer an online version of our Professional Masters in International Agribusiness, a non-thesis degree that can be completed in two years. Information is available through Purdue Online.
 

Combined Degree Programs: (Undergraduate Degree / Master’s Degree)

The College of Agriculture offers an integrated degree program that will enable outstanding undergraduates to obtain a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science (thesis option) after the successful completion of both degree requirements. The information here: https://ag.purdue.edu/oap/Pages/integratedbsms.aspx

Graduate Certificates (Degree or Non-Degree Students):

Residents of Indiana may apply for enrollment as post-baccalaureate non-degree students if they wish to take graduate-level course work in agricultural economics, but prefer not to be enrolled in a regular degree program.

Regular Graduate Faculty by Rank:

Professor

W. Scott Downey
Ken Foster
Allan W. Gray
Thomas W. Hertel
Russell Hillberry
Michael Langemeier
John G. Lee
Maria I. Marshall
James R. Mintert
Kwamena Quagrainie
Jacob Ricker-Gilbert
Gerald E. Shively
Farzad Taheripour
Brigitte Waldorf
Holly Wang
Nicole Olynk-Widmar

Associate Professor

Joseph V. Balagtas
Michael S. Delgado
Brenna Ellison
Bhagyashree Katare
Roman M. Keeney
Todd Kuethe
Mindy Mallory
Carson Reeling
Juan Sesmero
Nathanael M Thompson
Ariana P Torres Bravo
Steven Wu

Assistant Professor

Brady Brewer
Diego Cardoso
Nathan DeLay
Kajal Gulati
Meilin Ma
Tor Tolhurst

Programs

• Agricultural Economics, PHD

• Agricultural Economics, MS
• Agricultural Economics, MS (Online)

Courses

• AGEC 50600 - Agricultural Marketing And Price Analysis
• AGEC 51600 - Mathematical Tools For Agricultural And Applied Economics
• AGEC 52400 - Agricultural Finance
• AGEC 52500 - Environmental Policy Analysis
• AGEC 52600 - International Food And Agribusiness Marketing Strategy
• AGEC 52800 - Global Change And The Challenge Of Sustainably Feeding A Growing Planet
• AGEC 53000 - Strategic Agribusiness Management
• AGEC 53200 - World Food Problems
• AGEC 55200 - Introduction To Mathematical Programming
• AGEC 57100 - Global Issues In International Agribusiness
• AGEC 57200 - International Agribusiness Market Opportunities
• AGEC 57300 - International Business Analysis
• AGEC 59500 - Internship
• AGEC 59600 - Seminars In Current Issues In Agricultural Economics
• AGEC 60000 - Agricultural Finance
• AGEC 60200 - Preparation And Procedures For Policy Analysis
• AGEC 60400 - Fundamentals Of Applied Welfare Economics
• AGEC 60500 - Agricultural Markets And Price Analysis
• AGEC 60800 - Benefit-Cost Analysis
• AGEC 60900 - Applied Welfare Analysis
• AGEC 61200 - Agricultural Production Economics I
• AGEC 61300 - Introduction To Economics Of Risk
• AGEC 61400 - Advanced Agricultural Production Economics
• AGEC 61600 - Resource Economics And Policy
• AGEC 61700 - Applied Welfare And Environmental Economics
• AGEC 61800 - Applied General Equilibrium Analysis
• AGEC 61900 - Applied Microeconomic Theory
• AGEC 62000 - Computational Analysis Of Markets And Policy
• AGEC 62200 - Food System Organization And Policy
• AGEC 62500 - Macroeconomic Issues In Agriculture
• AGEC 63000 - Urban And Regional Economics
• AGEC 63100 - The Theory And Practice Of Spatial Econometrics
• AGEC 63300 - Advanced Topics In Space, Health, And Population Economics
• AGEC 64000 - Agricultural Policy
• AGEC 64300 - Theory Of Economic Development
• AGEC 64400 - International Agricultural Trade
• AGEC 65000 - Application Of Quantitative Analysis: Econometrics I
• AGEC 65100 - Application Of Quantitative Analysis: Econometrics II
• AGEC 65200 - Application Of Quantitative Analysis: Mathematical Programming
• AGEC 65400 - Economic Dynamics
• AGEC 65500 - Applied Economic Time Series Analysis
• AGEC 68100 - Economics For Food And Agribusiness Managers
• AGEC 68200 - The Macroeconomics And Trade Environment Of The Food System
• AGEC 68400 - Applied Quantitative Methods For Decision Making
• AGEC 68500 - Advanced Quantitative Methods For Decision Making Under Uncertainty
• AGEC 68600 - Strategic Food And Agribusiness Management
• AGEC 68700 - Problem Solving And Project Management For Decision Makers
• AGEC 68800 - Business Analysis Capstone Course
• AGEC 69000 - Seminars In Agricultural Economics
• AGEC 69100 - Topical Research In Agricultural Economics
• AGEC 69200 - Workshop In Applied Economics
• AGEC 69800 - Research MS Thesis
• AGEC 69900 - Research PhD Thesis

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