ARE 1110E. Population, Food, and the Environment      

Bojinova, Tu Th 9:30-10:45, RHBA 201                                                       

F. Shah, Tu Th 2:00-3:15, RHBA 201

The role of agriculture in the growth and development of societies throughout the world. Economic, social, and environmental problems of food production and resource needs in developing and advanced societies. CA 2.

 

ARE 1150/SARE 450. Principles of Applied and Resource Economics                                 

E. Bojinova, Tu Th 12:30-1:45, YNG 100

An introduction to microeconomic analysis with applications to food, nutrition, health, natural resources, and the environment. Topics include consumer and firm behavior, supply, demand, markets, and economic policy. CA 2.

 

ARE 1333Q.  Introduction to Data and Visualization                                                             

Staff, M W 12:30-1:45, RHBA 201

The use of Excel tools and commands to organize, analyze, and interpret data and create reports that can be understood by lay audiences in an increasingly data-driven world.

 

ARE 2150. Intermediate Applied and Resource Economics                                                 

E. Bojinova, Tu Th 2:00-3:15, YNG 327

(Prerequisite: ARE 1150 or ECON 1200 or ECON 1201) Applications of intermediate level microeconomic theory to problems and policy issues in agriculture, natural resources, and the environment. Topics include supply, demand, market equilibrium, consumer and producer behavior, perfect competition, and welfare economics. Emphasis will be placed on using the theory in computational exercises.

 

ARE 2210/SARE 460. Essentials of Accounting and Business                                                   

B. LaFauci, Tu Th 8:00-9:15, YNG 327

An analysis of basic business principles, fundamentals, and concepts for agribusiness entrepreneurs.

 

ARE 2250E.  Energy Economics: Sustainable Transitions                                             

E. Katovich, M W 10:10-11:25, YNG 327

(Prerequisites: ARE 1150 or ECON 1200 or 1201) Application of economics theory, methods and concepts to focus on electricity markets, electricity generation, financing of the power transmission grid, regulation, policies and the welfare effects of policies within the current generation and implications for future generations. Topics include energy demand and supply, energy pricing, the environmental consequences of energy consumption and production, the regulation and design of energy systems and markets, and economics of policies designed to facilitate transitions to carbon neutrality, such as carbon credits, offsets, and renewable portfolio standards. Lectures, computer applications with data, analysis of current events, and class discussions. CA 2.

 

ARE 2260. Food Policy                                                                                                              

T. Andreyeva, Tu Th 11:00-12:15, MCHU 205

(Recommended preparation: ARE 1150 or ECON 1200 or 1201; basic skills in Excel) Analysis of food and agricultural policies in the United States and abroad. Designed for students with diverse departmental affiliations.

 

Faculty, M 2:30-3:20, YNG 138

ARE 2261W. Writing in Food Policy                                                                                          

Faculty, W 10:10-11:00, RHBA 101

(Prerequisites: ARE 2260, may be taken concurrently; ENGL 1007 or 1010 or 1011 or 2011; open to Applied and Resource Economics majors, others with instructor consent.) A writing intensive course on issues related to food policy, integrated with course content in ARE 2260.

 

ARE 2525. Sustainable Policy and Management                                            

J. Somers, Tu Th 9:30-10:45, MONT 104

What factors do we need to consider for evaluating sustainability and its implementation? How do those factors depend on the topic at hand? This course is an effort to answer these two questions and to provide perspectives and tools to better evaluate whether we should or should not pursue a particular sustainability option. We will discuss a wide array of topics in sustainability, such as waste, healthcare, energy, food, climate, and the production of animal agriculture. CA 2.

 

ARE 3222. Marketing Consumer Behavior                                                                                   

R. Lopez, M W F 9:05-9:55, YNG 327

(Prerequisites: ARE 1150 or ECON 1200 or ECON 1201) This course focuses on principles of contemporary marketing, including consumer behavior, social media, product, promotion, distribution, and pricing strategies, with special emphasis on food and health.

 

 

ARE 3223. Business Organization and Labor Markets                                                              

J. Liu, M W 2:00-3:15, AUST 313

(Prerequisites: ARE 2150 or ECON 3150) Analytical tools that economists use to evaluate the organizational and hiring decisions of firms. Emphasis on the effect of government policies and programs on how many workers are hired, how much they are paid, and how other forms of compensation are structured. Specific areas of consideration may include: minimum wages, federal income tax, payroll and self-employment taxes, unemployment insurance, immigration, health insurance, retirement account contributions, the use of contractors in place of employees (the so-called "gig economy"), legal form of organization, and business liability. Special emphasis on using original sources, including federal statistical agency data products, reports from federal oversight bodies, US Code, and IRS publications.

 

ARE 3333. Computational Analysis                                                                                                         

C. Towe, Tu 5:00-7:30, BUSN 122

(Prerequisites: STAT 1000Q or STAT 1100Q, or similar; laptop computer in class. Recommended preparation: ECON 1200 or ECON 1201 or ARE 1150) Learn fundamental concepts of statistics and economics through analysis of economic data using computer spreadsheets.

 

ARE 3438E. Climate Economics                                      

S. Tanaka, M W 3:35-4:50, YNG 327

(Prerequisites: ARE 1150 or ECON 1200 or 1201) Analysis of the interactive relationship between the economy and climate change. Use of principles and tools of economics to focus on the costs of changes in the severity and frequency of weather events, how these costs are influenced by markets and policies, and how costs and benefits are distributed across populations within the U.S and across the globe in the short and long terms. Examination of household, firm-level, national and international decision-making as influenced by climate change, taking into account uncertainty, diverging interests, external costs, and evaluation of models used to alternative scenarios. Taught concurrently with ARE 5438.

 

ARE 4438E.  Valuing the Environment                                                                          

S. Tanaka, M W F 12:20-1:10, YNG 327

(Prerequisites: ARE 1150 or ECON 1200 or 1201) Conceptual and practical understanding of main methods used to evaluate economic benefits of environmental protection and damages from degradation. Methods include: change in productivity, hedonic pricing, travel cost method, contingent valuation, defensive expenditures, replacement costs, and cost-of-illness. Topics covered include: recreation, soil-erosion, energy, forestry, hazardous waste, air pollution, deforestation, wetlands, wildlife, biodiversity, noise, visibility, water, and water pollution. Taught concurrently with ARE 5538.

 

ARE 4444. The Economics of Energy, Climate, and the Environment                                    

F. Shah, Tu Th 3:30 - 4:45, YNG 327

(Prerequisites: ARE 1150 or ECON 1200 or ECON 1201; open to juniors or higher.) Economics of energy issues with special reference to local and regional environmental quality, global climate change, and energy markets. Environmental and economic implications of developing alternative sources of energy. Regulatory policies in relation to transportation, industry, commercial and residential energy use.

 

ARE 4476. International Trade and Policy                                                                                          

J. Liu, M W 10:10-11:25, AUST 344

(Prerequisites: ARE 1150 or ECON 1200 or 1201. Recommended preparation: MATH 1071Q or 1131Q or 1151Q; or STAT 1000Q or 1100Q. Not open for credit to students who have passed ARE 5476.) Analysis of international trade and trade policy focusing on agricultural and food markets. Covers trade-related issues concerning economic development and growth. Focus on current challenges to the multilateral trading system and the theoretical foundation for understanding the economic importance of firms, international trade, and global capital flows. Introduction of methods and tools for counterfactual evaluation of trade policies. Taught concurrently with ARE 5476.

 

ARE 4900. Farm Credit Fellows Seminar (1c.)                                                                            

Farm Credit East staff, By Arrangement

(Prerequisites: One or more of the following courses: ARE 2150, 2210, 2215; ACCT 2001; BADM 3730; or FNCE 3101. Grading Basis: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) Course offered with Farm Credit East. Students learn agribusiness concepts from the lender's perspective.