Agricultural and Resource Economics

Courses

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A,RESEC 201 Production, Industrial Organization, and Regulation in Agriculture 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Fall 2015, Fall 2014
Basic concepts of micro and welfare economics: partial and general equilibrium. Industrial organization: monopolistic competition, vertical integration, price discrimination, and economics of information with applications to food retailing, cooperatives, fishing, and energy.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Economics 201A or equivalent or consent of instructor

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week

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Subject/Course Level: Agricultural and Resource Economics/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

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A,RESEC 202 Issues and Concepts in Agricultural Economics 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017
History, institutions, and policies affecting agriculture markets and environmental quality. Producer behavior over time and under uncertainty. Asset fixity and agricultural supply models.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Economics 201A-201B or consent of instructor

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Agricultural and Resource Economics/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

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A,RESEC 210 Probability and Statistics 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017
This is an introduction to probability theory and statistical inference. It is primarily intended to prepare students for the graduate econometrics courses 212 and 213. The emphasis of the course is on the principles of statistical reasoning. Probability theory will be discussed mainly as a background for statistical theory and specific models will, for the most part, be considered only to illustrate the general statistical theory as it is developed.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 4 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week

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Subject/Course Level: Agricultural and Resource Economics/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

Instructor: Mahajan

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A,RESEC 211 Mathematical Methods for Agricultural and Resource Economists 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2015, Fall 2014, Fall 2013
The goal of this course is to provide entering graduate students with the basic skills required to perform effectively in the graduate program and as professional economists. The lectures place heavy emphasis on intuition, graphical representations, and conceptual understanding. Weekly problem sets provide the opportunity to master mechanical skills and computational techniques. Topics covered include real analysis, linear algebra, multivariable calculus, theory of static constrained optimization, and comparative statics.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Consent of instructor

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 4 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Agricultural and Resource Economics/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

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A,RESEC 212 Econometrics: Multiple Equation Estimation 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017
Introduction to the estimation and testing of economic models. Includes analysis of the general linear model, asymptotic theory, instrumental variable, and the generalized method of moments. In addition, a survey of time series, analysis, limited dependent variables.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: 211 or consent of instructor

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 4 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Agricultural and Resource Economics/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

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A,RESEC 213 Applied Econometrics 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017
Standard and advanced econometric techniques are applied to topics in agriculture and resource economics. Techniques include limited dependent variables, time series analysis, and nonparametric analysis. Students will use computers to conduct statistical analyses.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: 211 and 212 or equivalent or consent of instructor

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 3 hours of laboratory per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Agricultural and Resource Economics/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

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A,RESEC 214 New Econometric and Statistical Techniques 4 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Spring 2012, Spring 2011, Spring 2010
Theory and application of new and emerging approaches to estimation and inference. Bayesian, maximum entropy,and other new applications to economic problems will be emphasized. Students will use computers to conduct statistical analyses.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: 211, 213 or equivalent or consent of instructor

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 3 hours of laboratory per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Agricultural and Resource Economics/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

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A,RESEC 219A Econometric Project Workshop 2 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017
Techniques for preparing econometric studies, including finding data sources, the reporting of results, and standards for placing research questions with existent literature. With faculty guidance, students prepare approved econometric projects, present projects to the class, provide comments on other student projects, and revise projects in response to faculty and student comments.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: 210, 211, and 212 or consent of instructor

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of seminar per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Agricultural and Resource Economics/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

Instructors: Auffhammer, Sadoulet

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A,RESEC 219B Econometric Project Workshop 2 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017
Techniques for preparing econometric studies, including finding data sources, the reporting of results, and standards for placing research questions with existent literature. With faculty guidance, students prepare approved econometric projects, present projects to the class, provide comments on other student projects, and revise projects in response to faculty and student comments.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: 210, 211, and 212 or consent of instructor

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of seminar per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Agricultural and Resource Economics/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

Instructors: Auffhammer, Sadoulet

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A,RESEC 232 Empirical International Trade and Investment 2 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Spring 2010, Spring 2009, Spring 2007
Empirical aspects on international trade, foreign investment, and the environment. Issues related to testing various trade models. Topics include: testing trade models (HO, Ricardo, Specific Sector); gravity models; linkages between openness and growth; trade orientation and firm performance; pattern of trade; trade and the environment; labor markets and trade. New topics in international trade with empirical applications, such as trade models with heterogeneous firms, outsourcing and foreign investment.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Consent of instructor

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 8 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Agricultural and Resource Economics/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

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A,RESEC 241 Economics and Policy of Production, Technology and Risk in Agricultural and Natural Resources 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2017, Fall 2016, Fall 2015
This course covers alternative models of production, resource and environmental risk management; family production function; adoption and diffusion; innovation and intellectual property rights; agricultural and environmental policies and their impact on production and the environment; water resources; pest control; biotechnology; and optimal control over space and time.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: 201 and 202, or Economics 201A-201B, or consent of instructor

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Agricultural and Resource Economics/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

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A,RESEC 242 Quantitative Policy Analysis 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Spring 2019, Spring 2018, Spring 2017
Production versus predatory government behavior, rent seeking, social waste, and their trade-offs with the provision of growth-promoting public goods. Three failure types are distinguished: market, government, and organizational. The roles of public versus special interests are modeled to determine degree and extent of organizational failures in collective group behavior. Alternative frameworks are used to evaluate various types of policy reform.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: 211 or consent of instructor

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Agricultural and Resource Economics/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

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A,RESEC 249 Agricultural, Food, and Resource Policy Workshop 1 Unit [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018
Presentation and criticism of ongoing research by faculty, staff and students. Not necessarily offered every semester.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Consent of instructor

Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of seminar per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Agricultural and Resource Economics/Graduate

Grading: Offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grade only.

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A,RESEC C251 Microeconomics of Development 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Fall 2018, Fall 2017
Theoretical and empirical analyses of poverty and inequality, household and community behavior, and contract and institutions in the context of developing countries.
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Rules & Requirements

Prerequisites: Consent of instructor

Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 4 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Agricultural and Resource Economics/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

Also listed as: ECON C270A

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A,RESEC C253 International Economic Development Policy 3 Units [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Not yet offered
This course emphasizes the development and application of policy solutions to developing-world problems related to poverty, macroeconomic policy, and environmental sustainability. Methods of statistical, economic, and policy analysis are applied to a series of case studies. The course is designed to develop practical professional skills for application in the international arena.
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Hours & Format

Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week

Additional Details

Subject/Course Level: Agricultural and Resource Economics/Graduate

Grading: Letter grade.

Also listed as: DEVP C253/PUB POL C253

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A,RESEC 259 Rural Economic Development Workshop 1 Unit [+]Expand course description

Terms offered: Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018
Presentation and criticism of ongoing research by faculty, staff and students. Not necessarily offered every semester.
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