Graduate-level courses are those with course numbers of 600 or greater. Below is a list of AED Economics graduate-level courses. In addition, graduate students are encouraged to take courses in other departments in an effort to produce a personalized program fitting their
interests.
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No.
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Title
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Description
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625
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Commodity Futures and Options Markets
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Explores the institutional structure, price formation, and hedging uses of commodity futures and options markets. |
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631
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Benefit-Cost Analysis
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Development and illustration of key benefit-cost concepts and estimation
techniques through applications to agricultural, infrastructure, natural
resource, and environment projects. |
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680
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The Economics of Growth and Sprawl
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Changes in land use and population at the rural-urban fringe. Focus on
economic factors driving changes, implications for rural and exurban
communities, role of government.
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697
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Study at a Foreign Institution
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An opportunity for students to study at a foreign institution and
receive Ohio State credit for that work. |
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701
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Applied Data Analysis
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Practical application of statistical and time series methods to the
analysis of economic data in agricultural, environmental, and
development economics.
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702
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Introduction to Computational Economics
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Practical application of linear and nonlinear programming methods to
management problems in agricultural, environmental, consumer, and
financial economics.
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703
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Economics of Consumption
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Applications of economic theory to consumption analysis, new models of consumer choices, empirical studies of demand/consumption, and consumer issues in the market place.
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711
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Production and Consumption
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Microeconomic theory principles and their application to the production,
consumption, and market exchange of agricultural and environmental goods
and services.
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712
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Finance and Risk Management
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Managerial finance and risk management principles and their application to production, consumption, and investment problems in agricultural, environmental, and development economics.
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713
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Public Policy and Market Regulation
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Theories of social welfare, market failure, and public goods and their
application to policy and regulation issues in agricultural,
environmental, and development economics.
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734
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Agricultural Trade Policy
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International trade theory and its application to trade and policy
issues in the food and agricultural sector.
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789
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Survey Research Practicum
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Hands-on applications for students interested in the planning,
implementation, and analysis of a scientific sample survey.
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800
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Research Methods |
Principles of scientific methods in agricultural, environmental, and
development economics.
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801
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Applied Methods in Agricultural Economics Modeling
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Principles and practice of applied econometrics to models in agriculture. Nonlinear and MLE
estimation and hypothesis testing applied to systems of equations and
censored models.
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802
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Advanced Computational Economics
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Numerical analysis of stochastic dynamic models in economics and
finance, emphasizing formulation, solution, and simulation of dynamic
optimization, rational expectations, and arbitrage pricing models.
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803
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Applied Demand Analysis
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Application of demand and consumption theory to the estimation of demand relationships and demand systems in agricultural and natural resource markets.
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806
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Economics of Agricultural Production
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Consideration of economic principles as they apply to production problems in agriculture. |
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807
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Economic Analysis for Collective Choice
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Develops and extends benefit cost, public choice and new institutional
economics for consideration of efficiency, basic needs, income
distribution and sustainability in collective choice issues. |
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809
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Applied Welfare Economics and Policy Analysis
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Welfare economic theory and its application to public policy issues in
agriculture and natural resources. |
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810
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Agricultural Firm Management
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Examination of the operating and strategy problems confronting the managers of farm and nonfarm
agribusiness firms, with emphasis on applying and integrating management
concepts.
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816
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Financial Markets and Rural Development
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Provides conceptual framework for formulation and evaluation of financial policies in developing countries (for rural and microenterprise activities). Emphasizes the role of the state in finance.
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831
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Resource Economics
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Application of economic theory and decision-making frameworks to current issues of resource use, allocation, and control. |
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833
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Economic Development Theory and Policy
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Applied development economics course with emphasis on policy formulation and evaluation; shows the power of economic theory for analysis of policies, markets and institutions.
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840
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Regional Economic Growth: Theory and Measurement
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Theories of economic growth and development at the sub-national level.
Problems of rural regions are highlighted. |
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902
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Computable General Equilibrium Analysis
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Application of computable general equilibrium methods to analyze allocative and distributional effects of economic policies.
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