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Housed in the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CFAES), we have 22 world-class faculty members who provide world-class teaching, research and outreach in applied economics, with concentrations in the areas of agricultural economics and agribusiness, environmental and resource economics, international and development economics, and regional and urban economics. Learn more about our Bachelor’s, Master’s and Ph.D. programs.

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AEDE Grad Answers the Call to Adventure

Josh Davis recently graduated with a degree in Agribusiness and Applied Economics.
Elena Irwin Receives Award as One of Four Inaugural Distinguished Professors in CFAES

Dr. Elena Irwin, Professor in the Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics (AEDE) and the Faculty Director of the Sustainability Institute at Ohio State, was selected as one of four Distinguised Professors of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.
Paying Countries for Carbon Protects Forests, but Only if Payments Continue

Fires ravaging the Amazon rainforests and global climate strikes have highlighted the need for global action to mitigate climate change and conserve forests.