Agricultural Resource Economics

Agricultural and Resource Economics (ARE) is an applied economics program which deals with the analysis and understanding of natural resources, environmental, agricultural, rural development, and international agricultural and resource issues. Training in the area broadens intellectual horizons and helps prepare students for a variety of professional careers in business, government, and academia. Agricultural and resource economists work in a wide range of activities including agricultural production and marketing, business management, consumer analysis, natural resource management, environmental assessment, energy economics, policy analysis, international trade, and economic development.

The ARE Faculty offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Science (M.S.)
degree in Agricultural and Resource Economics and the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
degree. The Ph.D. degree program is in Resource Management and Sustainable
Development1 which includes two options: Natural Resource Economics (NRE) and
Resource Management (RM). These programs are designed to provide both a required
core of course work for advanced training in the field and the flexibility to meet
individual student needs. All graduate programs in the Davis College of Agriculture,
Forestry and Consumer Sciences are administered under the direction of the Associate
Dean for Academic Affairs.