About the PhD Program

The PhD program in Food and Resource Economics is designed to provide the student with rigorous training in economics, statistics, and applied quantitative techniques. Each student is exposed to core theory and to fields of specialization with the purpose to prepare the caddidate for a professional career in education, government, private business, international agencies, administration, and others.

Elements of the PhD Program:

• Year 1 - Core Coursework
• Students must earn an overall 3.5 GPA in the core courses or pass a qualifying examination prior to entry into the second year
Fall
ECO 7115 Microeconomic Theory I
AEB 6533 Static/Dynamic Optimization Models
AEB 6571 Econometric Methods I

Spring
AEB 6108 Microeconomic Theory II
AEB 6240 Macroeconomic Theory in Open Economies II
AEB 6572 Econometric Methods II


• Year 2 - Prepare for admission to candidacy, complete fields of specialization
• Admission to candidacy requires
• Master of the core area and chosen fields of specialization
• Satisfactory progress on research
• Ability to conceptualize problems in Agricultural Economics and appropriate application of quantitative techniques to the solution


• Year 3 - Research and writing dissertation

Minimum Requirements for consideration of admission

• Masters Degree with B- or better grade in statistics, calculus I, and graduate level microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics
• GRE score of at least 1000 on verbal plus quantitative
• GPA of at least 3.0 in undergraduate junior/senior years and in Masters degree work


• Admission is for fall term only, all materials must be submitted via the online application by February 1 each year.
• The applicant pool is extremely competitive, therefore it is highly recommended applicants exceed the minimum requirements for consideration.
• It is the policy of the graduate program not to speculate in advance on the possibility of admission or funding.