Climate-smart farming
Exploring how to speed up farmers’ adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices
Analyzing the game
Analyzing athletics requires a keen eye and an affinity for numbers.
Getting beyond the ick
One of the most precious resources on Earth, water is getting more scarce
Food fanatic
Afua Dapaah discovers passion for food and agribusiness marketing and management
Athletic analytics
Statistics senior Brandon Wu dives into sports data with UD Athletics
WELCOME TO APPLIED ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS
Applied Economics and Statistics is concerned with agribusiness management, food marketing, the economics of environmental and resource management, and statistics.
Applied Economics courses are designed to provide a thorough background in the principles of organization and management of agribusiness firms, and includes study of financing agricultural business firms, marketing and international trade of agricultural products, price analysis, environmental economics, economics of land use, and agricultural and environmental policies.
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Agricultural policy making
August 21, 2023 | Written by Katie PeikesUD’s Kent Messer and Leah Palm-Forster are co-authors on a paper that analyzed six research projects to argue that involving stakeholders in the process of creating economic experiments can lead to more acceptance of studies’ results. -
Center for Experimental and Applied Economics embraces new leadership
July 17, 2023 | Written by Kate ZinconeFounder of the University of Delaware Center for Experimental and Applied Economics (CEAE) Kent Messer is passing the director’s torch to Leah Palm-Forster. CEAE research explores economic and consumer behaviors with a focus on environmental conservation. The success of CEAE is due in large part thanks to the hard work and dedication of Messer throughout his time as director. As Palm-Forster transitions from associate director to director, she reflects on her time working with Messer, his many contributions, and their hopes for the future of the CEAE. -
Alumni, faculty and staff honored during 2023 Celebrating Excellence event
May 11, 2023 | Written by Dante LaPenta and Lauren BradfordUniversity of Delaware College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) crossed the street to Science, Technology and Advanced Research (STAR) Campus this May to celebrate alumni, faculty and staff. Interim Dean Calvin Keeler oversaw the recognition of 2023 award winners at the appropriately dubbed Celebrating Excellence event. -
Expanding DENIN's reach
April 22, 2023 | Written by Karen RobertsThe Delaware Environmental Institute (DENIN) has selected three UD professors — Kent Messer, Nina David and Jon Cox — to be 2023-25 Faculty Fellows. During the two-year appointment, Cox, David and Messer will lead initiatives to expand environmental research, enhance public understanding of environmental issues and connect with community stakeholders.
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