Domestic food policies, focusing on post-farm issues facing manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and consumers. Students will learn how to think like an economist in analyzing the broad array of food policies in the United States. Students will engage in discussions pertaining to real-world, current food policy proposals.
Athena Title
Economics of Food Policy
Prerequisite
AAEC 2580 or AAEC 2580E or ECON 2106 or ECON 2106E or ECON 2106H
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students will be able to describe the application of economics to issues surrounding food policy in the United States.
By the end of this course, students will understand basic economic approaches to policy analysis with applications to real-world issues facing growers, distributers, retailers, and suppliers of food in the United States.
