News

2020 Outstanding Alumni Award Recap

This year we hosted our annual Outstanding Alumni Award event and forum on October 4. 

From the Department Head: Spring 2020

Earlier this month, I was in San Diego interviewing candidates for our open position in environmental and natural resource economics, when I opened my email to learn that two of our alumni were named Fellows by the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, the association’s most prestigious honor. This summer, we will gather in Kansas City to celebrate their induction as Fellows.

How 3611 prepared me to do research

Brooke Bahner took Jay Coggins' class, "Environmental and Natural Resource Economics," in the spring of 2019. Read to find out how she feels this class, in particular, prepared her for the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program. 

Easter Family Scholarship

The Easter Family Scholarship, established in 2018 by Professor Emeritus K. William (Bill) Easter and his wife Carolyn, was created to support our undergraduates studying Applied Economics with a preference for students interested in natural resource economics.

National Grocers Association Student Work

The 2018 Farm Bill renewed a program designed to help promote the purchase and consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables in low-income neighborhoods. This year's group of students participating in the National Grocers Association examined how the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) encourages Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients to purchase more fresh fruits and vegetables through farmers markets, direct marketing, and retailers who buy such products directly from farmers. 

Events

Annual APEC and AECM Luncheon

December 13, 2019
Welcome picnic!

August 29, 2019
2019 Outstanding Alumni Award

October 4, 2019
2019 Undergraduate Student Celebration

May 10, 2019
Willard W. Cochrane Lecture in Public Policy

March 8, 2019

ApEc in the News

Professor Bellemare Featured in US News

Environment and animal rights groups have praised Chipotle for its sustainable and humane practices, but its recent food poisoning outbreaks illustrate the challenges that can come with living up to this image....Professor Bellemare comments.

Professors Terry Roe and Rodney Smith Featured in L'Economiste
Near-Perfect Grain Conditions Cause Price Changes

Commodity prices on the whole, not just for grain, are on their way down, including for natural gas, minerals and other commodities, said Ed Usset.

Publications

For more departmental happenings, check out Marginal Memos and Minnesota Applied Economist.

Seminars

  • Agricultural Economics
  • Applied Economics
  • Environmental and Resource Economics
  • Public Sector Economics
  • Trade and Development

Connect With Us

    Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota