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Whither Goeth agricultural economics?

Published:2024-05-21 Issue:3 Volume:46 Page:865-888
ISSN:2040-5790
Container-title:Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy
language:en
Short-container-title:Applied Eco Perspectives Pol

Author:

Mittelhammer Ron C.¹,Goodwin Barry K.²,McCluskey Jill J.¹,Zilberman David³

Affiliation:

1. School of Economics Sciences Washington State University Pullman Washington USA

2. Departments of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Economics North Carolina State University Raleigh North Carolina USA

3. Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics University of California, Berkeley Berkeley California USA

Abstract

AbstractIn this paper, we discuss the reasons why agricultural and applied economics and similar departments are often stand‐alone academic units. The factors that affect and shape the relationship of agricultural and applied economics faculty and departments with those from general economics departments are discussed. We present case studies of three universities having different relationships with general economics faculty at their respective universities: a merged unit, an unmerged unit, and a never‐merged unit. We conclude with rationale for the existence and future trajectory of agricultural economics and related academic units at Land Grant Universities.

Publisher

Wiley

Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/aepp.13453

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