Applied Economics
We use economic tools to understand and help solve society’s problems, from maximizing local business vitality to limiting environmental degradation and climate change.
Our Students
Nolan Carson | Environmental Economics and Policy | Sutherlin, OR
Sustainability Chair of Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity | CAS Ambassador
Community Engagement and Leadership employee | LEAP Club President
Drew Jacobson | Class of 2022 | Eugene, OR
Double Degree | Environmental Economics and Policy | Sustainability
Minor in Spanish
Undergraduate Degrees
We offer undergraduate degrees in Agricultural and Food Business Management and in Environmental Economics and Policy. Both programs offer training in economics and quantitative analysis applied to agricultural, environmental, business, and policy issues.
Graduate Programs
We award PhD, MS, and MA degrees in Applied Economics. The program includes core courses in economic theory, econometrics, and other quantitative methods. Concentration areas include the economics of natural resources and environment, trade and development, marine resources, and rural development.
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Applied Economics Events
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Huge Congratulations to EEP student Carissa O'Donnell! She will be honored for winning the 2024 CAS Outstanding Senior Award on Monday May 13 at the 2024 College of Agricultural Sciences Celebrating Excellence event from 4-6 PM in the...
Our colleague worked as a Professor in our department since 1983. Please enjoy this tribute from his many friends, co-workers, and students.
Congratulations to Professor Steve Dundas, part of a transdisciplinary team that recently won an OSU Team Engagement Award of Excellence at the OSU Engagement Conference.
Pictured left to right: Felicia Olmeta-Schultz, Or...
Four decades of conservation spending totaling more than $9 billion in inflation-adjusted taxpayer dollars have failed to improve wild salmon and steelhead runs in the Columbia River Basin, according to research from Oregon State Unive...
Congratulations to Nolan Carson, Environmental Economics and Policy major, for winning the 2023 CAS Outstanding Senior Award in the College of Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State University. The purpose of the award is to recognize...