About This Major
A program that focuses on the application of economic principles and analytical techniques to the study of particular industries, activities, or the exploitation of particular resources. Includes instruction in economic theory; microeconomic analysis and modeling of specific industries, commodities; the economic consequences of resource allocation decisions; regulatory and consumer factors; and the technical aspects of specific subjects as they relate to economic analysis.
Program Examples
- Behavioral and Experimental Economics
Related CIP Codes
- 01.0103
- Agricultural Economics., 19.0402
- Consumer Economics., 52.0601
- Business/Managerial Economics., 03.0204
- Environmental/Natural Resource Economics
At a Glance
- CIP Code
- 45.0602
- CIP Family
- 45
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