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Food and Resource Economics Department

Food and Resource Economics Department

Research Areas

Natural Resource and Environmental Economics

FRE faculty apply methodologies such as ecosystem service valuation, cost-benefit analysis of policy interventions, bioeconomic modeling, and the use of experimental methods and behavioral nudges to induce conservation behaviors. These methods are applied to a range of environmental and natural resource topics including marine conservation, water conservation and water quality management, and management of agri-environmental systems and other terrestrial ecosystems.


To learn more about active research projects, check the web-pages of the individual faculty members:

  • Dr. Kelly Grogan
  • Dr. Xinde "James" Ji
  • Dr. Michael T. Olexa
  • Dr. Olesya Savchenko
  • Dr. Misti Sharp
  • Dr. Tara Wade
  • Dr. Weizhe Weng

Research Areas

  • Agricultural Economics, Policy, and International Trade
  • Agricultural Marketing, Management, and Finance
  • International Development
  • Natural Resource and Environmental Economics
  • Marine Economics
  • Agricultural Conservation Easement Programs TBA
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