2022-2023 Academic Catalog 
    
    Jul 07, 2025  
2022-2023 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ECON 258 - The Economics and Policy of Food


This course covers the U.S. food system from an applied economic perspective.  The social, environmental, and economic costs and benefits of food production, distribution, and consumption will be examined and policy implications developed.  By doing so, a greater understanding of the positive and negative aspects of the food systems will be developed.  The course will be an eclectic mixture of lectures, guest speakers, documentary screenings, and discussions.

Prerequisites: ECON 010  , ECON 011  and ECON 160  

Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every other year