AGEC 430: Macroeconomics of Agriculture

Course Description

Credits 3.
3 Lecture Hours.Basic functioning of U.S. economy and relationship to agriculture; the differential effects of macroeconomic policy on disposable income, interest rates, unemployment, inflation and exchange rates; impact on agricultural commodity prices, farm input costs, net farm income, farmland values and key financial indicators.Prerequisites:AGEC 105or 3 hours of economics;AGEC 317or concurrent enrollment;AGEC 429;AGEC 330orFINC 341orFINC 409; and junior or senior classification.