Education of Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy

The Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy Group provides training on a wide range of interesting topics offered by experienced staff members. Students receive solid training providing them with the knowledge to address research questions in the area of economics and policies related to the bioeconomy, rural and regional development, institutional and organizational aspects, and quantitative economics. We highly encourage students to develop their own ideas to apply advanced theoretical methods and quantitative tools. We also support them in their scientific and professional career.

An internship Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy allows you to fully participate at an academic level in a government organisation (e.g. Ministry), political party, NGO, business or other organisation that is involved in agricultural and rural economics and policy. At the Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy Group writing your M.Sc. thesis in the Group is a prerequisite for doing an internship. However, exceptions are possible in some cases. Please note that your internship must always be approved by the internship coordinator dr. Dusan Drabik or supervisor from the academic staff.

Bioeconomy

• AEP10303 - Introduction Economics
• AEP33306 - Economics of Agribusiness
• AEP21806 - The Economics of Agriculture, Food & Policy
• AEP30306 - Economics of EU policies for for sustainable food systems
• AEP32806 - Life Science Economics and Policies
• AEP53802 - Advanced Course on Economic Regulation

Rural and Regional Development

• AEP22306 - Landscape Economics and Politics

Institutional and Organisational Aspects

• AEP20806 - Institutional Economics
• AEP31806 - Industrial Organisation

Quantitative Economics

• AEP21306 - Econometrics
• AEP33806 - Advanced Econometrics
• ENR32806 - Economic modeling of sustainability challenges
• ENR33306 - Cost-Benefit Analysis and Environmental Valuation

Other courses with contributions from AEP staff

• APS40306 - Future Livestock Systems
• DEC23306 - Intermediate Microeconomics
• DEC30306 - Central Themes in Development Economics
• DEC32806 - Impact Assessment of Policies and Programmes
• PAP21306 - Global Institutions for Sustainable Development
• RHI10806 - Economics and Governance in Historical Perspective
• RHI30306 - Rethinking Economics for the Real World
• UEC10406 - Microeconomics and Behaviour
• UEC22806 - Spatial and Regional Economics
• UEC51806 - Advanced Microeconomics