Teaching

Current

APEC 5500 Climate Change Economics and Policy

(Spring) This course employs insights and tools from economics to study problems around climate change impacts, the design of mitigation and adaptation policies, and the consequences of these policies.

APEC 5700/6700 Regional and Community Economic Development

(Fall) Building on microeconomic theory, models for regional and urban structure and change are explored. Policy decision models based on advances in economic growth and development, economic structure, land-use, public finance, housing, social welfare, and transportation are developed  [Regional Economic Development emphasis in MS in Applied Economics]

APEC 5300/6300 Quantitative Analysis for Business and Policy Decisions

(Spring) Provides an introduction to 1) applied machine learning and 2) applied mathematical programming, and 3) other decision theoretic tools used by government policy makers and managers of firms [Required course for MS in Applied Economics]

Textbook: Kim, M-K., McCarl, B. A., and Spreen, T. H. (2018). Applied Mathematical Programming. Department of Applied Economics, Utah State University, free download - https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/oer_textbooks/6/

Quantitative Analyses in Agribusiness Research (International Bachelor Program of Agribusiness, IBPA, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan)

(Summer) This class introduces students to the principles and procedures of experimental designs and analysis of variance (ANOVA) methods for analyzing data from (social) experiments.

Past

APEC 7350 Mathematical Economics I

Includes linear equations, matrix algebra, multivariate calculus, static optimization, comparative static analysis, constrained optimization, and Kuhn-Tucker conditions [Required course for Ph.D. and MS in Economics & Statistics].

APEC 7360 Mathematical Economics II

(Fall) This course extends the presentation of Mathematical Economics I (APEC 7350) by covering applications of constrained optimization, the envelope theorem and applications, differential equations, dynamic economics, and optimal control [Required course for Ph.D. and MS in Economics & Statistics]

APEC 6100 Microeconomic Theory

(Fall) This course provides a rigorous introduction to graduate microeconomics at master level. The rigor of the course requires familiarity with materials taught in calculus courses. Topics include consumer behavior, production theory, and market structures.  [Required course for MS in Applied Economics]

APEC 3012  Introduction to Natural Resource and Regional Economics 

Introduction to economic principles as they apply to the use of natural resources and as they affect environmental quality. Analysis of changes in natural resource use and environmental quality, in order to determine the economic impact upon rural communities and regions.