Student Profile

 

The Economics Graduate Program has about 170 students enrolled. Students come from all over the United States and about half of the students come from foreign countries.

Typically, we have students from about 30 countries. The Economics Graduate Student Association is an active organizer of professional and social activities. Office space and carrels are available for all students on assistantships and for many others.

We are proud of the accomplishments of our students. In three of the last five years, our students have won the best student paper award at the Southern Agricultural Economics Association meetings. Students are encouraged to present papers at national and regional professional meetings.

Our students also have done very well in publishing their research. Since 1986, graduates have published papers in such journals as: American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Applied Economics, Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Economic Record, Journal of Business and Economic Statistics, Journal of Economic Education, Journal of Economics and Business, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Journal of Financial Research, Journal of Gerontology, Journal of International Money and Finance, Journal of Macroeconomics, Journal of Political Economy, National Tax Journal, Review of Economics and Statistics, and Soviet Economics.