| University of Minnesota |
| Department of Applied Economics |
| Dr. Jeffrey Apland | 231 Classroom Office Building, 1994 Buford Avenue |
| 612-625-7028 | St. Paul | MN | 55108-6040 |
| dgs@dept.agecon.umn.edu |
| www.apecon.agri.umn.edu | U.S.A. |
| General Statistics | Financial Information |
| Total MA/MS | 22 | Students with Aid | 79% |
| Total PhD | 54 | Average Stipend | PhD$14,000 / MS$12,000 |
| MA/MS entering class | 7 | Teaching Assistant | 0% |
| PhD entering class | 5 | Research Assistant | 45% |
| Environmental and Resource Field Statistics |
| Distinct specialization | yes | #MA/PHD in classes |
| #grad courses | #degrees/year |
| Faculty in | K. William Easter | Jay Coggins | Steven Taft |
| Environmental/ | Frances Homans | Ford Runge |
| Resources |
| Special resources | New chair in ecological economics |
| Job placements | Cal Poly San Luis Obispo / IFPRI / Korean Rural Economic Institute / IIED / |
| American Express Corporation |
| Examples of | Uhn-Soon Gim - Optimal Control of Nitrate Pollution in Groundwater: The |
| recent | Use of Taxation |
| dissertations | Satya Yadav - Nitrate Contamination of Ground Water in Southeastern |
| Minnesota: A Dynamic Model of Nitrogen Use |
| Michael Creason - The Economics of Productivity Maintenance Research: A |
| Case Study of Wheat Leaf Rust Resistance Breeding in Pakistan |
| Robert Hearne - The Market Allocation of Natural Resources: Transactions |
| of Water Use Rights in Chile |
| Youngsung Cho - Willingness to Pay for Drinking Water Quality |
| Improvements: A Contingent Valuation Study for Southwestern Minnesota |
| Elamin ElBasha - Three Essays on Endogenous Growth and the |
| Environment |
| Lynn Hamilton - Economic Impacts of the Conservation Reserve Program on |
| Rural Minnesota Communities: A Sub-County Analysis |
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