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AAEC-1005: Economics of the Food and Fiber System

Description: 1005: How the individual economic actor makes rational choices as: consumer, producer, firm/farm, saver, investor, employee, employer, manager, trader. Economic principles that underlie exchange in business, government and household transactions. Utility maximization in the U.S. and global food and fiber system under conditions of scarcity. Evaluation of policy issues important to society. 1006: Overview of economic systems: capitalism versus communism, socialism, feudalism, mercantilism. Interrelationships of U.S. economic fiscal and monetary institutions and policies regarding agricultural productivity, business vitality, sustainable development, and human capital formation. Affordability, safety and security of food and fiber, cultural dynamics, consumer welfare, industrial profitability, natural resources conservation, rural economic infrastructure, international trade, and social justice.

Pathways: 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 72

Average GPA: 2.82 (B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 22.32%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 2.04%

Michael J Ellerbrock202330.1%30.0%22.7%10.4%3.6%3.3%2.6920
Sapna Kaul201220.0%26.7%26.7%16.7%10.0%0.0%2.271
Staff Reaves201033.4%43.8%16.3%4.4%2.1%0.1%2.998
Anthony G Murray201125.0%69.5%5.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.141
Kimberly L Morgan201377.2%15.9%2.3%4.5%0.0%0.0%3.631
Xin Ning201867.3%28.2%4.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.641
Aveiga Staff Villacis202054.8%37.7%3.8%3.8%0.0%0.0%3.371
Staff Beverly202228.3%40.8%17.2%5.9%3.9%3.9%2.862
Zhenyu Yao202014.1%39.0%26.6%17.3%3.1%0.0%2.471
Roshan Puri202331.4%36.3%18.7%5.4%6.0%2.2%2.832
Megan F Dickhans201946.2%35.8%13.5%4.5%0.0%0.0%3.141
Wayne D Purcell200419.7%35.5%36.8%2.6%5.3%0.0%2.661
Stephen K Stephenson202418.6%36.2%28.7%9.6%4.4%2.5%2.5818
Shamar L Stewart202056.5%32.4%7.7%2.1%1.4%0.0%3.421
Daniel B Taylor201225.0%35.4%24.0%8.4%4.7%2.5%2.712
Jacqueline Yenerall201530.4%36.9%26.1%6.6%0.0%0.0%2.931
Michael J Barrowclough201565.2%26.1%8.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.581
De Queiroz Pedro W Vertino202433.5%36.2%19.7%1.9%3.2%5.5%2.952
Timothy W Moore200953.8%31.3%10.3%2.3%2.4%0.0%3.302
Staff Hejazi201770.0%22.5%7.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.571
Yang Cheng202165.9%24.4%9.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.561
Chanita Holmes201925.0%38.2%23.5%8.9%0.0%4.4%2.821
Brian E Whitacre200549.5%27.5%17.6%3.3%2.2%0.0%3.151
Eftila Tanellari201012.5%30.2%36.9%11.7%5.9%2.9%2.331

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