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Our educational programs—teaching, research, outreach—focus on matters of critical importance to Wisconsin, the nation, and the world at large.
We bring economic concepts and empirical methods to bear on the aspects of contemporary life that affect how individuals and policy makers understand the choices they face, and the consequences of those choices.
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Information for Graduate Applicants

We welcome your application to our graduate program!
Fellowships deadline: December 15
Application deadline: February 1
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Director of Dairy Policy Position Advertised

The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison invites applications for a Director of Dairy Policy Analysis. The Director position will be responsible to interpret dairy policy and communicate market impacts consistent with the University's role as a dairy leader and the dairy industry's importance in the state.
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Graf Inducted into Dairy Hall of Fame

Truman Graf
Truman Graf, Emeritus Professor, has been inducted into the National Dairy Shrine Hall of Fame. He served the dairy industry for 33 years as an agricultural economics professor at the UW-Madison. He was a prominent figure in regional, national and international dairy policy discussions during his career and continued active consulting well after his retirement in 1985. Continue reading...

AAE Centennial Reunion

AAE Centennial: Celebrating 100 years
The Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics is celebrating the beginning of its Second Century of Excellence this fall.

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Events & Seminars

November 11 - 4:00pm-5:00pm
Applied Economics Workshop
Jeremy Foltz - Analysis of Willingness-to-Pay for Traits of Genetically-Modified Corn
November 12 - 4:00pm-5:00pm
Development Economics Workshop
Annemie Maertens - Who Cares What Others Think (or Do)? Social Learning, Social Pressures and Imitation in Cotton Farming in India
November 18 - 4:00pm-5:00pm
Applied Economics Workshop
Tom Cox - Tillage Systems, Risk and Environmental Performance
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