Why study Applied/Agricultural Economics?

Matt Bogard (noreply@blogger.com)
Why study Applied/Agricultural Economics? (for an updated post on this topic see here. ) "The combination of quantitative training and applied work makes agricultural economics graduates an extremely well-prepared source of employees for private industry. That's why American Express has hired over 80 agricultural economists since 1990." - David Edwards, Vice President-International Risk Management, American Express Applied Economics is a broad field covering many topics beyond those stereotypica