Department of Economics

Michael Lee “Economists approach problems differently than others - they incorporate abstract ideas that are hard to measure, but which also make a lot of sense. Economics is cool!”	Brittney Shaull “I like the cause-and-effect aspect of economics, and it interests me to know why certain events are happening. When something like gas prices are spiking, I like to know what causes that.”
Matthew Ong “I found economics one of the easiest things to understand because it explained the way the world around me works, from a government bailout to starting a new business. I’m interested in seeing how one decision can have a broad scale impact around the world.”	Rita Cook “There are so many different ways to approach the ag business major. The diversity of classes lends itself to creativity and multi-tasking in many different ways.”
Devin Mogler “My degree prepared me well. The content gave me a good basic understanding of the business environment. The classes couldn’t have prepared me better for the role I’m in today.”	Katey Johnson “In college, I couldn't tell if I would really use economics one day, and wondered how well it would apply to the job. Today, I give customers market advice and talk to them about how the market affects prices. I use economics on a day-to-day basis and it’s very beneficial in my work.”
Laura Cunningham “Being part of a smaller sized company, our marketing team is challenged to ‘market big’ to stand out in a highly competitive seed industry. I found that the entrepreneurship classes offered by the department have been very helpful with this.”