Program Overview

Program Overview

The graduate program in Applied Economics offers the Masters and Doctorate degrees in economics, with a focus on the quantitative analysis of economic problems. The course focuses specially, but not exclusively, on topics related to agriculture, agroindustry, and natural resources with their multiple connections with other areas of knowledge.

Research Areas

Our research program includes topics such as:

• Agriculture, energy, and natural resources
• Welfare economics
• International economics
• Rural, urban, and regional economics
• Technology, policy, finance, and economic development

Program Details

The program was created in 1966 and is one of the oldest graduate courses in economics in Brazil, with 602 graduated professionals up to the moment. The program offers 22 courses, and its faculty is composed of 17 professors, all of them advisers, and has been granted a score of 5 in the last CAPES national evaluation (2012).

Program Structure

• The program is offered at the Universidade de São Paulo, Escola Superior de Agricultura Luiz de Queiroz.
• The program is part of the Ciências Agrárias area.
• The program offers both Doutorado (Doctorate) and Mestrado Acadêmico (Master's) degrees.

Program Faculty and Courses

• The program has a faculty of 17 professors, all of whom are advisers.
• The program offers 22 courses.