NUT634 Nutrition and Food Economics

[3–0, 3 cr.]

This course equips students with the economic tools necessary to analyze and evaluate food and nutrition-related decisions at the individual, community, and policy levels. It explores the interaction of agriculture, health, and economic systems, focusing on how economic theory and applied methods can improve food security, health equity, and population well-being. The course emphasizes real-world data analysis, current policy debates, and interdisciplinary approaches to understanding consumer behavior, market structures, food system sustainability, and global nutrition challenges. Students will critically assess nutrition interventions, examine the cost-effectiveness of policy options, and evaluate economic outcomes related to poverty, inequality, and malnutrition in diverse settings.