Person

Le Chen

Assistant Professor | Agricultural and Resource Economics
Research Focus

Sustainable Agricultural Production and Policy, Conservation Practice Adoption, Agricultural Finance, Risk Management, Environmental and Resource Economics, Applied Econometrics

Courses
Below are courses taught during the current or past three academic years. Consult Timetable for the most current listing of courses and instructor(s).
AREC 201 - Economics of the Global Food and Fiber System
4 credit hour(s)

Introduction to microeconomic and macroeconomic principles and their application to the global food and fiber system. Specific topics include consumer and producer behavior, market equilibrium, monetary and fiscal policy, and international trade. Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (SS) Satisfies General Education Requirement through the 2021-2022 academic catalog: (SS).

AREC 542 - Decisions, Uncertainty, and Resource Allocation
3 credit hour(s)

An applied treatment of decision theory concepts pertaining to the allocation of limited resources, including; probability theory; risk; simulation; Markov chains; resource-agent dynamics; game theory; and strategic interaction.

(RE) Prerequisite(s) : 505 and 524 or consent of instructor.

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308B Morgan Hall
2621 Morgan Circle Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4500
Education and Training
  • PhD, Economics, General, North Carolina St Univ Raleigh, 2022
  • MS, Economics, General, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, 2017
  • BS, Economics, General, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 2016
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Le Chen

Assistant Professor | Agricultural and Resource Economics
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308B Morgan Hall
2621 Morgan Circle Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4500
Education and Training
  • PhD, Economics, General, North Carolina St Univ Raleigh, 2022
  • MS, Economics, General, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, 2017
  • BS, Economics, General, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, 2016
Research Focus

Sustainable Agricultural Production and Policy, Conservation Practice Adoption, Agricultural Finance, Risk Management, Environmental and Resource Economics, Applied Econometrics

Courses
Below are courses taught during the current or past three academic years. Consult Timetable for the most current listing of courses and instructor(s).
AREC 201 - Economics of the Global Food and Fiber System
4 credit hour(s)

Introduction to microeconomic and macroeconomic principles and their application to the global food and fiber system. Specific topics include consumer and producer behavior, market equilibrium, monetary and fiscal policy, and international trade. Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (SS) Satisfies General Education Requirement through the 2021-2022 academic catalog: (SS).

AREC 542 - Decisions, Uncertainty, and Resource Allocation
3 credit hour(s)

An applied treatment of decision theory concepts pertaining to the allocation of limited resources, including; probability theory; risk; simulation; Markov chains; resource-agent dynamics; game theory; and strategic interaction.

(RE) Prerequisite(s) : 505 and 524 or consent of instructor.

Web Presence