Resource Economics 121 - Hunger in a Global Economy

Explores the causes of hunger (chronic undernutrition) from an economic perspective. Focus on how population growth and economic development are increasing demand for food and on the prospects for food production to supply those needs at affordable prices, while sustaining the environment. Discussion in the context of the global economy in which increased trade links even the poorest urban and rural residents in developing countries to market forces. (Gen.Ed. SB, G)

Open to first year Cultural Explorations RAP students in Wheeler. Students in Cultural Explorations RAP in Wheeler Hall will enroll together in "Hunger in the Global Economy" (Resource Economics 121). We will examine the hunger and malnutrition issue from an economic point of view by considering how the world population dynamic and the interaction between demand and supply for food affect the global hunger situation. Our goal is to use ideas, and methods of analysis in the social sciences to address fundamental questions to the real-world problem of hunger.

See https://www.umass.edu/rap/cultural-explorations-rap