The Training of Agricultural Economists in the USSR

C. B. Baker and E. R. Swanson

American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1964, vol. 46, issue 3, 547-555

Abstract: This article is an account of the authors' visits to certain institutions in Moscow, Leningrad, and Kiev which train agricultural economists. The similarity of the agricultural academy to the A and M type of institution in the U.S. is noted. Undergraduate course requirements at Timiryazev Agricultural Academy are presented and a description is given of graduate programs and procedures for obtaining thesis approval. Several typical thesis topics are mentioned along with comments on use of research techniques.

Date: 1964
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