Training Agricultural Economists for the Private Sector: Are We Meeting Their Needs?

Michael Boland and Scott Daniel

Review of Agricultural Economics, 1999, vol. 21, issue 2, 319-330

Abstract: The objective is to determine occupational factors associated with price and market research analysts who have graduate degrees and are employed in private sector agribusiness firms. USDA publications and data are the primary source of information. Regression analysis, benefit/cost analysis, and present value/rate of return analysis are skills desired for either type of analyst position. Market research analysts require skills for identifying groups with similar buying habits and preparing marketing plans. Price analyst positions require traditional economics and econometrics skills such as supply and demand analysis and price forecasting. Information on salary ranges for analysts is described.

Date: 1999
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