WSU School of Economic Sciences, Natural Resource Economics
SES Professor of Sustainable Development
Washington State University
Tuesday, November 23
12-1:15 p.m., GCC-D

Phil Wandschneider holds the SES Distinguished Professorship in Sustainable Development at Washington State University. Dr. Wandschneider will be at Reed to talk with students about WSU's graduate programs in economic sciences, particularly natural resource economics.

The graduate program in the School of Economic Sciences has a long tradition of excellence. The school’s graduate instructional programs are based on a core of economic theory and quantitative methods, training in fields, and writing a thesis, dissertation, or special project. The strong quantitative training allows for more rigorous research and creates excellent job opportunities for our graduates in academia and industry. Students may specialize in one or more fields, including:

• Econometrics
• Environmental & natural resource economics
• International economics
• Industrial organization
• Agricultural economics (required for Agricultural Economics Ph.D.);
• Public economics
• and financial economics

The program has a strong tradition of student mentoring, small classes, and accessible advising, which results in a high proportion of academic placements directly into prestigious assistant professor positions and has produced national dissertation and thesis awards. Much of the research work is done collaboratively with students, and many peer-reviewed papers are co-authored by students and faculty every year.