Food and Health Economics
George Davis and Wen You, AAEc; studio illustration; prepartion for meals in food assistance programs
Virginia Tech's Food and Health Economics program was established in 2007 as part of a university-wide obesity research hire.
Topics in this cluster have grown significantly and now encompass food intake and time allocation, the distribution of drugs and vaccines to control infectious diseases, cancer prevention and oncology, and obesity.
Our world-class health and nutrition economists evaluate economic and socioeconomic outcomes through population simulations, individual choice modeling, and nonmarket valuation.
Students have the opportunity to work on cross-disciplinary projects and partner with numerous private-sector professionals and organizations.
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