group_labs.qmd

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# Research Labs and Working Groups

In the applied economics (APEC) department, there are several lab groups that you can join based on your fields of interest. 
For most groups, you will need to reach out to the professor who runs the lab group. 
There are also several labs and working groups adjacent to the deparment that may be of interest to graduate students. 


| **Lab/Working Group**   | **Affiliation** | **Sub-fields** | **Contact** | 
| :---        |    :----:   |    :----:   |    ---: |
| [Paul Glewwe Development Lab](https://apec.umn.edu/people/paul-glewwe)       |   Applied Economics    |    Development, Education    |   [Paul Gleewe](https://apec.umn.edu/people/paul-glewwe)  |
| [Bellemare Research Group (BeRG)](http://marcfbellemare.com/wordpress/graduate-student-supervision)       |   Applied Economics    |    Development, Agriculture    |   [Marc Bellemare](http://marcfbellemare.com/wordpress/about)  |
| [Population, Health, and Development (PHD) Lab](https://www.audreydorelien.com/lab)       |   Applied Economics    |    Development, Demography    |   [Jason Kerwin](https://jasonkerwin.com/) or [Audrey Dorelian](https://www.audreydorelien.com/lab)  |
| [Liz Davis Lab](https://apec.umn.edu/people/elizabeth-davis)       |   Applied Economics    |    Labor    |   [Liz Davis](https://apec.umn.edu/people/elizabeth-davis)  |
| [The Johnson-Polasky Lab](https://polaskylab.umn.edu/)       |   Applied Economics    |    Environment    |   [Justin Johhnson](https://johnsonpolaskylab.umn.edu/home/justin-johnson) or [Steve Polasky](https://apec.umn.edu/people/stephen-polasky) |
| [Behavioral Economics Working Group]()       |   Applied Economics    |    Behavior    |   [Corissa Mason](marso056@umn.edu) |
| [Life Cycle Modeling Student Group]()       |   Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering    |    Sustainability, Demography    |   [Kathryn Phillips](phil0929@umn.edu)  |
| [APEC Food Group Workshop]()       |   Applied Economics    |    Agriculture   |   [Metin Çakır](mcakir@umn.edu)  |


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# Centers and Institutes   

At the University of Minnesota, there are several centers, organization, and institutes that you may wish to join. 
Joining them as a student member, or student worker, can help you to access the data you need, build connections in your field, and work on research you find interesting. 


| **Center**   |  
| :----:       |  
| [Center for Farm Financial Management (CFFM)](https://www.cffm.umn.edu/) |
| [Minnesota Council on Economic Education (MCEE)](https://instepp.umn.edu/) |
| [International Science & Technology Practice & Policy (INSTEPP)](https://instepp.umn.edu/) |
| [Minnesota Population Center (MPC)](https://pop.umn.edu/)       |
| [Integrated Public Use Microdata Series (IPUMS)](https://www.ipums.org/)       | 
| [Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA)](https://www.cura.umn.edu/) |
| [International Science & Technology Practice & Policy Center (InSTePP)](https://instepp.umn.edu/) |
| [Center for International Food and Agricultural Policy (CIFAP)](http://www.cifap.umn.edu/) |
| [Economic Development Center](https://extension.umn.edu/community-development/economic-development) | 
| [Center for the Study of Politics and Governance](https://www.hhh.umn.edu/research-centers/center-study-politics-and-governance) |
| [The Food Industry Center (TFIC)](https://foodindustrycenter.umn.edu/) |
| [Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (MISA)](http://www.misa.umn.edu/) |
| [Minnesota Obesity Prevention Center (OPC)](http://www.opc.umn.edu/) |
| [Water Resources Center (WRC)](https://www.wrc.umn.edu/) |
| [Heller-Hurwicz Economics Institute](https://cla.umn.edu/heller-hurwicz) |
| [Minnesota Economics Big Data Institute (MEBDI)](https://cla.umn.edu/economics/research/research-centers/minnesota-economics-big-data-institute) |
| [Economics Research Library (ERL)](https://sites.google.com/umn.edu/theeconomicsresearchlibrary/home) |
| [Institute on the Environment](https://environment.umn.edu/) |
| [MnDrive](https://research.umn.edu/about-us/initiatives/mndrive) |
| [Masonic Institute for the Developing Brain (MIDB)](https://midb.umn.edu/) |
| [U-Spatial](https://rc.umn.edu/uspatial) |
| [Center for Integrative Leadership](https://leadership.umn.edu/) |
| [Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy](https://www.hhh.umn.edu/cstep/center-science-technology-and-environmental-policy) |
| [Center on Women, Gender, and Public Policy](https://www.hhh.umn.edu/research-centers/center-women-gender-and-public-policy) |
| [Institute for Urban and Regional Infrastructure Finance](https://www.hhh.umn.edu/research-centers/institute-urban-and-regional-infrastructure-finance) |
| [Roy Wilkins Center for Human Relations and Social Justice](https://www.hhh.umn.edu/research-centers/roy-wilkins-center-human-relations-and-social-justice) | 
| [Sociology Research Institute (SRI)](https://cla.umn.edu/sociology/research-collaboration/sociology-research-institute-sri) |
| [Life Course Center](https://lcc.umn.edu/) |
| [Institute for Advanced Studies](https://ias.umn.edu/programs) |
| [Interdisciplinary Center for Global Change (ICGC)](http://www.icgc.umn.edu/) |
| [Robina Institute of Criminal Law & Criminal Justice](https://robinainstitute.umn.edu/) |
| [Immigration History Research Center and Archives (IHRC)](https://cla.umn.edu/ihrc) |
| [Institute of Child Development](http://www.cehd.umn.edu/icd/) |
| [Corporate Institute](https://law.umn.edu/corporate-institute) |
| [Human Rights Center](https://law.umn.edu/human-rights-center) |
| [Institute for Law and Economics](https://law.umn.edu/institute-law-economics) |
| [Institute for Law and Rationality](https://law.umn.edu/institute-law-rationality) |
| [Institute on Metropolitan Opportunity](https://law.umn.edu/institute-metropolitan-opportunity) |
| [Institute for Global Studies](https://cla.umn.edu/global-studies) |
| [Center for Premodern Studies](https://cla.umn.edu/premodern) |
| [Analytics for Good Institute](https://carlsonschool.umn.edu/centers-institutes/analytics-for-good) |
| [Carlson Global Institute](https://carlsonschool.umn.edu/centers-institutes/carlson-global-institute) |
| [Gary S. Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship](https://carlsonschool.umn.edu/centers-institutes/holmes-center) |
| [Various Psychology Labs](https://cla.umn.edu/psychology/research/research-labs) |