Purdue is noted for its program in marketing, price analysis, and food system organization. This area includes microeconomic studies of: Evaluation of the Competitive Environment for Marketing Strategies, Quantitative Analysis of Food and Agricultural Product Prices, Organization of Vertically-Linked Food Marketing Systems, Alternative Approaches to Assessing Market Performance and Assessment of Antitrust Policies. This Ph.D. specialty area is designed to prepare a student for a research-oriented career in industrial organization and markets. Typically, student who specialize in this area, take positions in academia (research, teaching and/or extension), government (USDA and other agencies), or as staff economists with major agricultural firms.