History Home Overview History June 1919CEM traces its roots from the Department of Rural Economics (DRE) which was established at the UP College of Agriculture (UPCA) (now the UP Los Baños) June 1919 1936DRE changed its name to Department of Agricultural Economics (DAE) 1936 1975DAE was weaned from UPCA to form the Institute of Agricultural Development and Administration (IADA) 1975 1978IADA evolved into a college and was called the College of Development Economics and Management (CDEM) 1978 1987CDEM was renamed as the College of Economics and Management (CEM) 1987