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Single discipline educational activity
Course Sheet Academic Year of enrolment:
Disciplinary Sector:
Rural economy and evaluation
Professor and Collaborators:
Hours of classroom activity:
Prerequisites:
Level: Introductory: no previous knowledge is required.
Objectives Contents An introduction to the principlesof economics including production principles; production costs, supply and revenue; profit maximization; consumption and demand; price elasticity; market price determination; and competitive versus noncompetitive market models. These principles are applied to agriculture and the role of agriculture in Italy, the EU and world economies. Other topics include a survey of the world food situation; commodity product marketing; and agricultural problems and policies.
Extended Syllabus The role of agriculture in the economy.
Recommended Bibliography F. MESSORI E F. FERRETTI (2010) Economia del mercato agroalimentare. Edagricole. Capitoli dall'1 al 5.4 (incluso); dal 6.6 al 7.http://dspace.inea.it/handle/inea/827 (senza il glossario).
Methods of Provision Teaching Methods The course is structured in 72 hours of teaching activity organized in lectures and case studies.
Evaluation methods Verification of learning:
Oral examination. 2/3 questions on different topics teached during the course including graphs explaining thewelfare impact of different policy tools.
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