74874 - Principles Of Agricultural Economics

Academic Year 2014/2015

  • Docente: Marco Setti
  • Credits: 6
  • SSD: AGR/01
  • Language: Italian
  • Moduli: Marco Setti (Modulo 1) Alfonso Bonezzi (Modulo 2)
  • Teaching Mode: In-person learning (entirely or partially) (Modulo 1); In-person learning (entirely or partially) (Modulo 2)
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Animal production and wildlife management (cod. 8529)

Learning outcomes

Students will have in-depth knowledge of the economic theories describing consumer' and business' choices and markets functioning with a focus on the agro-food supply chain and on the natural resources, will acquire marketing elements and principles of agri-environmental and environmental policies.

Course contents

PART I. PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS    

1. Microeconomics: market, demand and supply theories

2. Welfare economics, market distorsions, environmental economics

3. Non-competitive markets and the agricultural supply chain

PART II. ELEMENTS OF AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES

4. Environmental policies

5. Agricultural and agri-environmental policies

6. Rural development policies
PART III. MARKETING
7. Marketing: generalities and definition
8. Analytical marketing
9. Strategic marketing
10. Operational marketing

Readings/Bibliography

Varian H. R., Microeconomia, Cafoscarina, Venezia 2007 (capp. 1, 14, 15, 21 e 22);

Musu I., Introduzione all'economia dell'ambiente, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2003 (capp. 1, 2 e 5);

Turner K., Pearce D., Bateman I., Economia ambientale, Il Mulino, Bologna 2003 (capp. 1, 2, 5, 8 e 10);

Panella G., Economia e politiche dell'ambiente, Carocci, Roma 2002 (capp. 1, 2, 5, 6, 8 e 11).

Assessment methods

Achieved knowledge and skills are evaluated through a final exam on the basis of the following modalities: 

a. regular class attendance: written exam (5 arguments, one hour); 

b. not regular class attendance: oral exam (about one hour) on the course study programme (didactic material available on the University web site; selected literature: see "recommended reading").

Office hours

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