- 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:
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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