290011 Economics of the Food Industry

Detaljer
Fødevareøkonomisk Institut
Tidligst mulig placeringKandidat 1.år til Kandidat 2. år
VarighedEn blok
 
Pointværdi7.5 (ECTS)
KursustypeKandidatkursus
 
EksamenSluteksamen

skriftlig prøve


Skriftlig auditorieeksamen

Alle hjælpemidler tilladt

Beskrivelse af eksamen: 1. Two (2) hours written examination in lecturehall. 2. Each student specify their individual contribution to the project report and will be assessed accordingly

Vægtning: 50% Writen Examination 50% Project Work



7-trinsskala, intern censur

Eksamensdatoer:
26 January 2008
 
Forudsætninger for indstilling til eksamenOral presentation of project report
 
Rammer for undervisningLectures Exercises Project Work
 
BlokplaceringBlock 2
Ugestruktur: C
 
UndervisningssprogEngelsk
 
Begrænset deltagerantalNone
 
Kompetenceområder
Basic Science:
Elements of Basic Economics, and scientific methodology

Applied Science:
Advanced Industrial Organization Theory
Applied industrial organization
Industrial policy, competition, and anti-trust
Agricultural Production, And technology are important ellements here.

Ethics & Values
A part of this course is Industrial Policy. This gives the students the opportunity to learn applied welfare optimization.
 
Kursets målsætning
This course is a natural sequence to "Food Markets & Organization". It provides advanced game-theoretic tools of I.O. Furthermore it goes beyond the structure-Conduct-performance paradigm into industrial policy analysis, competition & regulation and builds on applications to Danish and international food markets
 
Kursusindhold
Theory of the Firm
Monopoly and Price Discrimination
Oligopoly Theory
Vertical Control
Product Differentiation
Information & Strategic Behavior
Industrial Policy and Anti-Trust
Empirical Industrial Organization with Application to Food Markets
 
Undervisningsform
The teaching is based on lectures that presents central elements of the course curricullum. Furthermore the students will work individually or in groups solving both practical and theoretical exercises. Also in groups the students will do project work under supervision. There will be Food insustry visits during the course.
 
Målbeskrivelse
Stipulated in "Areas of Competence the Course Will Address"
 
Litteraturhenvisninger
1. MAIN TEXT:
Jean Tirole (1994), "The Theory of Industrial Organization", Cambridge MA: The MIT Press

2.
OTHER LITERATURE:
2a. Stephen Martin (1993), "Industrial Economics", Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall

2b. Various Journal Articles and Industry Reports
 
Kursusansvarlig
Kostas Karantininis, kok@life.ku.dk, Fødevareøkonomisk Institut/Afdeling for Produktion og Teknologi, Tlf: 35332276
Philipp Festerling, phf@foi.dk, Fødevareøkonomisk Institut/Afdeling for Produktion og Teknologi, Tlf: 35332299
 
Studienævn
Studienævn NSN
 
Kursusbeskrivelsesomfang
forelæsninger48
teoretiske øvelser30
projektarbejde48
eksamen2
forberedelse78

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