Fødevareøkonomisk Institut | |||||||||||||||
English title | Agribusiness Economics I | ||||||||||||||
Tidligst mulig placering | Kandidat 1.år til Kandidat 2. år | ||||||||||||||
Varighed | En blok | ||||||||||||||
Pointværdi | 7.5 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||
Kursustype | Kandidatkursus Coincides with Thematic course: Agribusiness Economics | ||||||||||||||
Eksamen | Sluteksamen skriftlig prøve Skriftlig auditorieeksamen Alle hjælpemidler tilladt Beskrivelse af eksamen: a. Written examination (3 hrs): Questions and exercises on both theory and applications. b. Theoretical exercises during the course prepared and handed in individually Vægtning: Written exam: 80% Theoretical exercises 20% 7-trinsskala, intern censur Eksamensdatoer: 31 October 2008 | ||||||||||||||
Rammer for undervisning | a. Lectures by the instructor b. lectures and discussions with agribusiness executives c. theoretical exercises d. industry visits | ||||||||||||||
Blokplacering | Block 1 Ugestruktur: B | ||||||||||||||
Undervisningssprog | Engelsk | ||||||||||||||
Anbefalede forudsætninger | 270065 270050 Consumer Economics and Policy Any course on micro-economics or industrial organization at intermediate level or equivalent | ||||||||||||||
Obligatoriske forudsætninger | 290025 A course in undergraduate microeconomics or equivalent | ||||||||||||||
Begrænset deltagerantal | None | ||||||||||||||
Kursusindhold | |||||||||||||||
a. The Danish agri-food industry b. Organization of the agri-food industry: the IO approach c. Price determination and trategy d. Horizontal Organization e. Vertical organization f. Price discovery g. Competition policy h. Empirical industrial organization | |||||||||||||||
Undervisningsform | |||||||||||||||
a. Class lectures b. Theoretical exercises c. Lectures and discussions with industry experts d. Visit agri-business firms | |||||||||||||||
Målbeskrivelse | |||||||||||||||
The main objective of the course is to provide the student with analytical tools and field knowledge: a. The necessary analytical tools for the study of the agri-food industry b. An understanding of the structure and organization of the agri-food industry After completing the course the student should be able to: Knowledge: a. Know the main developments in modern industrial organization theory and the theory as it is applied to the agri-food industry b. Describe and analyze issues pertaining in the agri-food industry such as mergers, competition vertical integration, and innovation c. describe and analyze industrial policies related to competition in the agri-food industry Skills: Use modern industrial organization models with game theory applications to agri-food industry applications Competences: a. Identify, describe and analyze functions, structure and other issues in the agri-food industry in Denmark, Europe and internationally b. Apply modern industrial organization models and quantitative methods on problems and issues in the agri-food industry | |||||||||||||||
Litteraturhenvisninger | |||||||||||||||
a. Church, J.R., and R. Ware, (2008), ""Industrial organization", Cambridge University Press b. Journal articles c. Industry reports | |||||||||||||||
Kursusansvarlig | |||||||||||||||
Kostas Karantininis, kok@life.ku.dk, Fødevareøkonomisk Institut/Afdeling for Produktion og Teknologi, Tlf: 35332276 | |||||||||||||||
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