LOJK10255U Agricultural and Food Policy
MSc Programme in Agricultural Economics
MSc Programme in Environmental and Natural Resource
Economics
The contents of this course fall in four parts:
First part deals with monitoring and evaluation of agricultural policy. The focus will be on various OECD measures of support like the Total Support Estimate (TSE) and Producer Support Estimate (PSE). The methodology will be used as an evaluation frame for analysis of the agricultural policy reform progress in various OECD countries and important non-OECD countries.
Second part analyses in detail the economic effects of the current agricultural and food policy regime in EU, The United States, India and China and presents an overview of current agricultural and food policy issues in these countries. Furthermore these domestic policies are discussed in the context of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the current and future trade negotiations.
Third part will focus on global agricultural and food markets, trade and policy and the effects and consequences for developing countries. Key issues are global production and trade in agriculture and food, specific relevant commodity studies in relation to stakeholders, price transmission between international and domestic markets, policies, institutions, and political economy.
Forth part will present, discuss and analyze a large number of concrete agricultural and food policy cases in various countries and seek general lessons regarding the relationships between policies, effects and stakeholders while identifying ways of selecting the most effective measures in specific situations. The cases falls in the categories of: Policies for health, nutrition, food consumption, poverty, domestic policies for markets, food production, environment, institutions, and international trade policies.
Compared to other economic sectors the agricultural and food
sector is highly regulated. An understanding of the economic
rationale for this is therefore of importance for future decision
makers. The learning outcome of this course is twofold: First, this
course will further build analytical skills needed to understand
and conduct graduate level analysis on agricultural and food policy
issues in OECD and non-OECD countries. Second, this course will
create familiarity with key institutions, historical developments,
current policy debates, and give experience matching analysis
methods with practical problems. After completing this course the
student is expected to be able to:
Knowledge
• Identify issues and problems in relation to developing countries
and global agricultural and food markets..
• Describe the OECD methodology for the measurement of support and
use in policy evaluation.
• Show an overview of economic effects of agricultural and food
policy in EU, The United States, India and China.
Skills
• Apply the OECD methodology for the measurement of support and use
in policy evaluation to a specific country and present that
analysis orally.
• Explain future developments in agricultural and food policies
using economic and political economy analysis.
• Apply economic analysis methods with practical agricultural and
food policy problems and present and communicate these both orally
and in writing.
Competences
• Put the economic role of the state into the perspective of both
developing and developed countries
• Make economic and political economy considerations on the trade
off between efficiency and equity in the area of agricultural and
food policy both national and international
• Work independently and cooperate in groups on solving core
aspects in agricultural and food policy.
The precise literature will be announced at the beginning of the course.
- Category
- Hours
- Colloquia
- 50
- Exam
- 4
- Lectures
- 32
- Preparation
- 120
- Total
- 206
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- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written examination, 2 hours under invigilationContinuous assessmentAdditional information: The evaluation falls in three parts: First, student presentation of the level and composition of agricultural support in a chosen county. Second, each student hands in an written answer to a chosen food policy case. Third, a 2-hours written examination.
First, second and third part equals respectively 25, 25, and 50 percent - Aid
- All aids allowed
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- No external censorship
One internal examiner
- Re-exam
The reexamination form will be oral (20-30 minutes)
Criteria for exam assesment
evaluated according to the learning outcome
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- LOJK10255U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 block
- Placement
- Block 4
- Schedule
- A (Tues 8-12 + Thurs 8-17)
- Continuing and further education
- Study board
- Study Board of Natural Resources and Environment
Contracting department
- Department of Food and Resource Economics
Course responsibles
- Henrik Zobbe (12-69646e30676c75686e7772754376666c68716668316e7831676e)