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AGRI-FOOD ECONOMICS AND LAW
Module AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD ECONOMICS

Academic Year 2022/2023 - Teacher: ALESSANDRO SCUDERI

Expected Learning Outcomes

To supply conceptual and practical skills on the agri-food system, adopting both a micro and a macroeconomics perspective of analysis.

Course Structure

Lectures (28 hours) and exercises (28 hours).

In case of on line teaching, it may necessary to change some tipologies of exercises in order to comply with the outline.Learning assessment can also be carried out online, if conditions require it.

Required Prerequisites

Knowledge of basic elements - mathematics: basic algebra and mathematical analysis. In particular, equation of first and second degree; line equation; function of variables; limits; derivative of a function. - statistics: graphical representations; statistical reports.

Attendance of Lessons

Frequency of lessons where lessons will be highlighted in practical cases that are not in the books text

Detailed Course Content

Political economy / Economic policy. Microeconomic and macroeconomics. Economic system. Agrifood system. Consumer behavior theory. Utility theory: cardinal and ordinal. Demand theory. The production and the costs theory. Perfect market and Imperfect markets. Free competition; Oligopoly; Monopoly; Bilateral monopoly; Monopolistic competition. Production factors markets. The national income; the income distribution. The commercial policy. International organizations. European Union. The balance of trade and balance of payments. Statistic sources (ISTAT, EUROSTAT, FAO, UNComtrade, CCIAA).

Information for students with disabilities and/or DSA.
As a guarantee of equal opportunities and in compliance with current laws, interested students can ask for a personal interview in order to plan any compensatory and/or dispensatory measures, based on their specific needs and on teaching objectives of the discipline. It is also possible to ask the departmental contacts of CInAP (Center for Active and Participatory Integration - Services for Disabilities and/or DSAs), in the persons of professors Giovanna Tropea Garzia and Anna De Angelis.

 

Textbook Information

  1. Messori, F. (1994). Istituzioni di economia. CLUEB, Bologna.

  2. Gilibert, A. (1996). Manuale di economia politica, Lattes & C..

  3. Mankiw, N. G., Ashworth, A., & Taylor, M. P. (2015). Principi di economia per l'impresa, Zanichelli-

  4. Malassis, L., & Ghersi, G. (Eds.). (1995). Introduzione all'economia agroalimentare. Il Mulino.

  5. Begg D. , Fisher S. , Dornbush R. (2001) Economia . McGraw-Hill

Course Planning

 SubjectsText References
1Natura e metodo dell'economia. Economia politica/Politica economica. Micro e macroeconomia. Il sistema economico e le sue funzioni.Testo 1, capitoli 1 e 2
2Il Sistema agroalimentare.Materiale didattico disponibile su studium
3Teoria del comportamento del consumatore: utilità ordinale e cardinale; funzione di domanda, determinanti ed elasticità. Testo 1, capitolo 3,4 e 5
4Teoria della produzione e teoria dei costi.Testo 1, capitoli 6-11
5Il mercato e la formazione del prezzo. Forme di mercato: mercato perfetto e mercati imperfetti (libera concorrenza; oligopolio; monopolio; monopolio bilaterale; concorrenza monopolistica, altre forme di mercato). Mercato dei fattori della produzione.Testo 1, capitoli 12-17
6Reddito nazionale e sua la distribuzione. Politica commerciale. Organismi internazionali. Unione europea. Bilancia commerciale e bilancia dei pagamenti. Politiche distributive e di servizi all'impresa.Testo 1, capitolo 20, 24; materiale didattico disponibile su studium
7Inflazione, deflazione e stagflazione.Testo 1, capitolo 25; materiale didattico disponibile su studium
8Fonti statistiche.Materiale didattico disponibile su studium

Learning Assessment

Learning Assessment Procedures

Rehearsals will be agreed in progress ; Final oral test.