AGRI-FOOD ECONOMICS AND LAWModule AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD ECONOMICS
Academic Year 2024/2025 - Teacher: ALESSANDRO SCUDERIExpected 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.
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 contact of CInAP (Center for Active and Participatory Integration - Services for Disabilities and/or DSAs), in the person of professor Anna De Angelis.
Required Prerequisites
Attendance of Lessons
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
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Messori, F. (1994). Istituzioni di economia. CLUEB, Bologna.
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Gilibert, A. (1996). Manuale di economia politica, Lattes & C..
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Mankiw, N. G., Ashworth, A., & Taylor, M. P. (2015). Principi di economia per l'impresa, Zanichelli-
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Malassis, L., & Ghersi, G. (Eds.). (1995). Introduzione all'economia agroalimentare. Il Mulino.
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Begg D. , Fisher S. , Dornbush R. (2001) Economia . McGraw-Hill
Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
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| 1 | Natura e metodo dell'economia. Economia politica/Politica economica. Micro e macroeconomia. Il sistema economico e le sue funzioni. | Testo 1, capitoli 1 e 2 |
| 2 | Il Sistema agroalimentare. | Materiale didattico disponibile su studium |
| 3 | Teoria del comportamento del consumatore: utilità ordinale e cardinale; funzione di domanda, determinanti ed elasticità. | Testo 1, capitolo 3,4 e 5 |
| 4 | Teoria della produzione e teoria dei costi. | Testo 1, capitoli 6-11 |
| 5 | Il 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 |
| 6 | Reddito 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 |
| 7 | Inflazione, deflazione e stagflazione. | Testo 1, capitolo 25; materiale didattico disponibile su studium |
| 8 | Fonti statistiche. | Materiale didattico disponibile su studium |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
The learning assessment is conducted by means of an oral interview. The assessment of the student's preparation will be based on the following criteria: the student's ability to learn and the level of in-depth study of the topics covered, the student's ability to synthesise and expound, and the student's reasoning ability.
The grading follows the following scheme:
Unsuitable
Knowledge and understanding of subject matter: Significant deficiencies Significant inaccuracies Capacity for analysis and synthesis: Irrelevant. Frequent generalisations. Inability to summarise Use of references: Completely inappropriate
18-20
Knowledge and understanding of subject matter: At threshold level. Obvious imperfections Ability to analyse and summarise: Barely sufficient ability
Use of references: Barely appropriate
21-23
Knowledge and understanding of the subject matter: Routine Knowledge Ability to analyse and synthesise: Is able to analyse and synthesise correctly. Argues logically and coherently
Use of references: Uses standard references
24-26
Knowledge and understanding of subject matter: Good knowledge
Analysis and synthesis skills: Has good analysis and synthesis skills. Arguments are expressed coherently .
27-29
Knowledge and comprehension of subject matter: Knowledge more than good Ability to analyse and synthesise: Has considerable ability to analyse and synthesise Use of references: Has deepened the subject matter
30-30L
Knowledge and understanding of the subject: Very good knowledge
Capacity for analysis and synthesis: Has considerable capacity for analysis and synthesis. Use of references: Has significant in-depth knowledge.