098015 Agri-Business and Economic Organisation of the Agri-Food Chain

Detaljer
Skov & Landskab
Tidligst mulig placering
Varighed1 semester
 
Pointværdi6 (ECTS)
KursustypeKandidatkursus
 
Eksamenbedømmelse af projektrapport


med hjælpemidler

Beskrivelse af eksamen: bestået/ikke bestået, ekstern censur
 
Rammer for undervisning
 
Blokplacering3-week course June
 
UndervisningssprogEngelsk
 
Anbefalede forudsætninger095513 Agricultural Marketing
Micro Economics (formerly Economic Theory)
 
Kursets målsætning
The purpose of the course is to provide an introduction to the New-Institutional Economics framework and its applications mainly on agriculture, Agribusiness, and Cooperatives - related problems. The topics covered in this course include the theory of institutions, transaction costs, the theory of agency, theory of property rights and theory of collective action.
 
Kursusindhold
The Food industry consists a major part not only of the agricultural sector at large, but of the Danish economy as well. The economic organisation of this industry and the role of cooperatives is the focus of this course. There will be several applications examined in agriculture and agribusiness-related problems: agricultural contracts, vertical coordination and organisation in the Agri-Food chain, cooperatives.
 
Undervisningsform
There will be regular lectures by the course instructor. Students will have to make also two presentations each: a) one on a theoretical subject, selected in consultation with the instructor; b) one presentation on an applied case-study project which the students will have to prepare from a list of topics provided by the instructor
 
Litteraturhenvisninger
Milgrom and Roberts (1992): "Economics, Organization, and Management", Prentice Hall
 
Kursusansvarlig
Kostas Karantininis, kok@life.ku.dk, Fødevareøkonomisk Institut/Afdeling for Produktion og Teknologi, Tlf: 35332276
 
Studienævn
 
Kursusbeskrivelsesomfang
forelæsninger42
forberedelse84
eksamen30
projektarbejde12
kollokvier12

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