| Institute of Food and Resource Economics | |||||||||||||||
| Earliest Possible Year | |||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1 semester | ||||||||||||||
| Credits | 7.5 (ECTS) | ||||||||||||||
| Course Level | Joint BSc and MSc | ||||||||||||||
| Examination | evaluation of project report Aid allowed Description of Examination: 13-point scale, internal examiner Dates of Exam: 4 hour written examination (70%) Description of Examination: one written project (30%) | ||||||||||||||
| Organisation of Teaching | Lectures: 1 course module per week Tutorials: 2 hours per week | ||||||||||||||
| Block Placement | F2, spring Thursday 13-15 | ||||||||||||||
| Teaching Language | English | ||||||||||||||
| Optional Prerequisites | 095311 Production Economics 095251 | ||||||||||||||
| Course Objectives | |||||||||||||||
| The objective of the course is to equip students with the theoretical basis and the analytical tools needed to understand and analyse agri-food markets, marketing problems and organisation of the agri-food Industries. The course is based on the economic theory of industrial organisation applied to agricultural input markets, processing and distribution. | |||||||||||||||
| Course Contents | |||||||||||||||
| The structure and organization of the agricultural and food markets are key for policy and business decision. The focus of this course is therefore the economic analysis and industrial economic policy of agricultural markets.Topics examined include: - oligopoly theory - spatial competition - vertical integration and vertical coordination - product innovation - consumer behaviour - marketing management | |||||||||||||||
| Teaching And Learning Methods | |||||||||||||||
| The course is a one-semester introductory course which forms the theoretical and conceptual framework for the analysis of agri-food markets and the development of marketing management of food products. | |||||||||||||||
| Course Litterature | |||||||||||||||
| Church, J. and Ware, R.: "Industrial Organization - A Strategic Approach" McGraw-Hill 2000 | |||||||||||||||
| Course Coordinator | |||||||||||||||
| Kostas Karantininis, kok@life.ku.dk, Institute of Food and Resource Economics/Production and Technology Division, Phone: 35332276 | |||||||||||||||
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