Topics in contemporary applied agricultural economics I
The course is conducted by means of a compulsory seminar part, where the current research in the field of agricultural economics is addressed through a focus on newly published literature in the field. Furthermore, the course is conducted by means of a method part, where students through a compulsory project learn to apply a current research method in the field of agricultural economics.
The course contains a review of current research topics and methods in the field of agricultural economics. The students also receive training in the practical application of a current method in the field of agricultural economics.
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Course evaluation
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NA0180-10214 - Course evaluation report
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Additional course evaluations for NA0180
Academic year 2022/2023
Topics in contemporary applied agricultural economics I (NA0180-10150)
2022-08-29 - 2022-10-31
Academic year 2021/2022
Topics in contemporary applied agricultural economics I (NA0180-10251)
2021-08-30 - 2021-11-01
Academic year 2019/2020
Topics in contemporary applied agricultural economics I (NA0180-10181)
2019-09-02 - 2019-10-31
Academic year 2018/2019
Topics in contemporary applied agricultural economics I (NA0180-10232)
2018-09-03 - 2018-11-11
Syllabus and other information
Syllabus
NA0180 Topics in contemporary applied agricultural economics I, 7.5 Credits
Aktuella teman inom tillämpad agrar ekonomi ISubjects
Economics EconomicsEducation cycle
Master’s levelAdvanced study in the main field
A1N
Grading scale
The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.
Language
EnglishPrior knowledge
180 hp, of which at least 90 hp in Economics. Knowledge equivalent to English 6.Objectives
The course aims at providing students with insights into contemporary research in the subject of agricultural economics, regarding current questions, applications and research methods.
After successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
Describe current research topics in the subject of agricultural economics.
Discuss how current research topics contribute to solving current problems in the agricultural sector.
Apply a current research methodology in the field of agricultural economics.
Content
The course is conducted by means of a compulsory seminar part, where the current research in the field of agricultural economics is addressed through a focus on newly published literature in the field. Furthermore, the course is conducted by means of a method part, where students through a compulsory project learn to apply a current research method in the field of agricultural economics.
The course contains a review of current research topics and methods in the field of agricultural economics. The students also receive training in the practical application of a current method in the field of agricultural economics.
Grading form
The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest.Formats and requirements for examination
Passed exam.
Passed Project.
Participation in compulsory seminars.
- If a student has failed an examination, the examiner has the right to issue supplementary assignments. This applies if it is possible and there are grounds to do so.
- The examiner can provide an adapted assessment to students entitled to study support for students with disabilities following a decision by the university. Examiners may also issue an adapted examination or provide an alternative way for the students to take the exam.
- If this syllabus is withdrawn, SLU may introduce transitional provisions for examining students admitted based on this syllabus and who have not yet passed the course.
- For the examination of a degree project (independent project), the examiner may also allow the student to add supplemental information after the deadline for submission. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.
Other information
The right to participate in teaching and/or supervision only applies for the course instance the student was admitted to and registered on.
If there are special reasons, students are entitled to participate in components with compulsory attendance when the course is given again. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.
Responsible department
Department of Economics
Further information
Litterature list
Selected scientific articles Kommentar: Topics in contemporary agricultural economics I NA0180, 2020 Reading list Future scenarios FAO (2018). The future of food and agriculture – alternative pathways to 2050. Rome. http://www.fao.org/publications/fofa/en/ Modelling in Agricultural Economics Two general papers providing background and food-for-thought
Overview paper on problems and solutions for EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Citation: Brady, M., S. Höjgård, E. Kasperson and E. Rabinowicz (2009). "The CAP and Future Challenges." Stockholm: Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies (SIEPS).
General paper reflecting on people’s “fear” of structural change and the implications of agricultural policy for structural change, competitiveness and the environment. Citation: Balmann, A., F. Appel, F. Heinrich and C. Pitson (2019). "Agricultural policy for the environment or environmental policy for agriculture?". Note: the paper is a conference paper, hence not polished, but written by leading expert and providing many valuable insights based on a career of studying structural change. Four papers on how we can model structural change and the AgriPolis model, and combined with policy analysis
Theoretical basis for modelling an agricultural region as an agent-based system (ABS) and the roots of the AgriPoliS model Citation: Balmann, A. 1997. "Farm-based modelling of regional structural change: a cellular automata approach." European Review of Agricultural Economics 24:85-108.
The Agricultural Policy Simulator (AgriPoliS) for evaluating the impacts of agricultural policy (CAP) on farm structure Citation: Happe, K., K. Kellermann and A. Balmann (2006). "Agent-based Analysis of Agricultural Policies: an Illustration of the Agricultural Policy Simulator AgriPoliS, its Adaptation and Behavior." Ecology and Society, 11(1): 49 [http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol11/iss41/art49/].
Evaluation of decoupled direct agricultural payments and extension of AgriPoliS for modelling environmental impacts of CAP Citation: Brady, M., K. Kellermann, C. Sahrbacher, L. Jelinek, and A. Lobianco. 2009. "Impacts of Decoupled Agricultural Support on Farm Structure, Biodiversity and Landscape Mosaic: Some EU Results." Journal of Agricultural Economics 60(3):563-585.
Application of AgriPoliS in multidisciplinary research through combining economic and ecological modelling Citation: Hristov, J., Y. Clough, U. Sahlin, H. G. Smith, M. Stjernman, O. Olsson, A. Sahrbacher and M. V. Brady (2020). "Impacts of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy “Greening” Reform on Agricultural Development, Biodiversity, and Ecosystem Services." Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, (Early View). Doi: 10.1002/aepp.13037 Animal Health and Welfare Papers
Green, LE, J Kaler, GJ Wassink, EM King and R Grogono Thomas (2012). Impact of rapid treatment of sheep lame with footrot on welfare and economics and farmer attitudes to lameness in sheep. Animal Welfare 2012, 21(S1): 65-71. Doi: 10.7120/096272812X13345905673728
Vosough Ahmadi B, Stott AW, Baxter EM, Lawrence AB and Edwards SA (2011). Animal welfare and economic optimization of farrowing systems. Animal Welfare 20: 57-67
A. P. Barnes, K. M. D. Rutherford, F. M. Langford, and M. J. Haskell (2011). The effect of lameness prevalence on technical efficiency at the dairy farm level: An adjusted data envelopment analysis approach. J. Dairy Sci. 94:5449–5457. doi: 10.3168/jds.2011-4262
Tina Birk Jensen, Niels Peter Baadsgaard, Hans Houe, Nils Toft, and Søren Østergaard (2008). The association between disease and profitability in individual finishing boars at a test station. Livestock Science 117 (2008) 101–108
Lartey G. Lawsona, Jens F. Aggerb, Mogens Lunda, Tim Coelli (2004). Lameness, metabolic and digestive disorders, and technical efficiency in Danish dairy herds: a stochastic frontier production function approach. Livestock Production Science 91 (2004) 157–172
Stott, A. W., Vosough Ahmadi, B., Dwyer, C. M., Kupiec, B., Morgan-Davies, C., Milne, C. E., Ringrose, S., Goddard, P., Phillips, K. and Waterhouse, A. ‘Interactions between profit and welfare on extensive sheep farms’, Animal Welfare, Vol. 21, (2012) pp. 57–64.
Bornett, H. L. I., Guy, J. H. and Cain, P. J. ‘Impact of animal welfare on costs and viability of pig production in the UK’, Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, Vol. 16, (2003) pp. 163–186. Land Use Economics
Hüttel, S., Wildermann, L., & Croonenbroeck, C. (2016). How do institutional market players matter in farmland pricing? Land Use Policy, 59, 154-167. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2016.08.021
Latruffe, L., & Le Mouël, C. (2009). Capitalization of Government Support in Agricultural Land Prices: What do we know? Journal of Economic Surveys, 23(4), 659-691. doi:doi:10.1111/j.1467-6419.2009.00575.x
Lehn, F., & Bahrs, E. (2018). Analysis of factors influencing standard farmland values with regard to stronger interventions in the German farmland market. Land Use Policy, 73, 138-146. doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.01.020
Livanis, G., Moss, C. B., Breneman, V. E., & Nehring, R. F. (2006). Urban Sprawl and Farmland Prices. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, 88(4), 915-929. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8276.2006.00906.x
Swinnen, J. F. M. (2002). Political reforms, rural crises, and land tenure in western Europe. Food Policy, 27(4), 371-394. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/S0306-9192(02)00045-3
Wasson, J. R., McLeod, D. M., Bastian, C. T., Rashford, R. S., & (2013). The Effects of Environmental Amenities on Agricultural Land Values. LAND ECONOMICS, 89(3), 466-478
Risk and Uncertainty Allen, D. W., & Lueck, D. (1999). The role of risk in contract choice. Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 15(3), 704-736. Bocquého, G., Jacquet, F., & Reynaud, A. (2014). Expected utility or prospect theory maximisers? Assessing farmers' risk behaviour from field-experiment data. European Review of Agricultural Economics, 41(1), 135-172. Dalhaus, T., Musshoff, O., & Finger, R. (2018). Phenology information contributes to reduce temporal basis risk in agricultural weather index insurance. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 1-10. Hansson, H., & Lagerkvist, C. J. (2012). Measuring farmers’ preferences for risk: a domain-specific risk preference scale. Journal of Risk Research, 15(7), 737-753. Menapace, L., Colson, G., & Raffaelli, R. (2016). A comparison of hypothetical risk attitude elicitation instruments for explaining farmer crop insurance purchases. European Review of Agricultural Economics, 43(1), 113-135. Sarwosri, A. W., & Mußhoff, O. (2020). Are Risk Attitudes and Time Preferences Crucial Factors for Crop Diversification by Smallholder Farmers? Journal of International Development.