Perspectives in Contemporary Production Economics in Agriculture

5.0 hp

2025-09-10 - 2025-10-03

Uppsala

English

Application Code: SLU-F0042

Course Code: P000144

Application deadline: 2025-09-01

Course facts

Subject: Economics
Credits: 5.0 credits
Course code: P000144
Application deadline: 2025-09-01
Study location: Uppsala
Form of instruction: Distance learning without in-person meetings
Course language: English
Responsible Department/Equivalent: Department of Economics
Rate of study: 100 %

P000144, Perspectives in Contemporary Production Economics in Agriculture, 5.0 Hp
Print syllabus

Syllabus

Finalized by: Pia Nilsson, 2025-06-11
Valid from : Second half-year 2025 (2025-07-01)

Level

Third cycle

Subject

Economics

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.

Course language

English

Entry Requirements

Admitted as PhD student in Economics at the Department of Economics, SLU

Objectives

The aim of the course is to provide students with deeper knowledge on classic and contemporary research perspectives in agricultural economics. The course builds on microeconomic theory applied to production decisions in agriculture and the theoretical knowledge acquired during the PhD s. It introduces key perspectives in applied economic analysis through a range of topics with application to agriculture and with connection to own research contributions.

After successfully completing this course students are expected to be able to:

Conceptualize and discuss classic and contemporary research in agricultural economics to describe forward-looking research directions and topics in the field.\
Relate the topics identified in 1) to own contributions, methodological advances and discuss limitations and research gaps.\
Apply relevant theories and conceptual frameworks for analyzing contemporary topics related to agricultural production, off-farm income, agricultural productivity, economies/diseconomies of scale, knowledge diffusion, spatial spillover effects and impacts of climatic extremes.\
Evaluate and interpret their own research contributions in light of theory and empirical evidence in the field.

Content

Individual instruction seminar at the Department of Economics, approximately 2 hours

Own work, approximately 138 hours.

In total, approximately 140 hours.

Examination Formats and Requirements for Passing the Course

Write an individual term paper. The paper will be assessed (fail/pass) based on how comprehensively it describes and discusses the ILOs and to what extent it integrates the student’s own research into the bigger picture of applied agricultural production economics.