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NA0181

Aktuella teman inom tillämpad agrar ekonomi II

Kursen genomförs med hjälp av en obligatorisk seminariedel där den aktuella forskningen inom ämnet agrar ekonomi behandlas genom ett fokus på inom ämnet nypublicerad litteratur samt på hur forskningen kan bidra till att lösa problem inom jordbrukssektorn. Vidare genomförs kursen med hjälp av en metoddel där studenterna genom ett obligatoriskt projektarbete lär sig tillämpa en aktuell forskningsmetod inom ämnet agrar ekonomi. Studenterna får också identifiera och motivera behov av fortsatt forskning inom ämnet agrar ekonomi, vilket presenteras i en obligatorisk inlämningsuppgift.


Kursen innehåller en genomgång av aktuella forskningsteman och metoder inom ämnet agrar ekonomi. Studenterna får även träning i praktiskt tillämpning av en aktuell metod inom ämnet agrar ekonomi, samt i att identifiera och motivera behov av fortsatt forskning inom ämnet.


Information från kursledaren

A warm welcome to the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and the course Topics in contemporary applied agricultural economics II!

Below, you will find general information about the student account, registration for the course and other practical information.

The student account

You will need your student account to access e.g. your e-mail, Ladok and Canvas. For information regarding how to create your student account, follow this link: https://student.slu.se/en/study-support/it-support/support/new-student---start/

Registration for the course

Self-registration for the course is done in Ladok between 2023-04-14 and 2023-04-28. Remember that you must be admitted and registered in Ladok to be able take the course. Having access to Canvas does not mean you are registered in the course and without registration, you are risking losing your place in the course. If you have been admitted to the course with conditions, you need to send your credit list to the course leader who will review it and decide if you can register. Do this as soon as possible as reviewing credits may take a few days due to the course start.

Educational support

If you are entitled extra educational support, please inform the course leader at the start of the course so that special arrangements can be made.

For educational support for an exam, see instructions in the exam registration in Ladok Student. You need to register for alternative exam arrangements no later than 15 workings days prior to the examination day. More information here: https://student.slu.se/en/study-support/study-support/funka/.

Discontinuation of a course

If you want to discontinue the course, you should immediately notify the educational administrators at econ-edu@slu.se, who in turn will inform the course leader and register a non-completion of the course in Ladok after your approval. You are also able to register an early non-completion of the course (within three weeks after course start) in Ladok yourself.

Exams

You need to register for exams in Ladok. The registration closes 10 workings days prior to the exam. You can find your anonymity code in Ladok Student. It's not possible to register for the exam after the deadline has passed.

On Wednesdays between 12:30-14:30 we have an exam hand out at the department (Ulls hus, 4th floor). Please remember to bring your ID-card.

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Do not hesitate to contact us at econ-edu@slu.se if you have any questions!

Kind regards,

The educational administrators

Kursvärdering

Kursvärderingen är avslutad

NA0181-40090 - Sammanställning av kursvärdering

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Andra kursvärderingar för NA0181

Läsåret 2021/2022

Aktuella teman inom tillämpad agrar ekonomi II (NA0181-40115)

2022-05-02 - 2022-06-05

Läsåret 2020/2021

Aktuella teman inom tillämpad agrar ekonomi II (NA0181-40092)

2021-05-03 - 2021-06-06

Läsåret 2019/2020

Aktuella teman inom tillämpad agrar ekonomi II (NA0181-40082)

2020-05-01 - 2020-06-07

Läsåret 2018/2019

Aktuella teman inom tillämpad agrar ekonomi II (NA0181-40119)

2019-05-03 - 2019-06-09

Kursplan och övrig information

Betygskriterier

Grading Criteria

  • For a pass grade (which is score 3) the student should be able to achieve the course objectives:
    • Discuss the concepts and theory behind efficiency and productivity Analysis
    • Discuss how topics in efficiency and productivity analysis contribute to solving current problems in the agricultural sector.
    • Apply approaches in efficiency and productivity analysis in the field of agricultural economics.
    • Identify the need for continued research in the field of agricultural economics.

  • Grade score 4: the student should be able to discuss and understand the concepts and approaches in Efficiency and productivity analysis in greater details relative to score 3.

  • Grade score 5: The student should be able to compare, contrast and link the approaches in Efficiency analysis and be able to critically examine the approaches and outline the research frontier in efficiency analysis.

Evaluation types:

  • Assignments: graded as Pass and Fail
  • Seminar presentation: graded as Pass and Fail
  • The final exam: graded as
    • Pass (grade 3): >= 55 points out of 100;
    • Grade 4: >= 75 points out of 100;
    • Grade 5: >= 85 points out of 100.
  • Final course grade: The final exam grade and a pass in compulsory assignments and seminar presentation determines the final course grade.
  • A “Fail” in seminar, assignment or final exam will result in a “Fail” in the final course grade.

Litteraturlista

Book:

  • Coelli, T., Rao, D., O’Donnell, C., and Battese, G. (2005). An introduction to efficiency and productivity analysis. An Introduction To Efficiency and Producvitity Analysis.

Articles (subject to few additions):

  • Reinhard, S., Lovell, C. A. K., and Thijssen, G. (2002). Analysis of environmental efficiency variation. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 84: 1054–1065.
  • Guesmi, B., and Serra, T. (2015). Can we improve farm performance? The determinants of farm technical and environmental efficiency. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy 37: 692–717.
  • Färe, R., Grosskopf, S., Lovell, C. A. K., and Yaisawarng, S. (1993). Derivation of Shadow Prices for Undesirable Outputs - a Distance Function-Approach. The Review of Economics and Statistics 75: 374–380.
  • Latruffe, L., and Nauges, C. (2014). Technical efficiency and conversion to organic farming: The case of France. European Review of Agricultural Economics 41: 227–253.
  • Picazo-Tadeo, A. J., Beltrán-Esteve, M., and Gómez-Limón, J. A. (2012). Assessing eco-efficiency with directional distance functions. European Journal of Operational Research 220: 798–809.
  • Färe, R., Grosskopf, S., Noh, D.-W. W., and Weber, W. (2005). Characteristics of a polluting technology: theory and practice. Journal of Econometrics 126: 469–492.
  • Hansson, H. H., Manevska-Tasevska, G., and Asmild, M. (2018). Rationalising inefficiency in agricultural production - the case of Swedish dairy agriculture. European Review of Agricultural Economics 47: 1–24.
  • Huang, W., and Bruemmer, B. (2017). Balancing economic revenue and grazing pressure of livestock grazing on the Qinghai-Tibetan-Plateau. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 61: 645–662.
  • Pérez Urdiales, M., Lansink, A. O., and Wall, A. (2016). Eco-efficiency Among Dairy Farmers: The Importance of Socio-economic Characteristics and Farmer Attitudes. Environmental and Resource Economics 64: 559–574.
  • Cuesta, R. a., Lovell, C. A. K., and Zofio, J. L. (2009). Environmental efficiency measurement with translog distance functions: A parametric approach. Ecological Economics 68: 2232–2242.

Kursfakta

Kursen ges som en fristående kurs: Ja Kursen ges som en programkurs: Policyanalys inom jordbruk, miljö och livsmedel (AFEPA) - masterprogram Kursavgift: Studieavgift, endast för medborgare utanför EU, EES, och Schweiz: 13090 SEK Nivå: Avancerad nivå (A1N)
Ämne: Nationalekonomi
Kurskod: NA0181 Anmälningskod: SLU-40090 Plats: Uppsala Distanskurs: Nej Undervisningsspråk: Engelska Ansvarig institution: Institutionen för ekonomi Studietakt: 100%