Mikroekonomi med tillämpningar inom jordbruks- och miljöekonomi

• Om studenten inte blivit godkänd på ett prov har examinatorn rätt att ge en kompletteringsuppgift – om det finns skäl för det och om det är möjligt.
• Om studenten har ett beslut från SLU om särskilt pedagogiskt stöd på grund av funktionsnedsättning, har examinatorn rätt att ge ett anpassat prov eller låta studenten genomföra provet på ett alternativt sätt.
• Om denna kursplan ändras, eller om kursen läggs ner, ska SLU besluta om övergångsregler för examination av studenter som antagits enligt denna kursplan och ännu inte blivit godkända.
• För examination av självständigt arbete (examensarbete) gäller dessutom att examinatorn kan tillåta studenten att göra kompletteringar efter inlämningsdatum. Mer information finns i utbildningens regelsamling.

Grading criteria

To obtain grade 3, the student should be able to:

- analyze how market supply and demand arise from firm and consumer decisions, and what lies behind these decisions,

- analyze duality in microeconomics,

- derive and interpret the Slutzky equation

- analyse policy dilemmas from a welfare perspective, in partial and general equilibrium;

- analyse market power in product and factor markets

- account for alternative methods for ex-ante and ex-post analysis of policy problems

- describe and identify central themes in agricultural and environmental economics

- critically evaluate the usefulness of alternative methods for analysing policy targets and economic instruments

- use economic theory to describe economic decisions on agricultural and environmental policy

To obtain grade 4 the students should be able to demonstrate good knowledge and skills in relation to the requirements for grade 3.

To obtain grade 5 the students should be able to demonstrate very good knowledge and skills in relation to the requirements for grade 3.

A grade U (fail) will be obtained if the student does not fullfil one or more of the criteria for grade 3 and/ or has not completed the requirements stipulated under i) and ii) below.

Requirements for passing the course

In order for the student to fulfil the requirements of the course she/he has to:

i) Write a research proposal satisfying the requirements for a passing grade. The research proposal is graded pass or fail.

ii) Attend and actively participate in the application part of the course consisting of 7 compulsory lectures and seminars. This includes presenting and defending the written research proposal at the final seminar as well as being an active discussant on another student's proposal. Graded pass or fail.

iii) Fullfil the requirements for at least a grade 3 at the written exam. Exams are graded 3, 4, 5, or fail. Note that grades 4 and 5 can only be obtained at the first regular exam and the first re-exam.

The final grade in the course is determined as follows

Grade 3 - passing grade on i), a passing grade on ii) and a grade 3 on the written exam (iii).

Grade 4 - passing grade on i), a passing grade on ii) and a grade 4 on the written exam (iii).

Grade 5 - passing grade on i), a passing grade on ii) and a grade 5 on the written exam (iii).