Topics in Agri-food Economics and Policy (4 CFU)

Lessons will start in March and end in early June

Syllabus and summary for Topics in agri-food economics and policy (4 CFU)

Part 1

Risk + Uncertainty: Moschini + Hennessy Vol 1 A, Ch 2 ; Expected Utility Theory (MIT slides) ; Levin's notes

Yield distribution: Goodwin + Ker

Risk management strategies: USDA

Policies for RM: Cordier (2015) + Slides + Garrido

EU Regulations: Reg 1305/2013

On IST and MF: Price Volatility, MF and IST

Crop Insurance in EU: Lessons and Cautions from the US

Study on Risk Management in EU (EU commission)

Part 2

Threshold Cointegration and Spatial Price Transmission when Expectations Matter

Part 3

Sanitary and Phyto-Sanitary Measures

Further readings

Readings from Handbook of Agricultural Economics: Vol 1 Part 1 ; Vol 1 Part 2 ; Vol 2 Part 1 ; Vol 2 Part 2

Glauber ;

Matthews (the new CAP) ;

Barry + Robinson Vol 1 A, Ch 10

Wiliams Vol 2 A, Ch

A.A. 2014-2015, 2015-2016

Syllabus for Applied agri-food economics and policy (3 CFU)