INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL TRADE

The course is part of the educational activities decided by individual student of the degree in Economics and Business.
Its purpose is to outline the economic determinants of the international market for agricultural products, highlight the organization and structure of the agricultural markets, the trade policies pursued, and provide specific tools for study and management. Instructional goals are the analysis of the supply and demand of agricultural products, the economics of the international trade, the theoretical tools for the study of agricultural trade, such as the food supply balance and the exchange rates, the Italian agri-food balance, the role of international policies for agricultural markets.

1 Knowledge and Understanding.
1.1 Investigating the economic determinants of the demand and supply of agricultural products in the global context.
1.2 Providing the tools for the study of agricultural trade and the Italian agri-food balance.
1.3 Classifying the international policies for agricultural markets and their effects on trade.
2. Ability to apply knowledge and understanding.
2.1 Applying the economic analysis to international trade in agricultural products.
2.2 Using the main tools provided for the study of agricultural trade and the Italian agri-food balance.
2.3 Identifying and highlighting the effects deriving from international policies for agricultural markets.
3. Judgment skills.
3.1 Abstracting and interpreting the economic model related to international agricultural markets.
3.2 Using of tools designed to explain the structure and evolution of the Italian agro-food balance and the exchange rate.
3.3 Conducting autonomously the study of the international agricultural markets and deepening the analysis through research projects, the elaboration of essays and reports.

Mandatory priority Exams: none.
Prerequisites: basic skills in Economics (micro and macro) and Mathematics (first module). Basic skills in demand and supply economic models and market forms.

1. Supply and demand of agricultural products.
2. Theoretical tools for the study of agricultural trade.
3. The Italian agri-food balance.
4. Economics of international agricultural trade.
5. International policies for agricultural markets.

De Pin A. (2019), COMMERCIO INTERNAZIONALE DEI PRODOTTI AGRICOLI (pp. 1-246), IMPRIMITUR, Padova. (Available at the Cafoscarina Library)
Optional: Messori F., Ferretti F. (2010), Economia del mercato dei prodotti agroalimentari (pp. 1-670).

Evaluation is based on a final exam. Grading is based on a written exam administered mostly in Moodle's quiz mode.
The exam aims at verifying students' preparation on the topics of the course.

The Course is conducted through classroom lessons.
The study can be carried out with the help of Moodle platform and the Teacher's Book.

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Registration on the Ca' Foscari moodle platform is recommended.

If you have a disability (Law 17/1999) or a specific learning disorder (Law 170/2010) contact the Disability and DSA office: disabilita@unive.it.

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This subject deals with topics related to the macro-area "Natural capital and environmental quality" and contributes to the achievement of one or more goals of U. N. Agenda for Sustainable Development