| Course title | |||||
| 食料環境経済学Ⅱ [Economics of Food and Environment Ⅱ] | |||||
| Course category | Requirement | Credit | 2 | ||
| Department | Year | 1～ | Semester | 3rd | |
| Course type | 3rd | Course code | 05sc0006 | ||
| Instructor(s) | |||||
| 千年 篤, 草処 基 [CHITOSE Atsushi, KUSADOKORO Motoi] | |||||
| Facility affiliation | Faculty of Agriculture | Office | afjgxte/L1151 | Email address | |
| Course description |
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【Purpose】 The purpose of this course is to understand the features of agricultural production from an economic point of view and resource mobility in agriculture in the course of economic development, particularly changes in allocation of production factors (i.e., labor, capital) and markets and trade through reading literature regarding world agriculture, with attention to differences in resource endowment and economic and social situations across counties/regions. 【Outline】 The material to be used in class is: Chavas, “Structural Change in Agricultural Production: Economics, Technology and Policy.” A student is required to explain the part assigned to her/him in advance, using the summary of which a copy is distributed to each of all participants including a lecturer. In a summary to be distributed, a student has to write what she/he cannot understand as well as what she/he would like to discuss in class, related to the contents in the assigned part, in addition to a summary of the contents. 【Term-paper + Presentation】 A student should choose a region she/he is interested in, then investigate the feature of agriculture of such a region, with emphasis on agricultural resource endowment and its present use situations. A student should submit the paper that summarizes your investigation in the form of 8-10 pages (double spaced, Times New Roman 11pts) including tables and figures. In addition, a student is required to make an oral-presentation about your paper using the power point slides for 15-20 minutes in class. The lecturer of this course has substantial experiences as a consultant for agricultural and water resource development and will sometimes use the situations he had observed in rural areas to help students to deepen their understanding of the contents given. |
| Expected Learning |
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A Student is expected to understand agricultural resource use in the process of economic development from an economic point of view and apply them to the relevant issues. Corresponding criteria in the Diploma Policy: See the Curriculum maps. (URL: https://www.tuat.ac.jp/campuslife_career/campuslife/policy/ ) |
| Course schedule |
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Despite the outbreak of the new corona virus, covid-19, this course will be conducted through face-to-face in class since the expected number of enrollments is small. The schedule is given below. #1 Introduction, Features of farm structure, Basic economics #2 1. Introduction, 2. The structure of agricultural production pp.265-266 #3 3.1. Farm size and returns to scale (1/2) pp.267-269 #4 3.1. Farm size and returns to scale (2/2) pp.269-271 #5 3.2. Economies of scope and diversification pp.271-27 #6 3.3. Technology and farm organization (1/2) pp.272-275 #8 4. Entry-exit decisions and resource mobility in agriculture pp.277-278 #9 4.2. Labor mobility, pp.279 #10 #11 4.3. Markets and trade pp.279-282 #12 #13 Student Presentation (1/3) #14 Student Presentation (2/3) #15 Student Presentation (3/3) ※ The schedule above may change due to the proceeding speed of the class. |
| Prerequisites |
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Basic economics In addition to 30 hours that students spend in the class, students are recommended to prepare for and review the lectures, spending the standard amount of time as specified by the University and using the lecture handouts as well as the references specified below. |
| Required Text(s) and Materials |
| Chavas, Jean-Paul, “Structural Change in Agricultural Production: Economics, Technology and Policy,” Gardner, B. and Rausser, G., ed. Handbook of Agricultural Economics, Vol.1A, 2001, pp.264-285. |
| References |
| Assessment/Grading |
| Performance of literature review (30%), Participation (30%), Term-paper + presentation (40%) |
| Message from instructor(s) |
| Course keywords |
| Economic agent, Agricultural Resources, Market, Institution |
| Office hours |
| Right after class |
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| Lecture Language |
| English |
| Language Subject |
| Last update |
| 8/29/2020 2:45:19 PM |