The Economics of Agriculture and the Environment
Code
2166
Academic unit
null
Credits
3,5
Teacher in charge
Fernando Júlio Viana de Brito Soares
Teaching language
English
Objectives
The course exposes the student to the use of the main policy tools applied to the specific issues of the agricultural sector. Special attention is devoted to the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the European Union (EU). The course addresses also the relationship between agriculture and the environment and its economic implications.
Prerequisites
N/A
Subject matter
I. Introduction
II. Agriculture and the Economy
III. Agricultural Policy
IV. The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the European Union
V. The CAP for 2014 2020
VI. Agriculture and the Environment
Bibliography
Hill, Band Ingersent K. (1977) - An Economic of Agriculture, Macmillan, London (ch 13)
Comissão Europeia (1997) - Agenda 2000: para uma União Reforçada e Alargada
Ritson, C. and Harley, D. (1997) - The Common Agricultural Policy, Cab International Oxfordshire (ch1, 3 and 16)
European Comission (2010) - Agriculture in the European Union: Statistical and Economic Information
Soares, F. B. (2005) - An Alternative Scheme to Compute the Common Agricultural Policy Direct Payments to Farmers, Working Paper # 9/2005, International Centre for Economic Research, Turin
European Commission - Com (2011) 625 final/2, Brussels 19.10.2011
European Commission - Com (2011) 626 final/2, Brussels 19.10.2011
European Commission - Com (2011) 627 final/2, Brussels 19.10.2011 Cooper, Joseph (ed) (2005) - Global Agricultural Policy Reform and Trad Environmental Gains and Losses, Elgar, Cheltenham, UK (ch2)
Soares, F. B and Ronco R. (2005) - The Common Agricultural Policy and The Green House Gas Emissions, Working Paper # 17/2005, International Centre for Economic Research, Turin
Dinar, A. and Mendelsohn, R. (ed) (2011) - Handbook on Climate Change and Agriculture, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham, UK (ch. 11 and 12)
Teaching method
Students are supposed to attend the lectures in order to be able to follow the discussion of policy issues and to follow the presentation of theoretical models.
Evaluation method
Mandatory final written exam (70%); the remainder 30% will be agreed upon with the students, depending on the enrolment.