Course: Advanced Policy Analysis Modelling (4201-421)

Persons:

• N.N. (verantwortlich)

Type of Course:

lecture with exercise

In-Class Hours Per Week:

4

Contents:

General Equilibrium Modelling (Modelling approaches; Estimations and Assumptions; Regional, National and International Modells), Mathematical Structures and Solution Algorithms, Models for Agricultural Supply and Environment, Modelling the CAP, Modelling International Trade, Institutions and Transactions, Project: Structure your model

Literature:

Lecture notes and additional readings will be distributed in class.

There is no text book covering all the material in the course. The following books are only recommended as supplements to what is covered in the lectures:
HONKAPOHJA, SEPPO & INGBERG, MIKAEL (1993), Macroeconomic Modelling and Policy implications, North Holland.
HECKELEI, THOMAS ET AL. (2001), Agricultural Sector Modelling and Policy Information Systems, Wissenschaftsverlag Vauk, Kiel.
BROCKMEIER, MARTINA ET AL. (1998), Economic Transition and Greening of Policies. Modelling New Challenges for Agriculture and Agribusiness in a large integrated economy. Proceeding of the 50th European Seminar of the European Association of Agricultural Economics (EAAE), 15-17 Oct. 1996, Gießen (Germany)
ZANDER, PETER M. (2003), Agricultural land use and conservation options, Wageningen.
SCHWARZ, GERALD (2003), The BSE crisis on the European beef market: modelling of changing demand patterns and substituion effects in integrated economics, Aachen.
HART, ROB (2002), Dynamic modelling of environment and economy, Uppsala.
NIEMI, JYRKI (2003), Co-integration and error correction modelling of agricultural commodity trade: the case of ASEAN agricultural exports to the EU, Helsinki.
ECKMAN, SONE (2002), Modelling agricultural production systems using mathematical programming, Uppsala.

Location:

Hohenheim

Remarks:

Lecture + Laboratory Course with Students presentation.

Module:

• 4201-420 Advanced Policy Analysis Modelling (compulsory)