Food chain in the global market
A.A. 2018/2019
Obiettivi formativi
The course introduces students to topics on international fragmentation of production in Global value chains, with special emphasis to the agri-food sector.
Risultati apprendimento attesi
Knowledge on how firms act in the Global Economy (Export Decisions, Outsourcing, and Multinational Enterprises), and which the effects of offshoring and of movement of capital between countries, will be the main learning topics of the first part of the course. How to analyze and measure the Global value Chain, and which the main caracteristics of some of the most relevant GVC in the food sector will be the main learning topics of the second part.
Periodo: Primo semestre
Modalità di valutazione: Esame
Giudizio di valutazione: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
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Programma e organizzazione didattica
Edizione unica
Responsabile
Periodo
Primo semestre
Programma
Part I The Actors, the choices, the effects Firms in the Global Economy: Outsourcing, and Multinational Enterprises (K-O-M Ch. 8) Offshoring of Good and Services (F-T Ch. 7) Movement of (Labor and) Capital between Countries (F-T Ch. 5) Part II The Global Value Chains: Measurement and Analysis How to measure GVCs: trade in Value Added The measure of international fragmentation using WIOD database (with STATA) The GVCs analysis GVCs in the Agri-food sector case studies: Coffee, Fruit & Vegetables, Cocoachocolate, Sugar-soft drinks, Wheat
Informazioni sul programma
The final grade will consist of two parts: the written test on Part I (50%) and the oral final examination (50%) on Part II. Students have to achieve a minimum grade in the written test, to be admitted to the final oral.
Propedeuticità
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Prerequisiti
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Materiale di riferimento
1. Feenstra R. C. e Taylor A. M. (2009), International Trade, Worth Publishers, New York (F-T) 2. Feenstra R.C. (2016), Advanced International Trade, Princeton University Press (F) 3. Krugman P., Obstfeld M. and Melitz M.J. (2012). International Economics. Theory and Policy,Pearson (K-O-M) 4. Readings list suggested by the teacher
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Ufficio docente - 1° piano DESP (via Celoria)