Academic Catalog

ECON641 INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL TRADE AND POLICY

Course Code: 3110641
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Economics
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. AHMET HALÝS AKDER
Offered Semester: Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

This course deals with agricultural policies in an independent world. The focus is intentionally analytical, using verbal and graphical analysis, to derive alternative policy choices. The course is designed to assist the student with understanding policy choice in the world of domestic agricultural policies linked through world commodity markets. Use of analytical techniques in intermediate microeconomics and a general understanding of comparative advantage are the basic requirements.