Duration
6h Th, 12h AUTR
Number of credits
| Master in agricultural bioengineering (120 ECTS) | 2 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
A. International trade theory
1. Comparative advantages
2. National accounting and the balance of payments
3. Exchange rates
B. International trade
1. Trade policy tools
2. Forward markets
3. Barriers to export growth
C. Trade terms
D. Globalization : the case of foodsector.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
To understand the role of the economy in international relations and to characterize the main agricultural markets.
After completing the course the student is expected to
Understand the place of the economy in the analysis of the international reports
Characterize the main markets of farm products
Understand the functioning of authorities and instruments of the international trade
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
-- ECON2244-1 - Political and social economics
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Lectures : 8h Case studies : 10h Personal work : 6h
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
Recommended or required readings
1) Krugman (1996). La mondialisation n'est pas coupable : vertus et limites du libre-échange. La Découverte/Poche; 81. Essais.
2) Bigman (2002). Globalization and the Developing Countries : Emerging Strategies for Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation. Cabi Publishing.
3) Ataman Aksoy et Beghin (2005). Global agricultural Trade and Developing Countries. The World Bank.
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Any session :
- In-person
written exam ( open-ended questions )
- Remote
written work
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred remote
Additional information:
Written exam and oral presentation
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Lebailly Philippe, (Professeur Ordinaire)
Bât. GE Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Passage des Déportés 2
5030 Gembloux
+32 81 622361
Philippe.Lebailly@ulg.ac.be