Special Lecture on Natural Resources Economics IV A
| Numbering Code | G-AGR06 7FC05 LJ82 | Year/Term | 2022 ・ Intensive, First semester |
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| Number of Credits | 1 | Course Type | Lecture |
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| Language | English | Day/Period | Intensive |
| Instructor name | Xiaohua Yu (Part-time Lecturer) | ||
| Outline and Purpose of the Course |
【This intensive course, themed “Food Economics and Nutrition Policy in Developing and Transition Countries,” will be taught by Dr. Xiaohua Yu, Professor (with Chair) of Agricultural Economics in Developing and Transition Countries at the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, University of Goettingen, Germany. The exact dates and format (in person or online) of the course are yet to be decided, but it will most likely be held in late July 2022.】 This course will share the research frontier, including theories and empirical methods in the literature on food economics and nutrition policies mainly for developing countries. We attempt to propose food policies from nutritional perspectives to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). |
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| Course Goals | Help graduate students to understand the research frontier on food and nutritional policies in developing and transition countries, such as China, Pakistan and African countries. It highlights the importance of food and nutritional issues for reaching the Sustainable Development Goals set by the UN in 2015. | ||
| Schedule and Contents |
Lecture 1) The Role of Nutrition for Development Lecture 2) The Demand for Nutrients in China Lecture 3) Nutrition Improvement and Dietary Change in China: The Measurements Lecture 4) Nutrition Knowledge, Iron Deficiency and Children Anemia in Rural China: An Experiment Lecture 5) Engel Curve, Farmer Welfare and Food Consumption in 40 Years of Rural China Lecture 6) Memory Utility and Obesity Lecture 7) Overweighting and Obesity Standard and Subjective Wellbeing Lecture 8) Nutrition Impacts of Rising Food Prices in African Countries |
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| Evaluation Methods and Policy |
Understand the concepts and the approaches to estimating the nutrition demands, the driving forces behind the structural change, and the issues related to food and nutrition policies in developing and emerging countries. Participation (20%), exam (50%) and homework (30%) Refer to "2022Guide to Degree Programs" for attainment levels of evaluation. |
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| Course Requirements | Understand the papers which will be presented in the class. | ||
| Study outside of Class (preparation and review) | Read the above 12 papers ahead of the classes. | ||
