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Syllabus AAE 641 Foundations of Agricultural Economics Credits 3 Meeting Time and Location January 25 May 6 TuTh 11 00 am 12 15pm B30 Taylor Hall Instructional Mode Lecture and discussion How Credit Hours are met by the Course This class meets for two 75 minute class periods over the spring semester and carries the expectation that students will work on course learning activities reading writing problem sets studying etc for about 4 hours out of classroom for every class period The syllabus includes more information about meeting times and expectations for student work Instructor Title and Name Associate Professor Sheldon Xiaodong Du Instructor Availability O ce hours Th 1 00 2 00pm or by appointment Instructor Email xdu23 wisc edu Course Description This course ful lls one of the course requirements constituting the Economics of Agriculture Ph D major eld The objective of the course is to provide an overview of the literature on the economics of agriculture It covers the e ciency and productivity of agricultural production the role of technical change the demand for food the conceptual and empirical analysis of economic behavior under risk a general introduction to economics of network and the evaluation of farm and food policy Requisites AAE 635 Applied Microeconomic Theory or Econ 711 Microeconomic Theory Learning Outcomes 1 Understand theoretical and empirical approaches commonly used in studying agricultural economics 2 Build theoretical and empirical skills for understanding contemporary issues related to agricultural economics and the linkages between agriculture and broad economy including for example environment and natural resources energy and food industries and nancial markets 3 Understand institutions of agriculture and food sectors 4 Develop ability to analyze agricultural related policies Grading Grading will be based on the homework and two exams midterm and nal The nal grade will depend on the homework 60 and the exams 40 The nal grade will be determined by the following percentages A 90 AB 85 89 B 80 84 BC 75 79 C 70 74 D 60 69 F 60 PhD students need 3 more to get the same grade Textbooks and Other Course Materials will be assigned in class Exams There will be a in class midterm exam Final exam 5 10 2022 Tuesday 2 45 4 45pm 1 Homework About six problem sets will be assigned Some knowledge of regression analysis is assumed Each student must do each assignment independently Assignments will be penalized 10 percentage points for each day they are late unless the student has obtained prior permission or in the case of an unforeseen emergency Written noti cation from your advisor or doctor will be required in both instances Teaching Learning Data Transparency Statement The privacy and security of faculty sta and students personal information is a top priority for UW Madison The university carefully evaluates and vets all campus supported digital tools used to support teaching and learning to help support success through learning 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