FRE_V 290 (3) Introductory Topics in Food and Resource Economics
Analysis and interpretation of current issues in food and resource economics. Topics will vary from year to year. Prerequisite: One of ECON_V 101, ECON_V 310, FRST_V 101, LFS_V 101.
Analysis and interpretation of current issues in food and resource economics. Topics will vary from year to year. Prerequisite: One of ECON_V 101, ECON_V 310, FRST_V 101, LFS_V 101.
Economic foundations of managerial decision-making. Organization of the firm, demand theory, cost and production, market structure, competitive strategy, welfare-economic foundations of business regulation. Credit may be obtained for only one of ECON _V 301, ECON _V 304, COMM _V 295. Prerequisite: ECON_V 102, one of ECON_V 101, ECON_V 310, FRST_V 101, LFS_V 101, and one of MATH_V 100, MATH_V 105, MATH_V 110, MATH_V 180.
Emphasizes the building of a business plan by exploring topics such as the planning process and financing, marketing and human resource concepts, as applied to an agri-food business, domestically and internationally. Prerequisite: One of ECON_V 101, ECON_V 310, FRST_V 101, LFS_V 101.
An overview of global food markets including recent trends (e.g., vertical coordination, strategic alliances, multinationals and small firms in niche markets), marketing and trade institutions such as state-trading enterprises and WTO regulations, issues specific to developing nations, and case studies. Prerequisite: One of ECON_V 101, ECON_V 310, FRST_V 101, LFS_V 101.
Introduction to empirical methods with applications for problems in food and resource economics; standard linear regression and methods to address data deficiencies; interpretation of regression results for forecasting and policy analysis. Prerequisite: One of LFS_V 252, STAT_V 200, BIOL_V 300, FRST_V 231, ECON_V 325. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Characteristics, processes and sources of economic growth, role of agricultural and resource sectors in economic growth, analysis of output and input markets in those sectors, policy failures, tools for empirical analysis of rural markets, growth, and the environment. Prerequisite: One of ECON_V 101, ECON_V 310, FRST_V 101, LFS_V 101.
Willingness to pay, opportunity costs, externalities, and market failures in natural resource markets; dynamic efficiency; economic applications including mineral, marine, forest, land, water, and biodiversity. Prerequisite: One of ECON_V 101, ECON_V 310, FRST_V 101, LFS_V 101. Equivalency: ECON_V 374
Spreadsheet modeling and analysis of business and resource management problems: decision analysis, forecasting, linear programming, simulation modeling, and inventory management. Prerequisite: One of ECON_V 101, ECON_V 310, FRST_V 101, LFS_V 101 and one of LFS_V 252, BIOL_V 300, FRST_V 231, STAT_V 200, ECON_V 325.
Roles of government and business in the Canadian economy, emphasizing interactions with the environment and society, including Indigenous communities. Ethical foundations of government, business and personal decision-making. Prerequisite: One of COMM 295, ECON 301. Equivalency: COMM 394 This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Macro and micro aspects of agri-food market and industry analysis, market strategy, consumer behaviour, secondary market research, quantitative and qualitative market research. Prerequisite: One of ECON_V 101, ECON_V 310, FRST_V 101, LFS_V 101.
Market failure and gains from trade in the presence of environmental externalities; multilateral trade and environmental agreements; case studies, including biological invasions, transport emissions, climate-induced migration, carbon leakage, ivory trade, food miles. Prerequisite: One of ECON_V 101, ECON_V 310, FRST_V 101, LFS_V 101.
Statistical and machine learning algorithms for predictive analytics in the context of relevant problems in food, sustainability, and resource-related issues. Prerequisite: FRE 326.
Microeconomics of consumer decisions and public policy in food contexts; foodborne illness; economic causes and consequences of obesity; sin taxes and prohibitions; information campaigns and advertising; labeling; food waste and ethics. Prerequisite: One of ECON_V 101, ECON_V 310, FRST_V 101, LFS_V 101.
Estimating causal relationships in natural resource economics; applied data analysis; econometrics; counterfactual thinking, and applications to the economics of: natural resource conservation, species loss and extraction, protected areas, international trade of wildlife products, and endangered species legislation. Prerequisite: One of LFS_V 252, STAT_V 200, BIOL_V 300, ECON_V 325, COMM_V 291, FRST_V 231 and one of ECON_V 101, ECON_V 310, FRST_V 101, LFS_V 101.
Prerequisite: One of ECON_V 101, ECON_V 310, FRST_V 101, LFS_V 101.
Prerequisite: Approval of program advisor. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Design and execution of an experimental/analytical research project leading to preparation of a thesis. Prerequisite: Approval of a program advisor; consult before the end of classes in third year. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Credit will be granted for only one of FNH 415, FOOD 515 or FRE 515. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Prerequisite: FRE 502. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Prerequisite: ECON 500. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Prerequisite: ECON 527. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.
Prerequisite: One of FRE 523, FRE 524, ECON 573 This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.