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Food and Resource Economics, Faculty of Land and Food Systems

FRE_V: Food and Resource Economics

  1. 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.

  2. FRE_V 295 (3) Managerial Economics

    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.

  3. FRE_V 302 (3) Small Business Management in Agri-food Industries

    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.

  4. FRE_V 306 (3) Introduction to Global Food Markets

    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.

  5. FRE_V 326 (3) Empirical Methods for Food and Resource Economics

    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.

  6. FRE_V 340 (3) International Agricultural Development

    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.

  7. FRE_V 374 (3) Land and Resource Economics

    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

  8. FRE_V 385 (3) Quantitative Methods for Business and Resource Management

    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.

  9. FRE_V 394 (3) Environment, Society and Government

    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.

  10. FRE_V 402 (3) Market Research and Analysis in Agri-Food Industries

    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.

  11. FRE_V 420 (3) The Economics of International Trade and the Environment

    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.

  12. FRE_V 426 (3) Predictive Analytics for Food and Resource Economics

    Statistical and machine learning algorithms for predictive analytics in the context of relevant problems in food, sustainability, and resource-related issues. Prerequisite: FRE 326.

  13. FRE_V 460 (3) Economics of Food Consumption

    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.

  14. FRE_V 474 (3) Causal Inference in the Economics of Natural Resource Conservation

    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.

  15. FRE_V 490 (3) Current Issues in Food and Resource Economics

    Prerequisite: One of ECON_V 101, ECON_V 310, FRST_V 101, LFS_V 101.

  16. FRE_V 497 (2-6) Directed Studies in Food and Resource Economics

    Prerequisite: Approval of program advisor. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  17. FRE_V 499 (6) Undergraduate Thesis

    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.

  18. FRE_V 500 (3) MSc Seminar

    Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  19. FRE_V 501 (3) Strategic Economic Analysis of Agri-Food Markets

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  20. FRE_V 502 (3) Food Market Analysis

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  21. FRE_V 504 (1.5) Agricultural and Resource Policy Analysis

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  22. FRE_V 505 (1.5) Agricultural and Resource Policy Analysis - Policy and Project Evaluation Tools

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  23. FRE_V 515 (3) Agribusiness Management

    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.

  24. FRE_V 516 (3) Financial and Marketing Management in Agri-food Industries

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  25. FRE_V 517 (1.5) Futures Trading in Agricultural Commodities

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  26. FRE_V 518 (1.5) Survey Design and Data Analysis

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  27. FRE_V 520 (2) Professional Masters Seminar

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  28. FRE_V 521 (1-3) Topics in Food and Resource Economics

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  29. FRE_V 522 (1.5) Environmental Externalities in the Global Economy

    Prerequisite: FRE 502. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  30. FRE_V 523 (1.5) Resource Economics I

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  31. FRE_V 524 (1.5) Resource Economics II

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  32. FRE_V 526 (1.5) Environmental Economics and Policy: Theory

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  33. FRE_V 527 (1.5) Environmental Economics and Policy: Empirical Analysis

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  34. FRE_V 528 (3) Applied Econometrics

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  35. FRE_V 529 (1.5) Estimating Econometric Models

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  36. FRE_V 530 (1.5) Econometrics with Time Series Data

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  37. FRE_V 531 (1.5) Global Food and Resource Governance

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  38. FRE_V 541 (1.5) Project Monitoring and Evaluation in International Development

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  39. FRE_V 547 (6) Graduating Project

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  40. FRE_V 585 (3) Quantitative Methods for Business and Natural Resource Management

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  41. FRE_V 600 (3) PhD Seminar

    Pass/Fail. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  42. FRE_V 601 (3) Advanced Microeconomic Theory for Food and Resource Economics

    Prerequisite: ECON 500. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  43. FRE_V 602 (3) Advanced Econometrics for Food and Resource Economics

    Prerequisite: ECON 527. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  44. FRE_V 603 (3) Advanced Food and Resource Economics

    Prerequisite: One of FRE 523, FRE 524, ECON 573 This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

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