Wine economics - Teoria (2007/2008)

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Course code
4S02036
Name of lecturer
Roberta Capitello
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5
Academic sector
AGR/01 - AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND RURAL APPRAISAL
Language of instruction
Italian
Location
VERONA
Period
II semestre dal Mar 3, 2008 al May 30, 2008.

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Lesson timetable

Learning outcomes

In the first part, the teaching provides the basic theoretical tools which will be applied to the wine system analysis.
In the second part, the teaching aims at making understand the structure and the dynamic aspects of wine supply chains, as elements which constitute not only agribusiness, but the wider economic, social and territorial system as well.

Syllabus

Introduction to economic theory and agribusiness.
The main macro-economic agribusiness indicators.
The food demand function. The production function and the cost function of wine firms.
The market regimes in the wine systems.
Wine supply chains and the relationship between actors.
The innovation in wine systems.
Wine demand and market segmentation.
The structure, the evolution and the strategies of Italian and international food retail.
Structure and strategies of the wineries.
Coordination mechanisms in wine supply chains.

Assessment methods and criteria

Oral exam

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