agricultural economics with a focus on behaviour and public policy
Job/Research Area
Co-operative Chair in Agricultural Marketing and Business
President, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society
Major Responsibilities/Research Interests
Teaching :
Co-operatives and Alternate Business Institutions (AREC 482)
Society and Well- Being (AREC 471)
Trade and Globalization (AREC 485)
Economics of public policy for agriculture and food industries. Public choice principles and institutions. Farm and food policy in Canada and selected countries. Case studies on price and output policy; agricultural trade; food safety and quality; resource use and environmental sustainability; and/or rural change/restructuring. Prerequisite: AREC 200, AREC 365, ECON 281, or ECON 365.
Fall Term 2021 Fall Term 2022The impact of agri-food and resource market structures on market conduct and performance; the impact of market structure on selection of cooperative versus investor owned firms including differences in firm objectives, performance and management incentives; topics may also include effects of firm type on community development and policy formation. Prerequisite: AREC 200, AREC 365, or ECON 281.
Winter Term 2022 Winter Term 2023Principles and policies affecting international trade in food, forestry and natural resources. Current issues in trade, including fair trade concerns, trade in capital and services, effects of food safety and quality standards, and environmental issues surrounding trade agreements and institutions. Prerequisite: AREC 200, AREC 365, ECON 365, or R SOC 355.
Fall Term 2021 Fall Term 2022Goals and instruments of agricultural policy, model constructions with decision and control criteria; national, regional, and provincial agricultural application. Prerequisite: consent of Instructor. AREC 313 and 502 recommended.
Fall Term 2021 Fall Term 2022Concepts and principles underlying international trade and specialization applied to agricultural and food products. Protection and its economic impacts. Agricultural trade policy, institutions and agreements. The role of agricultural trade in developed and less developed countries. Analysis of imperfect markets and alternative approaches to trade liberalization. Prerequisite: consent of Instructor.
Fall Term 2021 Fall Term 2022Economics of public policy for agriculture and food industries. Public choice principles and institutions. Farm and food policy in Canada and selected countries. Case studies on price and output policy; agricultural trade; food safety and quality; resource use and environmental sustainability; and/or rural change/restructuring. Not to be taken if credit received for AREC 473. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Fall Term 2021 Fall Term 2022The impact of agri-food and resource market structures on market conduct and performance; the impact of market structure on selection of cooperative versus investor owned firms including differences in firm objectives, performance and management incentives; topics may also include effects of firm type on community development and policy formation. Not to be taken if credit received for AREC 482. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Winter Term 2022 Winter Term 2023Principles and policies affecting international trade in food, forestry and natural resources. Current issues in trade, including fair trade concerns, trade in capital and services, effects of food safety and quality standards, and environmental issues surrounding trade agreements and institutions. Not to be taken if credit received for AREC 485. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Fall Term 2021 Fall Term 2022