ARE 241 - Agricultural Policy (Fall)
full title is "Economics of Production, Technology, & Risk with Application in Agriculture"
David Zilberman
http://are.berkeley.edu/%7Ezilber/ARE241/fall2005/index.html
This course covers alternative models of production, resource and environmental risk management; family production function; adoption and diffusion; innovation and intellectual property rights; agricultural and environmental policies and their impact on production and the environment; water resources; pest control; biotechnology; and optimal control over space and time.
David Zilberman
http://are.berkeley.edu/%7Ezilber/ARE241/fall2005/index.html
This course covers alternative models of production, resource and environmental risk management; family production function; adoption and diffusion; innovation and intellectual property rights; agricultural and environmental policies and their impact on production and the environment; water resources; pest control; biotechnology; and optimal control over space and time.
posted by GSPP EPG at 7:50 PM
1 Comments:
I took this with a number of otheer GSPPers in the fall of '05. David really likes havinng policy folks in the class and will make you welcome, and does not hold you to the same grading as the ARE PhDs (which is very good, considering the problem sets and final were waaaay above my head in the economic mathematics.)
The class is economics, straight up, and can often feel like a parade of models (in all their calculus glory). But the topics are very interesting and David is world-class in his field. He is especially into technology adoption, environmental services, biotech, and biofuels/energy.
He's an entertaining guy, but not the most clear lecturer (and I'm not referring to his voice, though that also takes some getting used to).
Grading is on attendance, PS, mini-paper, and final, but like I said he takes it veeerrry easy on GSPPers. Don't worry about the grade - but only take if you like econ.
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