Teaching at the Institute of Development and Agricultural Economics

Kompetenzbereich Betriebswirtschaftslehre

• Global Food Security (271023)

  	Termine:	Lehrpersonen:
  	Mo. 09:15 - 10:45 | I-342	Waibel, Weyori
  Inhalt:	Causes of and interrelationship between underdevelopment, poverty and food insecurity, hunger, malnutrition and famines, the role of agriculture in economic development; the connection between food production, food prices and food security; food security strategies at global, national and household lever: food aid, agricultural-led growth, entitlement approach, participatory rural development, the economics of rural households in poor countries. Causes of poverty and underdevelopment; Measurements of hunger malnutrition; concepts of food security; Role of agriculture, agricultural and food systems in developing countries
  Literatur:	Dreze, J. and A. Sen (1989): Hunger and public action. Oxford. Ellis, F. (1993): Peasant economics. Wye Studies in Agricultural and Rural Development. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. FAO (2008): An introduction to the basic concepts of food security. http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/al936e/al936e00.pdf FAO (2013): The multiple dimensions of food security. Rome: FAO. http://www.fao.org/publications/sofi/en/ Stiglitz, J. (1989): On the economic role of the state. In: A. Heertje (ed.): The economic role of the state, Oxford.

• Introduction to Environmental Economics of Developing Countries (271025)

  	Termine:	Lehrpersonen:
  	Di. 12:45 - 14:15 | III-115	Brooks, Waibel
  Inhalt:	The main issues of the module Environmental Economics of Developing Countries are causes and extent of environmental problems in developing countries and methods of economic evaluation. Examples in this context are environmental effects of technologies and natural resource use, e.g. pesticides, genetic engineering technologies for food and agriculture, soil erosion, water management, forests and fisheries.
  Literatur:	Pearce, D. W. and R. K. Turner (1990): Economics of natural resources and the environment. Baltimore. Dixon, J. A. et al. (1988): Economics analysis of environmental impact of development projects, London. Monashinghe, M. (1993): Environmental economics and sustainable development. World Bank Environment Papers No. 3 Washington D. C. United Nations Development Program (2003): Global Environmental Outlook. Further literature will be provided.

Kompetenzbereiche Betriebs- und Volkswirtschaftslehre

• Seminar Development and Environmental Economics (273004)

  	Termine:	Lehrpersonen:
  	Blockveranstaltung	Grote, Waibel
  Inhalt:	Das Seminar ist eine Gemeinschaftsveranstaltung für Studierende des Faches Entwicklungsökonomik und der beiden ökonomischen Prüfungsfächer im Studium Gartenbauwissenschaften. Die Studierenden sollen zu einem Thema einen 20 minütigen Vortrag halten, der anschließend diskutiert wird. Für die erfolgreiche Teilnahme (Hausarbeit, Vortrag, regelmäßige Teilnahme an der Diskussion) wird ein Schein erteilt.
  Literatur:	Wird themenabhängig bekannt gegeben.
  Bemerkungen:	Der Termin der Vorbesprechung wird in Stud.IP bekannt gegeben, weitere Informationen werden dort ebenso zur Verfügung gestellt. Prüfer: Prof. Dr. Grote, Prof. Dr. Waibel

Area International Environment and Development Studies

• Seminar African Economies (377001)

  	Termine:	Lehrpersonen:
  	Blockveranstaltung	Grote, Waibel
  Inhalt:	In a written assignment, students will be given a topic of current economic issues relating to European African economic relations. They will prepare an essay of some 10 pages following the format of a seminar paper. The topics will be given at the beginning of the course and students will present their papers during the second half of the course. The aim of the assignments is to generate a more in-depth understanding of the analysis of development strategies taken by selected African countries economic structure and institutional settings that have facilitated the economic success of these countries economic relationships to European countries and how these relationships have influenced the growth of their economies.

• Colloquium for Graduate and Master Students (377018)

  	Termine:	Lehrpersonen:
  	Di. 16:15 - 17:45 (14-tägig) | III-115	Grote, Waibel
  Inhalt:	Presentation and critical discussion of proposals and studies from Master Students.
  Bemerkungen:	Interested participants are requested to register at the secretariat of the Institute for Environmental Economics and World Trade.

• Seminar International Doctoral Studies (72824)

  	Termine:	Lehrpersonen:
  	Di. 16:15 - 17:45 (14-tägig) | III-115	Grote, Waibel
  Inhalt:	Studies and progress reports presented by doctoral students will be critically assessed and discussed.
  Bemerkungen:	Interested participants are requested to register at the secretariat of the Institute for Environmental Economics and World Trade.

• Development Economics Colloquium (77781)

  	Termine:	Lehrpersonen:
  	Mi. 16:15 - 17:45 | III-115	Grote, Puhani, Waibel
  Inhalt:	Researchers present their recent work on the empirical dimensions and theoretical aspects of development economics.

Gartenbau

• Colloquium for Graduate and Master Students (76463)

  	Termine:	Lehrpersonen:
  	Di. 16:15 - 17:45 (14-tägig) | III-115	Grote, Waibel
  Inhalt:	Presentation and critical discussion of proposals and studies from Master Students.
  Bemerkungen:	Interested participants are requested to register at the secretariat of the Institute for Environmental Economics and World Trade.

• Seminar International Doctoral Studies (72824)

  	Termine:	Lehrpersonen:
  	Di. 16:15 - 17:45 (14-tägig) | III-115	Grote, Waibel
  Inhalt:	Studies and progress reports presented by doctoral students will be critically assessed and discussed.
  Bemerkungen:	Interested participants are requested to register at the secretariat of the Institute for Environmental Economics and World Trade.