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B030724 - JOINT SEMINAR FLORENCE-GOETTINGEN
Main information
Teaching Language
Course Content
Learning Objectives
Prerequisites
Teaching Methods
Type of Assessment
Sustainable Development Goals 2030
Academic Year 2021-22
Coorte 2021 - Second Cycle Degree in ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT
Course year
First year - Second Semester
Belonging Department
Economics and Management (DISEI)
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
-
Credits
3
Teaching Hours
24
Teaching Term
21/02/2022 ⇒ 31/05/2022
Attendance required
No
Type of Evaluation
Giudizio Finale
Course Content
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Lectureship
Teaching Language
English
Course Content
The joint seminar aims at providing the students with an overview of economic aspects of undernutrition and obesity. Students will learn how undernutrition and obesity are measured, what are the socio-economic determinants of each of them, their consequences on people wellbeing, and policies that can be implemented to address these issues.
Learning Objectives
The overall objective is to get students acquainted with the concepts of food security and nutrition measurement and analysis.
Prerequisites
No formal prerequisite is required. However, knowledge of introductory microeconomics, development economics and econometrics is welcome
Teaching Methods
Each topic will be presented as a blend of theoretical constructs (concepts, models) and empirical evidence based on the most relevant/recent papers
Type of Assessment
The instructors will propose some topics and provide selected references to guide the development of a review paper to be developed by students. The review paper will be presented by proposers and discussed with all participants to the Joint Seminar
Sustainable Development Goals 2030
SDG 1, 2, 3, 10