Students are free to select those exercises that relate to the theoretical courses followed. The provision of training in analysis and policy formulation in agriculture in developing countries. A course guide is available at the secretariat of the Development Economics group. The course is focussed on rural financial institutions and their relationships with rural housholds in developing countries. Neo-classical and new institutional economic approaches are discussed.
Central subject is the exploration and analysis of land use with the help of land use models.
Economic analysis of agricultural production at activity, farm and regional level. The role of economics in relation to other disciplines in land use studies and the place of explorative studies in policy preparation and analysis. Discussions will focus on analytical-theoretical framework and modelling approaches of rural development processes.