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Economic Policy in the wine-production sector - TIPOLOGIA D'IMPRESA NEL SISTEMA VITIVINICOLO (2020/2021)
Teaching code
4S001521
Teacher
Credits
5
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
AGR/01 - AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND RURAL APPRAISAL
Period
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Learning outcomes
This module aims to illustrate to students the types of firms dominating the wine sector in Italy, Europe and internationally. The teaching is articulated in various phases that go from the creation of new firms, depending on the legal aspects of each firm type (cooperative, capital, and physical person), up to the various managerial and economic theories of the firm, which are relevant in the wine sector. The aim is to give an overall understanding using various case studies drawn from representative wine-making districts, nationally and from abroad.
Program
The plan of study involves learning from taking part in lectures and student groups practical guided by the lecturer. The plan involves days of study with 3 hours of in-class morning lectures ( 10am-1pm), followed by 3 hours in the afternoon (2pm-5pm). Typically, the afternoon hours are divided in the first hour of discussion of the topics presented in the morning lectures and guidance from the lecturer for the student groups practicals, which take place in the second part of the afternoon (3pm-5pm).
List of topics
1. introduction to the course and objectives
2. Definition of basic terms and learning itinerary (with discussion of the sources)
3. Economic theory of the firm: their relevance in the wine supply chain
4. Managerial theory of the firm: their relevance in the wine supply chain
5. Characteristics of the wine-industry firms and effect of cost/price in the segments of the supply chain
6. Discussion in groups: how the price-cost relationship affects firm's behaviour
7. National statistics of the wine industry: official sources, agricultural census, national network of farm business accounts, other sources from consortia, etc.
8. Tools to collect data from firms: chambers of trade, questionnaires, farm classification tools, etc.
9. Legal aspects about the firm and entrepreneurship: the starting of firms, legal entities, articles of the Civil Code
10. FIrms in the early segments of the supply chain
11. Group debate: vineyards and grapes producers, their size distribution, features of farm managers
12. Type of firms and material flows: specialisation, flows between firms, economies of scale and integration
13. Addition of value along the supply chain: levels of vertical and horizontal integration in the supply chain
14. Complementarity relationship farm-firm-consortium, the role of managers versus owners
15. Information asymmetry in the wine industry: case studies, lessons to learn
16. Group tasks on multinational wine companies: the current landscape for wine in the alcoholic beverage trade
17. Large wine firms in Italy: the current state and future outlook
18. Cooperative firms and consortia (temporary and permanent)
19. Type of firms that perform ancillary roles in the wine industry: bottling plants, logistics, marketing
20. Conclusions and forward outlooks
Examination Methods
The evaluation of the student takes place via exams designed to ascertain the level of acquired learning and via tasks performed in teams. The exam is a viva-voce exam that is held on specified dates made available via the web-portal S3. Students willing to take the exam need to record their interest in the portal by signing on the list for the specified date. The oral exam may be substituted by a written exam for students that attend lectures. Such students will also be evaluated on the basis of their team tasks that are expected to be developed during the lectures.
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