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| Semester | fall semester 2021 |
| Course frequency | Every fall sem. |
| Lecturers | John Wargo (john.wargo@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This graduate course will explore key trends and challenges in the global food sector related to environmental quality and human health. We will focus on corporate innovation, mergers and acquisitions, government regulation, and certification programs. Comparisons will be made among Swiss, EU, and US laws, regulations and corporate policies. Students will examine prohibitive policies, cost-benefit balancing standards, risk ceilings, contamination limits, tax policies, labeling/warning requirements, public subsidies, trade barriers, and certification standards. Students will learn to evaluate the effectiveness of law and policy, and to judge the quality and uncertainty of scientific evidence used to claim that a risk is significant. Each topic will explore how environmental and health risks are assessed, the current legal and policy context, and alternative government and corporate strategies that might reduce negative externalities. |
| Bibliography | The reading material will be available on ADAM. |
| Weblink | Weblink |
| Admission requirements | Recommended Prerequisites: Solid understanding of business and economics on the BA level Completion of an introductory course in law (BA) would be helpful Introduction to Environmental Economics (Umwelt- und Ressourcenökonomie, 10160) Public Choice and Public Economics (10148) |
| Course application | Please register by sending an email to summerschool-wwz@unibas.ch no later than by 31 May 2021. For more information, please visit the Summer School website: https://wwz.unibas.ch/de/summer-school/courses/ The enrollment for the course is at the same time the final registration for the exam! |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block | See individual dates | ||
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 16.08.2021 | 14.00-16.30 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 17.08.2021 | 14.00-16.30 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Wednesday 18.08.2021 | 14.00-16.30 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Thursday 19.08.2021 | 14.00-16.30 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Monday 23.08.2021 | 14.00-16.30 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 24.08.2021 | 14.00-16.30 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Wednesday 25.08.2021 | 14.00-16.30 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Thursday 26.08.2021 | 14.00-16.30 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Modules |
Module: Core Competences in Economics (Master's Studies: Sustainable Development) Module: Electives (Master's Studies: Business and Economics (Start of studies before 01.08.2021)) Module: Field Electives in Economics and Public Policy (Master's Studies: Economics and Public Policy) Module: Specific Electives in International Trade, Growth and the Environment (Master's Studies: Business and Economics) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Umwelt und Nachhaltigkeit (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
| Assessment format | record of achievement |
| Assessment details | • 20% Participation in Discussions • 20% Essay 1000 words: • 60% Take Home Exam: |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Registration/deregistration: faculty |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,1 |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Business and Economics , studiendekanat-wwz@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Faculty of Business and Economics |