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| Semester | fall semester 2020 |
| 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. |
| Comments | Time schedule: Monday, 17 August 2020, 15.45 - 18.15 Tuesday, 18 August 2020, 15.45 - 18.15 Wednesday, 19 August 2020, 15.45 - 18.15 Thursday, 20 August 2020,15.45 - 18.15 Monday 24 August 2020, 15.45 - 18.15 Tuesday, 25 August 2020, 15.45 - 18.15 Wednesday, 26 August 2020, 15.45 - 18.15 Thursday, 27 August 2020,15.45 - 18.15 |
| 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 2020. For more information, please visit the Summer School website: https://wwz.unibas.ch/de/summer-school/ The enrollment for the course is at the same time the final registration for the exam! |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | Online course |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Module: Core Competences in Economics (Master's Studies: Sustainable Development) Module: Electives (Master's Studies: Business and Economics) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Umwelt und Nachhaltigkeit (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
| Assessment format | end-of-semester examination |
| Assessment details | • 20% Participation in Discussions • 20% Essay 1000 words: Due 28 August at 15:00 • 60% Take Home Exam: Due 31 August at 15:00 |
| 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 |