751-2903-00L Evaluation of Agricultural Policies
Semester | Autumn Semester 2017 |
Lecturers | M. Stolze, S. Mann |
Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
Language of instruction | German |
Abstract | The course focuses on agricultural eeconomic research with particular focus on policy evaluation. We impart insights in the issue of policy evaluation as part of agricultural economics research. |
Objective | Focus: Policy Evaluation ------------------------------------------- The students are to... - have a critical look at different angles of agri-economic research - study scientific literature of the focus theme - consider strengths, weaknesses and the application of research approaches - apply knowledge gained from other courses with respect to the focus theme - get insights in agricultural economic research of the national research institutions by visiting Agroscope and the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) - be capable to conduct evaluations and critically reflect evaluation results |
Content | Unit: Subject ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 01: Introduction 02: The normative frame for policy evaluation 03: Excursion to Frick 04: Public Politics for Evaluation 05: Application of Evaluations 06: Quantitive Methods 07: Excursion to Tänikon 08: Qualitative Methods 09: Case Study 10: Examination |
Lecture notes | Handouts (power point presentations) |
Literature | 1) Bussmann Werner, Klöti Ulrich und Knoepfel Peter, 2004 (Hrsg). Einführung in die Politikevaluation. Helbling&Lichtenhahn. In German language. Will be privided by the lectures in unit 01. 2) Vedung Evert, 2000. Public Policy and Program Evaluation. ISBN 0-7658-0687-8. |
Prerequisites / Notice | Unit 03: 1 day course at FiBL in 5070 Frick, Link Unit 09: 1 day course at Agroscope in Tänikon, 8356 Ettenhausen, Link |