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Course code: RESS10314f14
Semester: 2014/2015 summer
Name: International trade of agricultural products
Major: Economics
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: optional
Study Semester: 6
ECTS points: 4
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 15 / 0
Lecturer: Prof. dr hab. Barbara Kutkowska
Language of instruction: Polish


Learning outcomes: Knowledge: • Student identifies functions, aims and the principles of WTO. He knows the „Agreement on agriculture” and Uruguayan Round of WTO and Doha Round, • Student is able to qualify conditions of foreign trade of agri-food sector in the Poland. • Student knows the instruments of the Common Trade Policy for agricultural sector. • Student is well informs in the level of competitiveness of this sector on the world market. Skills • Student is able to show the economic results of use of protection instruments implemented by importers and exporters of agricultural products. • Student analyse the trade balance of agricultural sector analyses in the Poland.

Competences: Social competencies Student reccomend the meaning of foreign trade balance of agricultural products in Poland on the background of UE

Prerequisites: Agricultural policy.

Course content: Agricultural production on the World. Great exporters and importers of AG products. Creation of overage surplus of supply and demand function. Mechanism of protection instruments applied by importers and exporters of agricultural products. General arrangement about trade and fares according to GATT classification - aims and principles of functioning. World Trade Organization. Uruguaian Round and Agreement on Agriculture, Doha Round and agricultural trade elements. Conditions of Polish foreign trade of agri-food articles. Polish foreign trade of agri-food articles after 2004. Import, export, balance, geographical structure, freight structure.

Recommended literature: 1. Adamowicz M., Król J. – Ochrona konkurencji a rynek rolny. Wydawnictwo SGGW, Warszawa 1998. 2. Gaziński B., Rutkowska-Rock A. – Uczestnictwo Polski w międzynarodowym rynku. Wydawnictwo UWM, Olsztyn 1999. 3. Hoeckman B., Kostecki M. – Ekonomia światowego systemu handlu. Wydawnictwo AE we Wrocławiu. Wrocław 2002. 4. Janosz-Angowska A. – Protekcjonistyczne aspekty polityki handlowej UE w dziedzinie artykułów rolno-spożywczych. Biuletyn Europejski 1999/2000, Wydawnictwo UMCS w Lublinie, 2003. 5. Pawlak K. Poczta W. Międzynarodowy handel rolny Wyd PWE, W-wa 2011 6. Puślecki Z.,W. Skrzypińska J. Unia Europejska w systemie handlu międzynarodowego WTO Wyd. Elipsa Warszawa 2011 7. Bieżące analizy rynkowe Agencji Rynku Rolnego.

Assessment methods: Knowledge: written exam Skills: written works analysing foreign trade structure of agriculture products and situation on World trade of food products Competence skills: evaluation of activity in market situation discussion

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