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Nov 03, 2024
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NS 4480 - Economics of Food and Malnutrition (crosslisted) AEM 4485 (SBA-HE) (D-AG, SBA-AG) (CU-ITL, CU-SBY) Fall. 3 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: ECON 1110 , AEM 2100 , or equivalent, and 9 additional credits in economics, applied economics, or nutrition. Recommended prerequisite: ECON 3140 , NS 3600 , or equivalent. Enrollment limited to: seniors and juniors. No enrollments allowed after the first week of classes. Co-meets with AEM 6485 /NS 6480 .
J. Hoddinott.
This course focused on the economics of food and malnutrition from the perspective of individuals and households; that is, a micro-economic approach. Topics include characteristics and constraints associated with food production in both developed and developing countries; the determinants of household food security; the social and economic causes and consequences of undernutrition; the social and economic causes and consequences of obesity; intervention design to reduce food insecurity, undernutrition and obesity.
Outcome 1: Ability to analyze problems of food security and nutrition using perspectives and tools drawn from both economics and nutrition; critically assess studies of the determinants of these; understand the strengths and limitations of interventions designed to ameliorate these.
Outcome 2: Integrate knowledge from the biological and social sciences to address nutrition problems facing individuals, societies and governments.
Outcome 3: Ability to understand and analyze quantitative data on food security and nutrition.
Outcome 4: Ability to access and critically evaluate scientific information from the primary research literature to investigate the causal effects of nutrition.
Outcome 5: Motivation to engage in debates surrounding the design and implementation of innovative solutions to current existing and future problems related to food, hunger, and nutrition.
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