Environmental Economics

Teacher(s)

Hamaide Bertrand;

Language

English

Prerequisites

The prerequisite(s) for this Teaching Unit (Unité d’enseignement – UE) for the programmes/courses that offer this Teaching Unit are specified at the end of this sheet.

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

Understand the contribution of economics to the analysis of environmental problems Apply theoretical concepts in environmental economics by Analyzing an environmental problem with economic theories either in groups or individually and/or Presenting an application of economic analysis of environmental problems to other students.

Content

•1.  Introduction to Environmental Economics and Sustainable Development 
•2.  Microeconomic analysis, environmental problems and environmental instruments 
•3.  Environmental valuation and cost-benefit analysis 
•4.  Regional and global environmental issues 
•5.  Macroeconomic analysis of environmental problems 
•6.  Natural resource economics 

Teaching methods

Formal lectures + thematic discussions

Evaluation methods

For the January session
- Mid-Term: 6 points – the test will take place on Wednesday November 4 in class – there will be no make-up session, so you will need to be present in class that day!
- Debate and class participation: 2 points
- January exam: 12 points
- Bonus MCQ: 1 point
For the Summer session
- Oral exam with 2 questions for 20 points

Other information

PPT presentation and additional information available on Moodle

Bibliography

Aruga (2022) Environmental and natural resource economics.  Springer.  

Faculty or entity

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