wir889 - Applied Environmental Economics (Complete module description)

Module label	Applied Environmental Economics
Modulkürzel	wir889
Credit points	6.0 KP
Workload	180 h
Institute directory	Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law (Economics)
Verwendbarkeit des Moduls	Master Applied Economics and Data Science (Master) > Economics Master's Programme Business Administration, Economics and Law (Master) > Schwerpunktmodule NM-VWL Master's programme Business Administration: Management and Law (Master) > Schwerpunktmodule NM-VWL Master's Programme Environmental Modelling (Master) > Environmental Modelling Master's Programme Environmental Modelling (Master) > Mastermodule Master's Programme Sustainability Economics and Management (Master) > Accentuation Modules Master's Programme Sustainability Economics and Management (Master) > Accentuation Modules
Zuständige Personen	Lehrenden, Die im Modul (Prüfungsberechtigt) Huse, Cristian (module responsibility) Huse, Cristian (Module counselling)
Prerequisites
Skills to be acquired in this module	Students will develop the ability to: conceptually analyze environmental problems using the principles of microeconomic theory; collect, organize, and manage data from diverse sources for econometric analysis; formulate theoretical models to describe environmental issues and derive key measures, such as attribute valuations; select appropriate econometric methods for quantitative estimation; conduct empirical analyses of environmental problems and critically interpret and assess the results.
Module contents	Theory of welfare economics and environmental goods; Stated and revealed preferences; Discrete choice modeling; Survey design and data anlysis.
Literaturempfehlungen	Phaneuf, D.J., and T. Requate. A Course in Environmental Economics: Theory, Policy, and Practice. Cambridge University Press, 2016. Cameron, A. C., and P. Trivedi (2005). Microeconometrics: Methods and Applications. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Koop, G. (2010). Analysis of Economic Data. New York: Wiley. Wooldridge, J. (2013). Introduction to Econometrics. CENAGE Learning.
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Language of instruction	English
Duration (semesters)	1 Semester
Module frequency	yearly
Module capacity	60
Type of module	Pflicht o. Wahlpflicht / compulsory or optional
Module level	MM (Mastermodul / Master module)
Teaching/Learning method	Lecture

Examination	Prüfungszeiten	Type of examination
Final exam of module	At the end of the lecture period.	Portfolio with up to three components.

Lehrveranstaltungsform	Lecture
SWS	4
Frequency	SoSe oder WiSe
Workload Präsenzzeit	56 h