wir260 - Environmental Economics (Complete module description)

Module label	Environmental Economics
Module code	wir260
Credit points	6.0 KP
Workload	180 h
Institute directory	Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law (Business Administration and Business Education)
Applicability of the module	Bachelor's Programme Business Informatics (Bachelor) > Akzentsetzungsbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften Bachelor's Programme Economics and Business Administration (Bachelor) > Studienrichtung Ökologie und Nachhaltigkeit Bachelor's Programme Economics and Business Administration (Bachelor) > Studienrichtung Volkswirtschaftslehre Bachelor's Programme Sustainability Economics (Bachelor) > Vertiefungsmodule Master's Programme Business Informatics (Master) > Module der Wirtschafts- und Rechtswissenschaften (Master)
Responsible persons	Lehrenden, Die im Modul (authorised to take exams) Huse, Cristian (module responsibility)
Prerequisites
Skills to be acquired in this module	The undergraduates • understand the basic subjects of environmental economics • know essentials of economic theory in environmental policy • know environmental problems and are able to analyze and interpret them economically • know the mechanics of instruments in environmental policy and also their conditions of usage • are able to evaluate instruments of environmental policy • know about the problems of transnational environmental burdens • know methods of environmental assessment
Module contents	Following topics will be discussed: • definition and differentiation of environmental economics • economic interpretations of environmental problems • objectives and instruments of environmental policy • market economy instruments of environmental policy • conditions of implementation of environmental politics International environmental problems • environmental assessment
Recommended reading	Feess, E. (2007): Umweltökonomie und Umweltpolitik, Vahlen, München. Michaelis, P. (1996): Marktwirtschaftliche Instrumente der Umweltpolitik, Physica, Heidelberg.
Links	https://www.uni-oldenburg.de/wire/
Language of instruction	German
Duration (semesters)	1 Semester
Module frequency	jährlich
Module capacity	unlimited
Type of module	je nach Studiengang Pflicht oder Wahlpflicht
Previous knowledge	Einführung in die VWL und Mikroökonomische Theorie

Examination	Prüfungszeiten	Type of examination
Final exam of module	Zum Ende der Vorlesungszeit	KL

Type of course	Lecture
SWS	4
Frequency
Workload attendance time	56 h