wir260 Environmental Economics (Complete module description)

wir260 Environmental Economics (Complete module description)

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Module title Environmental Economics
Module code wir260
Credit points 6.0 KP
Responsible institute Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law (Business Administration and Business Education)
Responsible persons
Authorised to examine:
Die im Modul Lehrenden
Module responsibility:
Cristian Huse
Prerequisites
Languages of instruction
Learning outcomes/competencies
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

R. Perman, Y. Ma, J. McGilvray, M. Common (2003). Natural Resource and Environmental Economics. Pearson.

US Environmental Protection Agency (2010). Guide for Economic Analyses. (May 2014 update).

N. Keohane & S. Olmstead (2007). Markets and the Environment. Springer Verlag.

C. Kolstad (2010). Environmental Economics. Oxford University Press.
Required assesment
Method of assesment
KL
Exam dates

At the end of the lecture period.
Duration (semesters) 1 Semester
Module frequency jährlich
Workload
Total workload Contact hours
180 h
Course type
Type SWS Module frequency Contact hours
Lecture 4 56 h
Exercises SoSe oder WiSe 0 h
Further information

Module Capacity:
unrestricted
Applicability of the module
  • Bachelor's Programme Business Informatics > Akzentsetzungsbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften
  • Bachelor's Programme Economics and Business Administration > Studienrichtung Ökologie und Nachhaltigkeit
  • Bachelor's Programme Economics and Business Administration > Studienrichtung Volkswirtschaftslehre
  • Bachelor's Programme Sustainability Economics > Vertiefungsmodule
  • Master of Education Programme (Vocational and Business Education) Economics and Business Administration > Economics and Business Administration
  • Master's Programme Business Informatics > Business Informatics
  • Master's Programme Business Informatics > Module der Wirtschafts- und Rechtswissenschaften (Master)