wir260 - Environmental Economics (Complete module description)

Module label	Environmental Economics
Modulkürzel	wir260
Credit points	6.0 KP
Workload	180 h
Institute directory	Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law (Business Administration and Business Education)
Verwendbarkeit des Moduls	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)
Zuständige Personen	Lehrenden, Die im Modul (Prüfungsberechtigt) 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
Literaturempfehlungen	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

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

Lehrveranstaltungsform	Lecture
SWS	4
Frequency
Workload Präsenzzeit	56 h