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wir901 - Environmental Economics (Complete module description)
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Module label Environmental Economics
Modulkürzel wir901
Credit points 6.0 KP
Workload 180 h
(
Lecture: 3 SWS (42h)
Exercise: 1 SWS (14h)
)
Institute directory Department of Business Administration, Economics and Law (Business Administration and Business Education)
Verwendbarkeit des Moduls
  • Master Applied Economics and Data Science (Master) > Economics
  • Master's programme Business Administration: Management and Law (Master) > Schwerpunktmodule NM-VWL
  • Master's Programme Computing Science (Master) > Module aus anderen Studiengängen
  • Master's Programme Environmental Modelling (Master) > Mastermodule
  • Master's Programme Sustainability Economics and Management (Master) > Basic and Accentuation Modules
Zuständige Personen
  • Helm, Carsten (Module counselling)
  • Lehrenden, Die im Modul (Module counselling)
  • Lehrenden, Die im Modul (Prüfungsberechtigt)
  • Helm, Carsten (module responsibility)
Prerequisites
Keine
Skills to be acquired in this module
Know and be able to apply fundamental concepts and figures of thought in environmental economics; be able to analyse and evaluate environmental problems and solution approaches; practice scientific methods and the ability to discuss; be able to classify environmental economics in the context of interdisciplinary sustainability research.
Module contents
Economic analysis of environmental impacts (property rights, external effects, market failure); ethical aspects of environmental economics, instruments of environmental policy (tradable permits, taxes, subsidies, liability law); innovation and adaptation of new technologies; international environmental problems.
Literaturempfehlungen

Daniel J. Phaneuf and Till Requate. A Course in Environmental Economics: Theory, Policy, and Practice. Cambridge University Press, 2016.

Roger Perman, Yue Ma, Michael Common, David Maddison and James McGilvray. Natural Resource and Environmental Economics. Addison Wesley. 2011 (4th edition).
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Language of instruction English
Duration (semesters) 1 Semester
Module frequency Annually
Module capacity unlimited
Modullevel / module level
Modulart / typ of module je nach Studiengang Pflicht oder Wahlpflicht
Lehr-/Lernform / Teaching/Learning method Vorlesung und Übung / Lecture and exercise
Vorkenntnisse / Previous knowledge
Form of instruction Comment SWS Frequency Workload of compulsory attendance
Lecture 2 28
Exercises 2 28
Präsenzzeit Modul insgesamt 56 h
Examination Prüfungszeiten Type of examination
Final exam of module
At the end of the lecture period
Written exam; bonus through solution of exercises