wir260 - Environmental Economics
| 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) |
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| 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. |
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| Language of instruction | German |
| Duration (semesters) | 1 Semester |
| Module frequency | jährlich |
| Module capacity | unlimited |
| Examination | Prüfungszeiten | Type of examination |
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| Final exam of module | Zum Ende der Vorlesungszeit |
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| Type of course | Lecture |
| SWS | 4 |
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| Workload attendance time | 56 h |
