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14255-01 - Vorlesung: Advanced Environmental Economics (3 KP)
| Semester | Herbstsemester 2016 |
| Angebotsmuster | Jedes Herbstsemester |
| Dozierende | Frank Christian Krysiak (frank.krysiak@unibas.ch, BeurteilerIn) |
| Inhalt | This course addresses topics from current research in environmental economics. The focus is on designing environmental policy under informational constraints, such as, asymmetric information or uncertainty. We will discuss first-best vs. second-best policies, environmental regulation of firms with market power, monitoring and compliance problems, price- vs. quantity-based regulation under uncertainty, hybrid instruments, innovation and policy-induced technological change (from a microeconomic perspective), local pollutants and hot spots, and evaluating irreversible projects. In terms of applications, we will discuss climate and energy policy and use some example from air and water protection. The course is complemented by an online course (MOOC), where we discuss environmental and energy economic modeling and where students will build and analyze their own model. Students are requested to enroll in both courses. |
| Lernziele | The course will provide -) an overview over central topics in environmental economics and environmental policy; -) training in how to set up, analyze and interpret environmental economic models; -) the necessary concepts and tools to read and understand current research papers in environmental economic; -) competences for assessing current environmental policy and appreciating the problems raised by complications, such as missing cost/benefit information or strategic firm behavior. |
| Literatur | The course is based mostly on research papers. A reading list will be distributed at the start of the term. Students are required to read about one paper per week. In addition, we will use small parts of the text A. Xepapadeas (1997), "Advanced Principles in Environmental Policy", Edward Elgar. (The book is available in the library; due to its price, I do not recommend to buy it.) Students who are not yet familiar with basic concepts of environmental economics, might benefit from preparing for this course by studying the environmental economics part of R. Perman, Y. Ma, J. McGilvray und M. Common (2003), "Natural Resource and Environmental Economics", 3rd oder 4th Edition, Pearson Education. |
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| Teilnahmevoraussetzungen | Advanced students from other programs are admitted, if they have sufficient training in microeconomics and mathematics. Some background in environmental economics is recommended but not required. The course is coupled to the online course "MOOC: Modeling in Environmental and Energy Economics" and students are requested to do both courses during the same term. |
| Anmeldung zur Lehrveranstaltung | Course registration: please enrol in MOnA; Eucor students enrol at the Students Services at Petersplatz 1 within the registration deadline. Registration = Admission to the exam |
| Unterrichtssprache | Englisch |
| Einsatz digitaler Medien | kein spezifischer Einsatz |
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| Intervall | Wochentag | Zeit | Raum |
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| Module |
Modul Aufbaubereich wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fragen von Nachhaltigkeit (Master Sustainable Development) Modul Kernbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften für Fortgeschrittene (Master Sustainable Development) Modul Spezialkompetenzen Europa (Master European Studies (Studienbeginn vor 01.02.2015)) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Umwelt und Nachhaltigkeit (Master European Global Studies) Vertiefungsmodul International Trade, Growth and the Environment (Master Wirtschaftswissenschaften) |
| Prüfung | Semesterendprüfung |
| Hinweise zur Prüfung | Performance will be assessed via a written exam at the end of the term. Exam: 16.12.16; 10:15-11:45; WWZ S3: A-Z. Together with 26784! |
| An-/Abmeldung zur Prüfung | Anmeldung: Belegen |
| Wiederholungsprüfung | keine Wiederholungsprüfung |
| Skala | 1-6 0,1 |
| Belegen bei Nichtbestehen | beliebig wiederholbar |
| Zuständige Fakultät | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät / WWZ, studiendekanat-wwz@unibas.ch |
| Anbietende Organisationseinheit | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät |