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10160-01 - Lecture: Environmental and Resource Economics (6 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2021 |
| Course frequency | Every spring sem. |
| Lecturers | Frank Christian Krysiak (frank.krysiak@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Economic and ethical foundations of environmental policy, external effects, policy instruments and their effects, measurement of external effects, economics of exhaustible resources, economics of renewable resources, economics of climate change. |
| Learning objectives | After taking this course you will know how to analyse environmental policy using the tools of economics. You will know economic concepts for understanding the causes of environmental degradation and for setting the objectives of environmental policy. You will be able to apply microeconomic theory to analyze the mechanisms via which different policy instruments influence the environmental behavior of firms. At the example of exhaustible and renewable resources, you will have learned how to analyze cases where present actions have long-lasting environmental consequences. |
| Bibliography | R. Perman, Y. Ma, J. McGilvray, M. Common and D. Maddison (2011), "Natural Resource and Environmental Economics", 4th edition, Pearson Education. |
| Weblink | Weblink |
| Admission requirements | Students should either have passed 10130 (Einführung in die VWL) or 48981 (Intensive Introduction to Intermediate Economics). If you have done 10130, it is recommended (but not required) to also do intermediate microeconomics (10134) before starting environmental and resource economics. |
| Course application | Registration: Please enrol in MOnA. EUCOR-Students and students of other Swiss Universities have to enrol at the students administration office (studseksupport1@unibas.ch) within the official enrolment period. Enrolment = Registration for the exam! |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Tuesday | 12.15-14.00 | - Online Präsenz - |
| wöchentlich | Tuesday | 16.15-18.00 | - Online Präsenz - |
| Comments | The course will be taught online at the dates you can see below and then continue in-class as soon as it is possible. |
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 02.03.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 02.03.2021 | 16.15-18.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 09.03.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 09.03.2021 | 16.15-18.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 16.03.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 16.03.2021 | 16.15-18.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 23.03.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 23.03.2021 | 16.15-18.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 30.03.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 30.03.2021 | 16.15-18.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 06.04.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 06.04.2021 | 16.15-18.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 13.04.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 13.04.2021 | 16.15-18.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 20.04.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 20.04.2021 | 16.15-18.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 27.04.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 27.04.2021 | 16.15-18.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 04.05.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 04.05.2021 | 16.15-18.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 11.05.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 11.05.2021 | 16.15-18.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 18.05.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 18.05.2021 | 16.15-18.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 25.05.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 25.05.2021 | 16.15-18.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 01.06.2021 | 12.15-14.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Tuesday 01.06.2021 | 16.15-18.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Modules |
Electives Bachelor Business and Economics: Recommendations (Bachelor's degree subject: Business and Economics) Modul: Wirtschaft in Osteuropa (Bachelor's degree program: Eastern European Studies) Modul: Wirtschaft in Osteuropa (Bachelor's degree subject: Eastern European Cultures) Module: Complementary Knowledge in Economics (Master's Studies: Sustainable Development) Module: Economics II (Bachelor's Studies: Business and Economics) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Umwelt und Nachhaltigkeit (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
| Assessment format | end-of-semester examination |
| Assessment details | written exam: 15.06.21; 10:15-11:45. Electronic exam. You will receive details of the electronic examinations by email approximately one week before the examination date. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Registration: course registration |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,1 |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Business and Economics , studiendekanat-wwz@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Faculty of Business and Economics |