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10160-01 - Lecture: Environmental and Resource Economics (6 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2022 |
| Course frequency | Every spring sem. |
| Lecturers |
Noëlle Fricker (noelle.fricker@unibas.ch)
Frank Christian Krysiak (frank.krysiak@unibas.ch, Assessor) Christian Nolde (christian.nolde@unibas.ch) |
| 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. |
| Comments | The course will be taught "in class". Livestream only for students with really good reason (quarantine, ...), no recording. |
| 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 | Monday | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| wöchentlich | Tuesday | 12.15-14.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Comments | The course will be taught "in class". Livestream only for students with really good reason (quarantine, ...), no recording. |
Dates
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 21.02.2022 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Tuesday 22.02.2022 | 12.15-14.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Monday 28.02.2022 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Tuesday 01.03.2022 | 12.15-14.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Monday 07.03.2022 | 16.15-18.00 | Fasnachtsferien |
| Tuesday 08.03.2022 | 12.15-14.00 | Fasnachtsferien |
| Monday 14.03.2022 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Tuesday 15.03.2022 | 12.15-14.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Monday 21.03.2022 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Tuesday 22.03.2022 | 12.15-14.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Monday 28.03.2022 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Tuesday 29.03.2022 | 12.15-14.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Monday 04.04.2022 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Tuesday 05.04.2022 | 12.15-14.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Monday 11.04.2022 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Tuesday 12.04.2022 | 12.15-14.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Monday 18.04.2022 | 16.15-18.00 | Ostern |
| Tuesday 19.04.2022 | 12.15-14.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Monday 25.04.2022 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Tuesday 26.04.2022 | 12.15-14.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Monday 02.05.2022 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Tuesday 03.05.2022 | 12.15-14.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Monday 09.05.2022 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Tuesday 10.05.2022 | 12.15-14.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Monday 16.05.2022 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Tuesday 17.05.2022 | 12.15-14.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Monday 23.05.2022 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Tuesday 24.05.2022 | 12.15-14.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Monday 30.05.2022 | 16.15-18.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Tuesday 31.05.2022 | 12.15-14.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 118 |
| Modules |
Electives Bachelor Business and Economics: Recommendations (Bachelor's degree subject: Business and Economics (Start of studies before 01.08.2021)) Modul: Aufbau Economics (Bachelor's Studies: Business and Economics) Modul: Wahlbereich in Wirtschaftswissenschaften (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 (Start of studies before 01.08.2021)) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Umwelt und Nachhaltigkeit (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
| Assessment format | record of achievement |
| Assessment details | There will be a written exam at the end of the term as well as 4 short tests (during selected exercise sessions). To be admitted to the final exam, you have to pass 3 out of the 4 short tests (the enrollment of students who do not meet this criterion will be cancelled). The grading will be based solely on your performance in the final exam. written exam: 20.06.22; 16:30-18:00. DSBG Sporthalle: A-Z. Für diese Klausur erhalten Sie noch zusätzliche Informationen per Email. Sie müssen frühestens 20 Minuten vor dem Beginn der Prüfung vor Ort sein. Die Adressen der Prüfungsräume finden Sie hier:https://wwz.unibas.ch/de/studium/pruefungen/vorlesungs-und-pruefungsraeume/ The exam is scheduled in presence. If entrance checks are necessary for the exam due to Covid protection measures, the start of the exam may still be delayed by up to 30 minutes. In case COVID-19 protective measures prevent examination on site, the faculty reserves the right to conduct the examination electronically during the same time slot. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration, dereg: cancel 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 |