| Semester | spring semester 2021 |
| Course frequency | Every spring sem. |
| Lecturers | M. Scott Taylor (mstaylor@ucalgary.ca) |
| Content | The course must be canceled this term due to the latest events and is postponed to Spring 2021. This course investigates the linkages between international trade and the environment from both a theoretical and empirical viewpoint. It investigates the theoretical links between international trade and sustainability in two ways by studying the link between trade and resource use on the one hand and trade and industrial pollution on the other. It then reviews the empirical evidence linking trade to environmental outcomes using the theory as a guide to evaluate and critique the literature. |
| Learning objectives | see content |
| Bibliography | Some of the material covered are chapters in preparation for a new book “International Trade and Resource Use” and will be made available to students in pdf format. Most of it, however, is based on a selection of articles published in international journals. |
| Comments | You should have a look at some of the literature discussed in class in advance of the course to be prepared for the course. The material will be accessible on ADAM approximately three weeks in advance of the start of the course. Students will be able to access the reading material after registration. The course is part of the "Guestprofessorships in Globalization - Internationalization of the Economy" |
| Weblink | Weblink |
| Admission requirements | Required: A good understanding of the principles of economics and of microeconomics. Recommended International Trade Theory, Environmental and Resource Economics |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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| Comments | Will be postponed to 2022! |
No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Modul: Fields: Environment and Development (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Fields: Governance and Politics (Master's degree program: African Studies) Module: Core Competences in Economics (Master's Studies: Sustainable Development) Module: Preparation Master's Thesis in Economics (Master's Studies: Sustainable Development) Specialization Module: Areas of Specialization in International and/or Monetary Economics (Master's Studies: International and Monetary Economics) Specialization Module: International Trade, Growth and the Environment (Master'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 | There will be one final exam and a paper requirement. The exam date will be established in the first lecture. The paper should be a critical analysis of a scholarly or popular article discussing some aspect of international trade’s impact on the environment. The paper must use, at least implicitly, the tools and logic developed in the course. The date of the exam as well as the deadline of the paper will be posted and mentioned in the first class. Exam date: tba |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registr.; dereg.: Office of the Dean of Studies |
| 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 |