Study programme 2022-2023 | Français | ||
Environmental Economics | |||
Programme component of Master's in Business Engineering (MONS) (day schedule) à la Warocqué School of Business and Economics |
Code | Type | Head of UE | Department’s contact details | Teacher(s) |
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UW-M1-IGGEST-080-M | Compulsory UE | MICHEL Klaus Bernhard | W718 - Economie |
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Language of instruction | Language of assessment | HT(*) | HTPE(*) | HTPS(*) | HR(*) | HD(*) | Credits | Weighting | Term |
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| Anglais | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.00 | 2nd term |
AA Code | Teaching Activity (AA) | HT(*) | HTPE(*) | HTPS(*) | HR(*) | HD(*) | Term | Weighting |
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W-ANMI-032 | Environmental Economics - AAEP | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Q2 | |
W-ANMI-033 | Environmental Economics - AAEHP | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Q2 |
Programme component |
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Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes of UE
The aim of this course is to provide students with the basic environmental economics toolkit so as to enable them to analyse the relationship between environmental problems and economic policy and to assess specific policy choices in this field. The course also includes a critical review of the application of economic theory to environmental problems and a discussion of alternative approaches.
UE Content: description and pedagogical relevance
The course will cover the following topics:
Welfare economics and the environment, optimal pollution levels, environmental policy instruments (command and control, taxes, tradable permits, voluntary approaches), cost benefit analysis, climate change and international trade, economic and environmental accounts, footprint analysis, sustainability, international negotiations on environmental problems and institutional aspects.
Prior Experience
Not applicable
Q2 UE Assessment Comments
Not applicable
Q3 UE Assessment Comments
Not applicable
Type of Teaching Activity/Activities
AA | Type of Teaching Activity/Activities |
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W-ANMI-032 |
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W-ANMI-033 |
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Required Learning Resources/Tools
AA | Required Learning Resources/Tools |
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W-ANMI-032 | Perman, Ma, Common, Maddison, McGilvray (2011) Natural Resource and Enviornmental Economics, Pearson. |
W-ANMI-033 | Perman, Ma, Common, Maddison, McGilvray (2011) Natural Resource and Enviornmental Economics, Pearson. |
Recommended Learning Resources/Tools
AA | Recommended Learning Resources/Tools |
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W-ANMI-032 | Perman, Ma, Common, Maddison, McGilvray (2011) Natural Resource and Enviornmental Economics, Pearson. |
W-ANMI-033 | Perman, Ma, Common, Maddison, McGilvray (2011) Natural Resource and Enviornmental Economics, Pearson. |
Other Recommended Reading
AA | Other Recommended Reading |
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W-ANMI-032 | Not applicable |
W-ANMI-033 | Not applicable |