Environmental Economics

Education facts

Code: MTK333

We are all aware that the world is facing severe environmental challenges like climate change, pollution and overuse of natural resources. Decision-makers formulate policies to address environmental challenges, but what are the financial impacts of these policies? Environmental economics is an area of economics that studies the financial impact of environmental policies. In this course, you will learn about negative externalities, like air pollution and overfishing of our seas and their effects on the economy. You will also study the cost and benefit of different environmental policies and the possible economic consequences of environmental degradation. If you want to know more about how to determine what is required for policies to solve our environmental challenges, and at the same time have the least financial impacts, then this course is for you.

Entry requirements

120 credits of which 90 credits engineering and/or natural science. In addition, Swedish course 3 or Swedish level 3 and English course 6 or English level 2 are required. For courses given entirely in English exemption is made from the requirement in Swedish course 3 or Swedish level 3.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Environmental Economics

  Mälardalen University

  Start date: 31 August 2026

  End date: 27 September 2026

  Pace of study: 50 %