Environmental Economics

Education facts

Code: NEK304

The overall objective of the course is to introduce the students to how environmental problems are analyzed in economics. The first part of the course focus on the role of government in the regulation of the environment and the welfare theoretic foundation of social choice. Further, the course provides knowledge about how to apply welfare analysis of environmental problems by the use of methods to measure environmental benefits. The second part of the course focus on providing an overview of different types of regulations, and the properties of different policy instruments are discussed in detail. The effect of market imperfections as well as imperfect information on the choice of policy instrument is analysed. The lectures will also provide the students with a number of real world examples of policy instruments. Previous knowledge of 7.5 ECTS microeconomics at intermediate level is recommended for the course.

Entry requirements

Admission to the course requires previous knowledge of 45 ECTS completed in Economics. Alternatively, 30ECTS in Economics out of wich 15 ECTS completed, in combination with courses corresponding to the first year of the Environmental Social Science Programme. Prior knowledge corresponding to 7,5 ECTS in intermediate level Microeconomics and 15 ECTS in Statistics is recommended.

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

  University of Gothenburg

  Start date: 21 February 2025

  End date: 26 March 2025

  Pace of study: 100 %