ECON225-17S2 (C) Semester Two 2017

Environmental Economics

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 July 2017
End Date: Sunday, 19 November 2017
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Friday, 28 July 2017
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Friday, 13 October 2017

Description

Economic theory and tools will be applied to the study of the environment and policy. In particular this course will examine how economists look for least cost ways of achieving environmental objectives even if those objectives are not set according to cost benefit analysis. This course will examine how market, incentive based regulatory mechanisms affect environmental outcomes and how the economy and the environment interact.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course students will be able to demonstrate:
1. an understanding of how market , incentive based and regulatory mechanisms affect environmental outcomes;
2. how marginal analysis is applied to environmental issues; and
3. an understanding of the interaction between the economy and the environment.

Prerequisites

Course Coordinator

Stephen Hickson

Lecturer

Jeremy Clark

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage  Description
Assignments 15% Problem sets x3
Essay 30% Short essay
Final Exam 50%
Experiment participation 5%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Nick hanley, Jason F Shogree; Introduction to environmental economics ; 2nd edition; Oxford University Press, 2013.

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Course Outline

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $775.00

International fee $3,188.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Department of Economics and Finance .

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