Lehrveranstaltung: Environmental Policy (4201-442)

Personen:

• apl ProfDr Christian Lippert (verantwortlich)

Lehrform:

Vorlesung

SWS:

2

Inhalt:

In the light of applied economic theory current resource use problems will be analysed. The lecture introduces to basic concepts of environmental and natural resource economics, cost-benefit analysis with respect to environmental resources, the concept of sustainable resource use, as well as to the theory of optimal resource extraction. Moreover, the most important environmental policy instruments will be presented and discussed.

Literatur:

Perman, R., Ma, Y., McGilvray, J. and M. Common (2007): Natural Resource and Environmental Economics. 3rd Edition, Pearson Education.

Tietenberg, T. (2003): Environmental and Natural Resource Economics. 6th Edition. Addison Wesley.

Tietenberg, T. (2007): Environmental economics and policy. 5th Edition. Addison Wesley.

Veranstaltungsort:

Hohenheim

Anmerkungen:

This lecture takes place in the second half of the semester (4 hours per week). A voluntary tutorial is offered.

Modul:

• 4201-440 Economics and Environmental Policy (Pflicht)