Environmental and Resource Economics
Informacje ogólne
Kod przedmiotu: | 2400-ZEWW743 |
Kod Erasmus / ISCED: |
14.3
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Nazwa przedmiotu: | Environmental and Resource Economics |
Jednostka: | Wydział Nauk Ekonomicznych |
Grupy: |
Anglojęzyczna oferta zajęć WNE UW Przedmioty wyboru kierunkowego dla studiów licencjackich FIM Przedmioty wyboru kierunkowego dla studiów licencjackich FPiP Przedmioty wyboru kierunkowego dla studiów licencjackich MSEM |
Punkty ECTS i inne: |
3.00
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Język prowadzenia: | angielski |
Rodzaj przedmiotu: | nieobowiązkowe |
Skrócony opis: |
This is an English version of a course taught in the Economics Department. Its aim is to introduce main issues of environmental economics and policy. Particular emphasis is placed on discussing the role of markets, as well as questions of economic efficiency in using the natural environment and its resources. The lecture is recommended for Economics majors and it is obligatory for students enrolled in the Interdepartmental Curriculum in Environmental Protection. Basic text: H. Folmer and H. L. Gabel (eds.), Principles of Environmental and Resource Economics. A Guide for Students and Decision-Makers. Second Edition, Edward Elgar Publishing 2000 |
Pełny opis: |
This is an English version of a course taught in the Economics Department. Its aim is to introduce main issues of environmental economics and policy. Particular emphasis is placed on discussing the role of markets, as well as questions of economic efficiency in using the natural environment and its resources. The lecture is recommended for Economics majors and it is obligatory for students enrolled in the Interdepartmental Curriculum in Environmental Protection. Basic text: H. Folmer and H. L. Gabel (eds.), Principles of Environmental and Resource Economics. A Guide for Students and Decision-Makers. Second Edition, Edward Elgar Publishing 2000. Topics: 01 Review of contemporary environmental problems and their economic contexts. Basic concepts of a market economy. Efficiency of competitive markets pp.xxi-xxxii, 3-33. 02 Market failures accompanying external effects and public goods; pp.3-33. 03 Correcting for externalities. Coase theorem, Pigouvian taxes, marketable permits; pp.3-33. 04 Public policies. Democracy and environmental protection; pp.363-395. 05 Decision making under uncertainty; pp.396-419. 06 Intertemporal choice. Discounting; pp.104-129. 07 Economics of exhaustible resources. Hotelling rule; pp.665-699. 08 Economics of renewable resources. Maximum Sustainable Yield concept. Immobile resources; pp.665-699. 09 Economics of renewable resources. Mobile resources; pp.665-699. 10 Welfare indices and the environmental resource base. Environmental damages and national product; pp.564-601. 11 Economic role of environmental resources. Valuing the environment and valuation methods; pp.34-103 12 Environmental policy: goals, principles and constraints. Typical policy failures; pp.130-156. 13 Environmental policy instruments I; pp.157-201. 14 Environmental policy instruments II (applied marketable permits); pp.157-201. 15 "Eco-taxation" issues; pp.529-563. Final exam (multiple choice test; additional oral exam upon request) |
Literatura: |
H. Folmer & H. L. Gabel (eds.), Principles of Environmental and Resource Economics, Edward Elgar, Chelthenham 2000 |
Efekty uczenia się: |
Students have a deepened knowledge of selected methods and analytical instruments, including socio-economic modeling. Students have a deepened knowledge of selected institutions and – thanks to emphasizing their continuity – their historical evolution Students are able to understand and analyze economic phenomena, as well as to evaluate tchem theoretically Students acquire language skills thanks to taking the course offered in English SU05, SU06, SK01, SK03, SU04, SU03, SU02, SU01, SW03, SW02, SW01, SW04, SW05, SK02, SK04 |
Metody i kryteria oceniania: |
Final exam 10-15 multiple-choice test questions |
Zajęcia w cyklu "Semestr zimowy 2023/24" (zakończony)
Okres: | 2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28 |
Przejdź do planu
PN WT KON
ŚR CZ PT |
Typ zajęć: |
Konwersatorium, 30 godzin
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Koordynatorzy: | Tomasz Żylicz | |
Prowadzący grup: | Tomasz Żylicz | |
Lista studentów: | (nie masz dostępu) | |
Zaliczenie: |
Przedmiot -
Zaliczenie na ocenę
Konwersatorium - Zaliczenie na ocenę |
Właścicielem praw autorskich jest Uniwersytet Warszawski, Wydział Nauk Ekonomicznych.