Universität Wien

390031 UK PhD-VGSE: Environmental Economics (2010W)

Continuous assessment of course work

The level of this course requires knowledge of advanced macroeconomics, advanced microeconomics, and advanced econometrics.
Students may apply for this course by sending an email to info@vgse.at including their CV, transcript (Sammelzeugnis) and optionally a recommendation of their thesis advisor.
More information at www.vgse.at

Details

max. 24 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 06.10. 10:45 - 12:45 (Seminarraum 2, Maria-Theresien-Str.3/Mezzanin, 1090 Wien)
  • Wednesday 13.10. 10:45 - 12:45 (Seminarraum 2, Maria-Theresien-Str.3/Mezzanin, 1090 Wien)
  • Wednesday 20.10. 10:45 - 12:45 (Seminarraum 2, Maria-Theresien-Str.3/Mezzanin, 1090 Wien)
  • Wednesday 27.10. 10:45 - 12:45 (Seminarraum 2, Maria-Theresien-Str.3/Mezzanin, 1090 Wien)
  • Wednesday 03.11. 10:45 - 12:45 (Seminarraum 2, Maria-Theresien-Str.3/Mezzanin, 1090 Wien)
  • Wednesday 10.11. 10:45 - 12:45 (Seminarraum 2, Maria-Theresien-Str.3/Mezzanin, 1090 Wien)
  • Wednesday 17.11. 10:45 - 12:45 (Seminarraum 2, Maria-Theresien-Str.3/Mezzanin, 1090 Wien)
  • Wednesday 24.11. 10:45 - 12:45 (Seminarraum 2, Maria-Theresien-Str.3/Mezzanin, 1090 Wien)
  • Wednesday 01.12. 10:45 - 12:45 (Seminarraum 2, Maria-Theresien-Str.3/Mezzanin, 1090 Wien)
  • Wednesday 15.12. 10:45 - 12:45 (Seminarraum 2, Maria-Theresien-Str.3/Mezzanin, 1090 Wien)
  • Wednesday 12.01. 10:45 - 12:45 (Seminarraum 2, Maria-Theresien-Str.3/Mezzanin, 1090 Wien)
  • Wednesday 19.01. 10:45 - 12:45 (Seminarraum 2, Maria-Theresien-Str.3/Mezzanin, 1090 Wien)
  • Wednesday 26.01. 10:45 - 12:45 (Seminarraum 2, Maria-Theresien-Str.3/Mezzanin, 1090 Wien)

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course will consists of the following
1. Review of the standard theory of (negative) externalities and the scope and length devoted to this topic will be made contingent on the students' familiarity.
2. Resource economics (renewable and non renewable), where less familiarity will be assumed.
3. Outline of topical environmental problems and their economic characteristics.
4. Recent approaches - dynamic optimization, dynamic games, coalition formation, and incentive mechanism - to particular environmental problems based on my own research focus.
5. Students must present and review one of the most recent papers of their own choice (from the last World Congress of Environmental Economics, Montreal 2010) in order to be exposed with most recent interests and corresponding methods and in order to sketch ideas about further or related research.

Assessment and permitted materials

The grading will be based on the following:
1. A standard test about the material presented in course (40%).
2. Active participation in the course (20%).
3. Presentation and review of the chosen scientific paper (40%).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Acquiring and understanding of the basic concepts of environmental and resource economics plus a first hand exposition to and experience with topical problems and related recent academic literature.

Examination topics

The topics 1 - 4 will be covered in the form of a traditional lecture relying by and large on own compiled material rather than standard textbook.

Reading list

No text book will be the basis of this course but the interested student may consult

Text books environmental economics
W Baumol and W Oates. The Theory of Environmental Policy.
Hanley, N., Shogren, JF., White, B. 1997. Environmental Economics in theory and practice. Macmillan Press Ltda. New York.
Perman, R., Y.Ma, J.McGilvray, and M. Common. 2003. Natural Resource and Environmental Economics. Pearson Education Limited, Harlow: Essex, 3 edn.
Charles D. Kolstad, Environmental Economics

Collection of Essays – environmental economics
Russell, C.S. 2003. The Economics of Environmental Monitoring and Enforcement. Ashgate Publishing Limited, Hants, England.
Tietenberg, T., Button, K., Nijkamp P. 1999. Environmental Instruments and Institutions. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. Cheltenham, UK

Resources
Dasgupta P.S. & Heal G.M., Economic Theory and Exhaustible Resources, Cambridge Economic Handbooks, 351-359, (1979)
C Clark. 1990. Mathematical Bioeconomics: The Optimal Management of Renewable Resources.
J Hartwick and N Olewiler. 1998. The Economics of Natural Resource Use. Reading: Mass: Addison Wesley.
J Conrad. 1999. Resource Economics. Cambridge University Press.

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