Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Ressourcenökonomie

Advanced Environmental and Resource Economics

Teachers

Prof. Dr. Klaus Eisenack

 

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Objective

This year’s primary topic: Economics of Climate Change

Ability to analyze complex ERE problems and to suggest governance solutions;  deepening knowledge of theory, concepts and analytical tools from ERE and economics in general; training of methods; knowledge of crucial scientific literature; preparing a master thesis.

Contents
  • Climate change economics, polycentric climate governance, adaptation to climate change
  • Methods: dynamic optimization, game theory, comparative case studies
  • Dynamic ERE: sustainability, renewable and non-renewable resources, stock pollutants
  • Presenting and discussing exposés for a potential master thesis

Methods

Seminar, lectures and exercises

Examination

Written paper and oral presentation

Requirements

"Institutional Economics and Political Economy I" and "Environmental and Resource Economics II" or equivalent

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