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HU Credits:
3
Degree/Cycle:
2nd degree (Master)
Responsible Department:
Environmental Economics & Management
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
English
Campus:
Rehovot
Course/Module Coordinator:
Iddo Kan
Coordinator Office Hours:
Sunday 13:00-15:00 upon setting a meeting
Teaching Staff:
Prof. Iddo Kan
Course/Module description:
The course presents theories, models and empirical applications of economic analysis of environmental problems, including valuation of non-market products, optimizing environmental protection and management of environmental policies.
Course/Module aims:
The course provides in-depth understanding of the field of environmental economics, including theories and advanced analytical tools.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
The students will understand economic theories for analyzing environmental problems, economic evaluation tools, and environmental aspects and issues associated with regulating and management of environmental policies.
Attendance requirements(%):
0%
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lectures
Course/Module Content:
How much environmental quality?
Market failures
Making decisions about environmental programs
Environmental demand theory
Hedonic-price methods
Household production
Constructed markets
Required Reading:
Kolstad, Charles. Environmental Economics. (2010). 2nd ed. Oxford University Press.
Champ, P. A., Boyle, K. J., & Brown, T. C. (Eds.). (2017). 2nd ed. A primer on nonmarket valuation (Vol. 3). Springer Science & Business Media.
Additional Reading Material:
Key papers referenced in the presentations
Grading Scheme :
Essay / Project / Final Assignment / Referat 50 %
Presentation / Poster Presentation / Lecture/ Seminar / Pro-seminar / Research proposal 30 %
Submission assignments during the semester: Exercises / Essays / Audits / Reports / Forum / Simulation / others 20 %
Additional information:
Each student will present in the last lessons of the semester a paper published in one of the leading journals in environmental economics
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