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- Code:
- ECON-E0800
- Field:
- Environmental Economics
- Targets:
- Master’s students Research Master's students PhD students
- Organiser:
- Aalto University
- Instructor:
- Matti Liski and Lassi Ahlvik
- Period:
- Period 1
- Format:
- Lecture
- Method:
- Contact teaching
- Venue:
- Economicum
- Enrollment:
In case of conflicting information consider the Sisu/MyCourses pages the primary source of information.
Content
This is an advanced course on the modern theory of environmental and economics that covers the environmental externality and instrument design problems. The first part of the course focuses on the policy design and instrument choice, with a special focus on the problems arising from asymmetric information. The second part considers the policies in a general equilibrium context that is relevant for climate change. Lectures cover the theory; readings cover both theory and empirics.
Teaching
- Completion method: contact teaching
- Schedule: can be found in Sisu
- Study materials: can be found in MyCourses
- To access the course workspace, use all the features and participate in the activities (assignments, discussions), you must have successfully registered for the course in Aalto's Sisu and logged in as an Aalto user with your Aalto IT account (which is generated after you have been granted study rights).
- Workspaces for some courses are open access, but please note the above.
- For more tips on how to register for a MyCourses course area, click here.
Please register for the course in the Aalto Sisu with your Aalto username. Further instructions can be found here.
University-specific instructions
Aalto University Students
- Code: ECON-E0800
- Target groups: MSc / rMSc / (PhD students: please contact your supervisor/program director to be sure that the course credit can be counted towards your degree)
- Credit points: 6
Hanken Students
- Code: no code
- Target groups: MSc / rMSc / (PhD students: please contact your supervisor/program director to be sure that the course credit can be counted towards your degree)
- Credit points: 6
- Credit transfer: apply for inclusion in Sisu
Further instructions can be found here.
University of Helsinki Students
- Code: no code
- Target groups: MSc / rMSc (/ PhD students: please contact your supervisor/program director to be sure that the course credit can be counted towards your degree)
- Credit points: 6
- Credit transfer: apply for inclusion in Sisu
Further instructions can be found here.
FDPE Students Students
Please contact your supervisor/program director to be sure that the course credit can be counted towards your degree
Credit transfer: please apply for credit transfer according to your home university's procedures
Further instructions can be found here.
Learning outcomes
The students learn to formulate, analyze and interpret economic models in environmental economics analytically and learn the conceptual basis for instrument design. Students become familiar with the main policy questions and acquire analytical and reporting skills to analyze real world challenges related to the economic use of the environment.