The course covers topical issues such as sustainable development, climate change, and efficiency in the use of environmental resources. To this end, economic theories are used to analyse and understand environmental phenomena in their intersection with human activities. The main economic foundations used by environmental economics are explained and contextualised with respect to concrete dynamics of the functioning of markets and consumer choices. The course then deals with the issues of environmental externalities and the management of public goods, through the analysis of the main instruments of environmental policy such as taxation, the imposition of standards and controls, and the mechanisms for trading permits to pollute. In addition, empirical evaluation techniques of environmental policies are analysed.
teacher profile teaching materials
• Sustainable development
• Environmental degradation and market failures
• The Coase's Theorem
• Environmental taxes and environmental standards
• Tradable permits
• Other policy instruments: environmental subsidies and liability
• Cost-benefit analysis
Turner KR, Pearce DW, Bateman I (2003) Economia Ambientale, Il Mulino.
Optional readings:
Musu I (2003) Introduzione all'economia dell'ambiente, Il Mulino.
Hallegatte S (2014) Natural Disasters and Climate Change. An Economic Perspective. Springer.
Additional teaching material prepared by the lecturer (e.g. slides, lecture notes, publications on scientific journals) will be available on the Moodle/Teams platforms.
Mutuazione: 21201502 ECONOMIA DELL'AMBIENTE in Economia L-33 R PAGLIALUNGA ELENA
Programme
• Integrated approach between economics and environment• Sustainable development
• Environmental degradation and market failures
• The Coase's Theorem
• Environmental taxes and environmental standards
• Tradable permits
• Other policy instruments: environmental subsidies and liability
• Cost-benefit analysis
Core Documentation
Required textbook:Turner KR, Pearce DW, Bateman I (2003) Economia Ambientale, Il Mulino.
Optional readings:
Musu I (2003) Introduzione all'economia dell'ambiente, Il Mulino.
Hallegatte S (2014) Natural Disasters and Climate Change. An Economic Perspective. Springer.
Additional teaching material prepared by the lecturer (e.g. slides, lecture notes, publications on scientific journals) will be available on the Moodle/Teams platforms.
Attendance
Attendance is not compulsory but strongly recommended.Type of evaluation
The expected learning outcomes will be assessed by means of a final written test involving the argumentation of questions covered during the course. The test will consist of three or more open-ended questions and will last 60 minutes. The assessment criteria are: the level of mastery of knowledge, the degree of articulation of the answer, the degree of adequacy and accuracy of the explanation, and the ability to synthesise.