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Seit WiSe 2021/22

English

Economics of Sustainability

6

Mattauch, Linus

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Portfolioprüfung

Zugehörigkeit


Fakultät VII

Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre und Wirtschaftsrecht

37312500 FG Nachhaltige Nutzung natürlicher Ressourcen

Volkswirtschaftslehre

Kontakt


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linus.mattauch@tu-berlin.de

Learning Outcomes

The lecture course develops a set of economic ideas from economic theory that can be useful to develop pragmatic policy solutions for the environmental crises the world faces in 2021. A particular focus is on the implications of environmental impacts and environmental policy on inequality.

Content

Topics include, but are not limited to: an economic analysis of the sustainable development goals and economic theories of sustainability, decision-making for situations of environmental catastrophes, applying theories of justice to assessing the urgency of environmental problems, the use of behavioural economics for advancing environmental policy (especially health co-benefits of environmental protection), economic analysis of critiques of consumerism, the role of economic rents in understanding the macroeconomics of climate change and land use, difficulties with valuing biodiversity and the role of animal farming, a formal analysis of arguments for and against economic growth, the role of fiscal policy for environmental protection and political economy of carbon pricing. The course covers a selection of policy examples from around the world, with a focus on political feasibility.

Module Components

Pflichtgruppe:

All Courses are mandatory.

Course NameTypeNumberCycleLanguageSWSVZ
Economics of SustainabilityUE3733 L 11259WiSeEnglish2
Economics of SustainabilityVL3733 L 11249WiSeEnglish2

Workload and Credit Points

Economics of Sustainability (UE):

Workload descriptionMultiplierHoursTotal
Attendance15.02.0h30.0h
Pre/post processing15.04.0h60.0h
90.0h(~3 LP)

Economics of Sustainability (VL):

Workload descriptionMultiplierHoursTotal
Attendance15.02.0h30.0h
Pre/post processing15.04.0h60.0h
90.0h(~3 LP)
The Workload of the module sums up to 180.0 Hours. Therefore the module contains 6 Credits.

Description of Teaching and Learning Methods

The format is a set of weekly lectures that are complemented with weekly exercise classes taking various formats, including mathematical problem sheets, a group exercise of presenting a case study and a writing tutorial.

Requirements for participation and examination

Desirable prerequisites for participation in the courses:

A graduate-level understanding of microeconomics is a prerequisite. Knowledge of economic growth theory and public economics are desirable.

Mandatory requirements for the module test application:

This module has no requirements.

Module completion

Grading

graded

Type of exam

Portfolio examination

Type of portfolio examination

100 Punkte insgesamt

Language

English

Test elements

NamePointsCategorieDuration/Extent
Assignments25written3 times 5 hours
written exam75written75 min

Grading scale

Notenschlüssel »Notenschlüssel 4: Fak I, Fak VII«

Gesamtpunktzahl1.01.31.72.02.32.73.03.33.74.0
100.0pt90.0pt85.0pt80.0pt76.0pt72.0pt67.0pt63.0pt59.0pt54.0pt50.0pt

Test description (Module completion)

The portfolio examination consists of the following elements, adding up to a maximum of 100 credits. The grading follows the joint conversion key of the School of Economics and Management (decision of the school's council dated May 28, 2014 - FKR VII-4/8-28.05.2014). The written homework consists of three set of exercises which include mathematical problems and short essay writing.

Duration of the Module

The following number of semesters is estimated for taking and completing the module:
1 Semester.

This module may be commenced in the following semesters:
Wintersemester.

Maximum Number of Participants

This module is not limited to a number of students.

Registration Procedures

Participation in this module requires no registration.

Recommended reading, Lecture notes

Lecture notes

Availability:  unavailable

 

Electronical lecture notes

Availability:  unavailable

 

Literature

Recommended literature
Aldred, J. The Skeptical Economist. New York & London: Routledge, 2009
Bowles, S. (2016). The moral economy. Yale University Press
Fleurbaey, M., & Blanchet, D. (2013). Beyond GDP: Measuring welfare and assessing sustainability. Oxford University Press.
Haensel, M. C., Drupp, M. A., Johansson, D. J., Nesje, F., Azar, C., Freeman, M. C., Groom, B. & Sterner, T. (2020). Climate economics support for the UN climate targets. Nature Climate Change, 10(8), 781-789
Klenert, D., Mattauch, L., Combet, E., Edenhofer, O., Hepburn, C., Rafaty, R., & Stern, N. (2018). Making carbon pricing work for citizens. Nature Climate Change, 8(8), 669-677.
Layard, R. (2006). Happiness and public policy: A challenge to the profession. The Economic Journal, 116: C24-C33
Parry, I. (1998). The Double Dividend: When You Get it and When You Don’t. Proceedings. Annual Conference on Taxation and Minutes of the Annual Meeting of the National Tax Association (Vol. 91): 46-51.
Perman, R., Y. Ma, M. Common, D. Maddison, and J. Mcgilvray. Natural Resources and Environmental Economics, 3rd Edition. Pearson 2003.
Shogren, J.F. and Taylor, L.O. (2008). On behavioral-environmental economics. Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2(1), 26-44

Assigned Degree Programs


This module is used in the following Degree Programs (new System):

Studiengang / StuPOStuPOsVerwendungenErste VerwendungLetzte Verwendung
Industrial Economics (M. Sc.)16WiSe 2021/22SoSe 2024
Innovation Management, Entrepreneurship, and Sustainability (M. Sc.)12WiSe 2023/24SoSe 2024
Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen (M. Sc.)16WiSe 2021/22SoSe 2024

Students of other degrees can participate in this module without capacity testing.

Miscellaneous

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