Topics in Microeconomics
7.5 credits
Syllabus, Master's level, 2NE813
- Code
- 2NE813
- Education cycle
- Second cycle
- Main field(s) of study and in-depth level
- Economics A1N
- Grading system
- Fail (F), Sufficient (E), Satisfactory (D), Good (C), Very good (B), Excellent (A)
- Finalised by
- The Department Board, 21 March 2023
- Responsible department
- Department of Economics
Entry requirements
A Bachelor's degree, equivalent to a Swedish Kandidatexamen, from an internationally recognised university.
Also required is 60 credits in economics and 15 credits in statistics (or closely related subject).
Learning outcomes
After effectively completing this course, the student will be able to adapt and apply the economic approach to various ongoing real-world environmental problems. Thus, the student will be able to articulate rigorous justifications for environmental policies in an economy, focusing, at least, on the efficiency, incentive, and distributional consequences of various policies.
Content
The list of contents includes:
- The Environment and Economics,
- Normative and Positive Economic Analyses
- Efficiency in Market Economies,
- Market Failure, Public Goods, Public Bads, and Externalities.
- Economics of Environmental Regulation
- Some Advanced Issues in Environmental Economics
Instruction
The course consists of a series of lectures.
Assessment
The examination of the course consists of a written exam.