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ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND SUSTAINABILITY - 86079-MOD2

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ID:
86079-MOD2
Dettaglio:
SSD: Finance Duration: 48 CFU: 6
Located in:
BERGAMO
Url:
Course Details:
ECONOMICS - 86-270/ECONOMIA APPLICATA Year: 3
ECONOMICS - 86-270/PERCORSO COMUNE Year: 3
Year:
2025
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Overview

Date/time interval

Secondo Semestre (16/02/2026 - 29/05/2026)

Syllabus

Course Objectives

This module will focus on the role of the environment in economics, both in theory and in practice, with large use of real-world examples. At the end of the course students will knowwhy and how markets fail to efficiently allocate resources in the presence of pollution, and how to correct those failures through a wide range of public polices. A second part of the module will focus on environmental cost-benefit analysis, and on the empirical techniques used by economists to put values on environmental commodities.


Course Prerequisites

For compulsory pre-requisites (Propedeuticità) see https://lt-eco.unibg.it/it


Teaching Methods

Teaching will take the form of lectures and interactive activities. Students will be encouraged during the lectures to contribute with proposals for further investigation and debate.


Assessment Methods

Written exam consisting of multiple choice questions and open questions. The procedure and content of the exam will be the same for both attending and non-attending students.


Contents

- Introduction to Environmental Economics and the Climate Change challenge

- Where do emissions come from and how can we reduce them

- Environmental Policy Instruments

- International Environmental Agreements

- Environmental Cost-Benefit Analysis

- Inter-temporal and social aggregation issues

- Valuation Methods

- Renewable and non-renewable resources




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Degrees

Degrees

ECONOMICS - 86-270 
Bachelor's Degree
3 years
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People

People (2)

MANZONI Elena
AREA MIN. 13 - Scienze economiche e statistiche
Gruppo 13/ECON-03 - SCIENZA DELLE FINANZE
Settore ECON-03/A - Scienza delle finanze
Professori Associati
VERTOVA Pietro
AREA MIN. 13 - Scienze economiche e statistiche
Gruppo 13/ECON-03 - SCIENZA DELLE FINANZE
Settore ECON-03/A - Scienza delle finanze
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ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS AND SUSTAINABILITY
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