ECN376 Natural Resource and Environmental Economics - Applications
Credits (ECTS):5
Course responsible:Eirik Romstad
Campus / Online:Taught campus Ås
Teaching language:Engelsk
Course frequency:Annually
Nominal workload:150 hours
Teaching and exam period:This course starts in Spring parallel. This course has teaching/evaluation in Spring parallel and June block.
About this course
Learning outcome
Candidates should be able to apply economic theory to analyse environmental and natural resource management issues. These issues include: economy - environment interactions, sustainable development, optimal management of renewable and non-renewable resources, pollution targets and pollution control, environmental policy instruments, and international environmental agreements.
The candidates use theory from ECN275 (or equivalent) on a self-selected topic in a term paper where they apply theory and gain experience in applied analysis.
- Mandatory term paper in groups of 2-3 students on a self-selected topic under the heading natural resource and environmental economics.
- Councelling on the term paper.
- ECN275 Natural Resource and Environmental Economics - theory or equivalent.
- ECN275 Natural Resource and Environmental Economics - theory or equivalent.
- Term paper (100%). Work on the term paper takes place in the last third of the course. To be allowed to write a term paper, the student must have passed the exam in ECN275 or an equivalent course from another higher education institution. Term paper where 2-3 students work together on a self selected topic within the wider area of natural resource and environmental economics. Grade is assigned as A-F. No re-examination s being offered in this course.
Trem paper Grading: Letter grades - Internal assessor (course responsible)
- Discussant on another term paper in connecton with presentation of a preliminary version of the term paper.
- The course is in English if there are one or more international students. Incoming students can contact student advisors at the School of Economics and Business (Studieveileder-hh@nmbu.no) for admission to the course.
- None (the course builds on theory/teaching/exercises/discussions from ECN275 Natural Resource and Environmental Economics - theory).
- Builds on theory part from ECN275 Natural Resource and Environmental Economics - Theory.
- ECN275 Natural Resource and Environmental Economics - theory or equivalent.