Study Programmes 2015-2016
ECON2295-1  
Environmental and Energy Economics
Duration :
30h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits :
Master in economics : general (120 ECTS)5
Lecturer :
Julien Jacqmin
Language(s) of instruction :
French language
Organisation and examination :
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Course contents :
This course uses the various advanced tools learned throughout the master program in order to understand aspects related to environmental and energy issues.
(1) Market failures, the environment and state interventions (2) Valuing the environment (3) the economics of climate change (4) the supply and demand of the energy markets (5) Energy security, energy efficiency and renewable energies
Learning outcomes of the course :
  • Learn to solve a problem set in a small team
  • Understand an environmental issue and which public policy to implement using a mix of empirical and theoretical arguments
  • Know the main issues faced by the energy sector
  • Search and analyze an innovative research question
  • Develop critical skills 
Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
Advanced econometrics / microeconomics / macroeconomics
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
Recommended or required readings :
Various papers from the literature
Assessment methods and criteria :
Problem set (30%), Paper proposal (40%) and paper presentation/referee report (30%)
Work placement(s) :
Organizational remarks :
Contacts :
Professor: Julien Jacqmin  Office  B. 31 - 1.47 Tel.: 043662734 Email: julienjacqmin@ulg.ac.be