2019-2020 / ECON2295-1

Environmental Economics

Duration

30h Th, 15h Pr

Number of credits

 Master in economics : general (120 ECTS)5 crédits 

Lecturer

Barnabé Walheer

Language(s) of instruction

English language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course presents instruments that public entities can used in order to solve environmental and energy issues.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

Linked with the following key learning ouctomes  1-2-3-5-6-8-9-11-12


  • 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

Pre/co-requesites: Advanced econometrics / microeconomics / macroeconomics; and applied econometrics.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lectures and guest lectures.

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Face-to-face lectures and guest lectures.
Students are asked to proactively participate during the lectures and guest lectures.

Recommended or required readings

Various papers from the literature, news, web sitesm etc.

Assessment methods and criteria

Presentations and final report.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

Contacts

Professor Barnabe Walheer Office: B31 1.47 Email: barnabe.walheer@uliege.be 

Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session

Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning

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Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session

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