Duration
30h Th, 15h Pr
Number of credits
| Master in economics : general (120 ECTS) | 5 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course focuses on the economic and demographic growth of human societies and its environmental consequences. We will address the conditions of economic growth, its technological and environmental limits, the relationship between economic growth, CO2 emissions and biodiversity. Students will be asked to reflect on possible solutions to enable the transition to sustainable development.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
This course aims to understand the technological and environmental limits of the development process initiated during the Industrial Revolution. Teamwork will allow students to reflect on solutions to enable the transition to sustainable development.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Intermediate Macroeconomics
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures by the professor (20%)
Teamwork in class (80%)
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face to face and online teaching. Teamwork.
Organisational adjustments related to the current health context
For all color codes (orange et rouge): online teaching.
Recommended or required readings
Acemoglu, D. (2009). Introduction to Modern Economic Growth. Princeton University Press.
Gollier, Christian (2019). Le climat après la fin du mois, PUF.
Mélières, M. A., & Maréchal, C. (2015). Climate Change: Past, Present, and Future. John Wiley & Sons.
Pearson, Charles S. (2015) On the cusp: from population boom to bust. Oxford University Press.
Perman, Roger, Yue Ma, , Michael Common, David Maddison, and James McGilvray (2012) Natural Resources and Environmental Economics, 4th edition, Pearson.
Assessment methods and criteria
Below you will find information on the evaluation methods planned for in-person and remote exams as well as those planned for hybrid sessions. Depending on how the health crisis evolves, the chosen method will be communicated to you no later than one month before the start of the exam session.
Any session :
- In-person
oral exam
- Remote
written work
- If evaluation in "hybrid"
preferred remote
Additional information:
No exam.
Assessment: Paper written by each group to hand in at the end of the course.
For all color codes (orange and red): no change.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Professor : Lionel Artige
Office I.53
Tel. : 04/366 4891
E-Mail : Lionel.Artige@uliege.be