Lecture: Economic Valuation of the Environment - Details

General information

Course name	Lecture: Economic Valuation of the Environment
Semester	WiSe 2024/25
Current number of participants	11
Home institute	Dekanat Wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher Bereich
participating institutes	VWL, insb. Empirische Mikroökonomik, Wirtschaftsinformatik, insb. Betriebliches Informationsmanagement
Courses type	Lecture in category Offizielle Lehrveranstaltungen
Next date	Monday, 13.01.2025 14:15 - 15:45, Room: Hörsaal C [Mel]
ECTS points	5

Lehrende

• Jun. Prof. Dr. Bartosz Bartkowski

Rooms and times

Hörsaal C [Mel]

Monday: 14:15 - 15:45, weekly (13x)

Fields of study

• Juristische und Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät > Wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher Bereich - School of Economics and Business > Master
• Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät III - Agrarwiss., Geowiss. und Informatik > Institut für Agrar- und Ernährungswissenschaften > Master Agrarwissenschaften
• Lectures and Courses in English (International Studies) > Faculty of Law, Economics and Business

Module assignments

• Volkswirtschaftslehre Economics MA120, Akkreditierungsfassung valid from WS 2019/20 > 1.1 Elective Modules > WIW.08329.01 - Economic Valuation of the Environment, valid from WiSe 2024/25 > LV 1: Vorlesung (Vorlesung)
• Volkswirtschaftslehre Eur.u.int.Wirtsch.MA120, Akkreditierungsfassung valid from WS 2020/21 > 2.2.1. Wirtschaftswissenschaften > WIW.08329.01 - Economic Valuation of the Environment, valid from WiSe 2024/25 > LV 1: Vorlesung (Vorlesung)
• Volkswirtschaftslehre Eur.u.int.Wirtsch.MA120, Akkreditierungsfassung valid from WS 2020/21 > 1.1.1. Wirtschaftswissenschaften > WIW.08329.01 - Economic Valuation of the Environment, valid from WiSe 2024/25 > LV 1: Vorlesung (Vorlesung)

Comment/Description

The interactive lecture provides an in-depth and hands-on overview of the theory, methodology and application of economic valuation of environmental public goods (ecosystem services and biodiversity). It will introduce relevant value concepts and valuation methods. Students will be assessed based on project work (no written exam) related to different phases of the design, implementation and analysis of an economic valuation study.

Students will learn to:
* critically assess different value concepts that are relevant for economic valuation of the environment, including relevant perspectives from environmental ethics
* independently and case-specifically choose suitable valuation methods
* plan, design and conduct economic valuation studies (stated preferences)
* conduct econometric analyses and interpret the results of valuation studies (stated preferences)

Admission settings

The course is part of admission "Studiengangszuordnung Master".

The following rules apply for the admission:

• At least one of these conditions must be fulfilled for enrolment:
  
  • Degree is Master and Subject is Agrarwissenschaft/Landwirtschaft
  • Degree is Master and Subject is Volkswirtschaftslehre