Syllabusof Fudan University
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| Course Code | ENVI130042.01 | Courese Time | 2012.6 |
| Course Name | environmental economics |
| Credit | 3 | Credit hours | 3 |
| Instructor | Zhang Zhen | Department | departmen of environmental science anengineering |
| Prerequisites | Economics,Calculus,Welfare economics |
Course Description:
compulsory course |
Course objectives:
This course aims to enable students to master how to use mainstream economics theory in their study of environmental issues. The courses extracts basic thories and normmative analysis methods from mainstream schools of economics, welfare economics, institutional economics, development economics, land and resources economics. Students are required to master and apply it to the environmental tax, clear property right and producing other environmental policy. |
Course Content:
The first part : the basics of Environmental EconomicsIntroduction. Introduction to environmental economics research object, research contents, research methods; environmental economics and economics, resource economics, ecology and other disciplines; briefly introduced each representative of the environment problem and countermeasure.
Marketfalure and related problems. This section attempts to attribute items from the analysis of the causes of environmental problems. The main contents include the public goods, externality.
The market mechanism to solve the environmental problems . This part focuses on how to use the market approachs in solving the environmental problem. The issues involved include the Coase theorem, Pigou tax.
Environmental management policy brief introduction. A brief introduction to the theoretical basis of environmental management policy. To guide students how to practice in environmental policy analysis and evaluation.
The second part: Complementary knowledge in Economics
As the students almost hanve no ideas about economics before their study in environmental economics,this course makes a brief dintrduction to economic knowledge related with theenvironmental economics. The knowledge involved focused on microcosmic economics part. |
Course Requirements:
the student should have basic knowledges of economics, calculus and welfare economics |
Teaching Methods:
lecture |
| Teaching Materials & References: |
| Author | Title | Publisher | Publishing Time |
| Zhang Zhen | environmental tax and fee in consumption | Fudan University Press | 2010.12 |
| Zhang Zhen&Dai Xingyi | the courses in environmental economics | Fudan University Press | 2007.1 |
| Dong Xiaolin | environmental economics | China Communications Press | 2005.3 |
| Zhang Xiangshu | environmental economics | China Environmental Science Press | 1995.6 |
| Zhang Fan | environmental and nature resource economics | Shanghai People's Publishing House | 1998.3 |
| Wang Jinnan | envieonmental economics: thoeries, methods and policies | Tsinghua University Press | 1995.5 |
Instructor's Academic Background:
associated professor of the department of environmental science and engineering
research field: environmental economics, environmental management |
Course Schedule:
Basics of Environmental Economics
1. introduction²( 3 class hours )
2. environmental protection appropriate²(3 class hours )
3. market and efficiency²(3 class hours)
4. public nuisance and externality²( 6 class hours )
5. property rights ( 6 class hours )
6. Pigou tax (6 class hours)
7. the essence of environmental management policy ( 3 class hours )
Complementary knowledge of economics:
1. introduction ( 3 class hours )
2. supply, demand, the equilibrium price ( 6 class hours )
3. demand and utility theory ( 3 class hours )
4. production theory and cost analysis ( 6 class hours )
5. price and production decisions ( 3 class hours )
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Grading & Evaluation:
final exam:70%
exercises:30% |
