Economics

Climate Change Economics

Module code: L1078
Level 6
15 credits in autumn semester
Teaching method: Workshop, Lecture
Assessment modes: Coursework, Take away paper

This module will deal with the economics of anthropogenic climate change, which apart from being the international policy issue of the present time will be a vehicle for the illustration of a wide range of ideas and techniques from economic analysis.

Module learning outcomes

• Demonstrate a critical and systematic understanding of the economics of climate
• Deploy established economic analyses to study the problem of climate change and its solutions
• Systematically and realistically estimate the value of avoiding climate change or other exogenous events.
• Devise arguments from the perspectives of global and national social planners