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Module Number:
| 41105
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| Module Title: | Economics |
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Volkswirtschaftslehre
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| Department: |
Faculty 2 - Environment and Natural Sciences
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| Responsible Staff Member: | -
Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Wätzold, Frank
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| Language of Teaching / Examination: | English |
| Duration: | 1 semester |
| Frequency of Offer: |
Every summer semester
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| Credits: |
6
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| Learning Outcome: | After successful completion of the module, students have an overview of economic approaches and methods and an understanding of how to apply these approaches to solve societal problems including problems of environmental and resource management.
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| Contents: | - Market forces of demand and supply
- Markets, welfare and government intervention
- Market failure and public policies
- Costs of production and firms in competitive markets
- Monopoly and oligopoly
- Economics of labour markets
- Externalities, Cost and Pigou
- Economic analysis of environmental policy instruments
- Risk and its regulation
- Feed and tariffs
- Economics of renewable and non-renewable resources
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| Recommended Prerequisites: | None |
| Mandatory Prerequisites: | None |
| Forms of Teaching and Proportion: | -
Lecture
/ 2 Hours per Week per Semester
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Seminar
/ 2 Hours per Week per Semester
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Self organised studies
/ 120 Hours
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| Teaching Materials and Literature: | - Baumol, W.J., Blinder, A.S. (2012) Economics: Principles and Policies, 12th edition, South-Western Cengage Learning, Mason/Ohio.
- Mankiw, G.N., Taylor, M.P. (2010) Economics, South-Western Cengage Learning, Mason/Ohio.
- Endres, A. (2007): Umweltökonomie, 3. Auflage, Kohlhammer, Stuttgart.
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| Module Examination: | Continuous Assessment (MCA) |
| Assessment Mode for Module Examination: | - Written exam, 80 min. (50%)
- Presentation, 15 min. and hand-out (50%)
Details announced in class.
Whether the examination is done as presentation or as essay, is set at the beginning of the class. |
| Evaluation of Module Examination: | Performance Verification – graded |
| Limited Number of Participants: | None |
| Part of the Study Programme: | -
Abschluss im Ausland /
Architektur /
keine PO
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Abschluss im Ausland /
Betriebswirtschaftslehre /
keine PO
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Abschluss im Ausland /
Environmental and Resource Management /
keine PO
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Bachelor (research-oriented) /
Environmental and Resource Management /
PO 2015
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Abschluss im Ausland /
Informatik /
keine PO
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No Final Exam Possible /
Orientierungsstudium (1 Semester) /
PO 2022
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No Final Exam Possible /
Orientierungsstudium (2 Semester) /
PO 2022
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Abschluss im Ausland /
Power Engineering /
keine PO
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Abschluss im Ausland /
Umweltingenieurwesen /
keine PO
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Bachelor (research-oriented) /
Umweltingenieurwesen /
PO 2021
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Abschluss im Ausland /
Wirtschaftsingenieurwesen /
keine PO
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| | This module has been approved for the general studies. |
| Remarks: | None |
| Module Components: | - 240910 Lecture/Exercise Economics
- 240960 Examination Economics
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| Components to be offered in the Current Semester: | |
