Vorlesung und Übung: [Master] Economics of Environmental Behavior and Policy - Details

Vorlesung und Übung: [Master] Economics of Environmental Behavior and Policy - Details

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Course name Vorlesung und Übung: [Master] Economics of Environmental Behavior and Policy
Subtitle
Course number 9.28500
Semester SoSe 2026
Current number of participants 144
Home institute School of Business Administration and Economics
participating institutes Courses in English, Environmental Economics
Courses type Vorlesung und Übung in category Offizielle Lehrveranstaltungen
Next date Wednesday, 22.04.2026 10:00 - 12:00, Room: 93/E44
Type/Form Lecture and Exercise
Participants Master students in Economics, BWL or Umweltsysteme & Ressourcenmanagement
Pre-requisites Understanding of the course material requires
- basic knowledge of public economics, behavioral economics and game theory,
- school-level math (particularly maximization/ minimization of a function, derivatives), and
- basic knowledge of statistics (including OLS regressions).

Moreover, this course builds on the Introductory course ‘Umwelt- und Verhaltensökonomik‘ (Bachelor Module, takes place every Winter Semester). It is strongly recommended to take the introductory course before this one OR have basic knowledge of environmental and behavioral economics as prerequisite for this course.
Learning organisation Lectures: Mondays and Wednesdays 10:00-12:00 am (in presence)
Exercise: Fridays 12:00-2:00 pm (Exercise)
Further details will be provided in the introductory lecture. Please also check for ‚Ankündigungen‘ on StudIP.
Performance record The course grade is based on a final exam (approx. 90 minutes). Students receive 10 ECTS for successfully completing the course.
SWS 5
Primary Language of Instruction Englisch / English
Hinweise zur Veranstaltung All course material will be organized in StudIP under 'Courseware'.

To register for the course, use the password 'envecon'.
Literatur Literature consists of academic articles and book chapters. Details will be provided in the introductory lecture and a separate list of topics and literature. Literature will be available under 'Dokumente>Course Literature' on StudIP.
ECTS points 10

Rooms and times

93/E44
Monday: 10:00 - 12:00, weekly (12x)
Wednesday: 10:00 - 12:00, weekly (14x)
Friday: 12:00 - 14:00, weekly (13x)

Fields of study

Comment/Description

This course builds on the introductory lecture ’Umwelt- und Verhaltensökonomik‘ and combines advanced insights from environmental and behavioral economics. It thereby contributes to a deepened understanding of human behavior with respect to environmental problem situations, and how it could be altered by policy interventions. With regards to the latter, the course goes beyond standard environmental policy approaches. Moreover, students learn about the complexities of environmental policy design, the link between science and policymaking, and how to evaluate the impacts of (environmental) policies before and after implementation. Many empirical examples will be used throughout the course to motivate and illustrate course contents and apply them to real world policy examples. To register for the course, use the password 'envecon'.

Admission settings

The course is part of admission "Anmeldung mit Passwort: Master Course: Economics of Environmental Behavior and Policy".
The following rules apply for the admission:
  • Password required.

Admissible user domains:

  • Gasthörer