spring 2022
SOK-3002 Advanced Natural Resource Economics - 10 ECTS
Course overlap
If you pass the examination in this course, you will get an reduction in credits (as stated below), if you previously have passed the following courses:
SØ-455 Graduate course in economics - special topic: Resource economics 5 stpSØ-405 Graduate course in economics - split exam in dynamic optimization 5 stp
SOK-3556 Environment and Development Economics 2 stp
Objectives of the course
Students who have successfully completed the course should have achieved the following learning outcomes:
The students will have knowledge of
- Dynamic optimisation
- Renewable and non-renewable natural resource economics and aspects relating to sustainability
- Methods used to assess natural resource values
The students will develop skill to:
- Use dynamic optimization in economic analysis
- formulate and analyze issues related to the economics of natural resources
- apply theoretical concepts and ideas to undertake relevant applied work
Competence: The student should be able to
- read, understand and present economic models and results from current research on natural resource economics
- apply theories and principles and develop expertise in addressing questions related to natural resource management
- discuss and analyse central questions pertaining to the present situation related to renewable and non-renewable natural resources
Assessment
4 hour written exam in mathematics (counts 40%). Term paper (counts 60%). Evaluated with grades A - F, where F is failed.
Coursework requirements:
- Oblig 1: Termpaper
- Oblig 2: Presentation
- Oblig 3. Pass one of two datalab reports
Re-sit exam: A re-sit exam and/or term paper is offered in the beginning of the next semester.
- About the course
- Campus: Tromsø |
- ECTS: 10
- Course code: SOK-3002
- Responsible unit
- Norges fiskerihøgskole
- Kontaktpersoner
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Claire Armstrong
Forskningsområde: Ressursøkonomi og forvaltning, bioøkonomisk modellering, økosystemtjenester og verdier
+4777645574
claire.armstrong@uit.no -
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