363-0514-00L Energy Economics and Policy
Semester | Frühjahrssemester 2016 |
Dozierende | M. Filippini |
Periodizität | jährlich wiederkehrende Veranstaltung |
Lehrsprache | Englisch |
Kommentar | It is recommended for students to have taken a course in introductory microeconomics. If not, they should be familiar with microeconomics as in, for example,"Microeconomics" by Mankiw & Taylor and the appendices 4 and 7 of the book "Microeconomics" by Pindyck & Rubinfeld. |
Kurzbeschreibung | An introduction to principles of energy economics and applications using energy policies: demand analysis, economic analysis of energy investments and cost analysis, economics of fossil fuels, economics of electricity, economics of renewable energy, market failures and energy policy, market-based and non-market based instruments, demand side management and regulation of energy industries. |
Lernziel | The students will develop the understanding of economic principles and tools necessary to analyze energy issues and to formulate energy policy instruments. Emphasis will be put on empirical analysis of energy demand and supply, market failures, energy policy instruments, investments in power plants and in energy efficiency technologies and the reform of the electric power sector. |
Inhalt | The course provides an introduction to energy economics principles and policy applications. The core topics are -Demand analysis -Economic analysis of energy investments and cost analysis -Economics of fossil fuels -Economics of electricity -Economics of renewable energies -Market failures and energy policy -Market oriented and non-market oriented instruments -Demand side management -Regulation of energy industries |
Literatur | - International Handbook on the Economics of Energy by Joanne Evans (Editor), Lester C. Hunt (Editor) - Energy Economics Concepts, Issues, Markets and Governance Bhattacharyya, Subhes C. 1st Edition, 2011, XXVI, 721 p. 267 illus, 83 in color. |
Voraussetzungen / Besonderes | It is recommended for students to have taken a course in introductory microeconomics. If not, they should be familiar with microeconomics as in, for example, "Microeconomics" by Mankiw & Taylor and the appendices 4 and 7 of the book "Microeconomics" by Pindyck & Rubinfeld. |