Module: Environmental Economics

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	Environmental Economics
Module Code	ECO1008 (ITS: EF221)
Faculty	DCU Business School	School	DCU Business School
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	7.5

Description

The module provides an introduction to environmental economics for non-economics students. It first covers basic principles of markets and then analyses common resource problems and externalities, showing how these lead to sub-optimal outcomes and what policies can be used to get to better outcomes. The implications of policies on distributional issues and resistance to policies will be explored and how insights from behavioural economics can help. The module will consider methods to value the environment and how environmental issues can be evaluated or incorporated in cost benefit analysis.

Learning Outcomes

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2. Students will learn the key principles of environmental economics
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7. Students will understand key analytical tools used in environmental economics
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12. Students will develop an understanding of policy formation and evaluation
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Total Workload: 0

Section Breakdown
CRN	20247	Part of Term	Semester 2
Coursework	100%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale	40PASS	Pass Both Elements	N
Resit Category	RC1	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	Edgar Morgenroth	Module Teacher

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown
Group assignment	n/a	40%	n/a
Essay	n/a	40%	n/a
Loop Exam	n/a	20%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; RC1: A resit is available for both^* components of the module. RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module. RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element. ^* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

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Indicative Reading List

Books:

Nick Hanley,Jason Shogren,Ben White: 2019, Introduction to Environmental Economics, 3rd, 9780198737230

Articles:
None

Other Resources

None