Studying at the University of Verona

Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

Study Plan

A.A. 2024/2025 A.A. 2023/2024 A.A. 2022/2023 A.A. 2021/2022 A.A. 2020/2021

This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.
If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:

Master’s degree in Economics and Data Analysis - Enrollment from 2025/2026

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

1° Year

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
9
B
SECS-P/05
6
B
IUS/13
12
B
SECS-P/01
12
B
SECS-P/05 ,SECS-S/06
One module between the following
9
C
SECS-P/01
9
C
SECS-P/03
3
F
-

2° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2025/2026

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
9
B
SECS-P/01
Two modules among the following
6
B
SECS-P/07
6
B
SECS-P/11
6
B
SECS-P/08
One module between the following
9
C
SECS-P/02
9
C
SECS-P/05
Two modules among the following
6
C
SECS-P/03
6
C
SECS-S/01
6
C
SECS-P/02
6
C
SECS-P/02
15
E
-
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
9
B
SECS-P/05
6
B
IUS/13
12
B
SECS-P/01
12
B
SECS-P/05 ,SECS-S/06
One module between the following
9
C
SECS-P/01
9
C
SECS-P/03
3
F
-
activated in the A.Y. 2025/2026
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
9
B
SECS-P/01
Two modules among the following
6
B
SECS-P/07
6
B
SECS-P/11
6
B
SECS-P/08
One module between the following
9
C
SECS-P/02
9
C
SECS-P/05
Two modules among the following
6
C
SECS-P/03
6
C
SECS-S/01
6
C
SECS-P/02
6
C
SECS-P/02
15
E
-
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°
9
D
-
Between the years: 1°- 2°
Further language skills
3
F
-

Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)

TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.

A Basic activities
B Characterizing activities
C Related or complementary activities
D Activities to be chosen by the student
E Final examination
F Other training activities
S Placements in companies, public or private institutions and professional associations

Environmental economics  (2025/2026)

Teaching code

4S008980

Teacher

Simone Quercia

Coordinator

Simone Quercia

Credits

6

Language

English en

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

SECS-P/02 - ECONOMIC POLICY

Period

Secondo semestre LM dal Feb 16, 2026 al May 20, 2026.

Courses Single

Authorized

Lessons timetable MoodleMoodle Seminars 0

Learning objectives

The course examines environmental problems from an economic perspective and the nature of environmental policies and environmental policy debates. Students will examine environmental policy instruments in response to environmental problems in theory and with real world examples. At the end of the course students should be able to assess strengths and weaknesses of alternative policy instruments and understand the basis for selecting among alternative instruments to resolve specific environmental problems. Students will gain the ability to apply economic principals to real-world environmental problems, to design environmental policy instruments and assess their effectiveness. Students will also gain soft skills by working in teams and presenting case studies.

Prerequisites and basic notions

Good knowledge of basic concepts of Microeconomics, Game Theory and Econometrics.

Program

All the materials will be uploaded on the Moodle page of the course. The course will cover the following topics.
Part 1 - Introduction: What is Environmental Economics?
• Natural resources and societies’ sustainability: the fall of Easter Island
• Closer to us: the Reschensee and the Three-Gorges Dam
• Individual and Social choices
• Pareto optimality and Arrow’s impossibility theorem
Part 2 - Externalities and Policy
• Public Goods (and Bads)
• Market failures and Externalities
• Property rights and Coase theorem
• Pigouvian Policies (taxes and subsidies)
Part 3 - Dealing with Pollution
• Pollutants and pollution
• Cap and trade programs
• Ambient Pollution Control
• Pollution empirics
Part 4 - Non-Market Valuation
• Insights from Behavioural Economics
• Stated-preference methods (contingent valuation, choice modelling)
• Revealed-preference methods (hedonic price)
Part 5 - Cost-Benefit Analysis
• Introduction to CBA
• Discounting
• Uncertainty
• Health Valuation
Part 6 - Political Economy of the Environment
• The tragedy of commons vs governing the commons
• Political factors affecting climate policies.

Bibliography

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Didactic methods

Part of the lectures will be presented by the teacher as standard lectures. However, for some of the topics students are going to be asked to prepare and present these topics in class to the other students. This part will be count as a grade for the exam (see Exam Methods)

Learning assessment procedures

The exam consists of 2 parts.
1. Presentation of a topic to the class: students will be divided into groups of 3-4 people and will have to prepare a topic to present to the class.
2. Final exam: the final exam will consist of one exercise and one essay-type questions on the course contents. It will last one hour.
BONUS POINTS: Additionally, students can earn bonus points by responding to quizzes that will be asked in class. There will be a total of three quizzes during the semester (max 3 bonus points). Quizzes will not be announced in advance.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE

Evaluation criteria

Each of the parts will be graded on a 30 points scale.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

The weights of the three parts for the final grade are as follows:
1. Presentation of a topic to the class - 30%
2. Final exam - 70%

Exam language

English

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