This course gives an overview of the recent research in empirical environmental economics. After a brief introduction to the underlying theoretical concepts, we will mainly focus on two topics: air pollution and climate change. Students will present and discuss research papers that address various critical questions related to these two topics, such as: What are the impacts on human health outcomes and mortality? How do they impair other aspects of human life, such as labor productivity and well-being? Finally, we will study different environmental policies and discuss pros and cons.

To attend the course / exercise, registration via e-learning platform OLAT is required. Registration is possible from September 6 to October 1, 2021. The students themselves are responsible for checking the creditability of the course to their course of study.

Direct link to OLAT course:

https://lms.uzh.ch/url/RepositoryEntry/17049190577

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