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Course Catalog 1999/2000


Business Adm and Social Science

IEN633 International trade & Environmental economics 7.5 ECTS credits

TIMEPERIOD:
Q3

LANGUAGE:Swedish

EXAMINER
Olle Hage Univ adj


PREREQUISITES
General eligibility with at least grade 3 from a 3 year upper secondary school course program, or corresponding and Introductory Microeconomics or corresponding.

COURSE AIM
The course aim is to enhance the understanding of economic theory and develop the student's
ability to perform independent economic analysis.

CONTENTS
The focus in the course is on welfare effects from international trade and environmental problems from economic activity.

- Trade theories and trade policy will be introduced. The effects of trade will be analysed for the entire society and also for individual consumers and producers.
- Environmental theories will be introduced. The following questions will be treated from an economic perspective: Why do environmental problems arise? How can we weigh environmental goals against other economic goals? How can we solve environmental problems?

TEACHING


EXAMINATION
Written exam.
COURSE GRADE SCALE:

ITEMS/CREDITS

Written exam 7.50ECTS

COURSE LITERATURE
Lundberg, Lars; Internationell handel och industristruktur. Liber-Hermods, latest edition.
Sloman, John; Economics. Prencise Hall, latest edition.
Sloman, John & Sutcliffe, Mark; Economics, Student Workbook and Reader, Prentice Hall, latest edition.
Remaining literature will be decided later.

Further information: International Office
Valid for the academic year 1999/2000.

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