ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS COURSE OUTLINE
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Date
2021-03-18
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African Economic Research Consortium
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Abstract
The overall objective of this course is to provide graduate students with an understanding of
environmental economics such that at the end of the course they will be thoroughly familiar with
the frontier of science in this special area of Economics so that they can make original
contributions to science through their PhD. The specific objectives are to:
(i) Expose students to advanced theories and models of Environmental Economics.
(ii) Enable students understand and appreciate the environment-economic linkages.
(iii) Help students acquire the capacity to apply environmental models to research and policy
issues in the area of environmental economics with specific reference to Sub-Saharan
Africa
(iv) Acquaint students with the dynamics of global environment and the implications for
development in Sub-Saharan Africa