Sommersemester 2010 - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät ...

Entwicklungs- und Umweltökonomik 59
Water Economics (172830 / 72830 / 76430)
Mi. 14:1515:45 in III-115
Raabe, Segerstedt, Winter
Inhalt: The course Water economics provides an introduction into the economics
of water use and water resource management. The following topics will be covered:
The fundamentals of water supply and water utilization against the background
of a limited availability of and increasing pressure on water resources world- wide,
input-output evaluation methods, water as a public versus private good, institutions
and payment/funding systems for eective water supply and water utilization,
the role of water-related policies such as the EU-water directives. The course will
be supplemented with case studies from developing countries , describing water resource
management programs, their objectives, scale, implementation challenges, and
eects.
Literatur: Ronald C. Grin (2006). Water Resource Economics. The Analysis of
Scarcity, Policies, and Projects. MIT Press Cambridge, Massachusetts. Selected articles.
Bemerkungen: The course will be held in English. Exam students are free to choose
between English and German. In der ersten Vorlesungswoche (KW 14) entfällt die
Veranstaltung wegen der Vorstellung der Vertiefungsfächer.
Econometrics (172843 / 72843 / 76443)
Di. 14:1515:45 in III-115
Jena, Röttgers
Inhalt: Introduction to dierent econometric models (OLS regression, Panel, IV models,
Binary outcome models, etc.) and critical assessment of their results; use of
simple econometric models based on real world examples from resource and development
economics using the Stata software packages (no previous knowledge required
for Stata).
Literatur: Stock and Watson (2007) Introduction to Econometrics, 2nd Edition, Pearson.
Greene, W. H. (2003) Econometric Analysis, 5th edition.
Bemerkungen: This course will be oered to students of MSc in Horticulture as
Econometrics for Graduate Students. In der ersten Vorlesungswoche (KW 14) entfällt
die Veranstaltung wegen der Vorstellung der Vertiefungsfächer.
Emerging Markets (172856 / 171656 / 71656 / 72856)
Di. 18:1519:45 in II-013
Menkhoff
Inhalt: Principles of development economics Financial sector development Financial
crises and policy implications
Literatur: Beim, D.O. und C.W. Calomiris (2001) Emerging Financial Markets, Boston
et al. Ray, D. (1998) Development Economics, Princeton.
Bemerkungen: The course is conducted in English. In der ersten Vorlesungswoche
(KW 14) entfällt die Veranstaltung wegen der Vorstellung der Vertiefungsfächer.