Courses of the Institute for Environmental Economics and World Trade

Area of Expertise in Business Administration and Economics

• International Competitiveness (273003)

  	Time and room:	Lecturer:
  	Tue. 11:00 - 12:30 | VII-002	Albert, Grote
  Contents:	Concepts, measures and approaches to evaluate the international competitiveness of sectors in an increasingly globalized world (e.g. Global Competitiveness indices) International trade and the impact of standards and labelling on competitiveness of countries New institutional economics and its role in strengthening competitiveness Case studies from the agro-food and industrial sector.
  Literature:	Porter, M. E. (1998) On Competitiveness, New York. World Economic Forum (Hrsg.) The Global Competitiveness Report, Geneva, published annually. A list with selected references will be distributed at the beginning of the course.

• Exercise International Competitiveness (273025)

  	Time and room:	Lecturer:
  	Block course	Albert, Grote
  Contents:	The exercise is a supplement to the lecture “International Competitiveness” by addressing and deepening course contents and exploring further perspectives of selected topics. Students apply and discuss theoretical and scientific approaches by means of practical applications. The exercise also aims to promote interaction between students. For this purpose, they jointly assess case studies.
  Comments:	Selected dates will be announced.

• Seminar Development and Environmental Economics (273004)

  	Time and room:	Lecturer:
  	Block course	Grote
  Contents:	In the seminar, students will explore current and relevant issues in energy economics. As part of a term paper, they will independently work on a topic from the field of energy and environmental economics. Students will also give a 15-minute presentation on this topic, which will be discussed afterwards. Successful participation (term paper, presentation, and participation in the discussion) will be awarded a certificate.
  Literature:	Literature will be announced depending on the topic.
  Comments:	The date of the kick-off-meeting will be announced on Stud.IP and further information will also be provided there. Examiner: Prof. Dr. Grote

• Introduction to scientific work at IUW for BSc (273026)

  	Time and room:	Lecturer:
  	Block course	Grote, Tr. Nguyen
  Contents:	This block course is highly recommended to students who aim to write their Bachelor thesis at the Institute of Environmental Economic and World Trade (IUW). No credit points are awarded for this course. The students learn about the formal process from registration to submission of the final thesis. their options of writing a scientific literature review, a meta-analysis or doing a thesis with an empirical part. How to find, evaluate and use literature efficiently. How to find a central topic and suitable title. How to formulate research questions and to structure a thesis based on scientific standards. Formal requirements of citation, tables, figures etc. Scientific writing based on practical examples. the process of analyzing data and producing descriptive tables, based on some exercises.

Area International Environment and Development Studies

• Seminar African Economies (377001)

  	Time and room:	Lecturer:
  	Block course	Grote, Tr. Nguyen
  Contents:	In a written assignment, students, organized in small groups, will be given a scientific paper to review and they will prepare a proposal on a topic of current economic issues relating to African economies. While the review will be only short (2-3 pages), the proposal will have the format of a seminar paper of some 15 pages. The students will present their proposal during the second half of the course. The aim of the assignments is to generate a more in-depth understanding of 1.) proposal writing, 2.) on the analysis of development strategies taken by selected African countries, and 3.) on the economic structure and institutional settings that have facilitated the economic success of these countries.

• Water Economics (377009)

  	Time and room:	Lecturer:
  	Thu. 11:00 - 12:30 | I-301	Grote, Paudel
  Contents:	In detail, the course addresses water scarcity in the global food production and discusses water in environmental context. Students also learn about water valuation, including market (supply and demand), tariff structures, project assessment and payment for ecosystem services. Furthermore, water policy finds consideration, related to general governance (control and regulation systems; integrated water resource management), the Sustainable Development Goal 6 (clean water and sanitation), oceans, privatization and simulation models. Finally, students focus on game theory and river-sharing and learn about water trends, the role of hydrogen and conflicts. Case study applications complement the course, for example from aquaculture. Participation in the related exercise on water economics is recommended.
  Comments:	The course is in English. Exam: Students choose between English or German.

• International Agricultural Policy (377011)

  	Time and room:	Lecturer:
  	Tue. 14:30 - 16:00 | I-442	Grote
  Contents:	Analysis and assessment of agricultural policies and specific policy measures in a globalizing world; special emphasis will be put on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the EU and the agricultural policy of the USA, but also agricultural policies in selected developing countries will be looked at. Related policies like consumer protection or environmental policies will be included in the analysis. The framework for national agricultural policies is given by international agreements like those of the World Trade Organization (WTO) – these will be described and analyzed in detail – with objectives, different country positions and recent developments in the »Doha Development Round«. Elaboration on environmental aspects of agricultural and trade policies.
  Literature:	El-Agraa, A.M. (ed.) (2007): The European Union: Economics and Policies- Cambridge University Press. Eighth Edition. OECD Agricultural Policies at a glance. OECD, Paris, diverse years. List of selected journal articles will be provided.

• Sustainability Economics (377012)

  	Time and room:	Lecturer:
  	Thu. 14:30 - 16:00 | I-301	Tr. Nguyen
  Contents:	This course introduces and operationalizes the notion of sustainability from an economic perspective. It provides students with the theoretical basis of sustainability as inter- and intra-generational issues, and elaborates how sustainability can be operationalized in an economic context. The course covers a range of topics focusing on the interactions between economic growth, development, and the environment. Development issues such as population growth, urbanization, and migration as well as environmental problems such as depletion of natural resources and degradation of environmental quality are taken into account. The lectures are designed in an interactive way, including theories, case studies, exercises, and student presentations.
  Literature:	1. Söderbaum, P., 2008. Understanding Sustainability Economics: Towards Pluralism in Economics. Earthscan. 2. Bartelmus, P., 2012. Sustainability Economics: An Introduction. Routledge 3. Daly, H.E., Farley, J., 2003. Ecological Economics: Principles and Applications, Island Press 4. Todaro, M.P., Smith, S., 2012. Economic Development (11th edition), Pearson Key published articles Published articles from peer review journals will be provided ahead of the lectures

• Exercise Sustainabilty Economics (377020)

  	Time and room:	Lecturer:
  	Thu. 09:15 - 10:45 | II-013	Tr. Nguyen, Paudel
  Contents:	The exercise is a supplement to the lecture “Sustainability Economics” by addressing and deepening course contents and exploring further perspectives of selected topics. Students apply and discuss theoretical and scientific approaches by means of practical applications. The exercise also aims to promote interaction between students. For this purpose, they jointly assess case studies.

• Introduction to scientific work at IUW for MSc (377022)

  	Time and room:	Lecturer:
  	Block course	Grote, Tr. Nguyen
  Contents:	This block course provides guidelines to the students who plan to do their Master thesis at the Institute for Environmental Economics and World Trade. No credit points are awarded for this course. It is highly recommended for Master students who write their thesis at IUW. Course structure: Section 1: Finding a thesis topic and registration Section 2: IUW datasets and projects Section 3: Survey design Section 4: Data analysis with Econometrics Section 5: Modeling SAM_CGE_ABM Section 6: General guidelines Section 7: Proposal presentation The students can present their proposal to the IUW team and other students. They can get feedback and also ask questions. This would be optional. Additional benefits from the course: Work groups – student working on similar topics or datasets can form groups to help each other through the process Group forum – on StudIP, we create a forum, where students can ask questions. This way, other students could also help or if the supervisor answers, it would also be helpful for the other students.

Several Areas

• World Trade (379005)

  	Time and room:	Lecturer:
  	Wed. 12:45 - 14:15 | I-301	Tr. Nguyen
  Contents:	Introduction into international trade theories Objectives and types of economic integration; regional trade agreements versus globalisation Overview of major structure and trends of trade in goods and services The role of GATT and WTO: organization, principles, agreements, instruments: tariffication, market access, dispute settlement, non trade issues.
  Literature:	Krugman, P.R. and M. Obstfeld (2011) International Economics: Theory and Policy. 9th Edition, Pearson International (auch auf deutsch verfügbar).
  Comments:	The course will be held in English, however, for the exam students are free to choose the language - English or German.

• Exercises World Trade (379015)

  	Time and room:	Lecturer:
  	Tue. 09:15 - 10:45 | I-301	Tr. Nguyen
  Contents:	The exercise is a supplement to the lecture “World Trade” by addressing and deepening course contents and exploring further perspectives of selected topics. Students apply and discuss theoretical and scientific approaches by means of practical applications. The exercise also aims to promote interaction between students. For this purpose, they jointly assess case studies.

3. Area: Scientific skills

• Doctoral Seminar Environmental and Development Economics (574007)

  	Time and room:	Lecturer:
  	Tue. 16:15 - 17:45 | III-115	Grote
  Contents:	Studies and progress reports presented by doctoral students will be critically assessed and discussed.
  Comments:	Interested participants are requested to register at the secretariat of the Institute for Environmental Economics and World Trade.

• International Management and Economics (77202)

  	Time and room:	Lecturer:
  	Block course	F. Krause, Tr. Nguyen
  Contents:	The course "International Management and Economics" consists of two parts: Topics related to Business Systems, CSR and Business Ethics Topics related to Development and Environment Economics Part 1 Business Systems, CSR and Business Ethics: The course provides an introduction into National Business Systems and Comparative Industrial Relations. It thus provides insights into different economic cultures and strategies to address differences between business systems. Corporations are embedded into an institutional setting of their parent-country. This setting, the (National) Business System, shapes e.g. the labour market, industrial relations, the education system or financial institutions. It therefore strongly shapes corporate decisions as well as strategies. Business Systems also reflect the degree and basis of trust between organizations, loyalty to outside groups or the importance of individual identity and rights that also influence corporate structures, values and decisions. Since many corporations have facilities in more than just one country, getting to know different Business Systems can help to reflect on and understand markets and strategies at home and abroad. Corporations face many different demands from internal and external stakeholders. These demands might imply contradictory actions, might not all be equally justified or might even not represent all legitimate demands in a given situation. In these not so unusual situations, responsible decision-making becomes an ethical challenge. The course aims to provide perspectives to understand and analyse these dilemma situations in corporate contexts (but also in everyday life). The structure of ethical conflicts as well as different views on goodness are analytically introduced and strategies for informed and responsible decision making processes discussed. In the second part of the course, different business oriented approaches addressing these challenges like Corporate Social Responsibility, Creating Shared Value, Labelling or Reporting are presented and critically evaluated. Part 2 Development and Environment Economics: It is well recognized that economic growth and development are closely interacted with natural resources and the environment. Such interactions are intricately linked with the everyday life of individual persons and households, especially in developing countries where the issues and concerns are somewhat different as compared to developed countries. Sustainability is a much more immediate concept, since it must take into account of pressing concerns such as basic subsistence and even survival. Therefore, the aim of the course is to provide students with an understanding of the relationship between economic growth, development and environmental issues. The course thus covers a range of topics including the drivers of economic growth, the contribution of natural resources and ecosystem services to economic growth and development, the effects of economic growth and development on the sustainable management of natural resources and the environment. The lectures are designed in a more advanced way, including theories, case studies, and exercises. The participants are thus familiar with the issues that relate environment and development at international, national and local levels.
  Literature:	Daly, H.E., Farley, J., 2003. Ecological Economics: Principles and Applications, Island Press. Todaro, M.P., Smith, S., 2012. Economic Development (11th edition), Pearson.
  Comments:	This course is part of the HISSEMA. More information can be obtained from HISSEMA/GUEST Coordinator, Ms. Nino Iden (Room I-101). This course is part of the HISSEMA. Admission is restricted to HISSEMA-Program students.

• Research Seminar Development Economics (77781)

  	Time and room:	Lecturer:
  	Wed. 16:15 - 17:45 | III-115	Grote, Puhani
  Contents:	Researchers present their recent work on the empirical dimensions and theoretical aspects of development economics.

• Water Economics (76430)

  	Time and room:	Lecturer:
  	Thu. 11:00 - 12:30 | I-301	Grote, Paudel
  Contents:	In detail, the course addresses water scarcity in the global food production and discusses water in environmental context. Students also learn about water valuation, including market (supply and demand), tariff structures, project assessment and payment for ecosystem services. Furthermore, water policy finds consideration, related to general governance (control and regulation systems; integrated water resource management), the Sustainable Development Goal 6 (clean water and sanitation), oceans, privatization and simulation models. Finally, students focus on game theory and river-sharing and learn about water trends, the role of hydrogen and conflicts. Case study applications complement the course, for example from aquaculture. Participation in the related exercise on water economics is recommended.
  Comments:	The course is in English. Exam: Students choose between English or German.