Decisions, Markets and Incentives

Code:

2EGA116

Acronym:

DMI

Instance: 2009/2010 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Grupo de Economia
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Environmental Economics and Management

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
EGA	0	Bologna Official Syllabus	2	-	6	57	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The main objective of the course is to demonstrate how Economics can be useful for decision-making in what environmental issues concern. We hope that at the end of the course students are able to apply economic concepts at a professional and academic level.

Program

. Industrial Organization fundamentals; Imperfect competition - models and practical issues;
. Uncertainty and assymmetric information - fundamentals and practical issues;
. Game Theory;
. Contracts and transaction costs;
. Incentives in Organizations.

Mandatory literature

L. Pepall, D. Richards e G. Norman; Industrial Organization - Contemporary Theory and Empirical Applications, Blackwell - 4ª edição, 2008. ISBN: 978 1 4051 7632 3
D. Besanko, D. Dranove, M. Shanley e S. Schaefer; Economics of Strategy, Wiley - 4ª edição, 2007. ISBN: 0 471 67945 3
José Mata; Economia da Empresa, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian - 5ª edição, 2009. ISBN: 978 972 31 1299 3
Paulo Trigo Pereira; O Prisioneiro, O Amante e As Sereias, Almedina, 2008. ISBN: 978 972 40 3659 5
T. Tietenberg e L. Lewis; Environmental & Natural Resource Economics, Pearson - 8ª edição, 2009. ISBN: 978 0 321 56046 9

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical and appliyed lectures or tutorials.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	45,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

Two essays.

Calculation formula of final grade

Two essays - 20% each
Final exam - 60%.

Classification improvement

2nd exam.