Sustainable Development

Code:

2EGA113

Acronym:

DS

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Economics

Instance: 2011/2012 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Agrupamento Científico 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	26	Bologna Official Syllabus	1	-	3	28	81

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Economic Growth part: the aim of the course is to analyse the major contributions of the economic growth literature by emphasising the role of physical capital accumulation and, subsequently, to generate ideas for independent research.

Program

1. Economic Growth part:
1.1. Growth and technology
1.1.1. Facts of economic growth
1.1.2. Innovation and economic growth
1.1.3. Technology as a public good
1.1.4. Growth and economic growth rate
1.1.5. A unified/generic growth model
1.2. Neoclassic theory
1.2.1. The Solow-Swan growth model and extensions
1.2.1.1. Steady state and transitional dynamics
1.2.1.2. Exogeneity of the growth rate
1.2.1.3. Disparities in inter-country growth rates
1.2.1.4. Convergence of growth rates

Complementary Bibliography

Bürgenmeier B.; Economia do Desenvolvimento Sustentável, Colecção Economia e Política, Instituto Piaget, Lisboa, 2009
Pezzey J.C.V., Toman M.A.; The Economics of Sustainability: A Review of Journal Articles, Resources For the Future, Discussion Paper 02-03, 2002
Neumayer E.; Weak versus Strong Sustainability – Exploring the Limits of Two Paradigms, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham., 2010
Daly H.; Ecological Economics and the Ecology of Economics, Edward Elgar,Cheltenham, 1999
Stern N.; The Economics of Climate Change. The Stern Review, Cambridge University Press, 2007
Cropper M.L., Oates W.E.; Environmental Economics: A survey, Journal of Economics Literature, vol. XXX, p. 675-740., 1992
Hansen J.-P., Percebois J.; Énergie, de boeck, Bruxelas, 2010

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	21,00
	Total:	-	0,00