Università Roma Tre

The course in Environmental Economics aims at providing the necessary knowledge to understand the main concepts of environmental economics with reference to the economic instruments of environmental policies (i.e. incentives, taxes, permits, subsidies), the evaluation of environmental goods, as well as changes in welfare for environmental goods and environmental risk. Of particular relevance to the course are the study of different types of natural resources (renewable and non-renewable), the principles of the circular economy, the economics of climate change and natural disasters.