Environmental Economics

6 unitsOnline or In PersonNot offered

Crawford School of Public Policy · ANU College of Law, Governance and Policy

About this course

This course is available for on-campus & remote (online) learning. All students participate in interactive, real-time classes. This course provides a broad coverage of environmental economics for Master and PhD-level students. The course covers market failure, the economics of pollution control, market-based instruments, environmental cost-benefit analysis, environmental valuation, the environment and the economy, global environmental problems, and other topics. Students will apply economic approaches to analyse policy options to better manage the environment at the local, national, and global levels.

Learning outcomes

1Demonstrate expertise in the discipline of environmental economics, including its key principles and methods.
2Use economic techniques to analyse environmental problems.
3Apply economic techniques to analyse policy interventions aimed at improving the environment.
4Understand how environmental issues can be considered in the context of the goals of economic policy more broadly.
5Conduct research in the field of environmental economics.

Assessment

Weights and hurdle requirements come straight from the imported ANU record.

Essay topic outline (1 page including 3 references)

Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Mid-semester exam

Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3

20%

Essay (2,500 words)

Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

30%

Final exam

Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4

45%

Study expectations

Study information

A standard workload for a 6 unit course is 130 hours including in class time and independent study.

Texts and reading

Perman, R, Ma, Y, Common, M, Maddison, D & McGilvray, J 2011, Natural Resource and Environmental Economics, 4th edn, Addison Wesley.

Course essentials

Academic year: 2026
Course subject: IDEC
Subject name: International and Developmental Economics
Academic career: PGRD
School: Crawford School of Public Policy
College: ANU College of Law, Governance and Policy
Convener: Not listed
Delivery: Online or In Person
Unit value: 6 units
EFTSL: 0.125
Last source update: Not listed

View the ANU course source

Fees

International fee paying students: International · 2026 · Course basis; $7,020
Student Contribution Band Code 34: Commonwealth supported · 2026; ANU contribution-band code 34
Estimated domestic fee: ≈ $5,160; Estimated from the median of 277 similar courses in the ANU College of Law, Governance and Policy. ANU's page didn't list a fee we could read, so this isn't the official fee.

Areas and attributes

Areas of interest

Economics