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364-0513-00L 3 Credits DR D-MTEC

Empirical Methods in Energy and Environmental Economics

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. Dr. Massimo Filippini
Does not take place this semester.
VVZ CR n/a

Last Updated: 2026-02-05 16:02:03

Abstract

This course is designed for PhD & advanced Masters students who are interested in energy and environmental economics. The focus of the lectures/seminars is on methods of applied econometrics in these fields. The course is composed of lectures on specific topics and a seminar. In the seminar, students will have an opportunity to present own papers or to present and discuss empirical studies.

Objective

The objectives of this course are twofold: first, students will learn about the application of econometric techniques in the fields of energy and environmental economics. Second, through the presentation of their papers or the presentation and discussion of the existing literature, students will also get a sense of how critical thinking can be used to assess empirical research in energy and environmental economics.

Content

Day 1: Thursday, January 9 09:00 – 10:30 Session 1: Multinomial choice, heterogeneity (instructor: Greene) 11:00 – 12:30 Session 2: Multinomial choice, heterogeneity (instructor: Greene) 13:30 – 15:00 Session 3: Latent class and Mixed logit (instructor: Greene) 15:30 – 16:30 Session 3: Latent class and Mixed logit (instructor: Greene) Day 2: Friday, January 10 08:30 – 10:00 Session 1: Measurement of the energy efficiency (instructor: Filippini) 10:30 – 12:00 Session 2: Structural models (instructor: Houde) 13:00 – 14:30 Session 3: Student Presentations 15:00 – 16:30 Session 3: Student Presentations Day 3: Saturday, January 11 08:30 – 09:30 Session 1: Seminar by Prof. Kenneth Gillingham (Yale University) 09:30 – 10:30 Session 1: Seminar by Prof. Beat Hintermann (Basel University) 10:30 – 11:30 Session 1: Seminar by Prof. Matt Kotchen (Yale University) 10:30 – 12:30 Session 2: Student Presentations 13:30 – 15:30 Session 3: Student Presentations

Resources

Lecture Notes

Lecture notes will be made available to the students.

General Information

Language
English
Levels
DR
Frequency
Every two years

Examination

Type
graded semester performance
The students are required to form groups of two to make one presentation of an already published paper and then write a review report (of 2-3 pages) of the selected paper. The evaluation will be based on the submitted report and the presentation. Students are expected to make a beamer presentation after the lectures each day. The duration of each presentation (and subsequent discussion) should be no longer than 45 minutes. The deadline for turning in the report is one week after the class.

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
lecture Empirical Methods in Energy and Environmental Economics
Does not take place this semester. Block course
No time listed 24 h semesterly

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