Economics for challenging times
MGT-494 / 6 credits
Teacher(s): Gallea Quentin, Laurent-Lucchetti Jérémy, Thoenig Mathias Benjamin
Language: English
Summary
This course analyzes socio-economic issues related to poverty, inequalities, climate change, globalization, migration, AI, etc. We teach students how to analyze data using quantitative methods in economics and develop solutions compatible with the functioning of market economies.
Content
Session 1: Pillars of Prosperity
Session 2: Causal Analysis
Session 3: The Economics of AI
Session 4: Introduction to Environmental Economics
Session 5: Climate Economics
Session 6: Social Cost of Carbon
Session 7: Climate Policies and Cognitive Bias
Session 8: Climate Policies and Fairness
Session 9: A World of Anarchy?
Session 10: Inequalities and Discrimination
Session 11: A Global World
Session 12: Governance and Public Policies
Session 13: Oral examinations
Session 14: Oral examinations
Assessment methods
Active participation in class (20% of the total grade): Active individual participation will be graded according to the EPFL participation grid. Class attendance is mandatory and will be checked with attendance sheet at each class (each unexcused absence will decrease the participation grade).
Oral presentations (40% of the total grade): On Moodle, you will find a list of questions for oral team presentations associated with each class (various format). You will have to perform 1 of these oral presentations during the term within a team of 2 to 3 classmates.
Final Exam (40% of the total grade): Oral evaluation of your general understanding of the course. You will have to answer a set of general questions related to the entirety of the course. These questions will relate to the material we presented and discussed in class as well as the mandatory readings. This work is individual and will last at most 10 minutes.
In the programs
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: Oral (winter session)
- Subject examined: Economics for challenging times
- Courses: 4 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Project: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: mandatory
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: Oral (winter session)
- Subject examined: Economics for challenging times
- Courses: 4 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Project: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional
- Semester: Fall
- Exam form: Oral (winter session)
- Subject examined: Economics for challenging times
- Courses: 4 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Project: 2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Type: optional