Globalization and Environmental Policy

The course aims to analyze the economic effects of globalization from both a theoretical and an empirical point of view. Particular attention is given to: i) the relationships between international trade and environmental sustainability by examining the impact of trade on industrial pollution and the use of natural resources; ii) to the international policies that have as their object the regulations of the exploitation of natural resources and environmental pollution.

At the end of the course the student will have knowledge of the main theories and economic models for the interpretation of market globalization processes. The student will develop useful skills to interpret the phenomena linked to globalization and international trade from an economic point of view with reference to environmental sustainability. The student will have competences on the main quantitative methods to interpret these phenomena.