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Curso Académico: 2021/2022

Análisis Coste-Beneficio

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Máster Universitario en Economía Industrial y Mercados / Master in Industrial Economics and Markets (Plan: 378 - Estudio: 270)

Escuela de Economía y Ciencia Política

Coordinador/a: MORENO RUIZ, DIEGO

Departamento asignado a la asignatura: Departamento de Economía

Tipo: Obligatoria

Créditos: 6.0 ECTS

Curso: 1º

Cuatrimestre: 2º

Requisitos (Asignaturas o materias cuyo conocimiento se presupone)

Intermediate microeconomics and basic calculus.

Objetivos

- Teaches students the standards of precision and rigor in economic analysis and professional communication. - Emphasizes autonomous and group learning. - Familiarizes students with a set of tools appropriate for cost-benefit analysis. - Teaches students to set up and analyze some the most common applications.

Competencias y resultados del aprendizaje

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Descripción de contenidos: Programa

1. Introduction 2. The economic evaluation of social benefits 3. Indirect effects and wider economic benefits 4. Opportunity costs, market and shadow prices 5. Economic valuation of non-marketed goods 6. Discounting and decision criteria 7. Uncertainty and risk analysis 8. Applications

Actividades formativas, metodología a utilizar y régimen de tutorías

-Lectures in which the basic material is presented and discussed. Basic textbook references are provided with to complete and deepen students understanding. - Solving and discussing practical exercises in the classroom as well as problem sets to provide students with feedback on their level of understanding and difficulties. - When applicable, resolution of case studies individually and/or in group. - Discussion in class under instructor moderation of topics. - Production of papers and reports individually or in group.

Sistema de evaluación

Discussion of Case Studies (20%); Practical Problems in CBA (20%); Final Exam: 60%.

Peso porcentual del Examen Final 60
Peso porcentual del resto de la evaluación 40

Bibliografía básica

Boardman, A., D. Greenberg, A. Vining and D. Weimer . Cost-Benefit Analysis: Concepts and Practice. 3rd edition. Prentice Hall. 2005
De Rus, Ginés. Introduction to Cost-Benefit Analysis: Looking for Reasonable Shortcuts. Edward Elgar. 2010
Johansson, P-O . An Introduction to Modern Welfare Economics. University Press, Cambridge. 1991
Johansson, P.-O.. Cost-Benet Analysis of Environmental Change.. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.. 1993
P.-O. Johansson and B.Kriström. Cost-Benefit Analysis for Project Appraisal. Cambridge UP. 2016

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