Macroeconomic perspectives on environment and food

About this programme

The goal of the course is to develop students' understanding of macroeconomic methods and how they can be applied to questions related to long-run environmental sustainability of both small open economies such as Sweden's, and the global economy, particularly with respect to the use of natural resources and the food system. NA0203, Macroeconomic perspectives on environment and food, 7.5 Hp Print syllabus The grade requirements within the course grading system are set out in specific criteria. These criteria must be available by the course start at the latest. The goal of the course is to develop students' understanding of macroeconomic methods and how they can be applied to questions related to long-run environmental sustainability of both small open economies such as Sweden's, and the global economy, particularly with respect to the use of natural resources and the food system. Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to use macroeconomic tools to analyse long-run economic development and its relation to The course begins with an overview of data regarding natural resource use, environmental quality, food production, and global inequality. We then study theories of economic growth both for economies at the technology frontier and those far from that frontier. Using these theories we analyse the following: To further student learning and promote discussion, a variety of methods are used: Lectures, seminars and presentations Mandatory elements may consist of attendance at guest lectures, active participation in seminars or similar.