The purpose of this course is to provide economics students, and those not studying economics but who have taken a Microeconomics course, with some analytically informed understanding of the economics and political economy underlying development and environmental management policies in developing economies.  The issue of implementing programs to accelerate economic development versus programs to protect the quality of the environment in developing countries has become prominent since the 1970s, particularly after the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm.  The main objective of the conference was to find ways to balance economic development with environmental conservation.  The term “Sustainable Development” became prominent after that and more recently a new term “Green Growth” with a similar objective was also well-known. This course is a crucial opportunity to learn about several economic planning tools to analyse the benefits and impacts of development and environmental programs typically implemented in developing economies, to understand whether or not these programs are able to achieve the dual objective of economic development and preserving the environment.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:

1. become familiar with the main concepts and debates on economic/development and environmental policies in developing economies;
2. understand the principles and practical application of key policy instruments for economic development and environmental conservation in different contexts;
3. comprehend the tools to understand the benefits and impacts of key policies on development and the environment in developing economies;
4. be able to critically assess policy proposals and put forward possible approaches for specific issues;
5. acquire the capacity to carry out independent research on a topic relating to economic development and environmental preservation in a developing country.

Staff Feedback

Students will be given feedback in the following forms in this course:

• Written comments
• Verbal comments
• Feedback to the whole class, to groups, to individuals, focus groups

Student Feedback

ANU is committed to the demonstration of educational excellence and regularly seeks feedback from students. Students are encouraged to offer feedback directly to their Course Convener or through their College and Course representatives (if applicable). The feedback given in these surveys is anonymous and provides the Colleges, University Education Committee and Academic Board with opportunities to recognise excellent teaching, and opportunities for improvement. The Surveys and Evaluation website provides more information on student surveys at ANU and reports on the feedback provided on ANU courses.

Class Schedule

Week/Session	Summary of Activities	Assessment
1	Lecture: Introduction to development and environmental planning in developing economies Workshop: Discussion on Midterm Essay
2	Lecture: Economic growth, sustainable development and triple-bottom-line Workshop: Review on static optimisation technique
3	Lecture : Principle of environmental valuation Workshop: Cases of environmental valuation Guest Lecture: Dr. Arianto Patunru
4	Lecture: Linking environment and macro economic indicator Workshop: Review on dynamic optimisation technique
5	Lecture: Analysis using an environmental Input-Output table - the case of industrial waste water pollution Workshop: Introduction to CGE I
6	Lecture: Social and environmental accounting matrix approach - the case of chemical use in agricultural development Workshop: Introduction to CGE II
7	Lecture: Environmental computable general equilibrium model - the case of climate change mitigation and income distribution Workshop: Introduction to GAMS Software
8	Lecture: Resource use options Workshop: GAMS Practice
9	Lecture: Forest exploitation, development and conservation Workshop: Dynamic optimisation in GAMS
10	Lecture : Mining and development Workshop: CGE in GAMS I
11	Lecture: Marine use management Workshop: CGE in GAMS II
12	Lecturer: Review on development and environmental planning in developing economies

Assessment Summary

Assessment task	Value	Due Date	Return of assessment	Learning Outcomes
Midterm essay	20 %	01/04/2019	15/04/2019	1, 2, 4, 5
Homeworks	20 %	09/05/2019	31/05/2019	1, 2, 3
In-class final exam	60 %	05/06/2019	04/07/2019	1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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• Student Assessment (Coursework) Policy and Procedure
• Special Assessment Consideration Policy and General Information
• Student Surveys and Evaluations
• Deferred Examinations
• Student Complaint Resolution Policy and Procedure

Assessment Requirements

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Moderation of Assessment

Marks that are allocated during Semester are to be considered provisional until formalised by the College examiners meeting at the end of each Semester. If appropriate, some moderation of marks might be applied prior to final results being released.

Assessment Task 1

Midterm essay

Each student will have to pick an existing paper/article on the topic of a large development and/or environmental project in a developing country. Preferable if the paper is published in a reputable journal. The up to 3,000 words-essay should provide a critical analysis of the discussion on the project in the chosen paper/article; i.e. the essay will become a critical analysis on a large development project in a developing country in terms of its economic, social and environmental impacts.. Please pay attention also on the empirical analysis given in the chosen paper/article. The assessment of this essay will be mainly on the originality of the criticism addressed to the analysis of the chosen paper, how well the essay is written and suggestions to improve the quality of the analysis in the chosen paper and on future research to be done. Detail discussion on this task will be conducted in the first week of this course and available at Wattle then. Deadline for submission is 1 Apr.

Assessment Task 2

Homeworks

2-4 problem sets

Assessment Task 3

In-class final exam

3-4 problem sets due in-class

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Late Submission

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