Environmental Economics: Challenges of Becoming Green

About this course

In this course we will explore the economic dimensions of the global transition to sustainability, with a focus on the challenges, trade-offs, and political tensions that shape pathways toward a greener economy. We will take a critical look into how economic systems, policy tools, and social behaviors interact in attempts to reconcile growth with ecological limits. Drawing on European case studies, together we will investigate core topics in environmental economics, including environmental valuation, cost-benefit analysis, renewable energy transitions, agricultural dilemmas, and green finance.

Faculty

Fairouz Hussien

PhD @ Stockholm School of Economics (Sweden), M.Sc. @ Hanken School of Economics (Finland). Co-founder of the SSE Methods Lab, and co-founder of SIDI (Stockholm Interdisciplinary Initiative) at DIS Stockholm. Research focus on economic regulation, market dynamics, and antitrust. Expertise from the airline industry. With DIS since 2022.