Spring Semester 2016 – Energy Economics and Policy (363-0514-00)

Prof. Dr. Massimo Filippini

Classes: Thursday 17:15-19:00
Lectures (Room HG D 7.1)

DATE TIME LECTURE

25. 2. 2016 17:15 – 19:00 Introduction
Problems and challenges of energy system and role of
the state
3. 3. 2016 17:15 – 19:00 Demand Analysis
10. 3. 2016 17:15 – 19:00 Energy Efficiency and Rebound Effect
17. 3. 2016 17:15 – 19:00 Investment analysis
Holy Thursday
Easter Holiday
7. 4. 2016 17:15 – 19:00 Cost-Benefit Analysis
14. 4. 2016 17:15 – 19:00 Cost Analysis
21. 4. 2016 17:15 – 19:00 Market: fossil fuels
28. 4. 2016 17:15 – 19:00 Market: electricity
Ascension Day
12. 5. 2015 17:15 – 19:00 Energy policy: Market oriented instruments
19. 5. 2015 17:15 – 19:00 Energy policy: Non-market oriented instruments
26. 5. 2015 17:15 – 19:00 Energy policy: Regulation
2. 6. 2015 17:15 – 19:00 Final exam
General description:

This course provides a survey of the ways in which economics is used to analyze and resolve problems
related to the production and consumption of energy services. The students will develop the understanding
of economic principles and tools necessary to analyse energy issues and to formulate energy policy
instruments. Emphasis will be put on the following topics: empirical analysis of the energy demand and
supply, market failures, energy policy instruments, investments in power plants and in energy efficiency
technologies and reform of the electric power sector.

Important Information

REGISTRATION Master and doctoral students should register on https://www.mystudies.ethz.ch

(ETH) or on https://www.ethz.ch/de/studium/non-degree-
angebote/fachstudierende/fachstudierende_uzh.html (UZH).

E-LEARNING This course is supported by an E-learning platform. Students from ETH registered
in the first weeks of the spring semester will receive a user ID and password to
access the platform. Students registering later and students from UZH should
contact Tobias Wekhof. There are lecture notes and reference material on the
platform. Further, you will find some exercises covering the important part of the
theory from the lectures.

PREREQUISITE A course each in statistics and in microeconomics

EXAMINATION There will be a written semester end exam on June 2 , 2016 covering the topics of
the course. The definite date will be announced in the lecture. The evaluation policy
is designed to verify the knowledge acquired during the course.

ASSISTANCE Tobias Wekhof

Zürichbergstrasse 18, ZUE E11
8032 Zürich
twekhof@ethz.ch
OFFICE HOURS Thursdays, at lecture dates, 16:00 – 17:00;

TUTORIALS – Room ML F 34
Date Time Tutorial
05.04.2016 17:15-19:00 Tutorial 1
26.04.2016 17:15-19:00 Tutorial 2
24.05.2016 17:15-19:00 Tutorial 3
RECOMMENDED
BOOKS

International Handbook on the Economics of Energy

Author: Lester C. Hunt (Editor), Joanne Evans (Editor)

Energy Economics
Concepts, Issues, Markets and Governance
Author: Subhes C. Bhattacharyya

Environmental Economics and Management : Theory, Policy and

Applications, 5th Edition
Author: Scott J. Callan, Janet M. Thomas