European Environmental Economics and Policy

1. Policymakers are debating a carbon tax versus an emissions trading scheme. How would you compare them?

2. You need to value a wetland’s ecosystem services for a cost-benefit analysis. How do you approach it?

3. How do you feel about using panel data econometrics to test whether a policy actually reduced emissions?

4. Higher energy prices are hitting low-income households hard. How would you design support?

5. You’re asked to write a two-page policy brief for decision-makers. How do you respond?

6. Fish stocks are collapsing because everyone overfishes a shared sea. What solution would you explore?

7. Seminars, group projects and policy simulations are in English, with students from many countries. How does that sound?

8. A large environmental subsidy programme has spent a lot, but its results are unclear. What do you do?

9. Which future role sounds most like you?

10. What motivates you most to pursue a Master’s degree in European Environmental Economics and Policy?