Environmental Econometrics

On completion of this short course attendees will be able to:

• Demonstrate a systematic understanding of and apply the methods of data management for econometric analysis
• Critically evaluate the contribution and suitability of econometric methods for natural resource and environmental management, including the advantages and limitations of alternative methods
• Use major types of econometric techniques to support decision making in natural resource and environmental management, using appropriate software.

• Introduction to quantitative methods for economic analysis applied to natural resource and environmental management: describing, explaining and predicting
• Data management procedures
• Modelling and testing relationships: parametric and non parametric methods, regression analysis and multivariate techniques
• Spatial interpretation of results using Geographical Information Systems
• Implementation of the learned theory to real cases studies on travel cost and hedonic pricing.