Master Year 2 in Environmental and Sustainable Development Economics

The objective of this course is to offer training dealing with all environmental issues from an economic point of view. Graduates develop the skills to design strategies to address energy and environmental challenges (e.g., climate change, overexploitation of natural resources, water and air pollution). They have the academic knowledge to enable the most motivated to integrate private and public research. Some graduates will also be able to join national and international decision-making places (civil service, local authorities, international organizations).

Objectives 

• Conduct studies in sustainable development (environmental, social and economic aspects)
• Define the sustainable development policy, implement it and ensure the associated relevant reporting
• Design quantitative studies on environmental problems
• Lead and coordinate the conduct of one or more economic studies related to the environment
• Model and quantify an economic phenomenon (econometrics, optimization, simulation methods)
• Analyze big data, develop explanatory or predictive models and decision-making tools
• Study the environmental feasibility and desirability of projects and develop technical proposals
• Promote environmental projects at local, departmental, regional, national and European level, and manage their implementation
• Decline the decisions of the government, elected officials, etc. according to the environmental, social and economic context and local issues. Prioritize the projects to be implemented and determine their scope.