PEC393-PEC593 Topic Schedule

Week	Topics
Week 1	Topic 1 - Basic Concepts in Economics
Week 2	Topic 2 - The Structure of Energy Supply Systems
Week 3	Topic 3 - Energy Markets
Week 4	Topic 4 - Internalising Externalities in Energy Supply
Week 5	Study Break
Week 6	Topic 5 - Investment Decision-Making Techniques, DCF Analysis and Cost Benefit Analysis
First Essay Due
Week 7	Topic 6 - Dealing with Risk in Energy Markets
Week 8	Topic 7 - Taxation of the Energy Sector
Week 9	Study Break
Week 10	Topic 8 - Public Enterprises, Natural Monopoly and Open Access in Energy Supply
Week 11	Topic 9 - The Economics of Nuclear Power
Week 12	Topic 10 - The Economics of Renewable Energy
Second Essay Due
Week 13	Topic 11 - Energy Resource Economics
Week 14	Topic 12 - Energy and Environmental Macro-Economics
Project Due (PEC593)
Week 15	Study Break

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