The Summer School (XIV Edition) is designed to offer two weeks "full immersion" in user charges regulation of local public services (e.g. waste, water, public transport, district heating, sport facilities) and is addressed to undergraduate students at their last year, graduate students and officials from the Public Administration (municipalities, counties, regional bodies) and regulatory agencies.The course lasts two weeks and is articulated in three parts:- theoretical module- industry analysis- case studies (with a virtual regulatory final report prepared by attendants).
Period
05-09-2011 - 16-09-2011 (2 weeks)
Target group
Undergraduate students in their last year, graduate students and officials from the Public Administration (municipalities, counties, regional bodies) and regulatory agencies.
Course aim
The course is designed to provide the students with the basics of the theory of regulation that are applied to real case studies for a deeper understanding of regulatory issues and debates. Main topics are information asymmetries, industrial cost analysis and tariff setting, regulators capture, quality concerns, mechanism design and incentive contracts, the links and trade-offs between environmental and industrial policieswithin the international legislation framework.
Credits
0.0 ECTS credits
Course fee
EUR 150: Registration to ISSAERE 2011 and free accommodation in the University Residence (payment receipt returned by the 1st of July 2011)FREE registration to ISSAERE 2011 and free accommodation in the University Residence for attendants from new (post 2004) EU Member States and non OECD countries
Course leader
The Summer School is organised by Fondazione per l'Ambiente T. Fenoglio in partnership with the University of East Piedmont.School President: Prof. Alberto CassoneProgramme Director: Franco Becchis
Fondazione per l'Ambiente T. Fenoglio, in partnership with the University of East Piedmont
Address: Via Pomba 23
Postal code: 10123
City: Turin
Country: Italy
Website: http://www.fondazioneambiente.org/iss
E-mail: iss@fondazioneambiente.org
Phone: +39 011 5714750
Applied Environmental and Regulatory Economics
