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MGT-450: Technology, sustainability and public policy

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Technology is a driver of long-term growth but it can also undermine sustainable development. This course introduces microeconomic models of market and collective action failures, models of complex systems, as well as policy portfolios to address these issues.

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https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/technology-sustainability-and-public-policy-MGT-450

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http://go.epfl.ch/MGT-450

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Lectures

Instructors

Official source

https://edu.epfl.ch/coursebook/en/technology-sustainability-and-public-policy-MGT-450

Moodle Page

http://go.epfl.ch/MGT-450

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