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Take a systems approach and consider different actors, feedback loops and pressures in a dynamic value chain Understand the economic issues and policies that affect the circular bioeconomy at the company, national and international levels Assess the costs, benefits and impacts of market for new bio-based technologies Evaluate the adoption and environmental benefits of bio-based policies.
6 months. 16 - 23 hours per week suggested.
4 high-level virtual courses (graduate-level)
Policies that emphasize circularity in our economy are becoming more important.
Understanding the economic implications is critical to evaluating policies.
Market structure and value chain performance, in combination with technical change, influence and are influenced by circular bioeconomic policies.
A company that wants to succeed in the circular bioeconomy must be prepared for the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
This MicroMasters program will help you understand the basic economics of a bio-based circular economy.
You will learn to conduct economic evaluations of the benefits and costs of new bio-based technologies, in a dynamic value chain, where feedback occurs between different actors, such as between retailers and food processors.
At the end of the MicroMasters programme, in the final course, you will complete a final project in which you will apply the knowledge from all the courses to your own business case.
This will give you the opportunity to receive feedback from experts in the field of circular bioeconomy economics and policies.
Completion of this MicroMasters program in Business and Economics for a Circular BioEconomy will provide you with knowledge and tools to analyze the economic and political aspects of converting biological resources into biobased products.
By earning the program certificate, you will be able to contribute substantially to managerial decision-making as well as policy development.
Completion of this MicroMasters program in Business and Economics for a Circular BioEconomy will provide you with knowledge and tools to analyze the economic and political aspects of converting biological resources into biobased products.
By earning the program certificate, you will be able to contribute substantially to managerial decision-making as well as policy development.
Completion of this MicroMasters program in Business and Economics for a Circular BioEconomy will provide you with knowledge and tools to analyze the economic and political aspects of converting biological resources into biobased products.
By earning the program certificate, you will be able to contribute substantially to managerial decision-making as well as policy development.
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