Master in ECONOMICS AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR SUSTAINABILITY

Economics and Technologies for Sustainability is a master's degree program at Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca in Milano, Italy, taught in English over two years. This field combines economic analysis with the study of technologies that support environmental and social sustainability, examining how markets, policy, and innovation interact to address resource use, pollution, and climate-related challenges. Students typically study microeconomics and macroeconomics, environmental economics, and the economics of innovation, alongside coursework focused on renewable energy, resource efficiency, and the technological systems developed to reduce environmental impact. Coursework often addresses the policy instruments used to encourage sustainable practices, such as environmental regulation, carbon pricing, and incentives for clean technology adoption, giving students tools to evaluate how economic and technological choices affect environmental outcomes. Because sustainability challenges span both economic and technical domains, the discipline draws on quantitative economic methods alongside a working understanding of the technologies relevant to energy, resource management, and environmental protection. Students learn to assess the costs and benefits of different sustainability strategies and to analyze how technological change can be directed toward environmental and social goals. Graduates of programs in this field pursue careers in environmental consultancies, energy companies, government agencies focused on sustainability and environmental policy, international organizations, and research institutions studying the economics of environmental and technological change. Milano, a major economic center in Italy, offers a relevant setting for this two-year English-taught graduate program connecting economic analysis with the technologies of sustainability.