Environmental and Resource Economics

3 Credits

The goal of the course is to survey major areas of research in environmental and resource economics, both theoretically and in empirical settings. The class is divided into three parts. (1) Environmental Policy Design. (2) Introduction to Climate Change Economics. (3) Empirical Measurement. The class will combine lectures and discussion about the readings assigned. Prerequisites: ECO 146 or ( ECO 001 and MATH 023 ) Attribute/Distribution: CC, Q, SS