Advanced Seminar in Resource and Environmental Economics

This course will cover current topics in resource and environmental economics, including pollution regulation, water scarcity and deforestation, conflict over resources and climate change. Each topic will combine reading at least one paper in depth and other selected papers for wider exposure to the subject. For some topics the course will provide an overview of the literature and introduce the basic economic modeling framework. Students will read both theoretical and empirical papers in the field. The topics covered are intended to provide an overview of current scholarly work in energy and environmental economics, as well as make students familiar with the methodology used. The main goal of the course is to introduce students to a range of issues and help identify problems for further study or research. Prerequisites: Economics 201 or permission of instructor. The course is taken for three units in the Spring semester.