CLIMATE CHANGE ECONOMICS AND POLICY
Climate change and the role of applied economics in related policy analysis and research. Economics of mitigation, adaptation and geo-engineering; integrated assessment; environmental implications of energy use; climate change impacts on land use. Use of economic analysis and modeling for public policy design.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand why climate change arises due to a market failure. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Evaluate policies for reducing carbon emissions using economic concepts such as marginal costs and total welfare. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain the social, economic, and/or environmental dimensions of the sustainability challenge(s) of climate change. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze the causes of and solutions for the sustainability challenge of climate change. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand why climate change arises due to a market failure. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Evaluate policies for reducing carbon emissions using economic concepts such as marginal costs and total welfare. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Explain the social, economic, and/or environmental dimensions of the sustainability challenge(s) of climate change. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze the causes of and solutions for the sustainability challenge of climate change. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027