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FA 2009
Economics
ECON 370 - Environmental and Resource Economics
Section 001
Credits: 3
Requirements & Distribution: SS
Credit Exclusions: No credit granted to those who have completed or are enrolled in ECON 471 or 472.
Waitlist Capacity: unlimited
Enforced Prerequisites: Econ 101.
Repeatability: May not be repeated for credit.
Cross-Listed Classes:
ENVIRON 375 - Environ&Res Econ, Section 001
Primary Instructor: Ramani,Vinay

 
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"This is a one semester introduction to Environmental and Natural Resources economics. The course uses the tools of economics to study environmental and natural resources issues. Topics include - externalities and market failures, public goods, property rights, environmental regulations, nonrenewable resource extraction and renewable resource use. We will use the tools of supply and demand to evaluate environmental policy and proposals."
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ISBN: 0321485718 Environmental and natural resource economics., Author: Tom Tietenberg, Lynne Lewis., Publisher: Addison-Wesley 8th ed. 2008
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