| Course Title: Environmental Economics |
| Start Date: 01/24/2022 End Date: 05/09/2022 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2022 |
| Description: In this class, we will use the lens of economic analysis to examine how environmental problems arise and what can be done to resolve them. This will include an assessment of relevant environmental policies (e.g., carbon tax & cap-and-trade programs), how these policies function, and what impacts they have on people and the economy. Topics include market failures and externalities, pollution, climate change, management of renewable and nonrenewable resources, sustainability, biodiversity, and others. |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Theodore Gilliland | tgillila@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/24/2022 - 05/09/2022 | Lecture | Monday and Wednesday | 03:15PM - 04:30PM | SKNR - Skinner Hall | 202 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| Prereq: ECON-110. | Take previously | Required |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| ENVST-SS | ENVST-SS: Env Studies pre-2024 Minor - Social Science | This course has been approved to count towards the Environmental Studies minor Social Science area. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 16 | Available: 2 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Markets and the Environment Author: Keohane & Olmstead, Nathaniel O. Keohane; Sheila M. Olmstead Copyright: 2016 Edition: 2 Volume: ISBN: 9781610916073 Publisher: Island Press |
Required | 29.98 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |
| Instructor's comments about the book list: Purchase online. |