Course Catalog - 2007-2008

     

ECON 480 - ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS

Long Title: ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY ECONOMICS
Department: Economics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): ECON 370 or permission of instructor
Description: The economic theories of externalities and common property resources are used to analyze environmental problems. Regulation, taxes and subsidies, transferable pollution rights and legal solutions to environmental problems are evaluated. Environmental and other aspects of alternative energy sources are considered and the pricing of depletable energy resources is analyzed. Crosslisted with ENST 480. Cross-list: ENST 480.