ECON 485 - ECON, CONSERVATION & PANDEMICS
Long Title: THE ECONOMICS OF SUSTAINABILITY, CONSERVATION, AND PANDEMICS
Department: Economics
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisite(s): ECON 200
Description: This course will cover issues related to conservation, sustainability and pandemics from an
economics point of view. Topics will include the need for conservation policies and planning,
how science informs conservation strategies, incentives and the design of conservation
agreements, and the role of deforestation and wildlife markets in pandemic emergence. Policies to
reduce the likelihood of pandemic emergence, as well as the effects of pandemics like influenza, HIV,
and COVID-19 on the global economy will also be discussed. Recommended Prerequisite(s): MATH 212