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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2025
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ECON 485 001 (CRN: 26323)
ECON, CONSERVATION & PANDEMICS
Long Title: THE ECONOMICS OF SUSTAINABILITY, CONSERVATION, AND PANDEMICS
Department: Economics
Instructor: Loch-Temzelides, Ted P.
Meeting: 8:00AM - 9:15AM MW (13-JAN-2025 - 25-APR-2025)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisites: ECON 200
Section Max Enrollment: 30
Section Enrolled: 29
Enrollment data as of: 26-DEC-2024 2:49PM
Final Exam: Scheduled Final Exam-OTR Room
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