ECON 380 Environmental/Natural Resource Economics

Economic analysis of natural resource and environmental issues and policies. Social cost-benefit analysis, theories of externalities and intertemporal resource allocation and their application to renewable and exhaustible natural resources are emphasized. Topics include pollution control, efficient and equitable resource management, energy issues, ecological and environmental quality, and global sustainability.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

ECON 202or ECON 205

Offered

Every other year