Environmental Econ-policy And Analysis

ECN3675 Environmental Economics - Policy and Analysis
4 Advanced Liberal Arts Elective CreditsAvoiding environmental catastrophe in the next century requires that business leaders and policy makers value, both inherently and quantitatively, the impact of production and consumption choices on natural resources and the environment. Students in this course will consider the tension between the resource needs of current versus future generations and will use microeconomic models to analyze non-renewable energy resources, our access to clean water and our ability to control pollution, among other topics. Students will leave this course knowing how to evaluate economic and environmental tradeoffs in the context of the most pressing resource issues, and understanding the impact of potential policies that affect environmental outcomes, including market-based approaches.

Prerequisites: ECN2000 and (SME2031 or ECN2002)