Economics 308 - Political Economy of the Envir

Fall
2019
01
3.00
Laurie Johnson
TU TH 2:30PM 3:45PM
UMass Amherst
26230
Lederle Grad Res Tower rm 123
ltjohnson@umass.edu
Application of the theories of political economy to environmental problems and issues. Topics include regulatory and market approaches to pollution and natural resource depletion; cost-benefit analysis and its economic and political foundations; and case studies of specific environmental problems such as acid rain, deforestation, and global warming.
Pre Req: RES-ECON102orECON103 Econ/STPEC/ResEc primary majors only until after juniors enroll, then open to all on April 8th.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.
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