Economics 308 - Political Economy of the Envir

Spring
2019
01
3.00
Laurie Johnson
TU TH 2:30PM 3:20PM
UMass Amherst
13391
Holdsworth Hall room 203
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 Open only to ECON/ STPEC/ RESEC primary majors until after juniors enroll, then open to all on November 10.
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.
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