Economics 308 - Political Economy of the Envir
Spring
2024
01
3.00
Laura Ramos Jaimes
TU TH 1:00PM 2:15PM
UMass Amherst
19050
Herter Hall room 209
lramosjaimes@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