Economics 308 - Political Economy of the Envir

Spring
2026
01
3.00
Juan-Camilo Cardenas

M W 4:00PM 5:15PM

UMass Amherst
77573
Machmer Hall room E-33
juancamilo@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 Primary majors in ECON/STPEC/RESEC/MGREC until November 17, then open to all.

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.
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