Environmental Economics

This course introduces environmental economics through economic valuation, public goods, externalities, policy instruments, econometrics, and conservation return on investment. It emphasizes using taxes, fees, and cap-and-trade to evaluate and address environmental problems.

Syllabus

Applying Environmental Economics to Policy: Taxes, Fees, Cap & Trade.
How Do We Value the Environment?.
What Do We Value Related to the Environment and Natural Resources?.
Optimizing Policies Economically: Baltic Restoration Example.
Economic Paradigms and Public Goods: Self-Interest, Rationality, and Maximization.
Economics 101 in 10 Minutes.
Economic Approaches to Reduce Externalities, Part 1: Prescriptive vs. Market-Based.
Economic Approaches to Reduce Externalities, Part 2: Cap-and-Trade Detailed.
Econometrics Overview with Environmental Policy Examples.
Conservation Return on Investment.
Non-Market Valuation Methods.