Exploration of the economic causes of natural resource depletion and environmental degradation, employing the concepts of externalities, public goods, and market failure. Use of economic logic and analysis to assess the relative effectiveness of alternative policy approaches for addressing such problems. Application to issues of air quality, climate change, water quality, water quantity, energy use, fisheries management, endangered species protection, and waste recycling. Satisfies Volunteer Core Requirement: (SS) Satisfies General Education Requirement through the 2021-2022 academic catalog: (SS)

Other Instructors: Perez Quesada, Gabriela

Overview of climate change economics and policy and avenues for addressing climate change, including renewable energy. Assessment of the economic, environmental, and policy forces that are shaping the policy debate surrounding climate change policy. Exploration of methods for evaluating the economic costs and benefits of climate policy and investment in renewable energy.

(RE) Prerequisite(s) : AREC 201 or AREC 270 or ECON 201 or ECON 211.

Application of a policy analysis framework to conflicts and issues associated with natural resource use and related environmental quality impacts. Design of institutional changes to improve economic efficiency and equity, with emphasis on the potential applicability of market-type and incentive-based policy mechanisms.

(RE) Prerequisite(s) : AREC 201 or AREC 270 or ECON 201 or ECON 211 or graduate standing.
Comment(s): Graduate standing may satisfy prerequisites.

Other Instructors: Perez Quesada, Gabriela

Overview of the logic and process of economic inquiry. Topics covered include the relationship between theory and applied research, problem formulation, definition of research problems, development of research problem statements with goals and objectives, and presentation and interpretation of results.

Topics to be assigned.

Grading Restriction: Satisfactory/No Credit grading only.
Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours.

Other Instructors: Muhammad, Andrew | Chen, Ricky Xuqi | Rihn, Alicia L. | Martinez, Charles | Boyer, Chris | Yenerall, Jacqueline Nicole | Griffith, Andrew | Yu, Edward | Upendram, Sreedhar | Velandia, Margarita M | Hughes, David | Cho, Seong-Hoon | Trejo-Pech, Carlos Jose Omar | DeLong, Karen Lewis | Smith, Aaron

Resource allocation and market performance; market failure including externalities and public goods; equity, efficiency and welfare economics; income redistribution; regulation; public expenditures; political economy; taxation and tax policy; intergovernmental finance.