ECON 33055 Economics and the Environment

This course introduces students to the economics of environmental and natural resource problems. Topics covered include externalities, public goods, property rights, the economics of pollution control and global climate change, the principles of cost-benefit analysis, and the economics of renewable and non-renewable resources.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

a C or better in ECON 23020. Also required is the successful completion of the Writing Proficiency Assessment (WPA) or ENGL 21000.

Offered

Spring semester only.