W4625: Economics of the Environment | S. Avila

Earth and Environmental Sciences
Undergraduate Lecture
Tu Th 11:40AM-12:55PM

Microeconomics is used to study who has an incentive to protect the environment. Government’s possible and actual role in protecting the environment is explored. How do technological change, economic development, and free trade affect the environment? Emphasis on hypothesis testing and quantitative analysis of real-world policy issues

Prerequisites: ECON W3211 and W3213.