ECON 4820

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ECON 4820
Environmental Economics

Course information provided by the 2018-2019 Catalog.

This class will focus on the role of the environment in the theory and practice of economics. It will make use of microeconomic analysis at the intermediate level and will incorporate real-world examples. It examines market failure, externalities, benefit-cost analysis, nonmarket valuation techniques, and cost-effective policy instruments.


Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: MATH 1110 and ECON 3030.

Forbidden Overlaps Forbidden Overlap: due to an overlap in content, students will receive credit for only one course in the following group: AEM 4510, ECON 3850, ECON 4820, PAM 3670, PAM 5970.

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: undergraduate students.

Course Attribute (CU-SBY)

Outcomes

  • Gain understanding of policies to deal with environmental challenges and their impacts on different players in the society.

Distribution Category (SBA-AS)

When Offered Spring.

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AEM 4510

  • 3 Credits Graded

  •  5266 ECON 4820   LEC 001

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  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Prerequisite: intermediate microeconomics course and calculus. Enrollment is limited to: undergaduate students.