ECON 3865

Environmental Economics

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 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 MATH 1110, and AEM 2600 or ECON 3030.

Forbidden Overlaps AEM 4510, ECON 3850, ECON 3865, PUBPOL 3670, PUBPOL 5970

Enrollment Priority Enrollment limited to: undergraduate students.

Distribution Requirements (SBA-AG), (OCE-IL)

Exploratory Studies (CU-SBY)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2024SP, 2023SP, 2022SP

Outcomes

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

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