Economics 308 - Political Economy of the Envir

Spring
2021
02
3.00
Juan-Camilo Cardenas
TU TH 2:30PM 3:45PM
UMass Amherst
84917
Fully Remote Class
juancamilo@umass.edu
Application of the theories of political economy to environmental problems and issues. Topics include regulatory and market approaches to pollution and natural resource depletion; cost-benefit analysis and its economic and political foundations; and case studies of specific environmental problems such as acid rain, deforestation, and global warming.
Pre Req: RES-ECON102orECON103
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.