Economics 308 - Political Economy of the Envir

Spring
2025
01
3.00

TU TH 1:00PM 2:15PM

UMass Amherst
45489
Bartlett Hall room 206
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 Open only to Primary majors in ECON/STPEC/RESEC/MGREC until November 18, then open to all.

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.