Environmental Economics

 

Welcome to Environmental Economics (ECON436) Spring 2009:

We'll meet: MW 8:30 - 10:30 in 110B Condon Hall

Office Hours: Tu 4:00 - 5:00 in 422 Condon Hall
Department of Economics
1100 NE Campus Pkwy

For the course goals, description and policies, please refer to the Syllabus

Readings for M, April 6:
(a) Chapter 1 and chapter 2 of Field & Field.
(b) the New York Times article by Gregory Mankiw

Readings for W, April 8:
(c) Chapter 1 to 3 of Kolstad.
(d) Chapter on the Laws of Thermodynamics by Hanley, Shogren & White, in the book: "Environmental Economics".

Readings for M, April 20:
Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 of Kolstad.
Problem Set 1, due April 20: PS1

Solution to question 6, chapter 3 of Kolstad, using Excel: Chapter 3 Question 6.xls

PS 2 due M, April 27:
(a) Chapter 3 of Kolstad, Problem 3., 4. and 6.
(b) Chapter 4 of Kolstad, Problem 2., 3., 4., 5. and 6.

Readings for M, April 27:
Chapter 6 of Kolstad.

Readings for M, April 29:
Chapter 7 of Kolstad.

Readings for M, May 18:
Chapter 8 and 10 of Kolstad.

PS 3 due Wed, May 20:
Kolstad, Chapter 5: Problems: 1, 2, 5, 6
Kolstad, Chapter 6: 2, 4, 6
Kolstad, Chapter 7: 1, 3, 5