Application of economic concepts to analysis of environmental problems. Development of approaches to dealing with the special problems of non-market goods. Discussion of the role of economics in policy analysis. Particular emphasis on problems of market failure, i.e., externalities, public goods, non-market goods, uncertainty, income distribution, inter-temporal resource allocation and policies to correct for imperfect markets.

Prerequisite: -EC301 and -EC302 or consent of instructor for non-majors.

1 unit — Wilson

Offerings

Term	Block	Title	Instructor	Location	Student Limit/Available	Updated
Spring 2025	Block 5	Environmental Economics and	Michelan Wilson	Palmer Hall 118	25 / 8	05/20/2025
Spring 2026	Block 5	Environmental Economics and	Michelan Wilson	TBA	25 / 25	05/20/2025