ECON3060-A Environmental Economics (Fall 2015)
Course Details
Session, Dates: 1 (08/24/2015 - 12/12/2015)
Days: T
Time: 06:00 - 08:50 pm
Location: Moon Campus
Room: Business School 205
Seats Available: 16 Seats
Credits: 3
Course Description
This course is an undergraduate level introduction to the basic principles of environmental economics as they have been developed and as they evolve in the era of sustainability and green business practices. Basic economic concepts and models are adapted to the context of environmental issues. Lectures, discussions, and activities focus on topics such as emission trading programs, green taxes, markets for green goods, valuing health outcomes, the economics of pest resistance, and the idea of charging for solid waste.
Prerequisites: [ECON1020 and ECON1030] or ECON1010
Prerequisites: [ECON1020 and ECON1030] or ECON1010
Course Materials
About the Instructor(s)
Zhou Yang, Ph.D.
yangz@rmu.edu
412-397-6047 phone
412-397-6468 fax
Wheatley Center 215
Profile
Professor of Economics
Social Sciences
yangz@rmu.edu
412-397-6047 phone
412-397-6468 fax
Wheatley Center 215
Profile