Mar 28, 2024  
Course Catalog 2021-2022 
    
Course Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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ECON 436 - Seminar: Valuation of Environmental Amenities

FC SSCI QFR WADV
4 credits
This seminar-style course will serve as an introduction to economic research in Environmental Economics, with an emphasis on non-market valuation of environmental amenities. This course will discuss the importance of evaluating environmental amenities in policy-making. It will use research papers to help students learn the economic theories, econometric models, and empirical evidence used in the process of such valuations. Meetings will be discussion-based, and students are expected to arrive prepared to engage with the discussions. Each student will work on a proposal of an original research idea, a research paper, and a presentation of their work to the class.
Prerequisites & Notes: ECON 251, ECON 253, and ECON 255, or consent of instructor.
This course is cross-listed with ENVS 436




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