Dec 30, 2024  
Course Catalog 2021-2022 
    
Catalog Navigation
  Catalog Home
  Course Search
  >> Course Information
  College of Arts and Sciences
  >> Explore the College
  >> View Departments
  Conservatory of Music
  >> Explore the Conservatory
  >> View Divisions
  >> View Conservatory Grids
  Double-Degree Program Requirements
  >> Explore College and Conservatory Joint Programs
  About Oberlin
  >> Admission
  >> Expenses
  >> Financial Aid
  >> Academic Policies
  >> Academic Opportunities
  >> Student Life
  What’s New 2021-2022
  >> New Courses for 2021-2022
  21-22 Academic Calendar
  My Portfolio
HELP
Course Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Add to Portfolio (opens a new window)

ENVS 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 255
This course is cross-listed with ECON 436


Add to Portfolio (opens a new window)