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ECON 307

Environmental Economics

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelUpper Division
Average gradeB-
Standard

Overview

Description

Economic analysis of pollution, common property, property rights, and basic principles of non-market valuation.

Requirements

Prerequisites

ECON 102
Original catalog text

Prerequisites

Prerequisite(s): ECON 102.

Units

Lecture3

Catalog Details

Offering

Offered: Every Fall

Terms

fall

Related Courses

Cross Listed With AGSC 307

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Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • articulate why environmental problems arise, what trade-offs they present, and what tools governments and civil society have available to address them.
  • describe how economists evaluate institutions and policies designed to manage the environment and natural resources and their relative advantages and drawbacks.
  • become familiar with a wide range of applied environmental economic case studies.
  • have opportunities to practice public speaking through in-class presentations.