ECON-379 Economics of Environmental Policy (3)

The relationship between economic activity and the natural environment; the meaning and implications of sustainable development. Includes environmental protection, resource conservation, evaluation of environmental costs and benefits, and optimal management of natural resources. Also compares different policy approaches to regulating pollution and the exploitation of common property resources. Usually Offered: fall. Prerequisite: ECON-100; and ECON-150 or ECON-200.