Econ 231
Environmental Economics and Policy

Professor Sarah West
Department of Economics
Macalester College
wests@macalester.edu
Office: Carnegie 310G
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Syllabus, Readings, Guidelines, Other

Syllabus

What's Plagiarism? Notes from the MAX Center on Academic Honesty

Reading for September 27: "Market-Based Policies for Pollution Control in Latin America"

Reading for October 11: "The Effect of Open Space on Single-family, Residential Home Property Values"

Uncertainty Notes

Reading for November 8: ""Automobile Externalities and Policies"

Reading for November 15: "The 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments: Who Got Cleaner Air, and Who Paid for It?

Reading for November 27: "The Environmental Kuznets Curve: A Primer"

Reading for December 6: "Decentralization in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme and Lessons for Global Policy"

Readings for December 11: U.S. Global Warming Policy Readings:
RFF Comparison of Cap-and-Trade Policies (chart)
RFF Comparison of Cap-and-Trade Policies (graph of emissions under each proposal)
PEW Center on Global Climate Change Comparison of Cap-and-Trade Policies
EPA Assessment of Cap-and-Trade Proposals
EPA Cover Letter to Senator McCain
RFF Report on Assessing U.S. Climate Change Policy (Executive Summary)
Bush Administration Fact Sheet on Climate Change

Research Paper Guidelines

Article Summary Guidelines

Weekly Planner

Homework, Solutions, and Exams

Homework 1

Homework 2

Homework 3

Solutions to Regression Handout Worksheet

Homework 4

Excel Spreadsheet Solutions for Homework 4

Homework 5

Homework 6

Sample Exam 1

Sample Final Exam