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, Guidelines, Other
Syllabus
Article
Summary Guidelines
Policy
Brief Guidelines
Weekly
Planner
Academic
Integrity
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Homework
Homework 1
Homework 1 solutions
Homework 2
Homework 2
solutions
Homework 3
Homework 3
solutions
Homework 4
Homework 4
solutions
Homework
4 spreadsheet
Homework 5
Homework 5
solutions
Homework 6
Homework 6
solutions
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Readings
NOTE: Some of these readings
must be downloaded from a Macalester College networked computer, as they are
accessible only by subscription.
September 6:
“Building
a Green Economy”
September 11:
“Tragedy
of the Commons”
September 20:
“Sustainability:
An Economist’s Perspective”
September 25:
“Greenhouse
Gas Regulation Under the Clean Air Act: A Guide for Economists”
September 27:
“Market-Based
Policy Options to Control U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions”
October 2:
Uncertainty
Notes
October 4:
“It’s Immoral
to Buy the Right to Pollute (with replies)”
October 11:
"The
Effect of Open Space on Single-family,
October
16:
“The
Private and Public Economics of Renewable Electricity Generation”
October 30:
“The
Benefits and Costs of the Clean Air Act 1990 to 2010” (EPA Report to Congress)”
“Final
Hiawatha Corridor LRT Benefit Cost Analysis”
November
6
"The
1990 Clean Air Act Amendments: Who Got Cleaner Air, and Who Paid for It?”
November 8:
“Effects
of Socio-Economic and Input-Related Factors on Polluting Plants’ Location
Decisions”
November
13:
"The
Environmental Kuznets Curve: A Primer"
November 15:
“Offshoring
Pollution: Is the United States Increasingly Importing Polluting Goods?”
November
20:
“Conflicts
and Choices in Biodiversity Preservation”
November 27:
“Economic
Aspects of Global Warming in a post-Copenhagen Environment”
and
Nordhaus’
Presentation Slides
November 29:
“The
Stern Review Report on the Economics of Climate Change: Executive Summary”
and
“Is the
Stern Review Economic Analysis?”
November 29 Recommended:
“The
Stern Review Report on the
Economics of Climate Change, Chapter 6: Economic Modeling of Climate
Change Impacts”
In case you are interested:
The Complete Stern Review
December 4:
“The
Stern Review of the Economics of Climate Change”
(review by Martin Weitzman)
December
6:
“The
Economics of Tail Events with an Application to Climate Change”
and
“Fat-tailed
Uncertainty in the Economics of Climate Change”
December 11:
“Building
a Green Economy”
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