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
Research
Paper Guidelines
Article
Summary Guidelines
Weekly
Planner
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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
September 7:
“Building
a Green Economy”
September 9:
“Tragedy
of the Commons”
September 21:
“Sustainability:
An Economist’s Perspective”
September 30:
“Taxes Versus
Standards: Policies for the Reduction of Gasoline Consumption”
October 5:
“It’s Immoral
to Buy the Right to Pollute (with replies)”
October 7:
“Valuing
the Oil Spill’s Effects on Nature”
“Economics,
Habitats, and Biological Populations: Finding the Right Value”
October 12:
"The
Effect of Open Space on Single-family,
October
14:
Uncertainty
Notes
November 2:
“The
Benefits and Costs of the Clean Air Act 1990 to 2010” (EPA Report to Congress)”
“Final
Hiawatha Corridor LRT Benefit Cost Analysis”
November
9:
"The
1990 Clean Air Act Amendments: Who Got Cleaner Air, and Who Paid for It?”
November 11:
“Effects
of Socio-Economic and Input-Related Factors on Polluting Plants’ Location
Decisions”
November
16:
"The
Environmental Kuznets Curve: A Primer"
November 18:
“Offshoring Pollution: Is the United States Increasingly
Importing Polluting Goods?”
November
23:
“Combating
Global Warming: Is Taxation or Cap-and-Trade the Better Strategy for Reducing
Greenhouse Emissions?”
November 30:
“The
Stern Review Report on the Economics of Climate Change: Executive Summary”
“Is the Stern
Review Economic Analysis?”
November 30 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 2:
“The
Stern Review of the Economics of Climate Change”
(review by Martin Weitzman)
December 7:
“Building
a Green Economy”
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