ECON 6010

Students develop a deeper understanding of the concepts of externalities, open access resources, and public goods with respect to the environment.. Environmental, ecological and resource problems are discussed and economic solutions are identified, analyzed and critiqued. Topics include externalities, common resources and public good provision issues; economics of non-renewable resources; scarcity and abundance of resources; the economics of energy resources; the bioeconomics of fisheries and forestry management; and the economics of climate change.