Course Details
Country:
Japan
Institution:
Waseda University
Course Title:
Environmental Economics [E] 01
Course Number:
11G4001086
Course Description:
This course uses microeconomics and econometrics to analyze environmental issues. Topics include market-based regulations, valuing the environment, air pollution, global warming, waste management, international trade, and tradeoffs between environmental quality and economic growth. Coverage of the topics will balance textbook applications of environmental economics with analysis of environmental policy.
Analytical models will be used throughout the course. Students should be comfortable with basic economic models of optimization (utility and profit maximization). Calculus and basic knowledge on econometrics will be required.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
ECON 335
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