ECON 381 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: The Globe And Mail, Economic Efficiency, Indifference Curve
9 Oct 2015
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Econ 381 (a01) crn: 11022 es 312 (a01) crn: 11682. Office hours: monday 5:30 6:20 pm, or by appointment. Office hours: monday & thursday 2:00 3:00 pm. Main areas of study in environmental economics: applying economics to environmental issues. Values, environmental ethics and economics: economic efficiency and the environment. Economic aspects of environmental issues are ubiquitous . Coming to grips with reality - globe & mail sept. 11, 2015. What are the options for reducing emissions? (a carbon tax?, First nations struggle for unanimity on lng vancouver sun sept. 11, 2015. Issue: conceptualizing the trade-off(?) between economic benefits and environmental risks of alternative resource use options (and game theory) A hunting ban saps a village"s livelihood ny time, sept 13, 2015. Sometimes well intentioned, but poorly designed, policies have unintended consequences . Economic analysis can help us anticipate the consequences of different policies designed to achieve a given objective .
