Environmental Economics (MS) (Columbia, Fall 2022)
Introduction
Introduction to Environmental Economics
Introduction to Models in Economics
Part 1. Nonrenewable Resources
Study Guide (incl. readings)
Lecture Notes - Hotelling
Additional Exercises
HW1
Part 2. Renewable Resources
Study Guide (incl. readings)
Introduction to Renewable Resources
Renewable Resources: Basic Concepts
Renewable Resources: The Open Access Fishery Model
HW2
Part 3. Environmental Policy
Study Guide (incl. readings)
Production Externality, Pigouvian Taxes, and the Coase Theorem
Cap and Trade
Review of Consumers Surplus, Producer Surplus, and Deadweight Losses
Prices vs. Quantities: Slides + Exercise
HW3
Part 4. Climate Change
Study Guide (incl. readings)
Some Introductory Facts: Global Warming and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Discounting the Future: Social Cost of Carbon
What We Know and Don’t Know about Climate Change?
HW4
Part 5. Growth, Trade, and the Environment
Study Guide (incl. readings)
Growth and the Environment: Environmental Kuztens Curve
Growth and the Environment: Scale, Technique, and Composition Effects
Trade and the Environment: Is Free Trade Good or Bad for the Environment?
Trade and the Environment: Can Trade Policy Help Governments Reach Climate Targets?
HW5
Miscellaneous
Essay Guideline