Announcements

  1. (Feb 18) Course page is online.
  2. Seminar Report Guideline posted. (Feb. 18)
  3. Midterm Exam I: March 26 (Friday) 16:00-17:45 at D2 (Mar.15).
  4. Term Paper Topics and Guidelines posted. (Mar.17)
  5. Some course schedule and grade weights have been modified as discussed in the class. (Mar.25)
  6. Lecture Notes for Air Pollution and Water Pollution posted. (April 10)
  7. Class has been cancelled for April 14. (April 13)
  8. Midterm Exam 1 Result posted (April 21)
  9. No class or presentation today. (May 12)
  10. Term Paper due date has been postponed to Friday 14th at 5pm. (May 12)
  11. Midterm Exam 2 Result posted. (May 14)
  12. Announcement regarding to the canceled Presentation session. (May 14)
  13. Please check the list of students to confirm your term paper submission. (May 14)
  14. If you have not submitted Presentation File, do so ASAP.
  15. There is NO final exam on 31st Monday. (May 29)

Personnel

Instructor: Shihomi Ara-Aksoy
(Email: )

Course Information

Schedule: Wednesdays 13:00-15:45, D11
Office hours:
Mondays and Tuesdays 13:00 -14:00, Or By Appointment
Course description:

This course provides an introduction to environmental and natural resource economics and policy. Lectures are designed to provide insights into the economic aspects and a  theoretical foundation of a wide range of environmental issues including air and water pollution and climate change. The basic concept of cost-benefit analysis and environmental evaluation are also discussed.
Course objective By the end of this course, students are expected to develop a capacity to   evaluate the environmental/natural resources problem at hand, analyze the possible instruments, and assess the impacts of the chosen instrument.

Prerequisites:
Fundamental Microeconomics knowledge

Texts

Course Syllabus

Lecture Schedule

Chapters

Contents

Week 1

(Feb 17)  [pdf]
Topics:
  • Introduction

Week 2

(Feb 24)
Topics:
  • Property Rights, Externalities, and Environmental Problems
Readings:
  • T.L. Ch. 4

Week 3

 

(Mar. 3)
Topics:
  • Dynamic Efficiency and Sustainable Development
Readings:
  • T.L. Ch.5

Week 4

(Mar.10)
Topics:
  • Economics of Pollution Control
Readings:
  • T.L. Ch.15

Week 5

(Mar. 17) [pdf]
Topics:
  • Stationary-Source Local Air Pollution
  • Regional and Global Air Pollution
Readings:
  • T.L. Ch.16 and 17                     

Week 6

[ppt]

(Mar 24) [pdf]
Topics:
  • Mobile-Source Air Pollution
  • Water Pollution
Readings:
  • T.L. 18 and 19
March 26 (Friday) 16:00 - 17:45 Midterm Exam I at D2.   Result

Week 7

[ppt]

(Mar 31)
Topics:
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
Readings:
  • T.L. Ch.2

Week 8

(Apr. 7)

No Class (Due to Midterm Exam Week)

* Term Paper Topic Submission Due Date

Week 9

(Apr. 14)
Topics:
  • Valuing the Environment: Concepts
Readings:
  • T.L. Ch.2

Week 10

 

(Apr.21)
Topics:
  • Valuing the Environment: Methods
Readings:
  • T.L. Ch.3

Week 11

(Apr.28)
Midterm Exam II:  Result

Week 12

 

(May 5)
Presentation

Week 13

(May 12)
* Term Paper Submission Due Date

Week 14

(May 19)
National Holiday, NO Class

Exams

Grading Policy

Midterm Exam 1    30%
Midterm Exam 2    30%
Attendance      5%
Presentation    10%
Term Paper    25%

Term Paper

Guideline

 

 

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