Course # 36930 Certificate Program Energy & Environmental Policy Markets & Regulation This course presents a broad-based treatment of the theory and application of environmental economics. Topics are introduced in the context of real-world environmental policy questions (with special emphasis on energy policy), then translated into microeconomic theory to highlight the salient constraints and fundamental trade-offs faced by policymakers. Topics include property rights, externalities, Pigouvian taxes, command-and-control regulation, cap-and-trade, valuation of environmental quality, cost-benefit analysis, policymaking under uncertainty, and inter-regional competition. Students who have previously taken PBPL 28525 should not enroll in this course. Notes Students who have previously taken PBPL 28525 should not enroll in this course. Quarter Title Instructor Day(s) Time(s) Syllabus Winter 2024 Environmental Economics: Theory and Applications Shaoda Wang Tuesday, Thursday 2:00pm-3:20pm Recent News UChicago, USAID Partner on First-Of-Its-Kind Workshop, Bringing Behavioral Science’s “Nudges” to India and South Asia Fri., December 08, 2023 Student profile: Fatima Irfan, MSCAPP Class of 2025 Fri., December 08, 2023 More news Upcoming Events Harris Alumni Discussion - Career Outcomes Mon., December 11, 2023 | 5:00 PM Credential Programs General Webinar Tue., December 12, 2023 | 7:00 AM More events
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