Course #
36930
Section Number
1D01
Day(s)
F
Time(s)
10:30am-11:50am
Term
Winter 2026
Instructor
Staff
Specialization
Energy & Environmental Policy

​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.

Course Sections

Quarter Course # Title Instructor Day(s) Time(s) Syllabus
Winter 2026 PPHA 36930/1 Environmental Economics: Theory and Applications Shaoda Wang Tuesday, Thursday 2:00pm-3:20pm

TA Sessions

Quarter Course # Title Instructor Day(s) Time(s) Syllabus
Winter 2026 PPHA 36930/1D01 TA Session: Environmental Economics: Theory and Applications Staff Friday 10:30am-11:50am