ECON 2713 NT
Course
Online
Description
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Type
Course
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Level
Intermediate
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Methodology
Online
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Duration
Flexible
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Start date
Different dates available
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Online campus
Yes
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Delivery of study materials
Yes
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Support service
Yes
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Virtual classes
Yes
An introductory analysis of pollution and the overuse of natural resources. Two ideas are central to the course: (1) A socially optimal level of pollution and/or resource use that is the market level and not zero. (2) The failure of both markets and governments to deliver this level, and the characteristics of institutions that outperform markets and/or governments in isolation.
Facilities
Location
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Start date
About this course
ECON 1013 with a grade of C- or better
Reviews
Subjects
- Market
- Microeconomics
- Economics
- Economy
- Logically
- Interventions
- Market virtues
- Resources
- Carbon
- Natural Environment
Course programme
In this course, we'll build upon core tools developed in a principles of economics or principles of microeconomics course and use those tools to talk logically and clearly about how our economy interacts with our natural surroundings.
Topics include:
- Market virtues and interventions
- Carbon taxes and cape-and-trade
- Using finite natural resources
You'll develop a better sense of how we value public goods and preserving resources for the future, and you'll refine your ability to express ideas from economic insights and logic.
ECON 2713 NT