Learn about the economic principles and tools used to address environmental challenges in this comprehensive 4.5-hour course. Explore topics such as environmental policy instruments, valuation methods for natural resources, economic optimization of policies, and the application of economic paradigms to environmental issues. Gain insights into externality reduction strategies, cap-and-trade systems, econometrics in environmental policy, and conservation return on investment. Develop a solid understanding of how economics can be applied to solve complex environmental problems and inform effective policy decisions.
Overview
Syllabus
Applying Environmental Economics to Policy: Taxes, Fees, Cap & Trade.
How Do We Value the Environment?.
What Do We Value Related to the Environment and Natural Resources?.
Optimizing Policies Economically: Baltic Restoration Example.
Economic Paradigms and Public Goods: Self-Interest, Rationality, and Maximization.
Economics 101 in 10 Minutes.
Economic Approaches to Reduce Externalities, Part 1: Prescriptive vs. Market-Based.
Economic Approaches to Reduce Externalities, Part 2: Cap-and-Trade Detailed.
Econometrics Overview with Environmental Policy Examples.
Conservation Return on Investment.
Non-Market Valuation Methods.
Taught by
The National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center
