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ECON325

Prices, Property, and the Problem of the Commons

Subject code

ECON

Course Number

325

Department(s)

Instructor(s)

L. Lewis

Course Long Title

Prices, Property, and the Problem of the Commons

Description

An analysis of water resources and fisheries economics. Topics include water allocation, scarcity and pricing, water rights, cost-benefit analysis, valuation, water markets, and problems related to common-property resources such as underground aquifers and fisheries. Economic incentives for pollution control including tradable pollution permit programs for water quality maintenance are also covered. Prerequisite(s): ECON 255 and 260.

Writing Credit

W2

GEC This Course Belongs To

-

Class Restriction

Exclude First Years