ECON325
Prices, Property, and the Problem of the Commons
Economics
BC
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