<p>(Same as Public Policy M217.) Seminar, four hours. Preparation: undergraduate-level statistics, basic undergraduate microeconomics. Introduction to applied scholarship in environmental economics and policy. Enables students to become more proficient consumers and producers of social science research that explores questions of environmental policy and sustainability broadly construed. Topics include health and economic impacts of climate change, adaptation to climate change, efficient and equitable design of environmental policies (e.g., cap and trade, carbon taxes). Developmental of detailed empirical research proposal and short presentation. Letter grading.</p>

Environmental Health Sciences

The school aims to build health and equity, and to drive positive change for all people. The school acts on this mission through initiatives in three core areas: education, discovery, and service.

Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health

The department focuses its research and educational activities on the protection of human health from biological, chemical, mechanical, and physical hazards in the environment.

General Catalog

Graduate Seminar in Environmental Economics and Policy

ENV HLT M217

4 units