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Introduction to Environmental Economics

Credits: 3
Course Type: Policy
BGU Course Number: 001-2-8027

Lecturer

Document Mr. David Lehrer Document Dr. Nir Becker

Description

The aim of this course is to introduce to the students the economic problems associated with environmental issues and to learn how to analyze and solve them.

Topics
  1. Introduction to environmental economics, welfare analysis and market failures (externalities, Common Property Resources and Public goods).
  2. The theory of valuation – Morbidity and mortality, Hedonic prices, the Travel Cost model, the Contingent Valuation model.
  3. Cost benefits Analysis: Methodologies, dilemmas and analysis over time.
  4. Environmental policy analysis – Standards, taxes, tradable permits.
  5. Case studies – Regional and global water problems.


References
  1. Callan, S.J. and J.M. Thomas. Environmental Economics and Management Updated. 1st edition, Harcourt College Publishers, 2000.
  2. Field, B.C. and M.K. Field. Environmental Economics. MacGraw Hill Publishing, 2003.
  3. Tietenberg, Tom Environmental and Natural Resource Economics. 5th Ed. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 2000.

Semester

Spring Semester 2006

Program

Document Year/Semester Program

Syllabus

application/pdf Environmental Economics.pdf (0 B)