ECON 320 - Resource and Environmental Economics

Institution:

Roger Williams University

Subject:

ECONOMICS

Description:

Fulfills a course requirement in the economics core concentration.Prerequisite: ECON 101 or ECON 102This course examines how under certain situations free marketsrather than government intervention are the best method to protectthe environment. This is a unique way of looking at resources andenvironmental problems since most pundits believe that markets causethese problems. This class is a survey of the arguments in support ofwhat is commonly referred to as "free market environmentalism." Thepurpose of the course is to reveal how economists, in particular freemarket environmentalists, view resource and environment problemsand how they would create environmental policy.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rwu.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 253-1040

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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