MAR 572 - Marine Resource Economics

Institution:

University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth

Subject:

Marine Sciences and Technology: Graduate Course

Description:

Prerequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor (for economics undergraduates prerequisite is ECO 472) Application of economic reasoning to understanding causes and solutions of problems faced in managing the marine environment. Students learn to analyze natural resources management issues from an economic perspective with emphasis on management of marine fisheries. Students learn how economists determine the value of environmental goods and services that are not traded in markets and about economic policy tools used to address problems such as marine pollution and other threats to the marine environment.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.umassd.edu

Phone Number:

(508) 999-8000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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