In this lecture, we introduce the moral justifications for economic modeling of sustainability problems, and then we transition to describing fundamentals of consumer choice theory (indifference curves, utility functions, budget constraints). This involves introducing Pareto optimality (Pareto movements and improvements, Pareto-efficient sets), which we will return to as we discuss social welfare later in the course.
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Lecture A2 (2020-08-25): What is Environmental Economics?
This lecture introduces core concepts related to the economics of sustainability. We focus on micro- vs macro-economics, positive vs normative economics, intertemporal tradeoffs (weak and strong), natural vs environmental economics, and natural vs environmental resources.
Thursday, August 20, 2020
Lecture A1 (2020-08-20): Introduction to the Course and Its Policies
In this lecture, we cover basic information about the SOS 325 course and its policies for Fall 2020.
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We continue to discuss the economics of natural resources in this lecture, with a particular focus on timber rotations. In the previous lect...
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This lecture session is meant to provide a student-driven, cumulative review of topics that could serve as a study guide for the upcoming fi...
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In this wrap-up lecture, we briefly cover government policy approaches for mitigating sustainability problems. We start with the Coasean id...
