Course title
環境経済学   [Environmental Economics]
Course category   Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 2  Semester Fall 
Course type Fall  Course code 01RN2231
Instructor(s)
吉田 央   [YOSHIDA Hiroshi]
Facility affiliation Faculty of Agriculture Office   Email address

Course description
In this class students learn about the relationship between environmental issues and economics and economic thought.
Expected Learning
(1) to understand the basic idea of each tendencies of environmental economics.
(2) to Understand economic policy instruments of environmental protection such as environmental tax or emissions trading.
Course schedule
(Part I. Foundation of economic theory)
1. (10/5) Three tendencies of economics
2. (10/12) Introduction to consumer theory
3. (10/19) Introduction to producer theory
4. (10/26) Perfect competitive market equilibrium
5. (11/2) Labor market theory
6. (11/9) National income theory
7. (11/16) Marx's economic thinking
8. (11/23) North-South problem

(Part 2 market failure and policy instruments)
9. (11/30) The concept of externality and Coase Theorem
10. (12/7) Environmental tax
11. (12/14) Climate change and emissions trading
12. (12/21) Management of non-renewable and renewable resources
13. (1/11) Economic evaluation
14. (1/18) (reserved)
15. (1/25) Final examination
Prerequisites
Nothing particularly required.
Required Text(s) and Materials
Designated in classroom.
References
Designated in classroom.
Assessment/Grading
Final examination plus term papers.
Message from instructor(s)
Course keywords
environmental problem, political economy
Office hours
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
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Lecture Language
Japanese
Language Subject
Last update
3/20/2017 11:26:07 PM