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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EC 3303 - Natural Resource Economics (3) SP Offered even-numbered years


Economic principles applied to the presence and utilization of natural resources. The nature of public policy will also be addressed, with emphasis on how natural resource and environmental issues fit into the greater policy context. This will include deeper study of the meaning of scarcity, cost, property rights, sustainability, and the limits of knowledge. Topics may include the law and economics of water and other minerals, forests, fisheries, energy supply, pollution, and climate change.

Prerequisites: EC 2413  with a grade of “C” or better.