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Introduction: The Role of Government |
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| 2 |
Economic Efficiency and Benefit-Cost Analysis |
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| 3 |
Public Goods and Externalities |
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| 4 |
The Optimal Regulation of Pollution: Choice of Policy Instruments |
Problem set 1 due |
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The Optimal Regulation of Pollution: The Sulfur Dioxide Experiments |
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| 6 |
Risk, Uncertainty, and Liability |
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| 7 |
International and Interregional Competition: Is there a Race to the Bottom? Is there an Income Effect? |
Problem set 2 due |
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The Costs of Environmental Regulations |
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| 9 |
The Measurement of Benefits: Hedonic Price Indices |
Problem set 3 due |
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The Measurement of Benefits: Household Production |
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| 11 |
The Measurement of Benefits: Contingent Valuation |
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| 12 |
Policy Application: Do the Benefits of the Regulation of Airborne Particulate Matter Exceed the Costs? |
Problem set 4 due |
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Policy Application: What are the Costs of Global Warming in the US? |
Problem set 5 due |
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Review |
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