{ "cells": [ { "cell_type": "markdown", "id": "f531ea2e", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "# Course Syllabus" ] }, { "cell_type": "code", "execution_count": 1, "id": "e81f5b8e", "metadata": { "tags": [ "remove_input", "remove_output" ] }, "outputs": [ { "data": { "text/plain": [ "'252 Chancellors Hall'" ] }, "metadata": { "scrapbook": { "mime_prefix": "", "name": "officeg" } }, "output_type": "display_data" }, { "data": { "text/plain": [ "'Spring 2024'" ] }, "metadata": { "scrapbook": { "mime_prefix": "", "name": "termg" } }, "output_type": "display_data" }, { "data": { "text/plain": [ "'rob.hicks@wm.edu'" ] }, "metadata": { "scrapbook": { "mime_prefix": "", "name": "emailg" } }, "output_type": "display_data" }, { "data": { "text/plain": [ "'MW 2:00-3:20 pm'" ] }, "metadata": { "scrapbook": { "mime_prefix": "", "name": "classtimeg" } }, "output_type": "display_data" }, { "data": { "text/plain": [ "'Thursdays 3:30 - 4:30pm'" ] }, "metadata": { "scrapbook": { "mime_prefix": "", "name": "officehoursg" } }, "output_type": "display_data" }, { "data": { "text/plain": [ "'ISC 1280'" ] }, "metadata": { "scrapbook": { "mime_prefix": "", "name": "classroomg" } }, "output_type": "display_data" } ], "source": [ "# set variables for this semester\n", "office = '252 Chancellors Hall'\t\t\n", "term = 'Spring 2024'\t\t\t\t\t\t\n", "email = 'rob.hicks@wm.edu'\t\t\t\n", "classtime = 'MW 2:00-3:20 pm'\t\n", "officehours = 'Thursdays 3:30 - 4:30pm'\n", "classroom = 'ISC 1280'\n", "midterm1 = 'Feb 28 (Wed)' #'Feb 23' #'Sept. 29'\n", "midterm2 = 'April 10 (Wed)' #'TBD' #'April 6' #'Nov. 3'\n", "\n", "# set dates for this semester\n", "dates =\t [['First day of class',\t 'Jan 24'], \n", "\t\t ['Mid-Term 1',\t\t\t midterm1], \n", "\t\t #['Fall Break',\t\t\t 'Oct. 12-15'], \n", "\t\t ['Spring Break', 'March 9 - 17'],\n", " ['Mid-Term 2',\t\t\t midterm2], \n", "\t\t #['Thanksgiving',\t\t\t 'Nov. 22-26'], \n", "\t\t ['Last day of this class', 'May 1'], \n", "\t\t ['Final Exam',\t\t\t 'May 6 (2:00 - 5:00pm)']] \n", "\n", "from myst_nb import glue\n", "# put all data for this semester here\n", "glue(\"officeg\", office)\n", "glue(\"termg\", term)\n", "glue(\"emailg\", email)\n", "glue(\"classtimeg\", classtime)\n", "glue(\"officehoursg\", officehours)\n", "glue(\"classroomg\", classroom)\n", "# glue(\"coffeehourg\", coffeehour)\n", "\n", "import pandas as pd\n", "df = pd.DataFrame(dates, columns=['Item', 'Date'])" ] }, { "cell_type": "markdown", "id": "f9a3036c", "metadata": {}, "source": [ "- **Instructor**: Rob Hicks\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n", "- **Office**: {glue:text}`officeg`\n", "- **Term**: {glue:text}`termg`\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n", "- **E-mail**: {glue:text}`emailg` \n", "- **Class Time**: {glue:text}`classtimeg` \n", "- **Class Room**: {glue:text}`classroomg`\n", "\n", "## Course Summary\n", "\n", "This course covers economic approaches for addressing environmental\n", "and natural resource problems. In this course we will investigate the\n", "interaction between economic decisions made by firms or consumers and\n", "the environment. The main topic areas are as follows:\n", "\n", "- Environmental Value and Market Failure\n", "\n", " > The term environmental value has been used broadly by different\n", " > groups in the popular and scientific literature. We will define\n", " > what economists mean by value for the environment, and will\n", " > contrast that definition with philosophical notions of\n", " > environmental value. We will discuss common causes of market\n", " > failure for environmental goods including problems of public goods\n", " > and externalities.\n", "\n", "- Regulatory approaches for environmental problems.\n", "\n", " > We analyze various regulatory approaches to address environmental\n", " > problems (e.g. standards, market-based incentives) and discuss the\n", " > relative economic efficiency of those approaches. We will also\n", " > briefly discuss current U.S. environmental regulatory approaches.\n", " > After tackling environmental air pollution problems, we will turn\n", " > to natural resource regulation (fisheries).\n", "\n", "- Measuring Environmental Value and Cost Benefit Analysis\n", "\n", " > We will discuss approaches for measuring economic value for the\n", " > environment, cost-benefit analysis, discounting, and fairness\n", " > across generations.\n", "\n", "- Topics in environmental Economics.\n", "\n", " > In this section we will use our environmental economics tool-kit\n", " > and apply it to numerous issues. As time permits, we will\n", " > investigate:\n", " >\n", " > 1. Climate Change\n", " > 2. Eco-Labeling\n", " > 3. Biodiversity\n", " > 4. Water Policy\n", " > 5. More??\n", "\n", "## Important Dates\n", "\n", "
Item | \n", "Date | \n", "
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First day of class | \n", "Jan 24 | \n", "
Mid-Term 1 | \n", "Feb 28 (Wed) | \n", "
Spring Break | \n", "March 9 - 17 | \n", "
Mid-Term 2 | \n", "April 10 (Wed) | \n", "
Last day of this class | \n", "May 1 | \n", "
Final Exam | \n", "May 6 (2:00 - 5:00pm) | \n", "