14.42 / 14.420 Environmental Policy and Economics, Spring 2004
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Greenstone, Michael
Alternative Title
Environmental Policy and Economics
Date Issued
June 2004
Abstract
This course explores the proper role of government in the regulation of the environment. It will help students develop the tools to estimate the costs and benefits of environmental regulations. These tools will be used to evaluate a series of current policy questions, including: Should air and water pollution regulations be tightened or loosened? What are the costs of climate change in the U.S. and abroad? Is there a "Race to the Bottom" in environmental regulation? Students will help design and execute a cutting edge research project that tests whether air pollution causes infant mortality. To gain real world experience, the course will include a guest lecture from a former EPA plant inspector and is tentatively scheduled to include a visit to a local polluting plant.
Subjects
economics
policy
environment
environmental economics
public policy
cost-benefit analysis
resource management
government
safety
health
regulation
sustainability
public goods
pollution
taxes
green
risk
liability
industry
kuznets curves
trade
competition
growth
double dividend
accounting
hedonic
valuation
global warming
cost
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14.420
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Urban Studies and Planning
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