Sharma, Vijaya Raj
University of Colorado at Denver, Fall 2005
Environmental Economics Econ 4540/5540
Examination Schedule
Exam 1 on September 26, Monday
Exam 2 on November 2, Wednesday
Exam 3 on December 12, Monday
Relevant Materials for Third Exam
Web Notes:
Notes I (only the sections on cost effectiveness,
equi-marginal principle, and Simple model of pollution control)
Notes III (all; however, the sections on Federal water pollution
control policies and air pollution control policies are more detailed than
we covered in the class)
Questions from the Practice Tests:
Fall 2001 Exam 2: #1-3, 5-8, 22, 25, 30
Fall 2001 Exam 3: #1-3, 7-12, 14-16, 20-28, 30-33
Summer 99 Exam 1: #13, 25-29
Summer 99 Exam 3: #1, 5-15, 18-30
Fall 98 Exam 1: #2, 6, 7
Fall 98 Exam 2: #7, 8, 9b
Fall 98 Exam 3: #1-9, 11, 13-22, 24-26
Readings (You need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download some papers)
Energy
Resources - Cornucopia or Empty Barrel? by Peter McCabe
Cost
of Fur, Business Week
The
Economics of Resources or the Resources of Economics, by Robert
Solow
Economic Assessment of Biodiversity and Protected Species, by
Duane Chapman
Using Contingent Valuation to Estimate a Neighborhood's
Willingness to Pay to Preserve Undeveloped Urban Land, by
Breffle, Morey and Lodder
Bye,
Bye, Bison, by Miller, Benjamin and North
Sustainability
- An Economist's Perspective, by Robert Solow
Measuring
Sustainable Development, by Pearce and Atkinson
Is
Water Different?, by Miller, Benjamin and North
Free
Market Forestry
Conservation
through Commerce
Reference Articles and Notes
Pessimist
vs. Optimist Views
Click
here for the original fur article published in Nature Journal.
The
Economics of Exhaustible Resources, by Harold Hotelling
Linda
Seebach's column on Shale Oil
Vijaya's
paper on Trends of Natural Resource Commodity Prices
Web Notes
Notes I: Economics Approach, Market Failure,
Gov't Failure, Simple Model of Pollution Control
Notes II: Benefit-Cost Analysis
Notes III: Alternative Pollution Control
Approaches and Evaluation
Notes
IV: Dynamic Efficiency Rule, Efficient Allocation of Surface Water, Sustainability
Principles
Notes
V: Population Problem
Notes
IV: Renewable Resources
Handout on Equimarginal Cost
Practice Tests and Exercises
Fall
2001 Exam 1
Fall
2001 Exam 2
Fall
2001 Exam 3
Summer 99 Exam 1
Summer 99 Exam 2
Summer 99 Exam 3
Fall 98 Exam 1
Fall 98 Exam 2
Fall 98 Exam 3
Practice Questions on Selected Topics
Practice Questions on Renewable Resources