Sharma, Vijaya Raj

University of Colorado at Boulder, Spring 2008

Natural Resource Economics, Econ 4535

EXAM 3 ANSWERS:1a, 2a, 3d, 4d, 5b, 6d, 7d, 8d, 9a, 10b, 11a, 12b, 13b, 14d, 15c, 16b, 17d, 18c, 19c, 20a, 21a, 22a, 23b, 24d, 25d, 26b, 27a, 28a, 29d, 30a

RELEVANT PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS:

  • Fall 2006 Exam 2: #14 - 26
  • Fall 2006 Exam 3: #10 - 17, 20 - 29, 39 - 41
  • Fall 2001 Exam 1: #21, 25
  • Fall 2001 Exam 3: #8 - 22, 25, 26, 29
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    Suggested Topics for Paper

    Syllabus

    Readings

    Some Reference Articles

  • Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis (Summary for Policymakers), Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
  • News article on Shale Oil
  • The fur article in Nature
  • Vijaya's paper on Trends of Natural Resource Commodity Prices (try to access this paper from a campus computer)
  • US Forest Services Strategic Plan 2004-2008
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    Examination Schedule

  • Midterm 1 on Feb 14, Thursday
  • Midterm 2 on Mar 20, Thursday
  • Final Exam on May 5 Monday at 1:30 p.m.
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    Old Tests for Practice

  • Fall 2006 Exam 1
  • Fall 2006 Exam 2
  • Fall 2006 Exam 3
  • Fall 2001 Exam 1
  • Fall 2001 Exam 2
  • Fall 2001 Exam 3
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    Notes on Course Materials

  • Introduction and Inter-temporal Model
  • Benefit-Cost Analysis
  • Exhaustible Resources
  • Values of Resources and Techniques of Estimation
  • Water Resources
  • Forestry Resources
  • Fisheries and Open Access Resources
  • Population and Sustainability
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