ARE 261

ENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE ECONOMICS

Fall Semester, 2008


Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics   
University of California at Berkeley


Announcements

A paper describing a researchable topic in environmental and resource economics is due during the last week of classes.  The paper will count 30 percent of the final grade.

A 20-minute (no longer) presentation of a paper that is, or should be, on the reading list but one that will not be covered in depth in lecture will be 20 percent of the final grade.

Three problem sets will be 10 percent of the final grade.

A final exam will be given at the end of the semester.  The exam will count 40 percent of the final grade.



Instructors

Peter Berck:  
224 Giannini Hall (510/642-7238; pberck@berkeley.edu); office hours:  Friday, 11:00 a.m.

Anthony Fisher: 
232 Giannini Hall (510/642-7555; fisher@are); office hours: Tuesday, 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., or by appointment.
 

Christian Traeger:  322 Giannini Hall (510/642-9781; traeger@are); office hours:  Thursday, 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., or by appointment.



Syllabus and Reading List

Syllabus

Reading List