Welcome to EEP 101/ECON 125 :

ECONOMICS OF RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Prof. David Zilberman

GSI's:

Anin Aroonruengsawat

Kristin Kiesel


My  Discussion Sections and Office Hours :

Section 101 Monday 9-10 2070 VLSB
Section 102 Monday 3-4 2301 Tolman
Office Hours: Tuesday 11-12 308 Giannini
  Friday 9-10 308 Giannini

Section Handouts (pdf-files):

(Section handouts will be posted after sections and are not a substitute to attending section)

Section 1 (01/23/06) HW0; section notes 1

Section 2 (01/30/06)

section notes 2

Section 3 (02/06/06)

section notes 3

Section 4 (02/13/06)

section notes 4 (including solutions for Coase Theorem)

Section 5 (02/20/06)

section notes 5 (no in class section , please go over yourself!)
Lecture 11 (02/23/06) lecture slides 

Section 6 (02/27/06)

section notes 6
Lecture 12 (02/28/06) lecture slides 
Section 7 (03/06/06) section notes 7
Section 8 (03/13/06) section notes 8
Section 9 (03/20/06) midterm review (see midterm material)
Section 10 (04/03/06) midterm solutions and problems (see midterm material)
Section 11 (04/10/06)

section notes 11

additional reading (not required):

E. Aisbett: Why are critics so convinced that globalization is bad for the poor?

E. Aisbett, L. Karp, and C. McAusland: Regulatory takings and environmental regulations in NAFTA's chapter 11

Section 12 (04/17/06) section notes 12
Section 13 (04/24/06) section notes 13
Section 14 (05/01/06) section notes 14
Section 15 (05/08/06) 

section notes 14 (cont.)

 

Midterm and final material (pdf-files):

Outline of relevant study material  

outline 

Practice exam 

practice exam (corrected question 3b)

Solution to practice exam 

solution (corrected for typo's in red) 

Midterm midterm
Solution to midterm solution
Outline of relevant study material for final   outline
Homework solutions  PS1 PS2 PS3 PS4 PS5
Final  final 
Solution to final  solution

Announcements:

01/17/06

My first sections will be held Monday (01/23/06).

01/19/06

If you are on the waiting list, please keep in mind that the course is cross listed as EEP101 and ECON 125. There is no waiting list for lecture when you sign up as EEP101. If sections fill up under one listing, please also check the cross listing for openings.

01/23/06

There was a typo on the solutions for HW0. Question 2a) should read y=12x2!

02/01/06

Office hours were canceled yesterday (due to family emergency). If you came to see me, my apologies. Please stop by Friday or contact me if that does not work and we find an alternative time.

Lecture slides for the first 5 lectures are posted.

02/13/06

There is no section next Monday (February 20th) as it is a class free holiday (Presidents day).  I will prepare a detailed handout for you to go through  on your own and you could try to attend Anin's section this Friday (9-10 or 1-2).

03/13/06

I will hold an additional hour of office hours on Friday (9-11) this week and an extra office hour on Monday (4-5) next week in Giannini 308 before the midterm. The sections on Monday next week will be used as review sessions. Please email or bring questions to section.

03/17/06

There were some typo's in the practice exam solution posted on the class web page. I posted a corrected version above with corrections highlighted in red. Please check it and we will go over it on Monday in section as well.

05/05/06

I will hold an additional review session on May 15th 9 am in Tolman 2346

05/09/06

I will have additional office hours Friday May 12th from 10-11 and Monday May 15th from 3-4 in my office (Giannini 308)

05/15/06

The final will be Tuesday , May 16th 8 am in 50 BIRGE