This is an overview of my first Economics of Climate Change class taught in the Spring 09 before introducing the limited access bSpace system on campus. Please feel free to contact me for more recent material.
Part 1:
Introduction to Climate Change
1. |
Greenhouse
Effect & Related Stuff
|
1-29 |
2. |
The Carbon Cycle
|
30-42
|
3. |
Basic
Facts on Emissions
|
43-66 |
4. |
Climate Change
Observation
|
67-92 |
5. |
Climate Change
Predictions
|
93-111 |
6. |
Climate Change Impacts
|
112-131 |
Part 2: Efficiency, Public Goods,
Externalities
1. |
A
Brief Micro Review: From Preferences to Efficiency
|
1-25 |
2. |
Market
Failure Public Goods & Externalities
|
26-52
|
Part 3: Environmental Policy
Instruments
1. |
Introduction
on Instrument Choice
|
1-9 |
2. |
Bargaining
(Coase)
|
10-17 |
3. |
18-37 | |
4. |
38-50 | |
5. |
51-58 | |
6. |
59-74 | |
7. |
75-83 |
Part 4:
Discounting
1. |
Part
I |
1-20 |
2. |
Part II |
21-42
|
Part 5: Risk and
Uncertainty
1. |
Risk,
Expected Value, Risk Aversion
|
1-17 |
2. |
18-23
| |
3. |
24-38 | |
4. |
Learning
|
39-73 |
5. |
74-77 | |
6. |
78-85 |
Part 6: Integrated
Assessment
1. |
Integrated
Assessment of Climate Change and DICE
|
1-16 |
2. |
Assessing
Climate Policies with DICE
|
17-28
|
3. |
Critiques
of the DICE model
|
29-37 |
Part 7 International Cooperation and
Climate Policy
1. |
1-21 | |
2. |
22-45
|
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