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Sort Desciption: Environmental Economics and Policy. Department of Agricultural Economics. Michigan State University. EEP 255 Ecological Economics. Spring Semester 2006 ...

Content Inside: Environmental Economics and Policy Department of Agricultural Economics Michigan State University EEP 255 Ecological Economics Spring Semester 2006 Monday and Wednesday 3:00-4:20 p.m. Room 221 Natural Resources Building Course Overview: Is it possible to have a strong economy and a healthy environment? This course explores the possibilities. The first third of the course looks at the big picture of how the economy and the environment are related. It examines how products are made and how production is organized in the U.S. economy and why wastes result from production and consumption of those products. The second third of the course looks at the environmental impacts of economic activity examines why markets fail to achieve desired environmental quality and considers how public policies can create incentives for environmental protections. Policies that may lead to a stronger economy and a healthier environment are explored. The third section of the course examines how public policy affects business firms and what they can do to manage environmental impacts. EEP 255 is the flagship course in MSUs Environmental Economics and Policy major and Environmental Economics specialization. Instructor: Dr. Patricia Norris Department of Agricultural Economics Department of Community Agriculture Recreation and Resource Studies 316 Natural Resources Building 432-4129 or 353-7856 norrisp@msu.edu Office hours: Monday and Wednesday 9:00 a.m. noon Secretary: Ms. Ellen Schueller Room 1 Agriculture Hall 353-4519 schuell2@msu.edu Teaching Assistant: Ms. Sarma Aralas aralassa@msu.edu 200 Cook Hall Phone: 355-8529 Office hours: by appointment Course Requirements: All readings are on-line and can be accessed via the course ANGEL site. (There is no textbook to buy!) Exercises are done in groups in class. Exams consist of five essay questions randomly drawn from a set of study questions posted on the ANGEL site one week prior to an exam. Grading: Exercises 1-5 (4 pts ...