ESM 204 - Economics of Environmental Management [4 units] Costello Environmental regulation (incentives, command, and control), asymmetric information (cost revelation and auditing), regulatory incidence, dynamics and discounting, exhaustible and renewable resources, valuation, environmental macroeconomics, trade and the environment, and
comparative regulatory analysis.
According to the report's sponsors, this kind of
comparative analysis is useful for policymakers considering
regulatory approaches; public interest organizations concerned about public health and consumer costs; and financial analysts and investors assessing company risk exposure as global warming emission limits in the U.S. gain more momentum.