University of Nevada, Resource Economics Department

APEC 100 “Society and the Economic Value of Nature”

"There are some things that count, that can be counted,

and there are some things that can be counted that do not count." -Albert Einstein

“And there are some things that can’t be counted (directly), that count.” -student in APEC100 Sp’08

Mail to: Prof. Kilkenny Spring 2008 Syllabus

"How do we turn in our term papers"? 

1) by e-mail (& be sure to get a 'return receipt' or a reply from me.)
2) in hard copy, my office 220E Fleischmann Ag bldg; you can always slip it under my door.

US Experience w/Economic Incentives for pollution control

Latest Updates as of May 11, 2008 *Note: all Readings on UNR e-reserve, so just click and read:

MWF 9am WRB 2003	Monday		Wednesday		Friday				Basic Readings*
January	23 Scarcity; incentives; choice First day answers								D&E prologue Parkin Ch 1
	28 Demand Homework 1 Key 1 why are poor eating dirt?								Parkin Ch 3 Figure 1.1
February	4 Supply, opportunity costs; equilibrium; mkt 2 results H2 key 2								Parkin Ch 3 Ch 10
	11 Markets, prices, and Elasticity results 2/15/08								Parkin Ch 4
	20 welfare measures, fairness, efficiency Homework 3 key 3								Parkin Ch 5 6 Heal Ch 2
	25 review		27 Exam I		29 Market failure				Parkin Ch 15
March	3 Externalities e.g. farmed salmon Term Project Outline								Barnes Ch 1 Parkin Ch 15
2007	10 Common Resources Homework 5 key 5 Tragedy Expmnt								Parkin Ch 16 Fish Tragedy
	17 Strategies to deal with externalities and common resources								Parkin Ch 16
	31 Homework 6 cap-and-trade systems									Barnes Intro Ch 1 Ch2
April	7 key 6 tradable permits									Barnes Ch3 Ch4 Ch5
	14 case studies	16 practice exam				18 Exam II
	21 ‘How Societies Choose’ case study: Montana; voting paradoxes; Collective Action									Diamond Prolg, Ch1,15
	28 instructions Value conflict (table) Reference articles			Our resource issues in the news				2 POSTER DAY For everyone		Diamond Ch 14 16
May	5 Lessons for Today (Diamond, Chs 14 & 16) Practice final exam			5 review session 10am			Thursday May 8 FINAL 9:45-11:45am
	Term paper instructions (again)			14 last day to submit your Term Paper

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