EC: 434/534 Environmental Economics
Homework 1
Due 1/20/2015
1). Consider the market for footballs. Suppose the demand for footballs is given by
F = 50 P.
(1)
Suppose further that the marginal private cost of producing footballs is $10 per football.
Also
EC 410/510 Environmental Economics
HW 2 - Answers
1) Consider a valley where only two consumers live: Walt and Jesse. Suppose Walts demand for
clean air is given by qw(p) = 1-p where p is Walts marginal willingness to pay (MWTP) for clean
air. Jesses dema
EC: 434/534 Environmental Economics
Homework 3 Answer Key
Due 2/3/2015
1) Consider a setting with two rms: each saves money by polluting. Firms have dierent
technologies leading to dierent marginal benets from polluting:
M BE (e1 ) = 20 e1
M BE (e2 ) = 40
EC: 434/534 Environmental Economics
Homework 3
Due 2/3/2015
1) Consider a setting with two rms: each saves money by polluting. Firms have dierent
technologies leading to dierent marginal benets from polluting:
M BE (e1 ) = 20 e1
M BE (e2 ) = 40 2e2
Suppos
Bargaining Example
Chesire
Chesire and The Coase Theorem
Dr. Ralph Mastromonaco
University of Oregon
Chesire and The Coase Theorem
University of Oregon
Bargaining Example
Chesire
Assignment of Property Rights
Example
We take an example with two parties, h
EC: 434/534 Environmental Economics
Homework 2
Due 4/22/2015
Answer Key
1). Suppose there is a town on the Yangtze River with two types of people: Farmers
and Students. Suppose further that there is an Apple Watch factory that generates pollution. Polluti
EC: 434/534 Environmental Economics
Homework 1
Due April 8th
1). Consider the market for footballs. Suppose the demand for footballs is given by
F = 50 P.
(1)
Suppose further that the marginal private cost of producing footballs is $10 per football.
Also
EC: 434/534 Environmental Economics
Homework 2
Due 1/29/2015
1). Suppose there is a village with two types of consumers: workers and retirees. Suppose
further that there is an automobile factory that generates pollution. Pollution is non-rival
and non-exc
EC: 434/534 Environmental Economics
Homework 3
Due 4/29/2015
1) Consider a setting with two rms: each saves money by polluting. Firms have dierent
technologies leading to dierent marginal benets from polluting:
M BE (e1 ) = 20 e1
M BE (e2 ) = 40 2e2
Suppo
Environmental Regulations Intended and Unintended
Demand for regulation Supply of regulation Chapter 5 of Green Cities External validity and lessons for LDCs
Hilton and Levinson (1998)
Why as nations get richer do they get the lead out by passing unlead
Clean Air Act
Eciency of CAC
Market Based Approaches
Regional Pollution
Stationary Air Pollution
Dr. Ralph Mastromonaco
University of Oregon
February 19, 2015
Stationary Air Pollution
University of Oregon
Clean Air Act
Eciency of CAC
Market Based Approach
Introduction
Sources of Value
Willingness to Pay
Measuring Demand
Revealed Preference
Non-Market Valuation
Dr. Ralph Mastromonaco
University of Oregon
Non-Market Valuation
University of Oregon
Introduction
Sources of Value
Willingness to Pay
Measuring Dem
EC 410/510: Environmental Economics
Homework 3 Answers
Due 10/24/2013
Consider a factory that generates 5 barrels of toxic waste. The factory chooses between
burying the waste of site or paying for recycling. These decisions do no aect output.
Burying a b
Pollution and Rents
Pollution, Wages, & Prices
Love Canal
Hedonic Theory
Econometrics
VSL
Hedonic Price Theory
Dr. Ralph Mastromonaco
University of Oregon
February 12, 2015
Hedonic Price Theory
University of Oregon
Pollution and Rents
Pollution, Wages, &
EC: 434/534 Environmental Economics
Homework 2
Due 4/22/2015
1). Suppose there is a town on the Yangtze River with two types of people: Farmers
and Students. Suppose further that there is an Apple Watch factory that generates pollution. Pollution is non-r
Examples of CBA
Issues with CBA
Critiques & Alternatives
Cost-Benet Analysis
Dr. Ralph Mastromonaco
University of Oregon
Cost-Benet Analysis
University of Oregon
Examples of CBA
Issues with CBA
Critiques & Alternatives
Measuring the Cost/Benet of Govt Pro
EC: 4134,5534 Environmental Economics
January 22, 2015
Pigouviau Policy Practice Problem
Consider a factory emitting air pollution. The factory chooses the level of emissions
and output independently. Release of emissions costs the firm nothing. and given
Intl Agreements
Designing Intl Agreements
Climate Change Policies
Climate Change Policy
Dr. Ralph Mastromonaco
University of Oregon
Climate Change Policy
University of Oregon
Intl Agreements
Designing Intl Agreements
Climate Change Policies
International
Double Dividend
Prisoners Dilemma
Tragedy of the Commons
Double Dividend, Prisoners Dilemma, Tragedy of
the Commons
Dr. Ralph Mastromonaco
University of Oregon
Double Dividend, Prisoners Dilemma, Tragedy of the Commons
University of Oregon
Double Dividend
Permits
Heterogeneous SMC
Zonal Trading
Issues
Real World
Heterogeneous Firms and Tradable Permits
Dr. Ralph Mastromonaco
University of Oregon
Heterogeneous Firms and Tradable Permits
University of Oregon
Permits
Heterogeneous SMC
Zonal Trading
Issues
Rea
