JANA KRAJČOVÁ


UPCES course on Environmental Economics

Spring 2009

Autumn 2009


Spring 2010


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Syllabus

Textbook
Schotter, Microeconomics, A Modern Approach (Second edition), chapter 17 (relevant for lectures 1 - 5) part1, part2

Lecture 1 (February 16)

Lecture Notes
Lecture 1
Required readings
Hoyt, Ryan, Houston, The Paper River: A Demonstration of Externalities and Coase’s Theorem
Plott, Externalities and Corrective Policies in Experimental Markets
Optional readings
Cherry, Kroll, Shogren, Environmental Economics, Experimental Methods
Greenstone, Gayer, Quasi-Experimental and Experimental Approaches to Environmental Economics
Levitt, List, Field experiments in economics: The past, the present, and the future

Lecture 2 (February 23)

Lecture Notes
Lecture 2
Worksheet to Lectures 1 and 2
Required readings
Hardy, The Tragedy of the commons
Yandle, Vijayaraghavan, Bhattarai, The Environmental Kuznets Curve. A Primer
Optional readings
Cotten, Ferraro, Vossler, Can public goods experiments inform policy? Interpreting results in the presence of confused subjects (Cherry, Chapter 10)
Zelmer, Linear Public Goods Experiments: A Meta-Analysis

Lecture 3 (March 2)

Lecture Notes
Lecture 3
Worksheet to Lecture 3
Required readings
Plott, Externalities and Corrective Policies in Experimental Markets
Do not forget to consult relevant parts of the textbook (Chapter 17 - externalities and interventionist solutions)!
Optional readings
Cason, Gangadharan, Environmental labelling and incomplete consumer information in laboratory markets

Lecture 4 (March 9)

Lecture Notes
Lecture 4
Worksheet to Lecture 4
Optional readings
Porter et al., The design, testing and implementation of Virginia’s NOx allowance auction
Godby, Schogren, Caveat emptor Kyoto, Comparing buyer and seller liability in carbon emission trading
Schleich et al., Incentives for energy efficiency in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme


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