Economics of Sustainability Management

This graduate course of the Economics of Sustainability Management builds on core economics courses to address issues of environmental, resource, and ecological economics. By the end of the semester, it is expected that students will gain experience using economic concepts to recommend or critique actual sustainability management policies and decisions. An important goal of the class is to have students work in groups to apply economic concepts to current public policy issues that will require coordination with governments, civil society, the scientific community, and business. Students not only learn economic concepts, but they will also learn how to explain them to decision-makers. The course will cover concepts and metrics from microeconomic theory, game theory, information economics, and risk management.