- How to Design a Research Project
Structure of the Report
Evaluation Sheet for Oral Presentation
List of Papers – Presentations
Research Paper
Giving talks
- Homework #1 [September 3rd]
- Homework #2 [September 29th]
- Homework #3 [October 15th]
- Homework #4 [November 21st]
- Midterm #1 – October 1st
Introduction
Efficiency and Markets
Externalities, Property Rights and a case study
The Problem of Social Cost, R. Coase (1960)
A Solution to the Problem of Externalities When Agents Are Well-Informed
Varian’s Paper 1994
Farrell (1987) Variance – Farrell
Case Study: How climate change is increasing forest fires around the world
Espinola-Arredondo and Munoz-Garcia (2010)- Can Incomplete Information Lead to Under-exploitation in the Commons?, PDF – Presentation
Environmental Policies I – Example EU ETS
Environmental Policies II – IEA Procurement Auction Paper Signaling
Case Study
CH 8 and CH 9 Kolstad – Environmental Policy [September 17th]
Oates et al. (1989)
Case Study: Judge’s Ruling on Gulf Oil Spill Lowers Ceiling on the Fine BP Is Facing
Weitzman (1974)
R.Stavins (1996)
Roberts et al. (1976)
Kwerel (1977)
Barret (1999)
Case Study: The Aarhus Convention
Ulph (1996) Link
Kennedy (1994)
Case Study: Environmental Effects of International Trade [October 8th]
Environmental Regulation and Competition Policy
Midterm #1 October 1st
Students’ Presentations:
- October 6th- H. Botello: “Unwatched Pollution: The Effect of Intermittent Monitoring on Air Quality.”
- October 8th – J. Imon: “Industry Compensation under Relocation Risk: A Firm-Level Analysis of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme.”
- October 13th – J. Gifford: “On Commons and Tragedies.”
- October 15th – G. Monteiro: “Subgame-perfect cooperative agreements in a dynamic game of climate change.”
- October 20th – M. Islam: “Electric vehicle usage, pollution damages, and the electricity price elasticity of driving.”
- October 22nd – B. Acharya: “An empirical study of federal law versus local environmental enforcement.”
- October 27th – S. Haque: “The impact of environmental recall and carbon taxation on the carbon footprint of supermarket shopping.”
- October 29th – Z. Rahman: “How Effective Are US Renewable Energy Subsidies in Cutting Greenhouse Gases?“
- November 3rd – T.J Wilson: “Announcing climate policy: Can a green paradox arise without scarcity.”
Students’ Final Presentations:
- December 1st:
- Mirajul Islam: “The Impacts of Charging Infrastructure on Electric Vehicle Adoption.”
- Hector Botello: “Do Better Roads Reduce Emissions? Infrastructure, Efficiency, and the Scale Effect in Colombia.”
- December 3rd:
- Jacob Gifford: “Crop Choice as Hostage: Rule Commitment, Rent Seeking, and Water Allocation in the Pacific Northwest.”
- Shejuti Haque: “Can Eco-Labeling of GM Food Mitigate Consumer Skepticism? A Signaling Approach.”
- December 5th:
- Jamil Hasan Imon: “R&D, Abatement, and Strategic Investment under Environmental Policy Stringency.”
- Birochan Acharya: “Managing the Global Commons of Pesticide Susceptibility: A Dynamic Mechanism Design Approach.”
- December 8th
- Zubaidur Rahman: “Does institutional quality matter for environmental sustainability in Bangladesh?”
- TJ Wilson: “The Effects of Energy Prices on Time Spent on Work Related Activities.”
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Ana Espinola-Arredondo 