环境经济政策 课件 Syllabus for Environmental Economics.docx

ShanghaiJiaoTongUniversityAntaiCollegeofEconomicsandManagementEnvironmentalEconomicsInstructor:HaitaoYinOffice:RoomB517XuhuiCampusEmail:htyinOfficeHours:ByAppointmentCoursedescription:Thiscourseexplorestheeconomicfoundationsforpublicpoliciesthatdealwithenvironmentalissuessuchaspollutioncontrol,renewableresourceutilization,nonrenewableresourceconservation,andsustainabledevelopment.Inparticular,thecourseaimstodeepenstudents*understandingofwhyresourceandenvironmentalproblemshaveoccurredfromtheeconomicpointofviewandwhatkindofpolicytools,whichareprovidedbyeconomicsandmanagementscience,shouldbeimplementedtosolvetheseproblems.Theemphasisofthiscourseisonbasicconceptsandintroductionofanalyticaltoolsforenvironmentalpolicyaswellasdevelopingresearchinenvironmentaleconomics.Asrequiredknowledge,studentsshouldbefamiliarwithmicroeconomics.RecommendedTexts:尹海涛著，环境经济政策，中国人民大学出版社2022年版。CourseRequirements:Studentsareexpectedtobeactiveparticipantsintheclass.Therewillbeoneexamandonegroupprojectforevaluation.1. Classparticipation.Theclassintegrateslecturematerialwithin-classexercisesandclassdiscussion.Iexpectstudentstoattendclassregularly,dothereading,andparticipatefullyinclassactivities.Iwilltakeattendancefromtimetotime.Thevaluationofclassparticipationdoesnotonlydependonyour44showingup”inclass,butmoreimportantlydependonthequalityofyourinvolvementindiscussion.2. Examination.Therewillbeonein-classexamination.3. Classproject.Theprojectpaperissupposedtobeaten-page(doublespace,tablesandfiguresexcluded,12pointfont)piecethatoffersaconcise,original,andsoundanalysisforaparticularenvironmentalissueorpolicy.Eachstudentshouldworkwith3otherfellowclassmatesontheproject.Thetimelineforgroupprojectisasfollows. GroupsshouldbeformedbeforeSept.25,2023 TopicofprojectsshouldbeturnedinonOct.9,2023. ProjectreportisdueonthelastoftheWeek17.Gradeswillbecalculatedasfollows:20%AttendanceandParticipation40%Exam40%CourseProjectSyllabusReview/Revision:DuringthecourseofthesemesterIwillregularlyreviewstudentprogress,andwillrevisethesyllabustomeetclassneedswhennecessary.ScheduleofTopicsandReadings:Sept.11:IntroductionSept.18:RationalforEnvironmentalPolicyReadings:Stavins,RobertN.(2011),uTheProblemoftheCommons:StillUnsettledafter100Years,AmericanEconomicReview101:81-108.Sept.25:CommandandControlApproachforEnvironmentalPolicyReadings:Davis,LucasW.(2008),TheEffectofDrivingRestrictionsonAirQualityinMexicoCity”,JournalofPoliticalEconomy116(1):38-81.Greenstone,MichaelandRemaHanna(2014),EnvironmentalRegulations,AirandWaterPollution,andInfantMortalityinIndia,AmericanEconomicReview104(10):3038-3072.Oct.2:NationalHolidayOct,9&Oct.16:CapandTradeSystemReadings:Burtraw,Dallas,DavidA.Evans,AlanKrupnick,KarenPalmer,andRussellToth,EconomicsofPollutionTradingforSO2andNOx",ResourcesfortheFuture2005WorkingPaper.Ellerman,A.Denny,PaulL.Joskow,RichardSchmalenseeandJuan-PabloMontero,2000,MarketsforCleanAir:TheU.S.AcidRainProgram,CambridgeUniversityPress.Munnings,Clayton,RichardMorgenstern,ZhongminWangandXuLiu(2014),“AssessingtheDesignofThreePilotProgramsforCarbonTradinginChina,ResourcesfortheFutureWorkingPaper.Yin,H.andN.Powers(2010),44DoStateRenewablePortfolioStandardsPromotein-stateRenewablegeneration,EnergyPolicy38(2):1140-1149.Oct.23&Oct.30:PublicFinanceApproachforEnvironmentalPolicyReadings:Stavins,RoberttMarket-basedEnvironmentalPolicies,Chapter3,PaulR.PortneyandRobertN.Stavins,2000,PublicPoliciesforEnvironmentalProtection,ResourcesfortheFuture.Weitzman,Martin(1974),“Pricesvs.Quantities,ReviewofEconomicStudies41(4):477-491.Nov.6:InformationApproachforEnvironmentalPolicyReadings:Stephan,Mark(2002),EnvironmentalInformationDisclosurePrograms:TheyWork,butWhy?”,SocialScienceQuarterly,83(1):190-205.Konar,ShameekandMarkA.Cohen(1997),InformationAsRegulation:TheEffectofCommunityRighttoKnowLawsonToxicEmissions,JournalofEnvironmentalEconomicsandManagement32:109-124.Nov.13&20EnvironmentalInsuranceReadings:Freeman,PaulandHowardKunreuther(1997),ManagingEnvironmentalRiskThroughInsurance,KluwerAcademicPublishers,Chapter1-4.Yin,Haitao,AlexanderPfaffandHowardKunreuther(2011),44CanEnvironmentalInsuranceSucceedWhereOtherStrategiesFail?TheCaseofUndergroundStorageTanks,RiskAnalysis31(1):12-24.Yin,Haitao,HowardKunreutherandMatthewWhite(2011),“Risk-basedPricingandRisk-ReducingEffort:DoesthePrivateInsuranceMarketReduceEnvironmentalAccidents?,>JournalofLawandEconomics,54(2):325-363.Nov.27:LiabilityApproachforEnvironmentalPolicy;Readings:Beard,T.R.(1990),44Bankruptcyandcarechoice,TheRANDJournalofEconomics,21(4):626-634.Kolstad,C.D.,T.S.UlenandG.V.Johnson(1990),“Expostliabilityforharmvs.exantesafetyregulation:substitutesorcomplements?”,TheAmericanEconomicReview80(4):888-901.Tietenberg,T.H.(1989),tiIndivisibletoxictorts:theeconomicsofjointandseveralliability,LandEconomics,65(4):305-319.Dec.4:MidtermExamDec.11:RenewableEnergy:EconomicandManagerialissuesReadings:Pf