AREC454

The Economics of Climate Change

Prerequisite: 1 course with a minimum grade of C- from (AREC326, ECON306, ECON326); and 1 course with a minimum grade of C- from (ECON230, ECON321, BMGT230). Cross-listed with: ECON484. Credit only granted for: AREC454 or ECON484. The role of economics in the formation of climate policy; basic concepts of environmental economics including efficiency, externalities, and policy instruments; economic models of intertemporal decisions and decision making in the face of uncertainty. Applied economic analysis of specific issues and current policy initiatives.

Spring 2026

Anna Alberini

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Spring 2025

Anna Alberini

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Past Semesters

Anna Alberini

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Average rating: 2.00

Anna Alberini

1 review
Average rating: 2.00

Include P/F semesters During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.10 between 204 students*

A-: 16.67%

A: 13.24%

A+: 11.27%

B-: 3.92%

B: 21.08%

B+: 17.65%

C: 8.33%

C+: 0.49%

D: 0.49%

F: 1.96%

W: 4.9%

* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.