ENRG 484 - Clean Energy Economics

Further exploration of the economics of clean energy. Some topics may include incentives for private investment in clean energy, paths to further reductions in clean energy costs, policies to promote regional and worldwide clean energy transitions, tradeoffs between mandates and various market-based energy policies, and statistical analyses of policy effectiveness, as well as other issues of contemporary interest. Students will perform their own original empirical analysis of a clean energy issue. Also offered as ECON 484.

Prerequisites & Notes: One course from: ENRG 384, ECON 384, ENRG 386 or ECON 386; One course from: DSCI 305, ECON 375, ENRG 322, ESCI 340 or BIOL 340.
Credits: 4
Grade Mode: Letter
WP Points: 1