Can Economics save the world?

Does anyone think that Economics can save the world? Hannah, Richard & Sonia unpack the role of economics in environmental issues, and invite you to think about the role of power and self interest that can be an impediment to moving towards sustainability or inversely a catalyst.

Recommended Reading

• Read section 3.2 from this article
• Ferraro, P. J et al. 2002. Direct Payments to Conserve Biodiversity. Science 298(5599):1718-1719.
• Ayres, R. 2008. Sustainability economics: where do we stand? Ecological economics (In Press).
• Lee, C.F. and Lin, S.J. and Lewis, C., 2008. Analysis of the impacts of combining carbon taxation and emission trading on different industry sectors. Energy Policy, 36(2): 722-729.

Notices

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resources

Lecture Files Lecture Hannah's slides as a PDF - as PPT Sonia's slides as a PDF as PPT Richard Dennis did not use slides.

Panel Video Lecture Slides + Audio Stream: Realplayer | Quicktime Download: Video | Audio Youtube This video is also available through youtube

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