ecn275 - Natural resource and environmental economics

Notes 2025 --

• Lecture notes
• Guide on choosing instruments, and Norwegian translation of some key concepts
• Other notes of relevance
• Instructions, how to download and print PDF files (opens in new window)

Lecture notes

• Romstad, E. (2005):Game Theory and Resource Allocation Mechanisms (supportive material)

• Romstad, E. (2006): Monitoring Issues (course reading)

• Romstad, E. (2012): Procurement auctions (course reading)

• Romstad, E. (2016): Dynamic Efficiency (supportive material)

• Romstad, E. (2021): Risk and uncertainty (supportive material)

Guide on choosing instruments, and Norwegian translations

• Guide on choosing instruments
• Translation of some key concepts/terms to Norwegian

Other notes of relevance

• The Dasgupta report "Economics of biodiversity" (2021)
• Public goods from agriculture (link to overview article and two conflicting perspectives)
• Resources for the future (2020): Technology-Inclusive Climate Strategy: An Open Race with Many Winners
• Resources for the future (2020): Plants, Pests, and Perfecting Inspection Models
• Resources for the Future (2006): Not a sure thing: Making regulatroy choices under uncertainty
• US EPA (2020): Economic incentives (see coverview and choose relevant sub-topic)
• Stern, N. (2006): The Economics of Climate Change (also with link to executive summaries).
• EU climate policy (from EAERE magazine - a nice non-technical summary with a wonderful introudction by EAERE magazine editor Frank Convery)

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