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ECON 4250 - Econ, Tech, and Sustainability

Ecological economics is concerned with the relationship between economic systems, technological innovation, social institutions, and resources and pollution in the physical world. The course draws on contemporary ideas and research in several fields, with grounding in economics. It adopts a systems perspective for analyzing local and global challenges and approaches to addressing them.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Prerequisites: ECON 1200, and either ECON 4230 or ECON 4240, or permission of instructor.

When Offered: Spring term annually.



Cross Listed: Cross listed with ECON 6250. Students cannot obtain credit for both courses.

Credit Hours: 4


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