Environmental Economics
Environmental economics (JEL Q5) covers the economics of the environment and pollution.
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Scope
It includes externalities and pollution control, valuation of environmental goods, and climate-change economics.
Sub-topics
- General
- Valuation of Environmental Effects
- Pollution Control Adoption and Costs • Distributional Effects • Employment Effects
- Air Pollution • Water Pollution • Noise • Hazardous Waste • Solid Waste • Recycling
- Climate • Natural Disasters and Their Management • Global Warming
- Technological Innovation
- Environment and Development • Environment and Trade • Sustainability • Environmental Accounts and Accounting • Environmental Equity • Population Growth
- Ecological Economics: Ecosystem Services • Biodiversity Conservation • Bioeconomics • Industrial Ecology
- Government Policy
- Other
Core questions
- How should pollution and externalities be controlled?
- How are environmental goods valued?
- How should climate change be addressed economically?
Key concepts
- Externalities
- Pollution control
- Environmental valuation
- Cap-and-trade vs taxes
- Climate economics
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Frequently asked questions
- How do economists address pollution?
- Through instruments that price externalities — taxes (e.g., carbon taxes) or tradable permits — to align private and social costs.