๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Session 7: Classical environmental policy instruments

Published

04 11 2026

Modified

12 08 2026

Abstract

This session introduces classical environmental policy instruments and how their effectiveness can be evaluated from an economic perspective.

๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Lecture Slides

๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ Slides will be made available after the lecture.

๐Ÿ“– Up-front Reading

Please read before the session:

  • Chapter 8 in Harris and Roach (2021).

๐Ÿ† Further readings

  • Chapters 4โ€“6 in Coria and Sterner (2013) โ€” an alternative, slightly more extensive treatment of the same material.

References

Coria, J. and Sterner, T. (eds.) (2013) Policy instruments for environmental and natural resource management, 2nd Ed., New York: Routledge.
Harris, J. M. and Roach, B. (2021) Environmental and natural resource economics: A contemporary approach, 5th Ed., New York: Routledge.