Fall 2026

Energy Economics

Energy Economics examines traditional economic approaches to energy problems, covering demand, supply, pricing, market structure, and regulatory policy.

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Historical reviews of Richard Shaten, Sheldon (Xiaodong) Du: Homework is described as easy, with an easy A possible for attending lectures and completing assignments, though quizzes and exams are considered fair or slightly hard.

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Prerequisites

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Graduate/professional standing or (senior standing and ECON 101, 111,A A E 101, or 215 prior to Fall 2024)

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AAE/ECON/ENVIRST/URBRPL 671

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Professors

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews of Richard Shaten: Richard Shaten is described as clear, concise, and helpful, with fair grading and engaging storytelling. However, some students found his political rants distracting or noted he sometimes diverged from the main topic.

RICHARD JAY SHATEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Fall 2014. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Historical reviews describe the course as easy with fair grading. Recent feedback on Professor Du notes misleading prerequisites and boring lectures, though some find them clear.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2018: 3.62 GPA, 84.2% A/AB (n=38 letter grades); Spring 2019: 3.74 GPA, 94.3% A/AB (n=35 letter grades); Spring 2020: 3.31 GPA, 59.3% A/AB (n=27 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Richard Shaten, Sheldon (Xiaodong) Du: Homework is described as easy, with an easy A possible for attending lectures and completing assignments, though quizzes and exams are considered fair or slightly hard.

Historical reviews of Sheldon (Xiaodong) Du: Recent students criticized Professor Du's lectures for being unstructured, unclear, or merely reading slides.

Topics

  • Microeconomic foundations of energy demand and supply
  • Optimal pricing and allocation of energy resources
  • Energy market structure, conduct, and performance
  • Macro linkages of energy and the economy
  • Economics of regulatory and public policy approaches to energy

Skills

  • Applying traditional economic methods to energy problems.
  • Analyzing energy demand, supply, pricing, market structure, macro linkages, and regulatory policy.

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