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NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS

AAE/ECON/F&WECOL 531
Course Description

Economic concepts and tools relating to management and use of natural resources, including pricing principles, cost-benefit analysis, equity, externalities, economic rent, renewable and nonrenewable resources, and resource policy issues.

Prerequisites

ECON 301 or ECON 311 or graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.21

-0.85% from Historical

Completion Rate
96.43%

-1.68% from Historical

A Rate
42.86%

45.34% from Historical

Class Size
28

7.69% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2026 Summr)

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