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ECON 1410, SUP-125

Public Economics: Designing Government Policy

This course analyzes what role the government plays and should play in a market economy. It covers topics such as tax policy, health care policy, retirement policy, environmental protection, and state and local policy. The course emphasizes recent empirical research on policy issues and teaches students how to conduct such studies. Much of the material we will cover relates directly to ongoing policy debates.
Fall 2024 Graduate Undergraduate Available Arts & Humanities Law & Policy Courses
Tue, Sep 3, 2024
ESPP 90P

Climate Responsibility and Climate Action

This course examines the nature of climate responsibility from ethical, historical, scientific and policy perspectives and the efficacy of approaches to accelerate responsible climate action by both state and non-state actors.
Fall 2024 Graduate Undergraduate Not Available Arts & Humanities Law & Policy Physical Sciences Courses
Tue, Sep 3, 2024
FYSEMR 70P

The World of Tomorrow: Constructing and Inhabiting the 21st Century

The built environment has profound effects on both our daily lives as well as the human condition at large. It determines where and how we live, work, play, and dream. The built environment embodies concrete stances on a wide variety of material, spatial, cultural, and generational issues within a society. The quality and availability of affordable housing, for instance, is not merely an economic concern, but also a value judgment about the obligations of a society to its citizens.
Fall 2024 Undergraduate Not Available Law & Policy Courses
Tue, Sep 3, 2024
ESPP 171

Solid Waste In Developing Countries

This course will examine major issues of solid waste (i.e. production, management, storage, treatment, disposal, infrastructure costs and financing, policy) in the developing world at various geographic locations and scales across municipal, industrial, electronic, biological/medical, and radioactive waste.
Fall 2024 Graduate Undergraduate Available Arts & Humanities Law & Policy Physical Sciences Courses
Tue, Sep 3, 2024
HISTSCI 2985, IGA 513.

Science, Power, and Politics

This seminar introduces students to the major contributions of the field of science and technology studies (STS) to the analysis of politics and policymaking in democratic societies.
Fall 2024 Graduate Undergraduate Available Engineering Law & Policy Life Sciences Physical Sciences Courses
Tue, Sep 3, 2024
ECON 2688

Environmental and Climate Economics

This class covers the economics of the environment and climate change, with a focus on market-based solutions to externalities, open-access problems, and blended policy responses.
Fall 2024 Graduate Undergraduate Available Business Law & Policy Courses
Tue, Sep 3, 2024
GENED 1102

Making Change When Change is Hard: the Law, Politics, and Policy of Social Change

In an effort to draw general lessons for those interested in making change, we will assess a range of political and legal approaches; examine mass movements and the leadership by organizations, governments, and individuals; and attempt to gauge outcomes.
Fall 2024 Graduate Undergraduate Available Arts & Humanities Law & Policy Courses
Tue, Sep 3, 2024
FYSEMR 73N

Climate Action: The Politics of Decarbonization

You are part of the so-called “pivotal generation” for preventing the worst effects of climate change. While global carbon emissions continue to rise yearly, there remains a small window of time for action. What options are available to you for responding to climate change and the unequal burdens it creates?
Fall 2024 Undergraduate Not Available Arts & Humanities Law & Policy Courses
Tue, Sep 3, 2024
ESPP 90G

The Law and Policy of Climate Change: Influencing Decision Makers

This course will explore (i) the legal framework in which climate change action occurs in the United States, (ii) policy tools available to regulators, (iii) impacts on regulated entities and individuals and (iv) opportunities for private stakeholders to participate in and influence climate change decisions.
Fall 2024 Graduate Undergraduate Available Law & Policy Physical Sciences Courses
Tue, Sep 3, 2024
ESPP 90W

Global Wetlands: Boundary-spanning ecosystems for science, social justice, and public policy

Students in this seminar will develop skills in cross-disciplinary analysis of environmental outcomes through cases of ecosystem carbon sequestration and storage, wetland “reclamation” and restoration, and coastal planning for climate resilience.
Fall 2024 Graduate Undergraduate Available Law & Policy Physical Sciences Courses
Tue, Sep 3, 2024
FYSEMR 70J

Social Science and American Social Proble

We will read leading social science books and articles (from sociology, political science, economics, and psychology) that define the problems, discuss their causes and consequences, and propose solutions.
Fall 2024 Undergraduate Not Available Arts & Humanities Law & Policy Courses
Tue, Sep 3, 2024
HLS 2931

Creating Electricity in the U.S.: Exploring the Tradeoffs

In this reading group, we will explore historic and ongoing legal and policy debates about the fuels that power the US electric system.
Fall 2024 Graduate Undergraduate Available Law & Policy Courses
Tue, Sep 3, 2024