Type of Credit: Elective
Credit(s)
Number of Students
Numerous studies have pointed out that the nature of climate change is an international and intergenerational externality problem. This human-induced change in the rising global mean temperature is mainly due to the enormous emission of carbon dioxide arising from the combustion of fossil fuels. To date, more than 100 countries have adopted a global warming limit of 2°C or below (relative to pre-industrial times) as a general guideline (IPCC, 2007). That is, the concentration of carbon dioxide should be maintained at a range of 400-450 parts per million (ppm). The major topics will at least include: (1) Prof. Kenneth Boulding's Economics, (2) Waste and Externalities, (3) The Outdated Coase Theorem, (4) Capital Depreciation and Regeneration, (5) Endogenous Growth Theory and Sustainable Growth, (6) Circular Goods and Services, (7) Sustainable Finance, (8) Circular Business Models, (9) GDP and Circular GDP, (10) The Circular Economy National Income Accounting, (11) The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and (12) Sustainability Policy. Conceptual and theoretical work will be given equal consideration.
能力項目說明
The global economy has evolved into a borderless age of climate change. The main purpose of this course is to help students think critically about the circular economy and sustainability issues.
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Selective Lecture & Discussion Topics
Grades will be determined on the basis of the student's performance in relation to a) class attendance and participation, b) two individual assignments, c) one group presentation on reviewing a corporate social responsibility (CSR) or sustainability report released by a Berkshire Hathaway company (such as Lubrizol, Dairy Queen, BNSF Railway, or GEICO) , and d) one individual report on a field study.
0. One-year subscription to the Journal of Economic Issues (US$20)
a. Class attendance and participation (10%)
b. Individual assignments (20%)
c. Group presentation (30%)
d. Field study report (40%)
Suggested Reading and Texts
(Required) Lin, Brian Chi-ang. Circular Economy and Sustainable Endogenous Growth. Budapest, Hungary: BC4LS, 2023.
1. Boulding Kenneth E. Towards a New Economics: Critical Essays on Ecology Distribution and Other Themes. Aldershot Hants. England: Edward Elgar, 1992.
2. Burger, Philippe. Sustainable Fiscal Policy and Economic Stability: Theory and Practice. Northampton, Mass.: Edward Elgar, 2003.
3. Clinch, J. Peter; Schlegelmilch, Kai; Sprenger, Rolf-Ulrich and Triebswetter, Ursula. (eds.) Greening the Budget: Budgetary Policies for Environmental Improvement. Northampton, Mass.: Edward Elgar, 2002.
4. Coase, Ronald H. (1991 Nobel Laureate in Economics) “The Problem of Social Cost.” Journal of Law & Economics, October 1960, 3, pp. 1-44.
5. Ferroni, Marco and Mody, Ashoka. (eds.) International Public Goods: Incentives, Measurement, and Financing. Norwell, Mass.: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002.
6. Lin, Brian Chi-ang and Zheng, Siqi. (eds.) Environmental Economics and Sustainability. Oxford, UK: Wiley Blackwell, 2017.
7. Myrdal, Gunnar. (1974 Nobel Laureate in Economics) The Political Element in the Development of Economic Theory (with a New Introduction by Richard Swedberg). New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction Publishers, 1990.
8. Vickrey, William. (1914-1996, 1996 Nobel Laureate in Economics) Public Economics: Selected Papers by William Vickrey. Edited by R. Arnott, K. Arrow (1972 Nobel Laureate in Economics), A. Atkinson, and J. Drèze. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1994.
9. Wissenburg, Marcel. Green Liberalism: The Free and the Green Society. London: UCL Press, 1998.
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