ECON 384 - Climate Change, Disasters, and Development

Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)

This course explores the economic dimensions of climate change and environmental disasters, emphasizing their implications for growth, inequality, and human development. It examines how climate shocks—such as floods, droughts, cyclones, and salinity intrusion—affect livelihoods, health, and productivity, and how individuals, markets, and governments respond. Students engage with empirical evidence and policy debates on adaptation, resilience, and mitigation strategies, linking theory to contemporary global and local challenges. Nusrat Abedin Jimi.

Prerequisite(s): ECON 201 and ECON 203; or permission of the instructor.

Two 75-minute periods.

Course Format: CLS