Peter J Wilcoxen > ECN 437 Environmental and Resource Economics

Practice Exercises by Topic

Here is a list of supplementary exercises or old exam questions organized by topic.  You can use it to find problems on specific areas when you're preparing for an exam.  All of these have either complete answers or "check your work" solutions.  At the moment, the list only includes topics from the latter half of the semester.

Pollution Control Under Uncertainty

2009 exam 2 question 1
2008 exam 1 question 5 (note exam 1)

Risk Assessment

supplementary exercise: reducing the dose of a pesticide
2007 exam 2 question 1
2006 exam 2 question 2

Travel Cost

supplementary exercise: measuring the value of a park
2009 exam 2 question 2
2008 exam 2 question 1
2007 exam 2 question 2
2006 exam 2 question 1

Nonrival Goods

supplementary exercise: preserving or mining a canyon
2008 exam 2 question 3

Uncertainty and Option Value

2009 exam 2 question 3
2008 exam 2 question 2
2007 exam 2 question 3

Allocation of Surface Water

supplementary exercise: allocating river water
2009 exam 2 question 4
2008 exam 2 question 4
2007 exam 2 question 4
2006 exam 2 question 3

Natural Resources and Backstops

Supplementary exercise: rising demand with constant costs
2009 exam 2 question 5
2008 exam 2 question 5
2007 exam 2 question 5
2006 exam 2 question 4

Exploration

Supplementary exercise: exploration
Supplementary exercise: exploration in a two period model
2009 exam 2 question 6
2008 exam 2 question 6
2007 exam 2 question 6
2006 exam 2 question 5
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