Final Exam
pdf version: ClimateChangeFinalExam
Word version: ClimateChangeFinalExam
Data file: CO2dataforfinal
Here are the materials for the class, March 7-12, 2022.
Syllabus pdf version ClimChangeAndSustDev_2022
Day 1. The Meaning and Measurement of (Sustainable) Economic Development
Class Notes Excel files used in class: HDIexplained PPPdata SenegalGDP
Day 2. Environment: Is there an EKC?
Class Notes Excel file used in class: RealVsNominalGDP
Day 3. The Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
Class Notes: pdf: WednesdayNotes Word: WednesdayNotes
Recording of basic regression example is here.
Recording of how to download and clean World Bank data is here.
Excel files used in class: pm25 CO2emissions RegressionExample
Day 4. Economic Growth: Theory and Empirics
Class Notes ShoeFactoryExample BurkinaEKC
Word: ThursdayNotes pdf: ThursdayNotes
Day 5. Cost-Benefit Analysis
Word: FridayNotes pdf: FridayNotes
Excel files: NPVexamples HedonicPricingcalculation
Example of Cost-Benefit Analysis: Cape Cod Wind Farm. Optimal SubsidiesFormattedOct2018
Advanced and optional: Logistic Regression. Logistic Regression 2021
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Homework Assignment 1 (due by end of day, Wednesday, March 9):
Quick sample answers: PS2quickanswers
Homework Assignment 2 (due by end of day, Thursday, March 10)
Chapter on Regression: Chap2
Homework Assignment 3 (due by end of day, Friday, March 11)
Data file in Excel: PS3data