When Offered: Spring Analysis of the interrelationships among economic activity, government policies, and the environment; the benefits and costs of economic growth; the economics of environmental quality; the social costs of pollution; and the intertemporal allocation of natural resources. Prerequisites: a minimum grade of “C” (2.0) in any Writing in the Discipline (WID) course, and ECO 2030 or ECO 2620. [Dual listed with ECO 5621.] Dual-listed courses require senior standing.