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Resource economicsJon M. Conrad

Resource economics

Jon M. Conrad
1999285 pages
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"Resource Economics is a text for students with a background in calculus and intermediate microeconomics and a familiarity with the spreadsheet software Excel. The book covers basic concepts (Chapter 1), shows how to set up spreadsheets to solve simple dynamic allocation problems (Chapter 2), and presents economic models for fisheries, forestry, nonrenewable resources, and stock pollutants (Chapters 3-6). Chapter 7 examines the maximin utility criterion when the utility of a generation depends on consumption of a manufactured good, harvest from a renewable resource, and extraction from a…

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11 editions
  • Other · English · 2012
    Cambridge University Press · 9780511814587
  • Other · English · 2012
    Cambridge University Press · 9780511781087
  • Other · English · 2010
    Cambridge University Press · 9780511922206
  • Other · English · 2010
    Cambridge University Press · 285 pages · 9780521874953
  • Other · English · 2010
    Cambridge University Press · 9780511927430
  • Other · English · 2010
    Cambridge University Press · 301 pages · 9781282908215
Mathematical modelsManagementNatural resourcesResource allocationConservation of natural resourcesEconomie de l'environnementAllocation de ressourcesRessources naturelles