Instructor:
John Whitehead
e-mail: whiteheadjc@appstate.edu
| Date | Topic | Notes | |
| 1 | T, 8/26 | Introduction | |
| 2 | R, 8/28 | Chapters 1 (pp. 1-17) and 2 (pp. 26-33, 35-39, 41-46) | |
| 3 | T, 9/2 | cont. | |
| 4 | R, 9/4 | No class: Fall Convocation | |
| 5 | T, 9/9 | Chapter 3 (pp. 51-61) | Wednesday 9/10 is Special Night at Appalachian Food Services. |
| 6 | R, 9/11 | cont. | |
| 7 | T, 9/16 | cont. | Wednesday 9/17 is Steak Night at Appalachian Food Services. |
| 8 | R, 9/18 | Chapter 4 (pp. 73-98, 103-106) | |
| 9 | T, 9/23 | Chapter 4 | |
| 10 | R, 9/25 | cont. | BCA shortcuts |
| 11 | T, 9/30 | Exam #1 | Study Guide |
| 12 | R, 10/2 | Get organized for the project | |
| 13 | T, 10/7 | Stated Preference Methods | |
| 14 | R, 10/9 | No class today | |
| 15 | T, 10/14 | cont. | |
| R, 10/16 | Fall Break | ||
| 16 | T, 10/21 | Revealed Preference Methods | http://maps.appstate.edu/ |
| 17 | R, 10/23 | cont. | |
| 18 | T, 10/28 | Estimation of Demand (pp. 314-329, Appendix) | |
| 19 | R, 10/30 | Shadow Prices from Secondary Sources | |
| 20 | T, 11/4 | cont. (non-linear demand, BT examples) | |
| 21 | R, 11/6 | Discounting: Chapter 6 (pp. 131-140, 145, 146-151), Chapter 10 (pp. 236-238, 247-253, 245-246, 258-261) | |
| 22 | T, 11/11 | cont. | |
| 23 | R, 11/13 | Uncertainty: Chapter 7 (pp. 165-171, 175-184) | |
| 24 | T, 11/18 | Uncertainty, cont. | Wednesday 12/19 is Thanksgiving Meal at Appalachian Food Services. |
| 25 | R, 11/20 | Exam #2 | Study Guide |
| 26 | T, 11/25 | Computer Lab | |
| R, 11/27 | Thanksgiving | ||
| 27 | T, 12/2 | Review Exam #2 | Wednesday 12/3 is Steak Night at Appalachian Food Services. |
| 28 | R, 12/4 | How accurate are benefit-cost analyses? | Do they improve government policy-making? [Hahn, 1998; OMB, 2007; Graham, 2007] |
| 29 | T, 12/4 | Presentations | |
| W, 12/10 | Reading Day | ||
| M, 12/15 | Final Exam 12:00 - 2:30 | Take home final |