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Energy Decisions, Markets, and Policies

Subjects: Economics · Management · Science · Technology

Art: Gaston, John, (John Gaston merchant ledger) - DPLA -…, 1773 · Public domain

Instructor: Prof. Richard Schmalensee
Term: Spring 2012
Level: Undergraduate
What's inside: 21 videos · 2 exams · 1 solution · 8 readings · 49 other files · 6 web pages
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Energy Decisions, Markets, and Policies

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Lecture 1: This Course and The U.S. Energy System

Lecture 2: Comparative Energy Systems

Lecture 3: U.S. Energy Problems

Lecture 4: The Market and The State

Lecture 5: Path Dependence in Energy Systems

Lecture 6: Climate Science and Policy

Lecture 8: Economics of Energy Demand

Lecture 9: Energy Use by Individuals and Households

Lecture 10: Normative Frameworks for Business Decisions

Lecture 11: Business Decisions in Reality: CHP at Hexion

Lecture 12: Organizational Decision-Making: Biodiesel at MIT

Lecture 13: Developing Profitable Strategies

Lecture 14: Innovation and Energy Business Models

Lecture 15: Non-Renewable Energy Resources

Lecture 16: Shale: Opportunities & Challenges

Lecture 17: (Yesterday’s &) Today's Electric Power System

Lecture 18: Tomorrow’s Electric Power System

Lecture 19: Making Public Policy

Lecture 20: Social Movements

Lecture 21: U.S. Environment Policy

Lecture 22: Economic Development & Green Growth