Economics · Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027, & Summer 2027

SDSU ECON 455 — Environmental Economics

3.00 units 4 enrollment options

Relation of environmental amenities and pollution to economic behavior and institutions. Environmental problems in externalities, public goods, and common-property resources. Environmental policy from perspective of public economics: regulation, benefit-cost analysis, valuation of non-market goods.

Course requirements

Prerequisites: ECON 102.

ECON 102.

Fall 2026 enrollment options

Seat status can change

Class #	Format	Status	Seats	Time	Location	Professor	RateMyProfessors
9466 Discussion	In person	Open	40 / 45	Tue/Thu 9:30 AM–10:45 AM	PG 244	Christiana Hilmer	2.5/5 · 38 reviews Difficulty 4.1 · 30% take again

Winter 2027 enrollment options

Seat status can change

Class #	Format	Status	Seats	Time	Location	Professor	RateMyProfessors
1067 Discussion	Online asynchronous	Open	13 / 30	TBA	ONLINE	Ryan Abman	3.9/5 · 33 reviews Difficulty 3.9 · 87% take again

Spring 2027 enrollment options

Seat status can change

Class #	Format	Status	Seats	Time	Location	Professor	RateMyProfessors
8959 Discussion	In person	Open	0 / 60	Tue/Thu 2:00 PM–3:15 PM	LH 343	Ryan Abman	3.9/5 · 33 reviews Difficulty 3.9 · 87% take again

Summer 2027 enrollment options

Seat status can change

Class #	Format	Status	Seats	Time	Location	Professor	RateMyProfessors
1592 Discussion	Online asynchronous	Open	0 / 100	TBA	ONLINE	Ryan Abman	3.9/5 · 33 reviews Difficulty 3.9 · 87% take again

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