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

SDSU ECON 496 — Econ of Climate Change

3.00 units 3 enrollment options

This course applies economic tools to examine the causes and impacts of climate change, exploring how market and policy failures drive emissions and assessing the effectiveness and trade-offs of policies to mitigate global environmental and economic risks.

Course requirements

Prerequisites: ECON 102

ECON 101 and ECON 102
ECON 102

Fall 2026 enrollment options

Seat status can change

Class #	Format	Status	Seats	Time	Location	Professor	RateMyProfessors
12203 Lecture	In person	Open	22 / 50	Tue/Thu 2:00 PM–3:15 PM	GMCS 309	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
11377 Lecture	In person	Open	0 / 55	Tue/Thu 9:30 AM–10:45 AM	LSS 365	Christiana Hilmer	2.5/5 · 38 reviews Difficulty 4.1 · 30% take again
11378 Lecture	In person	Open	0 / 65	Tue/Thu 11:00 AM–12:15 PM	M 120	Ryan Abman	3.9/5 · 33 reviews Difficulty 3.9 · 87% take again

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