向本科生教授环境宏观经济学的教学
1Economics Department, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY 13617 USA.
概括
这项研究简化了"绿色"Solow经济增长模型的本科生,使宏观经济环境问题更容易获得. 它消除了复杂的微积分,增强了对全球环境政策和经济增长的教学.
科学领域:
- 环境经济学环境经济学
- 宏观经济学 宏观经济学
- 经济增长理论 经济增长理论
背景情况:
- 大学生的环境经济学往往缺乏宏观经济的重点.
- 这种缺陷限制了对全球环境政策和经济增长的理解.
- 现有的模型可能在数学上过于复杂,无法用于入门级.
研究的目的:
- 介绍一个简化的,无微积分版本的布洛克和泰勒"绿色"Solow模型.
- 让本科生能够了解宏观经济环境问题.
- 为各种技能水平和课堂格式提供适应性的教学内容.
主要方法:
- 简化的布洛克和泰勒"绿色"Solow模型.
- 假设的排放增长率等于每名有效工人的资本增长率.
- 遗漏了复杂的数学导数 (微积分,微分方程).
主要成果:
- "绿色"索洛模型的重新陈述,在没有微积分的情况下可以理解.
- 展示如何有效地教授宏观经济环境问题.
- 内容适合与经验环境经济学应用程序集成.
结论:
- 简化模型解决了本科生环境经济学的关键内容缺口.
- 这种方法提高了学生对经济增长和环境政策的理解.
- 该模型为教育工作者提供了一种灵活的教学工具.
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