ECON 341 · Fall 2026
Your semester map
Move from scarcity and allocation through time to fisheries, valuing nature, and land use, then connect forest management, wildfire risk, insurance, and resilience. Published weeks open to their question, preparation, and materials.
Note
The official SUNY Geneseo calendar lists Labor Day on September 7, Fall Break on October 10–13, Thanksgiving Break on November 25–28, and the last day of classes on December 7. View the official academic calendar.
Week 01 · Aug 24–28Course roadmapSyllabus, course outline, expectations, and course navigation Week 02 · Aug 31–Sep 4Microeconomics review and externalitiesLecture 2, Classwork 1, and timber-market externality theory Week 03 · Sep 7–11Externality practice and fishing experimentClasswork 2, an externality synthesis, and the Classwork 3 fishing game Week 04 · Sep 14–18Resource institutions and shared-aquifer rulesClasswork 3 debrief, Lecture 4, and Classwork 4 discussion Week 05 · Sep 21–25Present value and discountingWrap up institutions; begin Lecture 5 through its discount-rate material Week 06 · Sep 28–Oct 2Resource allocation over timeTwo-period allocation, user cost, scarcity rent, and Hotelling’s rule; Lecture 5 covered through page 51 Week 07 · Oct 5–9Allocation practice and fisheries dynamicsFinish Lecture 5 from page 52, complete Classwork 5, then begin fisheries; Homework 2 due Oct 9
Week 08 · Oct 14–16FisheryStock dynamics, sustainable harvest, policy and institutions; quiz and review on Oct 16Coming soon
Week 09 · Oct 19–23Midterm + valuing natureMidterm on Oct 19; begin methods for valuing nature afterwardComing soon
Week 10 · Oct 26–30Valuing natureStated and revealed preferences, method choice, and benefit transferComing soon
Week 11 · Nov 2–6Land useRent gradients, land-use conflict, development, and habitatComing soon
Week 12 · Nov 9–13Forests + wildfireForest management, fuel stocks, resource values, and wildfire-risk reductionComing soon
Week 13 · Nov 16–20Disaster riskHazard, exposure, vulnerability, and mitigation before a fireComing soon
Week 14 · Nov 23Insurance + resilienceCorrelated fire losses, premiums, affordability, and mitigation incentivesComing soon
Weeks 15–16 · Nov 30–Dec 7Policy studio, presentations, and synthesisProposal stress tests, group presentations, and course synthesis; final class on Monday, Dec 7Coming soon
Major dates
| Date | Milestone | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | Labor Day | No class |
| Oct 10–13 | Fall Break | No classes |
| Oct 16 | Quiz | During the scheduled course meeting |
| Oct 19 | Midterm exam | During the scheduled course meeting |
| Oct 30 | Project kickoff report | Due in Brightspace by 11:59 PM |
| Nov 25–28 | Thanksgiving Break | No classes |
| Dec 2–7 | Group presentations | Presentation order posted in Brightspace |
| Dec 7 | Last day of classes | Final course meeting |
| Dec 9 · 8:30–10:30 AM | Final exam | Registrar-assigned time for MWF 9:30 AM courses |
| Dec 15 · 11:59 PM | Project proposal | Due in Brightspace |