ECON 341 · Fall 2026
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Move from the microeconomics of scarcity to valuation, renewable-resource governance, and disaster 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 roadmap and micro reviewSyllabus, course outline, supply, demand, and welfare
Week 02 · Aug 31–Sep 4Externalities and welfarePrivate choices, social costs, and efficient quantityComing soon
Week 03 · Sep 7–11Property rights and institutionsCoase, public goods, open access, and government failureComing soon
Week 04 · Sep 14–18Trade-offs through timeBenefit-cost analysis, present value, and dynamic efficiencyComing soon
Week 05 · Sep 21–25Depletable resourcesScarcity rent, Hotelling’s rule, and the extraction pathComing soon
Week 06 · Sep 28–Oct 2Valuing nature ITotal economic value and stated preferencesComing soon
Week 07 · Oct 5–9Valuing nature IIRevealed preferences, benefit transfer, and CVM experimentComing soon
Week 08 · Oct 14–16Ecosystem servicesNatural capital, service flows, thresholds, and resilienceComing soon
Week 09 · Oct 19–23Fisheries and the commonsBiological growth, open access, and a repeated harvest gameComing soon
Week 10 · Oct 26–30Forest rotation and fireFaustmann logic, timber-carbon trade-offs, and fuel stockComing soon
Week 11 · Nov 2–6Land and locationRent gradients, land-use conflict, habitat, and waterComing soon
Week 12 · Nov 9–13Natural disaster riskFat tails, exposure, vulnerability, and ex-ante resilienceComing soon
Week 13 · Nov 16–20Insurance and resiliencePooled catastrophe risk, premiums, moral hazard, and affordabilityComing soon
Week 14 · Nov 23Sustainable developmentWeak and strong sustainability across generationsComing soon
Week 15 · Nov 30–Dec 4Policy studio + presentationsStress-test proposals, surface trade-offs, and presentComing soon
Week 16 · Dec 7Present and synthesizeConnect stocks, incentives, institutions, and resilienceComing 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 |