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New Teaching Module from GDAE: Forests, Agriculture, and Climate: Economics and Policy Issues
 The Theory and Education Program is pleased to release its latest Teaching Module: Forests, Agriculture, and Climate: Economics and Policy Issues. This module is available free for instructors and students.
Deforestation and agriculture together contribute about 30% of global carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions. This module discusses the causes of deforestation and degradation, and the sources of agricultural emissions, as well as the potential for reduction and the economic and political reforms needed to achieve it. It includes a section on the positive and negative impacts of biofuels.
The student reading consists of 42 pages which includes key terms and concepts, discussion questions, references, and web links. The module is accompanied by a PowerPoint file with figures and tables. Download the latest module here. View a complete list of available teaching modules below.
GDAE Distributes the Social Science Library to Developing Countries
The Social Science Library (SSL) project, part of the UN Decade for Education for Sustainable Development, provides universities and colleges in developing countries access to valuable academic materials at no cost. The SSL is an electronic collection (on CDs and USB drives) containing over 3,400 full-text journal articles, book chapters, reports, and working papers in Anthropology, Economics, History, Philosophy, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science. It also includes full bibliographic references, including abstracts, to more than 6,000 additional articles. The SSL has already been distributed to more than two dozen countries, with a goal of reaching over 100 additional countries. More information about the SSL, including an online version, is available from the GDAE website.
Textbooks
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics: A Contemporary Approach
By Jonathan Harris
This textbook is now available for FREE DOWNLOAD for economics instructors and students. This textbook will be online for the entire Spring 2012 semester.
This text introduces students to the expanding field of ecological economics. It balances coverage of standard environmental topics with a global perspective on current ecological issues such as population growth, global climate change, "green" national income accounting, and the relationship between trade and the environment.
INSTRUCTORS: Contact us at gdae@tufts.edu to request access to an extensive list of instructor resources and teaching materials for this textbook, including Power Point slides with DATA UPDATES for 2011.
 Microeconomics in Context
Neva Goodwin, Julie Nelson, Frank Ackerman, and Thomas Weisskopf
This textbook provides a thorough introduction to the principles of microeconomics, but it also delves deeper, offering a fresh portrait of the economic realities of the 21st century. Click here to learn more.
Macroeconomics in Context
Neva Goodwin, Jonathan Harris, and Julie Nelson
This textbook is a companion to Microeconomics in Context, extending the contextual economics approach to macroeconomics. The text focuses on policies that achieve macroeconomic stabilization while promoting long-term sustainability and human well-being. Click here to learn more
View a complete list of textbooks from GDAE.
Reader for Twenty-First Centuy Macroeconomics: Responding to the Climate Challenge
Edited by Jonathan M. Harris and Neva R. Goodwin
What are the likely economic effects of climate change? What are the costs of substantial action to avert climate change? What economic policies can be effective in responding to climate change? This volume brings together contributions from scholars around the world to address these issues. Click here to learn more.
Teaching Modules
GDAE's Teaching Modules on Social and Environmental Issues in Economics are designed for use as supplements in undergraduate-level courses. All modules are available free for download for instructors and students.
Economics in Context Modules
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Economics in Context: Goals, Issues, and Behavior
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Consumption and the Consumer Society
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Macroeconomic Activity in Context
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Useful Macroeconomic Tools and Concepts
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Macroeconomic Measurement: Environmental and Social Dimensions
Topical Modules on Contemporary Issues
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Taxes in the US: History, Fairness, and Current Policy Issues
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Corporate Power in the Global Economy
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Corporate Governance and Accountability
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The Gulf Oil Spill: Economics and Policy Issues
Environmental Issues in Economics
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Macroeconomics and the Environment
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Microeconomics and the Environment
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Trade and the Environment
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The Economics of Global Climate Change
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Environmental Justice: Income, Race, and Health
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Forests, Agriculture, and Climate: Economics and Policy Issues
All Modules can be downloaded here.
Working Papers and Other Publications
GDAE Researchers regularly publish a variety of materials on current topics in international development, globalization, climate change and the environment. Click on the links below to view a complete list of GDAE publications.
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Instructor Support
Instructor support materials are available for all of GDAE's textbooks. We also offer teaching materials for high school economics instructors and working papers on teaching economics.
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