I. The Economics of Public Goods and Infrastructure |
1 | Infrastructure in Crisis: History and Introduction | |
2 | Infrastructure, Public Goods, and Market Failure | |
3 | Infrastructure and Regulations | |
II. Infrastructure, Development, and Technology |
4 | Infrastructure Investment and Economic Growth | |
5 | Infrastructure and Development | Reaction paper 1 due |
6 | Infrastructure and Regional Development | |
7 | Infrastructure, Technologies, and Innovations | |
III. Infrastructure Financing, Funding, and Delivery |
8 | Infrastructure Financing | |
9 | Infrastructure Funding | |
10 | Infrastructure Delivery | Reaction paper 2 due |
11 | Project Financing | |
12 | Financing Energy Infrastructure | |
IV. The Energy System |
13 | The Energy Chain and Market, Part I | |
14 | The Energy Chain and Market, Part II | |
15 | Issues and Challenges | |
V. Energy and Long-term Development |
16 | Energy and Economic Development | Reaction paper 3 due |
17 | Social Development and Sustainability Aspects | |
VI. Energy Infrastructure |
18 | Energy Infrastructure: Needs and Urgencies in the United States | |
19 | Energy Infrastructure in Emerging and Other Advanced Economies | |
VII. Energy Security Issues |
20 | Disruptions to Energy Supply | |
21 | Infrastructure Protection, Natural Disasters, and Terrorist Threats | |
VIII. Energy Security and Food Security Intertwined |
22 | Food vs. Fuel? | Reaction paper 4 due |
23 | Emerging Issues and Policy Implications | |
IX. The Political Economy of Energy |
24 | Regulations, Constraints, and Political Processes of Energy Infrastructure | |
25–26 | Student Presentations | Final paper due |