1. The End for Now Bruce A. McCarl
Distinguished Professor and Regents Professor
Department of Agricultural Economics
Texas A&M University
Climate change Honors

2. What are economic issues?
Externality
Income distribution
Intergenerational equity
Discounting & fairness
Market & nonmarket effects
Common property
Uncertainty
Investment choice
Welfare

3. What can economists do? Cost benefit of alternative actions
Vulnerability-effects
Mitigation
Adaptation
Contribute to investment decision
Market and nonmarket valuation
Analyze possible Market design
Analyze possible domestic & international Policy design

4. What about your papers?
You are in an econ class so set econ background
Identify where are you on econ issues?
Identify where you are on what an economist can do?