Environmental Economics and Management: Theory, Policy, and Applications (Irwin Series in Economics)

This applied text looks at how environmental policy affects the business world. It is divided into three modules discussing air, water and solid waste pollution. These modules are further divided into chapters examining the problem, policies and economic theory involved with each form of pollution.

Professor Scott J. Callan is a professor of economics at Bentley College. Professor Callan received his Ph.D. degree from Texas A&M University in 1985. Prior to joining the Bentley College faculty in 1987, Professor Callan was a member of the business faculty at Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York. His teaching areas of interest focus on quantitative methods and applied microeconomic topics, such as environmental economics and managerial economics. He has taught courses in environmental economics and the economics of natural resources at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. In addition to his textbook, Professor Callan is the author of numerous applied microeconomic articles that have been published in a variety of economic journals, including the Southern Economic Journal, Advances in the Economics of Energy and Resources, The Review of Industrial Organization and The Journal of Business and Economic Statistics. His recent environmental economics research investigates the demand and supply characteristics associated with the market for municipal solid waste (MSW). His research findings have appeared in Land Economics and Environmental and Resource Economics, among other academic journals. In addition to his many publications, Professor Callan has reviewed numerous scholarly articles for academic publications as well as research grant proposals for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Professor Callan is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Economic Association, the Southern Economic Association, and the National Association of Business Economics.