Econ 366 - Fall 2012
Email instructor: denise.young@ualberta.ca
(please send
e-mail from your U of A account with ECON 366 in the subject line)
Exam Period Office Hours (7-16 Tory):
Friday Dec 14 1:00-4:00 pm, Monday Dec 17 10:00-11:30am and 1:00-4:00 pm
Course Materials
General Handouts / Documents
List of Topics covered by date
Econ 366 Course Outline
U of A Undergraduate Student's Guide to Academic Integrity
Book / Video Review Guidelines
Guidelines for Book / Video Review
Assignments and Practice Exams
Practice Midterm
Assignment #1
Edmontoncpi.txt
Midterm Answer Notes(password required)
Assignment 1 Answer Notes(password required)
Assignment #2
Link to BP spot oil price data for Assignment #2
(the link broke when the assignment file was converted to PDF format)
Assignment 2 Answer Notes(password required)
Practice Final Exam(usual password required)
Last updated:
Guest Lecture: Life as a Policy Analyst
Nov. 20 Guest Lecture Slides
Topic 1: Energy Supply Chain and Measuring Energy Production and Use
Energy Statistics Manual from the International Energy Agency
Natural Resource Canada (NRCan)'s Office of Energy Efficiency Data and Statistics
Class Slides #1
Class Slides #2
Topic 2: Energy Demand
Residential Energy Demand
Class Slides #3
Useful Residential Electricity Price Web Pages
Alberta RRO Rates - most recent 12 months
Historical Alberta RRO Rates
Reading an EPCOR Electricity Bill
Retail Contracts
Ontario Time-of-Use Prices: FAQ
Class Slides #4
Electricity Price Survey
In-Class Survey Results
Class Slides #5
Other Approaches to Demand and Other Demand Concepts
Class Slides #6
Industrial Energy Demand
Class Slides #7
Technology Adoption Decisions and Rebound Effects
Class Slides #8
Transportation Energy Demand
Class Slides #9
Demand Management
Class Slides #10
Topic 3: Energy Supply
Exploration
Class Slides #11
Resource Ownership and Taxation in Alberta
Class Slides #12
Optimal Extraction of a Non-Renewable Energy Resource: Hotelling Rule
Class Slides #13
Oil Markets: Cartels
Class Slides #14
Other Fossil Fuels: Natural Gas and Coal
Class Slides #15
Electricity Generation and Alberta's Electricity Markets
Class Slides #16
Renewables
Class Slides #17
Topic 4: Energy Markets
Hedging
Class Slides #18
Retail Gasoline
Class Slides #19
Topic 5: Energy and the Macroeconomy
Energy Prices, Energy Booms and National Economies
Class Slides #20