Water Economics

The MRUniversity has a new course set in water economics.  To understand our future water economy you have to understand water economics.  This is an excellent starting point.

The course covers:

• The effects water monopolies can have on consumers.
• The pros and cons of water privatization in developing nations, including major examples form Buenos Aires, Bolivia, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen.
• Why it's so hard to regulate private companies - - effectively what can happen to the price of water when it is interfered with through subsidies and price controls.
• The tragedy of the commons in water economics.
• How water ethics influences the actual supply of water.
• And finally, what happens when countries engage in trading water commodities.