The Department has over a period of several decades maintained a strong program in the area of environmental and natural resource economics. We encourage applications from qualified candidates interested in doctoral study in this field. Departmental faculty active in environmental and resource economics include Maximilian Auffhammer, Peter Berck, Anthony Fisher, Keith Gilless, Michael Hanemann, Ann Harrison, Larry Karp, Jeffrey LaFrance, Richard Norgaard, Gordon Rausser, Jeff Romm, Leo Simon, David Sunding, Brian Wright, David Zilberman, and Alix Peterson Zwane. In addition to teaching and advising students and pursuing academic research, members of the faculty have provided counsel on environmental policy issues to international, national, and state agencies.

The areas of research covered at ARE include: valuation and management of the environment; theory and practice of environmental regulation; management of renewable resources; theory of extractive natural resource use; international environmental economics and policy; water resource allocation and management; agriculture and the environment; land use; energy; and global climate change.

Graduate study at ARE emphasizes a firm foundation in economic analysis and quantitative methods, as well as their application to environmental and resource issues. The first year is dedicated to economic theory and econometrics. During the second year students elect a major and minor field. The dissertation normally takes two to three additional years to complete. Most students are funded by the Department, the University, or extramural grants and fellowships throughout their course of study.

Perhaps the best measure of the quality of ARE's graduate program is what our students do upon degree completion. Recent graduates have taken jobs at top-notch educational institutions that include Cornell, Columbia, Tufts, the University of Michigan, the London School of Economics, and the University of California. Graduates have also found work in non-government organizations, including the World Bank and Resources for the Future; government agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency, the General Accounting Office, and the Mexican Environmental Ministry; and in private industry.