Environment and Resource Economics

How can economies prosper within environmental limits?

 

Environmental and resource economists study climate change, energy, natural resources, pollution and the transition to lower-carbon economies. Combining economic theory with empirical evidence, researchers examine how public finance, trade, incentives, policy design and decision-making under uncertainty shape environmental and economic outcomes, particularly in resource-rich economies.

Recent research explores carbon risk premiums and asset pricing, the financial risks of the green transition, and how extreme temperatures affect firm productivity, returns to capital and regional inequalities.

The group hosts a weekly Environmental Economics Seminar featuring external speakers, alongside informal lunchtime workshops where faculty and students share research in progress.