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Environmental Economics Research Strategy
Monday, June 23, 2003
NCER Staff Writer
WASHINGTON (NCER) - Economics research is an essential component for developing efficient environmental policy. The Environmental Economics Research Strategy (EERS) was developed to guide environmental economics research at EPA for the next few years. EPA staff and managers were interviewed to identify research priorities in environmental economics. By using these priorities, and comparing them to existing research, EPA established strategic objectives to help the Agency and its clients achieve their missions. The strategic objectives include research in:
- Human Health and Ecological Valuation
- Environmental Behavior and Effective Government Interventions
- Market Mechanisms and Incentives
- Benefits of Environmental Information Disclosure
EPA plans to apply internal and extramural resources to fill the most important research gaps in the above areas. This information will:
- Fill critical gaps in our knowledge about the behavior of regulated entities;
- Predict responses to government regulation;
- Evaluate the efficiency and equity effects of environmental policies; and
- Predict future environmental problems driven by economic factors.
This draft Environmental Economics Research Strategy (PDF) (85 pp, 1.10MB, about PDF) is available for review and comment purposes only.
Contact Will Wheeler at wheeler.william@epa.gov or Brian Heninger at heninger.brian@epa.gov.