How do they match: Environmental Economists

  • Research Economist
  • Environment and Natural Resources Economics Researcher

  • Develop economic models, forecasts, or scenarios to predict future economic and environmental outcomes.
  • Develop environmental research project plans, including information on budgets, goals, deliverables, timelines, and resource requirements.
  • Develop programs or policy recommendations to achieve environmental goals in cost-effective ways.
  • Develop programs or policy recommendations to promote sustainability and sustainable development.
  • Develop systems for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting environmental and economic data.
  • Conduct research on economic and environmental topics, such as alternative fuel use, public and private land use, soil conservation, air and water pollution control, and endangered species protection.
  • Conduct research to study the relationships among environmental problems and patterns of economic production and consumption.
  • Write research proposals and grant applications to obtain private or public funding for environmental and economic studies.

  • Develop environmental research methods.
  • Develop environmental sustainability plans or projects.
  • Develop mathematical models of environmental conditions.
  • Research environmental impact of industrial or development activities.
  • Research impacts of environmental conservation initiatives.
  • Communicate results of environmental research.
  • Interpret research or operational data.
  • Plan environmental research.