Environmental Economics
Economics at EPA

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Environmental and natural resource economics applies the principles of economics to study how environmental and natural resources are developed and managed. EPA uses economic analyses to improve the effectiveness of its environmental policies.
Learn moreEPA's Guidelines establish a sound scientific framework for performing economic analyses of environmental regulations and policies.
Learn moreComputable general equilibrium models provide aggregated representations of the entire economy in equilibrium.
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