Environmental Energy and Resource Economics (EERE) Concentration

The Environmental, Energy, and Resource Economics (EERE) concentration has a long history of conducting applied research, teaching, and outreach on contemporary environmental and resource-policy issues and methods, including:

• Bio-economic modeling
• Energy economics
• Experimental economics
• Non-market valuation
• Computational sustainability
• Policy analysis

General Core Requirements

• BTRY 6010 – Statistical Methods I (3cr)
• AEM 5600 – Managerial Economics (3cr)
• AEM 4110 – Introduction to Econometrics OR AEM 4410 Marketing Research (3cr)
• AEM 4120 – Computational Methods for Management and Economics OR CS 1110 Introduction to Computing Using Python (3cr)
• Problem-solving project (6cr) in which students interact with a business client and
  • Choose a topic with real-world relevance
  • Develop a project plan
  • Design data-collection strategies
  • Apply techniques of statistical, mathematical, or qualitative inference
  • Execute project plan with faculty guidance
  • Present research insights
  • Deliver results to the client

Concentration Requirements

• AEM 4500 – Resource Economics OR AEM 4510 – Environmental Economics OR AEM 4515 – Energy Economics
• AEM 4110 – Intro to Econometrics OR AEM 6120 – Applied Econometrics OR BTRY 6020 – Statistical Methods II
• AEM 4120 – Computational Methods for Management and Economics

In addition to the general MPS requirements, students can choose from a range of electives taken from appropriate courses numbered 4000 or higher, as approved by the student’s advisor.