Environmental and Resource Economics

Overview

It offers an introduction to important analytical tools, including cost-benefit analysis. Students in the certificate are both mid-career professionals and any student in a Master's degree program at PSU.

The GCERE offers small classes and expert faculty. GCERE faculty have done years of research in areas including:

• Nepal
• Ethiopia
• coral reefs in Okinawa, Japan
• land conservation related to climate change
• economic impacts of fracking

The Environmental and Resource Economics program from Portland State University is unique because, in just one year, mid-career and Master’s degree students can learn the essential features of environmental and resource economics. Students learn the most important theories, methods, and ideas where economics and the environment meet.

Career

The students are both current Master’s students and mid-career professionals. Master’s students use it to round out their education with an emphasis on the environment and resource economics. Professionals use the certificate to advance or make changes in their careers. Both combine the degree with other education and skills to get environmentally-related jobs that require environmental problem analysis skills from an economic perspective. These jobs include:

• environmental and energy managers
• analysts
• advocates

Students also use the degree to see how they like the field and go on for Ph.D.’s or Masters's degrees that offer more in-depth training.