Conducts economic analysis of environmental protection and uses statistical techniques to evaluate benefits, costs, and impacts of alternative options.
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Resource economist · What it does
Three tasks it takes off your hands
Collect and analyse data to compare environmental implications of policy alternatives.
Assess costs and benefits of activities, policies, or regulations affecting the environment.
Develop economic models, forecasts, or scenarios to predict future outcomes.
Where these come from
The tasks of “Environmental Economists” (O*NET 19-3011.01), as O*NET lists them:
Collect and analyze data to compare the environmental implications of economic policy or practice alternatives.
Assess the costs and benefits of various activities, policies, or regulations that affect the environment or natural resource stocks.
Develop economic models, forecasts, or scenarios to predict future economic and environmental outcomes.
