Center for Natural Resource Economics & Policy

The Center for Natural Resource Economics and Policy is a team of social scientists engaged in research and extension programs that contribute to the management and sustainability of natural resources in the Northern Gulf of Mexico. Projects are maintained in a variety of areas related to energy, coastal and inland wetlands, fisheries, forests, wildlife, land and water resources. Areas of technical expertise include:

• Benefit-cost analysis
• Bioeconomics
• Decision support systems
• Ecocertification
• Econometrics
• Economic development
• Economic impact analysis
• Environmental policy analysis
• Input-Output analysis
• Legal and regulatory analysis
• Market and non-market valuation
• Multi-criteria analysis
• Project feasibility
• Quantitative modeling
• Technology transfer and adoption