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environmental economics
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- Instance of
- academic major
- Subclass of
- economics
- Main subject
- environmental issue
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- Environmental economics
- different from
- ecological economics
- is the study of
- natural environment
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Encyclopedic overview
Growth, Development and Environmental Economics in Asia discussion at Chatham House, London
Environmental economics is a sub-field of economics concerned with environmental issues. It has become a widely studied subject due to growing environmental concerns in the twenty-first century. Environmental economics "undertakes theoretical or empirical studies of the economic effects of national or local environmental policies around the world. Particular issues include the costs and benefits of alternative environmental policies to deal with air pollution, water quality, toxic substances, solid waste, and global warming."
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