Welcome to the website of the Economics and Environment Network (EEN) at the Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra. EEN was set up in 2002 to promote collaboration, integration, innovation, learning and research in environmental, ecological and resource economics in the University. In so doing, it contributes to the role of the ANU Institute for Environment to connect and support ANU staff and students who work in environment and sustainability.

We achieve our goals by encouraging and supporting the exchange of information and ideas on these subjects through seminars, workshops, teaching, graduate supervision, working papers and virtual networking. As a network, we have no view on different schools of thought or types of specialisation, and our members approach their work in many different ways. Our only unifying philosophy is that a sound understanding of economic principles can often help, and is sometimes crucial, in achieving more effective protection and management of our environment and natural resources.

Our members include academic staff and Ph.D students working in many different parts of the University, who together form the largest group of researchers in ecological, natural resource and environmental economics at any university in Australia. They are currently located in the the Crawford School of Economics and Government, the Fenner School of Environment and Society, the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, and the School of Economics.

At present, we have no formal role in publishing research or running
degree courses. However, we actively encourage applications to the ANU
from potential students, but initial enquiries should be directed to the
course organiser (for Bachelors and Masters degrees, or for the PhD in
Economics), or to the expected supervisor (for the PhD in Resource
Management and Environmental Science), not to EEN. For further
information on all degrees, visit our courses page on this website. For
potential supervisors in environmental, ecological and resource economics, visit our people page on this website.

A forerunner of EEN and now absorbed into it was the Ecological Economics Program (EEP). This program was active during 1995-2002 at the Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies (itself now absorbed into the Fenner School in March 2007), but unlike EEN, was not university-wide.

People not based at the Australian National University cannot be actual members of EEN, but we warmly welcome their interest in EEN events. If you would like to be included on our e-mail list and be informed of EEN seminars, workshops and news, please e-mail the website coordinator, Jack Pezzey, at jack.pezzeyAT.anu.edu.au.