A training course in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

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02 May 2011 - 20 May 2011 Bangkok, Thailand

SANDEE organize a three-week training course in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics for Economists from 2nd - 20th May, 2010. The course was meant for practicing South Asian economists interested in upgrading their research skills and learning related to environmental and natural resource economics.

Objectives
The workshop provided economists with the basic skills necessary to teach environmental and natural resource economics and to undertake research in this area. The course covered economic issues underlying sustainable development, externalities and market failure, policy instruments, non-market valuation, poverty-environment interactions, and natural resource use and pollution management. Participants were exposed to basic theoretical issues, and economic tools and methodologies for analyzing environmental problems in developing countries. The course does not seek to be comprehensive but will provide a sound introduction to the literature.