Program on Economics, Law, and the Environment

The JD/MS Program

The Program on Economics, Law, and the Environment announces a new J.D./M.S. program. In a rigorous 4-year program, students will complete their law degree (JD) and a Master of Science degree (MS) with a major in Agricultural and Resource Economics.

The ELE Program

The Program on Economics, Law, and the Environment (ELE) is a new research and education collaboration between the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics and the James Rogers College of Law. The ELE program includes a large group of faculty affiliates with strong research records in the area of environmental and resource questions. The ELE program is the only organization to explicitly merge the disciplines of economics and law into the study of the environment and natural resources. ELE is supported by the College of Law, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and the Cardon Endowment for Agricultural and Resource Economics.

ELE Workshop
The ELE Program supports a regular workshop which hosts renowned scholars in economics, law, and related disciplines to present original research on environmental and natural resource topics. The ELE workshop meets Friday afternoons from 3:30-5:00 pm. The spring 2008 schedule.

News
Press release 5/7/07: UA Establishes First Program on Economics, Law and the Environment in the U.S.

On October 26, 2007, the ELE Program hosted a symposium — Property Rights in Environmental Assets: Economic and Legal Perspectives. Presented papers as published in the Arizona Law Review are available in pdf format.

Carol M. Rose

Robert Innes

Papers from the 2007 Symposium

Spring 2008 ELE Workshop

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