The study of economics provides us with the answers to questions of how consumers, firms, and governments make decisions. It offers the opportunity to understand how natural resources are managed, governed, and used, which is one of the most pressing issues facing our world today.
Our research into environmental economics is informed by collaboration with academics in law, environmental science, ecology, agriculture, and geography, which grants it both scope and depth. Our research focuses not just on the root socio-economic and institutional causes of environmental, real estate, and agricultural problems, but offers solutions and practical recommendations for policy implementation.
Primary Research Centres & Courses
Primary Researchers
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Professor Maria Abreu
Professor of Economic Geography
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Dr Zihao An
Research Associate
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Professor Helen Bao
Professor
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Professor Shailaja Fennell
Deputy Head of Department, Professor of Economic Security and Resilience
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Dr Stefania Fiorentino
Senior Teaching Associate in Planning, Growth and Urban Regeneration
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Professor Franz Fuerst
Professor of Real Estate & Urban Economics
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Dr Nazia M Habib, FRSA
Founder and Research Centre Director for the Centre for Resilience and Sustainable Development (CRSD)
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Dr Carolin Hoeltken
Senior Teaching Associate in Real Estate, Economics and Finance
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Professor Andreas Kontoleon
Professor of Environmental Economics and Public Policy
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Professor Shaun Larcom
Professor of Law, Economics and Institutions
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Dr Johan P Larsson
Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy
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Professor Thies Lindenthal
Grosvenor Professor of Real Estate Finance
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Dr Zhaoyang Liu
Assistant Professor in Applied Economics
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Professor Colin Lizieri
Emeritus Professor of Real Estate Finance
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Davide Luca
Associate Professor of Economic Geography
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Nick Mansley
Executive Director, Real Estate Research Centre & Course Director, MSt Real Estate
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Dr Özge Öner
Associate Professor in Spatial Economics and Real Estate