The Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA) has launched a call for proposals “to support training and research in environmental and resource economics. Its goal is to strengthen local capacity in the economic analysis of environmental problems so that researchers can provide sound advice to policy-makers.” The goal of the program is “to strengthen local capacity in the economic analysis of environmental problems so that researchers can provide sound advice to policy-makers.”
“The theme of EEPSEA‘s research program is the internalization of external costs. There is widespread interest in minimizing pollution and resource degradation by insuring that economic agents face the full costs of their activities. Research topics that apply the tools of economics in the analysis of policy-relevant environmental challenges are invited from EEPSEA member countries. Researchers from Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam are invited to submit proposals. “
The deadline for new proposal for the November 2010 competition is July 1, 2010. For more information, visit this link.
