Twenty years of environment and development economics: advice to graduate students

My first advice to graduate students is always that they should follow their own motivation. That is, in my view, the key to success for the students and the main driver for scientific progress: only motivated researchers will make a difference, in academia and in society. But of course environment...

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Published in:Environment and development economics 2014-06, Vol.19 (3), p.303-304
Main Author: Zeeuw, Aart de
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Development economics
Economic development
Economics
Environmental economics
Environmental impact
Forum
Graduate students
Natural environment
Poverty
Question 4: What advice would you give today to a graduate student considering a career in the field of environment and development economics? How does this advice differ from advice you would have given 20 years ago?
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Sustainable development
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Summary:My first advice to graduate students is always that they should follow their own motivation. That is, in my view, the key to success for the students and the main driver for scientific progress: only motivated researchers will make a difference, in academia and in society. But of course environment and development economics is a good choice: it is very relevant and intellectually challenging. Alleviating poverty and preserving a balance between the human sphere and the natural environment are the major issues of our world. The parts of the world that are still developing are also the parts of the world where important choices will be made on preserving this balance. This makes the field very relevant.
ISSN:1355-770X
1469-4395
DOI:10.1017/S1355770X14000230