Environmental economics

Environmental economics is a sub-field of economics concerned with environmental issues. It has become a widely studied subject due to growing environmental concerns in the twenty-first century. Environmental economics "undertakes theoretical or empirical studies of the economic effects of national or local environmental policies around the world.

Extends: [Environmental economics](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Environmental economics), [Environmental social science](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Environmental social science), [Industrial ecology](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Industrial ecology), [Market failure](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Market failure)