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Primary Functions
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- Putting Theory into Practice
Legislation and executive orders have expanded EPA's obligation to articulate the benefits and costs of environmental policies and regulations. The Center is responsible for assisting EPA's offices in applying sound economic science in the preparation of economic analyses.
- Improving EPA's Economic Tools
The Center develops data and methods for benefit cost assessments through research aimed at filling priority needs common to many programs in the agency.
- Linking Science and Policy
Identifying better ways to link the natural and social sciences can help improve risk assessments and benefit-cost analyses. The Center works to provide risk assessment information that can be fed easily into economic analyses. The goal is to improve EPA's ability to evaluate its progress in addressing risks to public health and the environment.
- Gateway for Academic Research
The Center communicates EPA's research priorities to economics professionals across the nation. NCEE helps academicians identify topics pertinent to the Agency's needs and funds research in those areas through grants and cooperative agreements with universities. Through these efforts as well as seminars, workshops, and a website with online resources, NCEE serves as a gateway for academic research.
- Exploring Emerging and Crosscutting Issues
The Center explores the changing nature of environmental problems that face EPA and the nation. This work includes identifying a wide range of emerging issues, trends, and challenges; assessing their potential impacts on the environment; and positioning the Agency to respond.