The Harvard Environmental Economics Program (HEEP) does not grant degrees. Rather, students pursue a Ph.D. degree in Economics, Political Economy and Government, Public Policy, or Health Policy. Those whose dissertation interests focus on environmental and natural resource economics are invited to become Pre-Doctoral Fellows of HEEP.

If you are interesting in pursuing a Ph.D. degree at Harvard focused on environmental economics, we encourage you to contact one or more of the following doctoral programs directly.

Economics

The Economics Ph.D. program is the most traditional route for students interested in environmental economics. It is recommended for those applicants who wish to pursue an academic career in an economics department. It is one possible path for students who desire academic positions in professional schools or research positions in national or international agencies and research centers. The program is housed in the Department of Economics at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. For general information about the Department, see its website. The Doctorol Program is described here. For admissions materials, please see instructions on the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences website.

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Health Policy

The Health Policy Ph.D. program is co-sponsored by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the Kennedy School of Government, the Harvard Medical School, and the Harvard School of Public Health. Students interested in environmental economics should consider the “Economics” track of the program. This program is recommended for students with a particular interest in the intersection of health and environmental policy and who desire academic and/or research careers in health policy. For more information on the Health Policy program and for admissions requirements please see the Health Policy website. For admissions materials please see the instructions on the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences website.

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Political Economy and Government

The Political Economy and Government (PEG) program is co-sponsored by the Department of Economics and the Department of Government in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the Harvard Kennedy School. The PEG program is appropriate for the select group of students whose breadth of academic interests is not well served by doctoral studies confined to economics, political science, or public policy. The program is recommended for students whose research interests span the intersection of economics and political science and who desire academic careers in professional schools or research careers with national or international agencies and research centers. For more information on the PEG program and for admissions requirements, please see the Kennedy School’s Doctoral Programs website. For admissions materials, please see instructions on the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences website.

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Public Policy

The Ph.D. in Public Policy is granted by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and administered by the Harvard Kennedy School. This program is recommended for students who are interested in environmental economics as applied to the policy world and whose career goals include academic careers in professional schools, research positions in national or international agencies and research centers, or professional positions of various kinds in policy organizations. For more information on the Public Policy program and for admissions requirements and materials please see the Kennedy School’s Doctoral Programs website.

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