[URPE] Internship Opportunity for Econ Grad Students Interested in the Environment

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Economics for Equity and the Environment: E3 Network

Summer Internship Program for Graduate Students in Economics





E3 is a network of economists who are developing and applying economic 
arguments for active protection of human health and the natural 
environment. We believe:



*	A clean and safe environment is a birthright of every person. It is 
not a commodity to be distributed on the basis of purchasing power, nor 
a privilege to be distributed on the basis of political power.
*	Safeguarding the natural environment is inseparable from promoting 
social justice. Without a fair distribution of wealth and power, neither 
the free market nor government regulation will guarantee environmental 
quality and human well-being.
*	Today's environmental challenges demand new thinking. By engaging with 
real-world problems economists can help craft effective solutions and 
build a more just and sustainable future.

E3 Network's mission is to develop better theory and research within the 
economics profession, and to involve economists who share our principles 
more actively in policy development, through dialogue and cooperation 
with environmental advocates.



E3's internship program pays for graduate students in economics to work 
with non-governmental organizations on environmental issues during the 
summer months. NGOs benefit from the expertise of the interns' training 
in economics. Graduate students learn about the real world issues 
confronting the environmental community and explore possible avenues for 
their research and professional development. Interns also attend a 
two-day summer workshop where they attend seminars and work closely with 
E3 economists on their research ideas.



Recent interns were placed with the National Research Defense Council, 
International Rivers Network, Clean Air-Cool Planet, Global Development 
and Environment Institute, Environmental Law and Policy Center, 
Massachusetts Climate Action Network.



The deadline for applications for Summer 2008 is March 15. To apply, 
please email the following information by the March 1 deadline to 
director at e3network.org <mailto:director at e3network.org> :



*	Curriculum vita
*	One letter of reference
*	A two-page statement of your research interests and how they relate to 
E3 Network's principles

  For more information, please visit our website at: www.e3network.org 
<http://www.e3network.org/>





Kristen Sheeran Ph.D.
Executive Director
Economics for Equity and the Environment: E3 Network
www.e3network.org <http://www.e3network.org/>

Associate Professor of Economics
St. Mary's College of Maryland
kasheeran at smcm.edu