The program focuses on applied quantitative tools and models that form a foundation for sound business and public policy.

Students gain the skills necessary for understanding the complex interactions of markets and policy that influence the energy and mineral industries.

Graduate study in Mineral and Energy Economics at Mines offers a specialized program in applied economics that includes training in valuable quantitative methods. We have a team of faculty who are actively engaged in economic research applied to Earth, Energy and the Environment topics. Our faculty have specific expertise in Global Climate Policy, Price Forecasting, Energy Demand, Utility Regulation, Asset Valuation, Critical Minerals, Environmental Economics, and Renewable Energy Mandates, International Mineral Markets. Our faculty and graduate students are unique in their focus on applied energy and mineral topics. This concentration of interest and expertise cannot be found in traditional economics programs. Students earn a distinctive degree that is highly marketable and positions them for important continued contributions.