University of Alberta

Department of Rural Economy

Liz Bruce515 General Services Building

403-492-4225EdmontonAlbertaT6G 2H1

rural.economy@ualberta.ca

www.re.ualberta.caCANADA

General StatisticsFinancial Information

Total MA/MS25Students with Aid75%

Total PhD16Average Stipend8,000 CDN

MA/MS entering class10Teaching Assistant25%

PhD entering class3Research Assistant25%

Environmental and Resource Field Statistics

Distinct specializationyes#MA/PHD in classes11

#grad courses8#degrees/year4
Faculty inWektor AdamowiczTerrence VeemanC.K. Hauer
Environmental/ Martin Luckert
Resources
Special resources
Job placementsBC Hydro / Ministry of Economic Development, BC / Canadian Forest Service

/ Environment Bureau / Forestry Commission / University of Alberta / forest

consultant
Examples ofDianne Korber - Measuring Forest Dependence: Implications for Aboriginal
recent Communities
dissertationsSonya Wytinck - Water Management in Northern Thailand: A Case of the

Mae Taeng Irrigation Project

Ruth Freeman - Transferable Water Rights in Alberta

Kojo Akabua - Economic Valuation of Nontimber Resources under a Lottery

Rationing System: The Case of Moose Hunting in Newfoundland

Marilea Pattison - Forest Regeneration Standards and Tenure: A

Principal-Agent Analysis

Sean Royer - The Value of Water Rights in Southern Alberta: A Hedonic

Price Model Approach

Bonnie Rush - Meta-Analysis of Wildlife Benefit Estimates in a Canadian

Context

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