Environmental Economics Reports

Environmental Economics Guidance and Other Reports

This page provides EPA’s Guidelines for Preparing Economic Analyses, handbooks covering specialized topics in economic analysis of environmental policies, and other reports and resources for environmental economists.

• Guidelines for Preparing Economic Analyses, 3rd edition (2025)
• Handbook on Valuing Changes in Time Use (2020)
• Retrospective Study of the Costs of EPA Regulations: A Report of Four Case Studies (2014)
• Benefits and Costs of the Clean Air Act: 3 Studies (1997, 1999 and 2011)
• Handbook on the Benefits, Costs, and Impacts of Land Cleanup and Reuse (2011)
• Pollution Abatement Costs and Expenditures: 2005 Survey (2008)
• Handbook on Valuing Children's Health (2003)

Other Environmental Economics Report Collections

• NCEE Working Paper Series - The National Center for Environmental Economics (NCEE) publishes a working paper series on research in environmental economics authored by NCEE economists or produced with funding from NCEE.
• Journal Articles and Book Chapters by NCEE Staff - NCEE economists publish journal articles and book chapters on topics relevant to environmental economics.
• Archived Environmental Economics Reports - This database contains an historical archive of reports on environmental economics authored by economists affiliated with or funded by NCEE or EPA.