CHAIR OF ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS

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Head of the Chair: Narine KHALATYAN, PhD in Economics, Associate Professor

History, operations

The specialty "Environmental Economics" of the Armenian State University of Economics was established in 1997, and in 1998, the only chair of environmental economics throughout the country was established by the demand of that time.

The Chair of Environmental Economics cooperates with the "Hydrometeorology and Monitoring Center" SNCO of the RA Ministry of Environment, the "Environmental Impact Testing Center" SNCO of the RA, the "Environmental Program Implementation Office", the Water Committee of the RA, the RA Food Safety Inspection Body, the Department of Agricultural Programs Development of the RA Ministry of Economy, Yerevan Municipality, the RA Cadaster Committee and a number of sector institutions.

By means of conducting lab classes in the above-mentioned institutions and organization of open classes at ASUE by specialists from these institutions, the chair contributes to the professional orientation of students in the labor market.

Heads of the Chair

  • Doctor of Economics, Professor S. Gevorgyan (1998-2018)
  • Ph.D. in Economics, Associate Professor G. Aghajanyan (2018-2022)
  • From 2022 onwards Ph.D. in Economics, Associate Professor Narine Khalatyan

Profession, specialization

The chair carries out education at 3 levels in line with the RA state educational standards.

Bachelor’s degree program

  • Environmental protection and use

Courses

  • Environmental economics
  • Fundamentals of ecology
  • Fundamentals of environmental protection and economics of recreational resources
  • Fundamentals of sustainable development
  • Geographic information systems
  • Environmental insurance
  • Ecological management
  • Environmental audit

Master's degree program

  • Environmental Economics

Courses

  • Environmental certification and standardization
  • Environmental risk assessment and management
  • Regional ecological policy
  • Fundamentals of environmental law

The Chair conducts more than 70 courses at bachelor’s degree program on "Environmental protection and use" and at master's degree program - "Environmental Economics".

Postgraduate studies

  • Environmental Economics

Courses

  • Environmental behavior analysis
  • Measures of environmental quality and economic welfare
  • Development trends of ecological business, etc.

Scientific Research Activities

The general research topic of the chair is "Evaluation of the productivity of the use of environmental fees in the Republic of Armenia".

Staff of the Chair

1. Narine Khalatyan - Department Head, PhD in Economics, Associate Professor
2. Gagik Aghajanyan - PhD in Economics, Associate Professor
3. Hayk Hakobyan - PhD in Economics, Associate Professor
4. Alisa Gevorgyan - PhD in Economics, Associate Professor
5. Anna Karapetyan - PhD in Economics, Associate Professor
6. Armen Alexanyan - PhD in Economics, Associate Professor
7. Gevorg Aloyan - PhD in Technical Sciences, Associate Professor
8. Harutyun Movsisyan - PhD in Geology, Associate Professor
9. Ira Panosyan - PhD in Economics, Associate Professor
10. Vahagn Muradyan - PhD in Geography, Associate Professor
11. Volodya Manasyan - PhD in Economics, Associate Professor
12. Armen Ajamoghlyan - PhD in Geography, Associate Professor
13. Nora Ayvazyan - PhD in Economics, Lecturer
14. Nadezhda Afyan - PhD in Economics, Lecturer
15. Anna Margaryan - PhD in Economics, Lecturer
16. Tigran Esayan - PhD in Zoology, Lecturer
17. Arayik Tsaturyan - Lecturer
18. Hripsime Melyan - Lecturer
19. Armen Rubenyan - Lecturer
20. Hripsime Amiryan - Laboratory Assistant

Address: Chair of Environmental Economics, ASUE, Nalbandyan str. 128, Yerevan, 0025, Armenia
Tel: (+37410) 593-450
E-mail: environmental.economics@asue.am