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Personal profile
Biography
Anke Leroux is an environmental and natural resource economist and Associate Professor at the Department of Economics at Monash University.
She is particularly interested in problems of optimal natural resource use and conservation under conditions of risk, uncertainty and irreversibility. Her theoretical, empirical and experimental work has been published in the top journals of her field, including Quantitative Economics, the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, and the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. She has applied her research on climate change adaptation to inform policy in the areas of optimal land use, biodiversity and habitat conservation, biosecurity, water, and energy.
Anke Leroux obtained her PhD from the University of Cambridge, U.K., where she was a Gates Scholar. Currently, she serves on the Editorial Council of the Journal of Environmental Economics and Management and is Co-Editor of Environmental and Resource Economics.
Monash teaching commitment
ECC3640 Economics of Climate Change, ECC1000 Principes of Microeconomics, CLI1200 Climate Change Impacts and Adaptations, ECX5001 Economics of Environment and Sustainability
Research interests
Environmental and natural resource economics, behavioural economics, stochastic dynamic modeling, portfolio analysis
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Economics, PhD, Optimal Conservation under Ecological Risk and Uncertainty: A Dynamic Analysis, University of Cambridge
Award Date: 5 Sept 2006
External positions
Editorial Council, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Elsevier Science S.A.
20 Jan 2021 → …
Co-Editor, Environmental and Resource Economics, Springer
28 Jul 2020 → …
Associate Editor, Environmental Conservation, Cambridge University Press
1 Jan 2019 → 30 Jun 2022
Research area keywords
- economics
- environment
- behaviour
- natural resources
- climate change
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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RACE for 2030: Reliable Affordable Clean Energy for 2030 Cooperative Research Centre (RACE for 2030 CRC)
Beins, D. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Bahrani, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Leroux, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kraal, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Razzaghi, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Strengers, Y. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Goodwin, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Pink, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Rudolph, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Raven, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bergmeir, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Saunderson, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Leslie, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gangadharan, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Islam, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wang, L. C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ward, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Xiao, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wallace, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Tack, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Stuckey, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Li, Y.-F. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Pan, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), de Nijs, F. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Buckingham, E. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Denis-Ryan, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ens, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Dargaville, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Chang, X. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Yu, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), White, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Zlatanov, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hyndman, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Panagiotelis, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Athanasopoulos, G. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/07/20 → 30/06/31
Project: Research
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Evidence Informed Policy Advice
Foerster, A. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Leroux, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McGeoch, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Kaufman, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
21/01/25 → 30/04/25
Project: Research
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Incentivising within-day shifting of household electricity use
Leslie, G. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Leroux, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Ward, M. (Chief Investigator (CI))
2/05/22 → 2/11/22
Project: Research
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Lightboards everywhere
Turner, L. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Anderson, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Kaur, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Angus, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Leroux, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McCormick, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Sethi, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nichol, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Parasnis, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Halupka, V. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wordley, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Li, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Smith, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gibbs, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wyness, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Fogg, Q. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Schliephake, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Beilby, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McMenamin, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Humfrey, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Thompson, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Macfarlan, B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lasky, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Vanderkruk, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Morton, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
Monash University – Internal University Contribution
1/06/18 → 31/05/19
Project: Research
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Big data analytic approach to assessing impacts of harmful temperatures on wheat crops in northern Victoria
Silvapulle, P. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Jayasuriya, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bailey, N. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Leroux, A. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/05/18 → 30/06/21
Project: Research
Research output
- 15 Article
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Network Regulation under electoral competition
Leroux, A. & Söderberg, M., Apr 2023, In: Energy Economics. 120, 11 p., 106614.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Modeling time varying risk of natural resource assets: implications of climate change
Leroux, A. D., Martin, V. L. & St. John, K. A., Jan 2022, In: Quantitative Economics. 13, 1, p. 225-257 33 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus) -
Reducing bias in preference elicitation for environmental public goods
Brent, D. A., Gangadharan, L., Leroux, A. D. & Raschky, P. A., Apr 2022, In: Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. 66, 2, p. 280-308 29 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Are risks over multiple attributes traded off? A case study of aid
Gangadharan, L., Harrison, G. W. & Leroux, A. D., Aug 2019, In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 164, p. 166-198 33 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
File7 Citations (Scopus) -
Coastal dynamics and adaptation to uncertain sea level rise: optimal portfolios for salt marsh migration
Duran Vinent, O., Johnston, R. J., Kirwan, M. L., Leroux, A. D. & Martin, V. L., Nov 2019, In: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. 98, 20 p., 102262.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
File21 Citations (Scopus)
Activities
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Submission to Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water – Nature Repair Market
Vines, E. (Contributor), Foerster, A. (Contributor) & Leroux, A. (Contributor)
30 Sept 2024Activity: External Academic Engagement › Submissions to industry or govt committees, commissions and inquiries
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Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (Journal)
Leroux, A. (Editorial board member)
15 Jan 2021 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Environmental and Resource Economics (Journal)
Leroux, A. (Associate editor)
1 Aug 2020 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Environmental Conservation (Journal)
Leroux, A. (Associate editor)
1 Feb 2019 → 30 Jun 2022Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility