Susana Mourato

Susana Mourato
Alma mater	Catholic University of Portugal (B.A.) NOVA University Lisbon (M.Sc.) University College London (Ph.D.)
Occupation	Professor Author Researcher
Known for	Environmental economics Economic valuation Environmental studies

Susana Mourato is an economist, who is a professor of environmental economics at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She holds a leader position at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment.  

Education and career

Mourato graduated with a Licentiate (degree) in economics from the Catholic University of Portugal. She then received her M.Sc. in economics from NOVA University Lisbon and a Ph.D. in environmental economics from University College London (1994–1998). She started her professional teaching career at the Catholic University of Portugal as a lecturer and researcher (1987–1994). Following her Ph.D. attainment, she became a senior lecturer of environmental economics at Imperial College London (1998–2008). Currently, she is a professor of environmental economics, at the London School of Economics (2008–present) and the head of department of geography and environment since 2017.

Asides from her current teaching positions, Mourato is a Fellow at the Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment (CSERGE) at the University of East Anglia. She is involved in many national and international projects including Climate for Culture as part of the Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development, ecosystem services work package for the UK National Ecosystem Assessment, and the United Nations Development Programme.

Research

Mourato's research fields extends to: economic valuation, cost–benefit analysis, well-being and life satisfaction, and cultural heritage. She is known for the focus on the application of economic valuation methods to the environment and its association to health impacts, ecosystem services and climate change. Her published works has contributed to participation in panels for the government and organizations such as the United Nations, and advising industries and companies. She has published articles in journals such as the Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy, Global Environmental Change, Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Ecological Economics, and Energy Policy. Other works include co-authored books such as Economic Valuation with Stated Preference Techniques in association with the UK government, and the OECD Cost-Benefit Analysis and the Environment: Further Developments and Policy Use. Her current working papers examines the monetary values associated with environmental impacts on UK-based policies using a cost-benefit analysis approach, and the perception and effectiveness of re-introducing nuclear technology in Italy.

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Books

• Economic valuation with stated preference techniques : a manual. Bateman, Ian., Great Britain. Department for Transport. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. 2002. ISBN 1-84064-919-4. OCLC 48980050.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

Journals

• Atkinson, Giles; Mourato, Susana; Szymanski, Stefan; Ozdemiroglu, Ece (2008-02-01). "Are We Willing to Pay Enough to `Back the Bid'?: Valuing the Intangible Impacts of London's Bid to Host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games". Urban Studies. 45 (2): 419–444. doi:10.1177/0042098007085971. ISSN 0042-0980.
• Atkinson, Giles; Mourato, Susana (2008-10-16). "Environmental Cost-Benefit Analysis". Annual Review of Environment and Resources. 33 (1): 317–344. doi:10.1146/annurev.environ.33.020107.112927. ISSN 1543-5938.
• Gibbons, Steve; Mourato, Susana; Resende, Guilherme (2014-02-01). "The Amenity Value of English Nature: A Hedonic Price Approach". Environmental and Resource Economics. 57. doi:10.1007/s10640-013-9664-9.
• MacKerron, George; Mourato, Susana (2013-10-01). "Happiness is greater in natural environments". Global Environmental Change. 23 (5): 992–1000. doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2013.03.010. ISSN 0959-3780.
• O'Garra, Tanya; Mourato, Susana (2016-09-01). "Are we willing to give what it takes? Willingness to pay for climate change adaptation in developing countries". Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy. 5 (3): 249–264. doi:10.1080/21606544.2015.1100560. ISSN 2160-6544.