Laurence Mathieu is a researcher at eftec. She has several years’ experience working on economics of natural resources and fisheries management. She is experienced in valuation methods, project appraisal, and statistical analysis, and has worked in both developed and developing countries.

Since joining eftec in September 2010 she has contributed to a range of projects, with a particular focus on the economic valuation of marine and terrestrial ecosystem services. Previously, Laurence was a research associate in the Overseas Development Group at UEA and in the Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment (CSERGE) focusing on fishery resource management and the valuation of water resources. She also worked as a research associate in the Centre for Competition Policy at UEA, where her focus was domestic energy consumption in the UK.

Laurence holds a ‘Maitrise’ in Financial Economics from the University of Montpellier, France, and a Masters in Ecological Economics from the University of Edinburgh. She works in English and French.