3rd IAERE School: Experimental Methods in Environmental and Resource Economics

The third IAERE School “Experimental Methods in Environmental and Resource Economics” will be held in Bologna (Italy), on September 24 – 27, 2018.

The Italian Association of Environmental and Resource Economists organises a School series aiming at providing advanced training for young international scholars on issues of environmental and resource economics.

The 3rd IAERE School will be organized in cooperation with the University of Bologna, and will focus on experimental methods in environmental and resource economics.

Objectives
Experiments have become an established methodology of investigation in the social sciences, with highly relevant applications to environmental and natural resource economics.
The aim of the course is twofold. First, the course intends to introduce young scholars from environmental economics to the methodology of laboratory, field and online experiments through dedicated lectures from experts in the field. Second, it strives to present and discuss specific applications to environmental topics, which are at the frontier of the current research. Students will have the possibility to elaborate and present a research project developed during the week.

Topics
• Environmental regulation
• Climate change
• Emission markets
• Risk and uncertainty
• Governing the local commons
• Nudging environmental conservation

Target
Graduate students and working professionals from any university, research institute, or other organizations (private companies, government agencies, NGOs) with an interest in environmental issues and ability to read and write fluently in English.

Advanced undergraduates will also be considered.

Number of students
The minimum number of students for the activation of the programme is 20. The maximum number of students is 30.

The Call for Application is open and the deadline is May 31st, 2018 (midnight CET).

Applicants will be notified by June 15th, 2018.
the deadline for the payment of the participation fee in June 30th, 2018.

Download the call for applications

When and Where

Bologna - Bologna -

24 Sep 2018 27 Sep 2018



Contacts Website Organized by
  • IAERE - Italian Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
  • UNIBO - Università di Bologna

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