The conference aims at documenting the different processes that turn the problems of climate change and biodiversity loss into economic issues, and then into business or financial opportunities. We are interested in the general dynamics: how, by what means and through what instruments, does this...

This SPP 1689 workshop will look into a set of pertinent questions related to the 1.5 °C goal and climate engineering with a focus on carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere. The following key questions will be addressed: 1. To what extent will CDR be needed to keep the 1.5 °C target within...

Conference Sub-themes: - Ecosystems and Well Being: Oceans, Forests, Mountains and Wetlands; Resilience; Valuation; Management. - Collective Action and Local Governance: Community, Institutions, Transaction Costs, Trust. - Climate Change: Science of Climate Change; Agriculture & Food Security;...

Welchen Beitrag können die Wirtschaftswissenschaften zur gesellschaftlichen Transformation hin zu einer nachhaltigen Gesellschaft leisten? Wo gibt es ungenutzte Potenziale? Wo liegen die Grenzen? Wie könnte eine transformative Ökonomik gestaltet werden? Auf der Tagung treten Ökonom/innen...

The aim of this workshop is to bring together senior and junior researchers to present and discuss original research examining the link between health and the labor market. Topics: - Health and labor market outcomes - Determinants of sickness absence - Health insurance and the labor market -...

The purpose of the conference is to bring together the members of the CESifo Research Network to present and discuss their ongoing research, and to stimulate interaction and co-operation between them. Submissions may deal with any topic within the field of Energy and Climate Economics.

Sir Richard Blundell will discuss the ways in which people decide on different options, which criteria weigh in on decisions, how individual wages relate to household income, and which role savings have for these decisions. Sir Richard Blundell is Professor of Political Economy at University...

Die zunehmende Digitalisierung von Produktion und Konsum verändert unsere Gesellschaft radikal. Konzepte wie Industrie 4.0 und das ‚Internet der Dinge’ werden als neue Wachstumsstrategien gepriesen, doch die sozial-ökologischen Implikationen dieser Entwicklung sind noch zu wenig...

Beim YES! – Young Economic Summit 2017 werden drängende Herausforderungen unserer Zeit thematisiert, für die es gilt Lösungen zu finden. Die Themen gliedern sich in die folgenden Kategorien: Your Economy, Your Governance, Your Society und Your Environment. Die YES!-Themen werden von den...

Topics: - Water Security and Sustainable Development Goals - Climate Change Adaptation and DRR (Paris Agreement; Sendai Framework) - Nature Based Solutions for Water Resources Management / Storage - Water Supply and Water Reuse - Water Smart Cities - Water and Health - Sustainable Ground Water...