Workshop on Developmental and Environmental Economics

Workshop on Developmental and Environmental Economics

Centre for Development Economics and Sustainability will be hosting this exciting workshop on Developmental and Environmental Economics.

By Centre for Development Economics and Sustainability (CDES).

Date and time

Mon, 16 Mar 2020 9:00 AM - Tue, 17 Mar 2020 5:00 PM AEDT

Location

Monash University Caulfield Campus

Building H, Level 2, Room H235 900 Dandenong Road Caulfield East, VIC 3145 Australia

About this event

This Workshop will bring together researchers who conduct research in the areas of:

  • Developmental Economics
  • Environmental Economics

Keynote speakers:

Professor Mushfiq Mobarak (Yale University)

Professor Mobarak is a Professor of Economics at Yale University with concurrent appointments in the School of Management and in the Department of Economics.

Professor Mobarak is the founder and faculty director of the Yale Research Initiative on Innovation and Scale (Y-RISE). He holds other appointments at the Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) at MIT, the International Growth Centre (IGC) at LSE, and Innovations for Poverty Action.

Professor Anthony Heyes (University of Ottawa)

Professor Anothony Heyes is a Professor of Economics at University of Ottawa, cross-appointed to the Institute of the Environment. He also holds a Tier 1 CRC in Environmental Economics.

Professor Anthony Heyes is an environmental economist with wide-ranging interests in environmental policy. Recent research has focused on instrument design, behavioural economics applied to environmental problems, incentives for green innovation, enforcement and the economic analysis of environmental law.

Professor Tony Venables (University of Oxford)

Professor Tony Venables is Professor of Economics at the University of Oxford where he also directs the Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies.

He is a Fellow of the British Academy and of the Econometric Society. Former positions include Chief Economist at the UK Department for International Development, professor at the London School of Economics, research manager of the trade research group in the World Bank, and adviser to the UK Treasury.

Please RSVP by 9th March. Registrations are essential for catering purposes.

  • We discourage single-use drink containers and promote the use of public transport when attending this event.
  • Registrations are essential for catering purposes
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"Please note the University's position and response to the novel coronavirus situation. It is a condition of attendance at this event that you adhere to the information and health precautions contained within the University’s Novel Coronavirus fact sheet.

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