YSI – Sustainable Development: Structural Change and the Environment

MACRO-HET aims to provide a detailed analysis of the differing ecological perspectives between the global North and South. Investigating how environmental attitudes adapt and can be coordinated requires a complex systems approach. Social scientists are beginning to explore how individuals, who use simple decision-making rules and have limited understanding of their environment, communicate and learn, resulting in collective climate behaviors. MACRO-HET’s main ambition is to create a coherent narrative that supports international collaboration for innovation-driven and inclusive development, addressing the major challenge of climate change.

We are pleased to call for Young Scholar participation in the 2024 MACRO-HET Workshop, which will take place at the University of Siena, Italy, from 16 to 18 October 2024. The theme for this year’s workshop is “Sustainable Development: Structural Change and the Environment.” The goal is to create a platform to discuss innovative approaches, methods, and techniques for addressing inclusive development in both the global North and South, with a strong focus on the current environmental crisis.

Theoretical and empirical contributions on structural change and the environment are welcome, while those addressing the following topics are particularly encouraged:

– Structuralism and behavioural macroeconomics

– Climate change and environmental economics

– Social interactions and social norms

– Complexity and uncertainty

A variety of methodological approaches is welcome, particularly:

– Nonlinear dynamic systems

– Heterogeneous Agents Models (HAMs)

– Agent-based Models (ABMs)

– Stock-Flow Consistent Models (SFCs)

Confirmed Keynote Lectures by Peter Skott, University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Adam Aboobaker, University of Manchester.

KEY DATES AND PROPOSAL GUIDELINES

Deadline for proposals for papers to be submitted: August 31, 2024

Expanded Abstract of maximum 1000 words. Identify the question or issue you will address in the paper. Explain the approach you will use to address the topic of interest. There is no registration fee associated with this event.

For more information regarding the event, go to: https://sites.google.com/view/macro-het/