Wide-ranging economics perspectives for sustainability

On the occasion of the IAERE 2025 General Conference, which will take place at the Department of Economics of Università Roma Tre (Rome), the Keynesian Working group is pleased to invite PhD students and early-career researchers to participate in the YSI Workshop “Wide ranging economics perspectives for sustainability”, scheduled for 18–19 February 2025. 

The workshop is an opportunity for young scholars and reserchers to engage in a rich dialogue on the critical role of economic studies in addressing ecological challenges. Economics plays a pivotal role in shaping no more delayable policies in the spirit of socio-economic and environmental sustainability, to achieve Net Zero Emissions and ward-off the climate catastrophe. By analysing the complex, non-linear and multidirectional interactions between economy, society and natural systems in a context of tighter planetary boundaries, the workshop seeks to deepen understanding and propose actionable solutions to support a just and sustainable future.  

For these reasons, we warmly encourage the submission of modelling contributions (Agent-Based, Stock-Flow Consistent, Input-Output, as well as other and new approaches) and theoretical or empirical works. 

Participants are welcomed to submit contributions related (but not limited) to the following topics: 

• Macroeconomic policies for a just and sustainable transition 

• Low carbon innovation and structural change 

• Material footprint, carbon footprint, and resource depletion 

• Natural disasters, spatially heterogeneous climate effects, and policies 

• Energy consumption and environmental challenges 

• Ecological conflicts and distributional issues 

• Financial challenges of climate change 

Program details: 

The workshop will feature a keynote speaker, will include presentations from all selected participants, and ensure the presence of discussants to provide valuable feedback to early-career researchers. 

Keynote speaker:  Antoine Godin – Senior Economist at the French Agency for Development (AFD), CEPN – Université Sorbonne Paris Nord.

Participation Details: 

Participation is free of charge. Accommodation and travel reimbursements are available for a limited number of participants. If you wish to ask for an accommodation and a travel reimbursement, please indicate it in your submission. 

In order to participate please fill out this form.

Selection will be guided by the quality and relevance of research proposals, with a commitment to fostering gender balance and embracing geographical diversity. 

Deadlines:
Applications, including an abstract (max 500 words), must be submitted by 13 January 2025. 

Notifications of acceptance will be sent by 17 January 2025 

Organizing Committee:
Giacomo Gazzellone, Mattia Leoni, Edoardo Sala (RomaTre University) 

For further information, please contact:  

mattia.leoni@uniroma3.it 

edoardo.sala@uniroma3.it 

giacomo.gazzellone@uniroma3.it