Economic Development, Economic Growth and Sustainability (EDGES)
The mission of Economic Development, Growth Economics & Sustainability (EDGES) is to support and promote research on economic development, growth and sustainable development.
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EDGES Workshop 2006: Trade, Environment and Productivity
The Crawford School is pleased to announce that the 2006 EDGES Workshop, entitled Roads to Riches: Trade, Environment and Productivity in 2006 will be held at ANU (Innovations Lecture Theatre Building 124) on Tuesday, 14 November 2006.
The Workshop will focus on economic growth and the environment, sustainability, trade, and productivity.
The number of participants is strictly limited to 100 persons.
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Speakers:
The Distinguished and Key Note Speaker at the Workshop will be Ngo Van Long .
Ngo Van Long holds the James McGill chair in economics at McGill University. The title of his presentation is Intergenerational Allocations of Environmental Resources: Equity and Efficiency Issues
View paper - Intergenerational Allocations of Environmental Resources: Equity and Efficiency Issues>>
Prior to joining McGill, he was a professor of economics at the Australian National University. His publications include six books (with Cambridge University Press, Elsevier, and University of Michigan Press) and over a hundred articles in professional journals (including Econometrica, Quarterly Journal of Economics, Journal of Economic Theory, Economic Journal). His research interests include resources and environmental economics, international economics, and economic dynamics.
Other confirmed speakers include:
Professor Harry Bloch -
Professor of Economics at Curtin University of Technology Perth since 1997, and is currently Director of the University’s Centre for Research in Applied Economics (CRAE)
View paper - Growth, Commodity Prices, Inflation and the Distribution of Income >>
Dr Tom Kompas -
Director of International and Development Economics, Crawford School of Economics and Government, Australian National University
View paper - An Optimal Surveillance Measure Against Foot-and-Mouth Disease in the United States >>
Dr John C.V. Pezzey (Jack) -
Senior Fellow, Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies, Australian National University
View paper - Comparing augmented sustainability measures for Scotland: Is there a mismatch? >>
Venue:
The Workshop will be held in the Innovations Building Lecture Theatre, Eggleston Road, ANU Campus (Building 124; Tel. 6125-8519).
For location, please see the ANU campus map.
Program : [view program]
Contact Persons:
Co-ordinator of the Organising Committee:
Professor R. Quentin Grafton
Crawford School of Economics and Government,
ANU, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia.
E-mail: quentin.grafton@anu.edu.au
Tel/fax: +61 (0)2-6125-6558/5570.
Administrative queries:
Robyn Walter
IDEC, Crawford School
ANU, Canberra, ACT 0200 Australia.
E-mail: robyn.walter@anu.edu.au
Tel/fax: +61 (0)2-6125-0093/5570.
EDGES Workshop 2005
Roads to Riches: Economic Growth, Productivity and Development
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