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Socioeconomic Consequences of Climate Change, Disasters, and Extreme Events TECHNICAL DETAILS CONFERENCE FEE HOW TO FIND US AKADEMIE FÜR POLITISCHE BILDUNG TUTZING Organizers The fee for the summer academy is EUR 50,00. Tutzing is located approximately 40 km southwest This includes the accommodation for two of Munich on Lake Starnberg. Dr. Wolfgang Quaisser nights (single room) and all meals at Tutzing. Akademie für Politische Bildung From the Central Station (Hauptbahnhof): Take If you intend to come (leave) the day before the urban railway S-6 to Tutzing or the regional Prof. Dr. Richard Frensch (after) the start (end) of the conference, let us train (RB) towards Garmisch-Partenkirchen/Inns- bruck/Murnau/Kochel/Seefeld till Tutzing. The Dr. Vladimir Otrachshenko know. We will then try to make a reservation at n Internationale Akademie n IOS Regensburg modest additional cost. train departs from track 27-36 (main level) every half hour. From the airport take the urban railway S-1 or S-8 to Munich Central Station and follow the Socioeconomic instructions above. Consequences of The Academy is located in about 22 walking mi- nutes from the Tutzing Train Station. You will also Climate Change, find cabs and a Bus directly at the front entrance. Take freeway A95 towards Garmisch-Partenkir- Disasters, and chen, then exit to Starnberg and continue on the federal highway (B2/ direction Weilheim) until you Extreme Events pass the village of Traubing, then take a left. At the end of the road turn right to Tutzing. The Aka- Individual Outcomes, Regional demie für Politische Bildung is on your left shortly after passing the town sign Tutzing. Development, and Mitigation Our guests can use the charging stations at the Policies Academy for electric vehicles (cars, scooters, bikes) free of charge. 11th Joint IOS/APB/EACES Summer Academy on Central and Eastern Europe organised by Akademie für the Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast Politische Bildung MÜNCHEN Nordbad- European Studies (IOS) in cooperation with the Mühlfeldstr. str. Akademie für Politische Bildung (APB) and the Traubinger >> Feldafing / München European Association for Comparative Economic Starnberg Studies (EACES) Straße Ammersee Hauptstraße Tutzing TUTZING Bahnhof July 8 to 10, 2019 Tutzing Starnberger See Bahnhofstr. Akademie für Politische Bildung Buchensee 1 · 82327 Tutzing Tel.: +49 8158 256-0 www.apb-tutzing.de 28-2-19 | 07.06.2019.ARA INVITATION MONDAY, JULY 8, 2019 TUESDAY, JULY 9, 2019 WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 2019 1.30 p.m Arrival of participants – 8.15 a.m. Breakfast 8.15 a.m. Breakfast Coffee in the reception hall 9.00 a.m. Keynote lecture 2 Presentation of projects by participants The Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast Eu- 1.55 p.m. Welcome and introduction Preferences for climate change 9.00 a.m. Natural disasters and child nutrition: ropean Studies (IOS) is a regional studies center 2.00 p.m. Keynote lecture 1 induced risks, mitigation and at the University of Regensburg focusing on adaptation programs Evidence from the 2010 Haiti The climate, growth and development earthquake emerging east European economies in a global Prof. Richard Tol Dr. Milan Šasný perspective. Charles University, the Czech Republic Marina Dodlova University of Sussex, UK; Vrije Universiteit University of Passau, Germany Amsterdam, the Netherlands 10.00 a.m. Coffee break Situated south of Munich on Lake Starnberg, the Discussant: Eugenia Chernina Akademie für Politische Bildung (APB, Academy Presentation of projects by participants Presentation of projects by participants for Civic Education) has a reputation for organi- Extreme temperature and extreme 3.00 p.m. An integrated approach for the zing conferences and workshops in various fields 10.30 a.m. Renewable energy financial modelling: violence: Evidence from Russia estimation of agricultural drought costs of the social sciences. The Chinese stock prices case Olga Popova David García-León Bin Yi Zhang IOS Regensburg, Germany To foster the exchange of ideas and networking Ca’ Foscari University and Euro-Mediterra- Charles University, Czech Republic Discussant: Mariola Pytlikova among scholars, the IOS and the APB launched nean Center on Climate Change, Italy Discussant: Kazi Sohag a series of annual Summer Academies. The IOS/ Discussant: Farnaz Pourzand 10.30 a.m. Coffee break APB/EACES Summer Academies on Central and Stock market development and Presentation of projects by participants Eastern Europe aim to bring together resear- An application of a hedonic method of low-carbon economy: The role of chers in a workshop atmosphere. Each partici- climate-land pricing: Estimating the innovation and renewable energy 11.00 a.m. Effect and adaptations of climate pant presents a research project and comments impact of climate change and drought Kazi Sohag change in the saltpond coast of on another one, to be followed by a general persistence on farmland values in Ural Federal University, Russia Ghana discussion. In addition, three keynote lectures New Zealand Discussant: Bin Yi Zhang Alex Baffour Akoto are presented. This format should be especially Farnaz Pourzand Hohai University, China Victoria University of Wellington, How do world oil prices and exchange interesting for PhD students and postdocs. More rate influence price developments on Discussant: Vladimir Otrachshenko senior researchers, however, are also welcome New Zealand the Russian wheat market? Natural disasters and creative to participate. The workshop language is English. Discussant: David García-León Stanislav Yugay destruction: Evidence from 4.30 p.m. Coffee break The topic of the 2019 IOS/APB/EACES Summer Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Develop- Indonesian firms Academy is Socioeconomic Consequences of Presentation of projects by participants ment in Transition Economies, Germany Anna Kochanova Climate Change, Disasters, and Extreme Events: 5.00 p.m. Air pollution and migration – exploiting Discussant: Anna Kochanova Cardiff Business School, UK Individual Outcomes, Regional Development, a natural experiment from the Czech 12.30 p.m. Lunch Discussant: Stanislav Yugay and Mitigation Policies. Topics include impacts of Republic climate change, disasters, and extreme events 1.30 p.m. Keynote lecture 3 12.00 p.m. Concluding remarks Mariola Pytlikova Managing environmental and energy human capital, health, educational achievements, CERGE-EI, Czech Republic 12.30 p.m. Lunch – end of the conference labor outcomes, gender inequality, household transitions for cities and regions: state Discussant: Marina Dodlova and firm behavior, economic growth, agricultural of the art and emerging perspectives and energy sectors. Natural shocks and migration decision: Ms. Sandra Hannig The case of Kyrgyzstan Economic Analysis, Statistics, Dr. Wolfgang Quaisser Eugenia Chernina and Multi-Level Governance, Centre for Akademie für Politische Bildung National Research University – Higher Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Prof. Dr. Richard Frensch School of Economics, Russia Cities, OECD Dr. Vladimir Otrachshenko Discussant: Olga Popova 2.30 p.m. Excursion IOS Regensburg 6.30 p.m. Dinner 7.00 p.m. Bavarian Dinner.
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