Call for Applications: 2025 EAERE Winter School in Resource and Environmental Economics

EAERE Winter School in Resource and Environmental Economics on:

Biodiversity Economics

Submit your application

Deadline: October 31, 2024

University Savoie Mont Blanc, Annecy-le-Vieux, France

January 19-24, 2025

The University Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB), France, and the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE) organise the 2025-2029 EAERE and USBM European Winter School series in Resource and Environmental Economics for postgraduate students, locally organised by the Institute for Research in Management and Economics (IREGE) of the University Savoie Mont Blanc. 

The 2025 EAERE Winter School will address the topic "Biodiversity Economics" and will take place from 19 to 24 January 2024 at Centre Jean 23 in Annecy-le-Vieux, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. 

Objectives

According to the Dasgupta Review on the Economics of Biodiversity (Dasgupta, 2021) the economy is 'embedded' in nature, meaning economic activity is subject to the constraints of the biosphere and sustainable economic development dependent on the biodiversity and nature. In a series of 5 lectures on the economics of biodiversity, experts in field will explore the complex connections between the economy, biodiversity and nature. How do we measure biodiversity in meaningful ways for economics analysis and natural capital accounting? What role can nature-based solutions play in addressing local (e.g. water quality) and global (e.g. climate change) externalities? What values does biodiversity provide to the economy in terms of resilience and insurance? How can we model the complexities of ecological and economics systems convincingly? Finally, what role can public policy and the financial markets play in overcoming the externalities that lead to biodiversity decline. These are just some of the questions that will be addressed over the course of the week. 

Faculty and respective tentative focus

• Introduction to Biodiversity Economics: measurement, valuation and the embedded economy
  Ben Groom
  Dragon Capital Chair in Biodiversity Economics at University of Exeter, UK
   
• The insurance and resilience values of biodiversity and nature theory
  Stefan Baumgartner
  Chair of Environmental Economics and Resource Management, University of Freiburg, Germany
   
• Causal analysis of the value of biodiversity, PES and biodiversity policy (TBC)
   
• Modelling of functional biodiversity, response biodiversity and complex economic-ecological systems
  Anne-Sophie Crépin
  Deputy Director of the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics, Sweden
   

• Biodiversity and Finance: Nature based risks, disclosure mechanisms and biodiversity credits: theory and evidence (TBC)

School Organising Committee

Aude Pommeret, Dorothée Charlier, Andrea Rangel, Estelle Burnet and Gersende Gatellet are the local organisers.

Local Lead Organiser in 2025: Aude Pommeret

How to apply

The Winter School is targeted to doctoral and post-doctoral students. Admission is conditional on the presentation by each student of his/her doctoral work; therefore, applicants normally need to be advanced in their PhD to have produced at least one substantive chapter, but are not requested to have completely finished their thesis.

EAERE membership is not required for applications, but it is encouraged. EAERE Membership is required for accepted applicants: participation is restricted to 2025 EAERE members.

In order to apply please fill in the following mandatory documentation as a single .pdf file and send it to andrea.rangel-guevara@univ-smb.fr with the subject line “Application EAERE/USMB Winter School + Last name” in this order:

• Application form (for download);
• Letter of motivation;
• Curriculum vitae;
• Letter of recommendation from supervisor;
• First draft of the paper to be presented (no restrictions regarding length). Both full papers and extended abstracts will be accepted, with preference given to full papers.

The deadline for applications is October 31st, 2024.

Participation fee

The cost of participation is EUR 440 for the selected participants. 
This includes the following services:

• Accommodation in double rooms with other Winter School participants from January 19-24, 2025;
• Full board as part of the Winter School programme;
• Course materials;
• Participation diploma.

You will receive detailed information on the payment modalities in the notification of your selection.

Scholarship

A very small number of travel grants might be available. This is to support those participants who do not receive sufficient funds from their home institution and are unable to raise them themselves. Please indicate on the application form whether you would like to apply for a scholarship. If yes, please describe your financial circumstances in the application documents. As there are limited funds available, we must prioritize and may request further documents from you for this purpose. All information will be treated in strict confidence. 

Regulation

• Participation is restricted to 2025 EAERE members. Information on how to become a EAERE member is available on the EAERE website.
• Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.
• Presentation of your submitted paper is conditional on acceptance to the Winter School.
• All accepted applicants must attend the Winter School for its entire duration.
• All accepted applicants will be required to pay a participation fee.
• Accepted applicants who do not respect the stated deadlines will not be admitted.
• As the School will be conducted in English, applicants should have an adequate working knowledge of that language.

Deadlines

• October 31: End of the application period
• November 18: Notification of selected participants/start of registration
• November 29: Registration deadline
• December 23: Deadline for submission of final papers
• January 12: Final programme
• January 19-24: Winter School

Full call

The 2025 EAERE and USBM European Winter School in Resource and Environmental Economics full call is available here.

School Secretariat

For any questions, please contact the Winter School Secretariat at ws2025.eaere@univ-smb.fr.