Eighth IAERE Annual Conference

6-7 February 2020, Brescia (Italy)
  

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Keynote 1
Thu 6 Feb - h 9.00
Parallel Sessions 1
Thu 6 Feb - h 11.00
Parallel Sessions 2
Thu 6 Feb - h 15.30
Parallel Sessions 3
Fri 7 Feb - h 9.00
Poster Session
Fri 7 Feb - h 11.00
Keynote 2
Fri 7 Feb - h 14.30


FEBRUARY 6th, 2020 – THURSDAY




REGISTRATIONS
8:30 - 9:00
OPENING CEREMONY
Chair: Sergio VERGALLI (IAERE President, University of Brescia and FEEM)
Simone BORGHESI (IAERE Past President, University of Siena and EUI – Italy)
Thu 6 Feb. 2020
9:00 - 9:30
Auditorium
  
KEYNOTE LECTURE
Christian GOLLIER, Director of the Toulouse School of Economics (France)
The cost-efficiency carbon pricing puzzle
Chair: Sergio VERGALLI (IAERE President, University of Brescia and FEEM)
Thu 6 Feb. 2020
9:30 - 10:30
Auditorium
COFFEE BREAK (Refreshment Area)

10:30 - 11:00
  
PARALLEL SESSIONS 1
11:00 – 13:00
SPECIAL SESSION: ENERGY TRANSITION AND DECARBONIZATION I
Real Options, Energy and Environmental Policy
Chair: Peter M. KORT (Tilburg University)
Thu. 6 Feb. 2020
11:00 – 13:00
Sala Biblioteca

Mothballing in a duopoly: Understanding OPEC’s market response to the shale oil revolution
Peter M. KORT (Tilburg University) [invited speaker]
Co-authors: Nicola Comincioli, Verena Hagspiel, Sergio Vergalli

Transmission investment under uncertainty: Reconciling private and public incentives
Maria Lavrutich (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)[invited speaker]
Co-authors: Verena Hagspiel, Afzal Siddiqui

Investment in a smart grid under uncertainty: the prosumer’s perspective
Marta CASTELLINI (University of Brescia and Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei)
Co-authors: Luca Di Corato, Michele Moretto, Sergio Vergalli

Electric vehicle adoption decision: A real option approach
Giorgio RIZZINI (University of Brescia)
Co-authors: Paolo Falbo, Giorgio Ferrari, Maren D. Schmeck



  
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY UNDER RISK AND UNCERTAINTY
Chair: Michael DONADELLI (University of Brescia)
Thu. 6 Feb. 2020
11:00 – 13:00
Room D2

Leaning against the wind? Carbon bubble, monetary policy and macroprudential regulation
Francesca DILUISO (Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change)
Co-authors: Barbara Annicchiarico, Matthias Kalkuhl, Jan Minx

Temperature volatility risk: Implications for macro-quantities, welfare and asset prices
Michael DONADELLI (University of Brescia)
Co-authors: Marcus Juppner, Antonio Paradiso, Christian Schlag, Sergio Vergalli

A Multidimensional visibility nexus between commodity prices co-movements and financial stability
Andrea FLORI (Politecnico di Milano)
Co-authors: Fabio Pammolli, Alessandro Spelta


Living in an uncertain world: Environment substitution, local and global indeterminacy
Mauro SODINI (University of Pisa)
Co-authors: Angelo Antoci, Simone Borghesi, Marcello Galeotti

The optimality of continuous cover versus rotation forestry in the presence of fire risk
João VAZ PATO (Nova School of Business and Economics)
Co-authors: Renato Rosa

  
POLICY INSTRUMENTS AND IMPLEMENTATION
Chair: Anders SKONHOFT (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
Thu. 6 Feb. 2020
11:00 – 13:00
Room D3

The transition of energy markets: a technical and economic comparative approach

Fulvio FONTINI (University of Padova)
Co-authors: Marina Bertolini, Massimiliano Coppo

Taxation of subsidies to fossil sources in Italy: analysis of the underpricing of natural resources applied to Villafortuna – Trecate
Martina PAVESI (University of Turin)
Co-authors: Dalmazzone SILVANA

Harvesting efficiency in restricted open-access fisheries and the welfare relevance of maximum sustainable yield
Anders SKONHOFT (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
Co-authors: Martin Quaas


Corruption, institutions, and sustainable development: theory and evidence from inclusive wealth

Rintaro YAMAGUCHI (National Institute for Environmental Studies)

An analysis of the effect of a volumetric tariff plan in an Italian irrigation district using the “INVERSE DID” approach
Andrea PRONTI (University of Ferrara)
Co-authors: Julio Berbel
  
ENVIRONMENTAL VALUATION, ACCOUNTING AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCES
Chair: Marina BERTOLINI (University of Padova)
Thu. 6 Feb. 2020
11:00 – 13:00
Room D4

Voluntary disclosure of environmental sustainability and firms’ performance: A panel control function approach

Manuela COROMALDI (University of Rome Niccolò Cusano)
Co-authors: Maria Fedele, Valentino PARISI

The European Local ENergy Assistance (ELENA) fund. A case study
Marina BERTOLINI (University of Padova)
Co-authors: Elisa Villani (University of Bologna)

Risk aversion, income inequality and the economic evaluation of flood damages: a case study in Ecuador
Vito FRONTUTO (University of Torino)
Co-authors: Silvana Dalmazzone, Alessandro Pezzoli, Francesco SALCUNI


Ecosystem accounting for marine protected areas: A proposed framework
Elena LAGOMARSINO (University of Genova)
Co-authors: Barbara Cavalletti, Costanza Di Fabio, Paola Ramassa

Accounting for CO2 emissions from visitors to assess the carbon balance and the social net benefits from recreational activities in a national park
Marta MELEDDU (University of Sassari & CRENoS)
Co-authors: Gianfranco Atzeni, Giovanni Concu, Marco Vannini

  
SPECIAL SESSION: AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT I
Chair: Pier Paolo MIGLIETTA (Free University of Bolzano/Bozen)
Thu. 6 Feb. 2020
11:00 – 13:00
Room D5

Solving constraints in water-energy-food nexus: the case of eucalyptus plantation in Ethiopia
Davide BAZZANA (University of Brescia)
Co-authors: Gianni Gilioli, Belay Simane, Benjamin Zaitchik

Exploring the governance networks towards the agroecological transition: evidence from 15 European case studies
Oriana GAVA (Council for Agricultural Research and Agricultural Economics Analysis)
Co-authors: Andrea Povellato, Francesco Vanni

Environmental risks and efficiency performances: a nonparametric application to the Italian forestry sector
Pier Paolo MIGLIETTA (Free University of Bolzano/Bozen)
Co-authors: Pierluigi Toma

Valorising endogenous resources in the agri-food sector: an integrated modelling framework at regional scale
Maria Maddalena TORTORELLA (University of Basilicata)
Co-authors: Carmelina Cosmi, Mario Cozzi, Senatro Di Leo, Filomena Pietrapertosa, Severino Romano, Monica Salvia, Mauro Viccaro
  
ENERGY, OIL AND GAS MARKETS
Chair: Massimiliano Carlo Pietro RIZZATI (Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei)
Thu. 6 Feb. 2020
11:00 – 13:00
Room R2
Electricity investments and regional economic growth: Evidences from a global panel
Lorenzo MONTRONE (MCC Berlin)
Co-authors: Matthias Kalkuhl, Jan Christoph Steckel

Does the impact of energy price changes on the business cycle depend on the degree of energy dependency?
Giacomo NOVELLI (University of Milan and University of Pavia)

Women and Resource Windfalls: The Norwegian Oil Boom
Chiara RAVETTI (Politecnico di Torino)
Co-authors: Patrick Bennet, Po Ying Wong

Projections of energy demand in European cities using downscaled population scenarios
Massimiliano Carlo Pietro RIZZATI (Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei)
Co-authors: Gianni Guastella, Enrico Lippo, Stefano Pareglio

  
LUNCH (Refreshment Area)
Thu. 6 Feb. 2020
13:00 - 14:30
  
IAERE General Assembly of Members
14:30 - 15:30
Auditorium
PARALLEL SESSIONS 2
15:40 – 17:40
  
SPECIAL SESSION: ENERGY TRANSITION AND DECARBONIZATION II
Decarbonization and Energy Production
Chair: Stein-Erik FLETEN (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)
Thu. 6 Feb. 2020
15:40 – 17:40
Sala biblioteca

Cooperation under Uncertainty over Investment in CO2 Emission Reduction Technology along an Industrial Chain
Jacco THIJSSEN (University of York) [invited speaker]
Co-authors: Tine Compernolle

Incentivizing availability under irreversible switching: The case of the PJM electricity market
Stein-Erik FLETEN (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) [invited speaker]
Co-authors: Benjamin Fram, Magne Ledsaak, Carl Ullrich

Should I stay or should I go? Carbon leakage and ETS in an evolutionary model
Simone BORGHESI (European University Institute and University of Siena)
Co-authors: Angelo Antoci, Gianluca Iannucci, Mauro Sodini

Carbon Tax and Electricity Price Volatility: Empirical Evidences from the Australian Market
Nicola COMINCIOLI (University of Brescia and Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei)
Co-authors: Sergio Vergalli
  
ENVIRONMENT, GAME THEORY AND EXPERIMENTS
Chair: Marcella VERONESI (University of Verona)
Thu. 6 Feb. 2020
15:40 - 17:40
Room D2

Moral cleansing strategies in the moral and environmental domains
Valeria FANGHELLA (University of Trento)
Co-authors: John Thøgersen

Five shades of green: Heterogeneous environmental attitudes in an evolutionary game model
Giulio GALDI (European University Institute)
Co-authors: Angelo Antoci, Simone Borghesi

Do emotions matter in valuing environmental goods? Evidence from A DISCRETE CHOICE EXPERIMENT
Sandra NOTARO (University of Trento)
Co-authors: Gianluca Grilli

Don’t Tell Me What I should Do, But Tell Me What Others Do: A Natural Field Experiment on Voluntary Donations
Marcella VERONESI (University of Verona)
Co-authors: Francisco Alpízar, Peter Martinsson

If future generations had a say: An experiment on sharing resources across generations
Stephan WOLF (University of Siegen)
Co-authors: Mike Farjam, Stephan Wolf
  
WASTE MANAGEMENT AND POLICIES
Chair: L. LORE' (University of Rome Tor Vergata)
Thu. 6 Feb. 2020
15:40 - 17:40
Room D3

A new rationale for not picking low hanging fruits: The separation of ownership and control

Denis CLAUDE (Université de Bourgogne)
Co-authors: Mabel Tidball

Message in a bottle: could information be more effective than subsidies in waste minimization? Evidence from an online field experiment
Matilde GIACCHERINI (University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata’)
Co-authors: Giovanni Ponti

Calculating the artificial Ore Grade
Matteo MAZZARANO (University of Ferrara)

Post disaster debris and waste management in Italy: Challenges and opportunities
Andrea RAMPA (CNR)
Co-authors: Marco Mondica and Susanna Paleari

Does expiration date labelling influence food waste? An Experimental Approach
L. LORE' (University of Rome Tor Vergata)
Co-authors: Alessio D'amato, Timo Goeschl, Mariangela ZOLI
  
WATER AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
Chair: Giovanni MARIN (University of Urbino Carlo Bo)
Thu. 6 Feb. 2020
15:40 - 17:40
Room D4

Analysis of social preferences toward water ecosystem services: A hybrid latent class approach to model attitudinal factors in choice experiments

Rossella ATZORI (University of Cagliari)
Co-authors: Daniela Meleddu, Marina Mura, Vania Statzu, Elisabetta Strazzera

Principles and choices. Comparing users' stated preferences on four marine protected sites in Italy
Matteo CORSI (University of Genova)
Co-authors: Barbara Cavalletti, Elena Lagomarsino

The economics of ecosystem restoration
Fabio EBOLI (ENEA)
Co-authors: Giacomo Pallante

Water-related perceived harms and pro-environment behaviours: a taxonomy of EU citizens
Giovanni MARIN (University of Urbino Carlo Bo)
Co-authors: Tiziano Distefano

Measuring economic water scarcity in agriculture: a cross-countries empirical investigation
Elena VALLINO (Politecnico di Torino)
Co-authors: Luca Ridolfi, Francesco Laio
  
SPECIAL SESSION: AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT II
Chair: Maurizio CANAVARI (University of Bologna)
Thu. 6 Feb. 2020
15:40 - 17:40
Room D5

Innovation in irrigation technologies for sustainable agriculture: An endogenous switching analysis on italian farms’ land productivity
Sabrina AUCI (University of Palermo)
Co-authors: Andrea Pronti

A bioeconomic model of sustainable phosphorus management in Italian Pig Farms
Anwesha CHAKRABARTI (Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore)
Co-authors: Linda Arata, Christoph Pahmeyer, Paolo Sckokai

Comprehensive and Integrate Impact Assessment Framework for Development Policy Intervention
Nicolò GOLINUCCI (Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei)
Co-authors: Emanuela Colombo, Federica Inzoli, Matteo Rocco, Nicolò Stevanato


Precision agriculture practices: a case study on fruit production in Emilia-Romagna (Italy)
Marco MEDICI (University of Bologna)
Co-authors: Maurizio Canavari, Moreno Toselli

The role of information and environmental attitude on consumers’ acceptance of new technologies in food: the case of shelf life extension
Vera VENTURA (University of Milano)
Co-authors: Alessandro Banterle, Alessia Cavaliere
  
CLIMATE CHANGE AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
Chair: Elisa DELPIAZZO (CMCC-EIEE- Ca’ Foscari University of Venice)
Thu. 6 Feb. 2020
15:40 - 17:40
Room R2

Distributional implications of climate change impacts on energy demand for Italian households
Lorenza CAMPAGNOLO (CMCC)
Co-authors: Enrica De Cian

Cost-Benefit Analysis of carbon mitigation measures in European cities: the importance of co-benefits
Anna MACCAGNAN (University of Exeter Medical School)
Co-authors: Tim Taylor, other partners from the ICARUS consortium

The climate service economic value: method, examples and reflections from the CLARA project
Elisa DELPIAZZO (CMCC-EIEE- Ca’ Foscari University of Venice)
Co-authors: Francesco Bosello

Does adaptation promote participation in international environmental agreements?
Santiago RUBIO (University of Valencia)
Co-authors: Miguel Borrero

Temperature variation and mortality
Isabel HOVDAHL (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)

Temperature shocks and economic outcomes: An application of panel data econometrics to Italian provinces
Alessandro OLPER (University of Milano)
Co-authors: Veronica Manara, Maurizio Maugeri, Valentina Raimondi

  
SOCIAL EVENT – SANTA GIULIA MUSEUM AND CAPITOLIUM
Meeting point: h 18:00 – Capitolium Archeological Area, Via dei Musei 57, Brescia
Thu. 6 Feb. 2020
18:00 - 20:00
  
SOCIAL DINNER – At the “Museo Diocesano di Brescia”
Via Gasparo da Salò 13, Brescia
Thu. 6 Feb. 2020
20:00
  




FEBRUARY 7th, 2020 – FRIDAY





REGISTRATIONS
8:30 - 9:00
  
PARALLEL SESSIONS 3
Fri. 7 Feb. 2020
9:00 - 11:00
  
SPECIAL SESSION: ENERGY TRANSITION AND DECARBONIZATION III
Energy Economics and Finance
Chair: Afzal S. SIDDIQUI (University College London)
Fri. 7 Feb. 2020
9:00 - 11:00
Sala Biblioteca

Renewables in the Italian energy transition
Anna CRETI (Université Paris Dauphine, LeDA-CGEMP) [invited speaker]

Economic and Environmental Consequences of Market Power in the South-East Europe Regional Electricity Market
Afzal S. SIDDIQUI (University College London) [invited speaker]
Co-authors: Yihsu Chen, Makoto Tanaka, Verena Višković

The value of carbon emissions saved by RES generation within the Italian power market
Filippo BELTRAMI (University of Padua)
Co-authors: Fulvio Fontini, Luigi Grossi

A climate risk assessment of sovereign bonds' portfolios
Irene MONASTEROLO (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
Co-authors: Stefano Battiston

  
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN DEVELOPING AND EMERGING ECONOMIES
Chair: Alessio D'AMATO (University of Rome "Tor Vergata")
Fri. 7 Feb. 2020
9:00 - 11:00
Room D2

Preferences for fair distributions in resource management: are distributive justice concerns reflected in values for forest Ecosystem Services?
Ilda DREONI (University of Southampton)
Co-authors: Emmanouil Mentzakis, Marije Schaafsma

Climate Change, International Migration, and Interstate Conflict
Timothy FOREMAN (RFF-CMCC European Institute on Economics and the Environment)
Co-authors: Cristina Cattaneo

The Hidden Social Costs of Climate Change: Evidence on Climate Shocks and Child Abandonment in Uganda
Alessio D'AMATO (University of Rome "Tor Vergata")
Co-authors: Manuela Coromaldi and Loredana Mirra


A three-countries model of the Zambezi river basin

Michael RAUSCHER (University of Rostock)

Modeling trade and income distribution in six developing countries: A dynamic general equilibrium analysis up to the year 2050
Roberto ROSON (Ca' Foscari University of Venice)

Welfare implications of increasing spatial resolution in national CGE models for climate change impact assessment
Gabriele STANDARDI (CMCC)
Co-authors: Shouro Dasgupta

  
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION AND INNOVATION
Chair: Stefan AMBEC (INRAE TSE-R)
Fri. 7 Feb. 2020
9:00 - 11:00
Room D3

Environmental policy with green consumerism

Stefan AMBEC (INRAE TSE-R)
Co-authors: Philippe De Donder

Environmental degradation and global indeterminancy: the interplay between negative and positive externalities
Angelo ANTOCI (University of Sassari)
Co-authors: Simone Borghesi, Marcello Galeotti, Paolo Russu

Innovation and the environment
Andri BRENNER (University of Potsdam, MCC Berlin)

Design and innovation: Does the “green-matching” actually help?
Claudia GHISETTI (Catholic University Milan)
Co-authors: Sandro Montresor, Antonio Vezzani

Revisiting the Inter-temporal, Intersectoral and International Knowledge Spillovers of Low-carbon Technologies and Their Impact on Mitigation Costs
Yeong Jae KIM (RFF-CMCC EIEE)
Co-authors: Elena Verdolini
Estimating EU ETS Compliance Costs at the Installation Level
Edilio Valentini (University of Chieti-Pescara ‘ G. D'Annunzio’)
Co-autors: Filippo Belloc and Bouwe Dijkstra
  
LOW CARBON TECHNOLOGIES AND SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY
Chair: Elena VERDOLINI (university of Brescia and RFF-CMCC European Institute on Economics and the Environment)
Fri. 7 Feb. 2020
9:00 - 11:00
Room D4

The effect of information on market activity; evidence from vehicle recalls
Davide CERRUTI (ETH Zürich)
Co-authors: Inge van den Bijgaart

An agent-based model of retrofit diffusion: a behavioral economic approach
Giulia CHERSONI (University of Turin and Eurac Research)
Co-authors: Nives Della Valle, Magda Fontana

Vehicle fleet electrification: an integrated modelling assessment of costs and benefits
Elena DE ANGELIS (University of Brescia)
Co-authors: Enrico Turrini, Claudio Carnevale, Marialuisa Volta

New car taxation and its unintended environmental consequences
Mario INTINI (University of Bari Aldo Moro)
Co-authors: Angela Stefania Bergantino, Marco Percoco

Threshold policy effects and directed technical change in energy innovation
Elena VERDOLINI (university of Brescia and RFF-CMCC European Institute on Economics and the Environment)
Co-authors: Lionel Nesta, Francesco Vona
  
Special session: Agriculture and environment III
Chair: Shouro DASGUPTA (Fondazione CMCC & EIEE)
Fri. 7 Feb. 2020
9:00 - 11:00
Room D5

Agri-environmental investments: adoption and neighborhood effects

Abenezer Zeleke AKLILU (Södertörn University)
Co-authors: Katarina ELOFSSON

Heatwaves and worker productivity in Europe: Economic assessment of past events and climate change projections
David GARCÍA-LEÓN (Ca' Foscari University and CMCC)
Co-authors: Ana Casanueva, Andreas Flouris, Lars Nybo, Gabriele Standardi

Vulnerability of Global Hydropower to Climate Change
Shouro DASGUPTA (Fondazione CMCC & EIEE)
Co-authors: Enrica De Cian, Fabio Farinosi

Valuing the multifunctional role of soil: a comparison of Italian and Australian householders' preferences
Cristiano FRANCESCHINIS (University of Padova)
Co-authors: Damien Field, Alex Mcbratney, Jurgen Meyerhoff, Mara Thiene

For love and hate I don't pollute: A nudge to reduce the consumption of single-use carrier bags
Chiara SOTIS (London School of Economics and Political Science)
Co-authors: Alessandro Romano
  
COFFEE BREAK (Refreshment Area)
Fri. 7 Feb. 2020
11:00 - 11:30
  
SIDE EVENT (In Italian, open) EDUCATION AND RESEARCH FOR SUSTAINABILITY
Fri. 7 Feb. 2020
11:30 - 13:30
Auditorium
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POSTER SESSION
Fri. 7 Feb. 2020
11:00 – 12:30
  

Scale, composition and technique effects: a decomposition and empirical analysis of greenhouse gases and acidifying gases in European Union countries

Chiara LODI (University of Ferrara)
Co-authors: Silvia Bertarelli

Riding the Storm: The effect of weather shocks in the Norwegian trawler fleet
Irmelin HELGESEN (Norwegian University of Science and Technology)

Sustainable development of territorial units: MCDM approach with optimal tail selection
Aleksandra ŁUCZAK (Poznań University of Life Sciences)
Co-authors: Małgorzata Just

Irrigation technology and water conservation: from panaceas to actual solutions
C. Dionisio PÉREZ-BLANCO (Universidad de Salamanca & CMCC)
Co-authors: Arthur H. Essenfelder, Chris Perry

Agricultural water consumption and crop prices
Benedetta FALSETTI (Politecnico di Torino)
Co-authors: Francesco Laio, Luca Ridolfi, Elena Vallino

  
KEYNOTE LECTURE
Geoffrey HEAL, Columbia Business School, New York (USA)
The Economics of the Energy Transition
Chair: Sergio VERGALLI (IAERE President, University of Brescia and FEEM)
Fri. 7 Feb. 2020
14:30 - 15:30
Auditorium
  
AWARD and CLOSING CEREMONY
Chair: Sergio VERGALLI (IAERE President, University of Brescia and FEEM)
Fri. 7 Feb. 2020
15:30 - 16:00
Auditorium
  
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