The World Congress Scientific Programme has been prepared by a Programme Committee chaired by Prof. Richard Bishop (AERE President) and by Domenico Siniscalco (past EAERE President and FEEM Director). This version is still preliminary. You can read the programme either by looking at the papers presented in each Conference Day or by looking at the Sessions listed below (click on the title of the Session in order to see the detailed programme and the speakers). You can also check the list of participants and read the abtracts of all papers. Click on the title of the paper to reach the abstract (in progress) Click here to see the Fondazione Cini's maps
	DAY 1 DETAILED PROGRAMME DAY 2 DETAILED PROGRAMME DAY 3 DETAILED PROGRAMME

Wednesday JUNE 24, 1998

16.00 - 20.00 Registration

Thursday JUNE 25, 1998

8.00 - 8.30 Registration

8.30 - 10.30 PLENARY SESSION ROOM: 1 (Salone degli Arazzi)

10.30 - 11.00 COFFEE BREAK

11.00 - 13.00 CONTRIBUTED SESSIONS

1 B 1 - Environment and Development I: Deforestation ROOM: 6 (Sala Barbantini) 1 B 2 - Environmental Policy and Innovation ROOM: 1 (Salone degli Arazzi) 1 B 3 - Biodiversity ROOM: 7 (Sala Soffitto) 1 B 4 - Spatial Externalities ROOM: 8 (Saletta del Noviziato) 1 B 5 - Global Warming I ROOM: 5 (Sala Chiostro dei Cipressi) 1 B 6 - Contingent Valuation: Methodological Issues I ROOM: 2 (Cenacolo Palladiano) 1 B 7 - Contingent Valuation: Applications I ROOM: 3 (Padiglione delle Capriate) 1 B 8 - Information Asymmetries I ROOM: 4 (Sala del Consiglio)

13.00 - 14.00 LUNCH

14.00 - 16.00 CONTRIBUTED SESSIONS

1 C 1 - Tradable Permits: Case Studies ROOM: 1 (Salone degli Arazzi) 1 C 2 - Environment and Development II: Sustainable Development ROOM: 4 (Sala del Consiglio) 1 C 3 - The Double Dividend Issue I ROOM: 5 (Sala Chiostro dei Cipressi) 1 C 4 - Water Management ROOM: 8 (Saletta del Noviziato) 1 C 5 - Natural Resource Management: Case Studies ROOM: 7 (Sala Soffitto) 1 C 6 - Valuation Issues ROOM: 6 (Sala Barbantini) 1 C 7 - Environmental Policies ROOM: 2 (Cenacolo Palladiano) 1 C 8 - Acid Rain ROOM: 3 (Padiglione delle Capriate)

16.00 - 18.00 CONTRIBUTED SESSIONS

1 D 1 - Macroeconomic Analysis of Environmental Taxes ROOM: 5 (Sala Chiostro dei Cipressi) 1 D 2 - Transports ROOM: 8 (Saletta del Noviziato) 1 D 3 - Environment and Development III: Natural Resource Management A ROOM: 6 (Sala Barbantini) 1 D 4 - Environmental Accounting I ROOM: 2 (Cenacolo Palladiano) 1 D 5 - Environmental Outcomes Assessment: Conceptual Issues ROOM: 7 (Sala Soffitto) 1 D 6 - Global Warming II ROOM: 3 (Padiglione delle Capriate) 1 D 7 - Environmental Taxation ROOM: 1 (Salone degli Arazzi) 1 D 8 - Regional Studies I ROOM: 4 (Sala del Consiglio)

18.10 - 18.30 COFFEE BREAK

18.30 - 19.30 SYMPOSIA

1 S 1 - Global Change: Concentration Targets And Burden Sharing ROOM: 1 (Salone degli Arazzi) 1 S 2 - Urban Transport and Sustainability ROOM: 4 (Sala del Consiglio) 1 S 3 - Integrating ecology into economics ROOM: 7 (Sala Soffitto) 1 S 4 - The Environmental Economics of EU Enlargements ROOM: 8 (Saletta del Noviziato) 1 S 5 - The Economics of Conflicts Over Water Resources ROOM: 3 (Padiglione delle Capriate) 1 S 6 - The Role of Economics in Integrated Assessment ROOM: 2 (Cenacolo Palladiano) 1 S 7 - Resilience and Stability ROOM: 5 (Sala Chiostro dei Cipressi) 1 S 8 - The Problems of Valuation in LDCs ROOM: 6 (Sala Barbantini)

Friday JUNE 26, 1998

8.30 - 10.30 CONTRIBUTED SESSIONS

2 A 1 - Voluntary Approaches ROOM: 5 (Sala Chiostro dei Cipressi) 2 A 2 - Environment and Development IV: Natural Resource Management B ROOM: 8 (Saletta del Noviziato) 2 A 3 - Environment and Technology: Case Studies ROOM: 7 (Sala Soffitto) 2 A 4 - Biodiversity in Agriculture ROOM: 4 (Sala del Consiglio) 2 A 5 - Benefit Transfers ROOM: 6 (Sala Barbantini) 2 A 6 - Economic Theory of the Environment I ROOM: 2 (Cenacolo Palladiano) 2 A 7 - Environment and Trade I ROOM: 3 (Padiglione delle Capriate) 2 A 8 - Environmental Accounting II ROOM: 1 (Salone degli Arazzi)

11.00 EAERE COUNCIL MEETING ROOM: 13 (Sala dei Salesiani B)

11.00 - 13.00 CONTRIBUTED SESSIONS

2 B 1 - Information Asymmetries II ROOM: 7 (Sala Soffitto) 2 B 2 - Environmental Industrial Regulation ROOM: 6 (Sala Barbantini) 2 B 3 - Urban Environmental Problems ROOM: 4 (Sala del Consiglio) 2 B 4 - Integrated Models of Ecosystem ROOM: 8 (Saletta del Noviziato) 2 B 5 - Environment and Development V: Political Economy ROOM: 3 (Padiglione delle Capriate) 2 B 6 - Contingent Valuation: Applications II ROOM: 1 (Salone degli Arazzi) 2 B 7 - Climate Change Policies ROOM: 2 (Cenacolo Palladiano) 2 B 8 - Information and option values ROOM: 5 (Sala Chiostro dei Cipressi)

13.00 - 14.00 LUNCH

14.00 - 16.00 CONTRIBUTED SESSIONS

2 C 1 - Market-Based Policy Instruments ROOM: 1 (Salone degli Arazzi) 2 C 2 - Environment and Development VI: Environmental Policy A ROOM: 2 (Cenacolo Palladiano) 2 C 3 - Endangered Species ROOM: 6 (Sala Barbantini) 2 C 4 - Marine Resources I ROOM: 7 (Sala Soffitto) 2 C 5 - The Equity Dimension of Environmental Policy ROOM: 5 (Sala Chiostro dei Cipressi) 2 C 6 - Economic Theory of the Environment II ROOM: 3 (Padiglione delle Capriate) 2 C 7 - Dynamics and Uncertainty ROOM: 8 (Saletta del Noviziato) 2 C 8 - Environment, Conservation, Uncertainty and Future Generations ROOM: 4 (Sala del Consiglio)

16.00 - 16.30 COFFEE BREAK

16.30 - 18.10 CONTRIBUTED SESSIONS

2 D 1 - Emission Trading: Applications ROOM: 5 (Sala Chiostro dei Cipressi) 2 D 2 - Environment and Development VII: Environmental Policy B ROOM: 4 (Sala del Consiglio) 2 D 3 - Sustainable Cities ROOM: 7 (Sala Soffitto) 2 D 4 - Geography and Pollution ROOM: 1 (Salone degli Arazzi) 2 D 5 - Environmental Valuation ROOM: 2 (Cenacolo Palladiano) 2 D 6 - Environmental Issues in Agriculture ROOM: 8 (Saletta del Noviziato) 2 D 7 - Liability ROOM: 6 (Sala Barbantini) 2 D 8 - Environmental Outcome Assessment: Practical Experiences ROOM: 3 (Padiglione delle Capriate)

18.10 - 18.30 COFFEE BREAK

18.30 - 19.30 SYMPOSIA

2 S 1 - Global Change: International Trade And Competitiveness ROOM: 2 (Cenacolo Palladiano) 2 S 2 - Can Market-Based Instruments Really Deliver Sustainability? ROOM: 1 (Salone degli Arazzi) 2 S 3 - Preference Revelation and Environmental Valuation ROOM: 5 (Sala Chiostro dei Cipressi) 2 S 4 - Economics and Policies to Preserve Biodiversity ROOM: 8 (Saletta del Noviziato) 2 S 5 - The Socioeconomics of Climate Change in the Mediterranean Basin ROOM: 7 (Sala Soffitto) 2 S 6 - Disclosure Policies for Pollution Control: Why, When and How ROOM: 3 (Padiglione delle Capriate) 2 S 7 - Addressing Environmental Problems in Less Developed Countries: Can Economists Make a Difference? ROOM: 6 (Sala Barbantini)

19.30 EAERE GENERAL ASSEMBLY ROOM: 1 (Salone degli Arazzi)

Saturday JUNE 27, 1998

8.30 - 10.30 CONTRIBUTED SESSIONS

3 A 1 - The Double Dividend Issue II ROOM: 5 (Sala Chiostro dei Cipressi) 3 A 2 - Environmental Sustainability ROOM: 2 (Cenacolo Palladiano) 3 A 3 - Contingent Valuation: Applications III ROOM: 8 (Saletta del Noviziato) 3 A 4 - Deforestation II ROOM: 3 (Padiglione delle Capriate) 3 A 5 - Hedonic Pricing Models ROOM: 6 (Sala Barbantini) 3 A 6 - Environment and Trade II ROOM: 4 (Sala del Consiglio) 3 A 7 - Endogenous Growth Environmental Models ROOM: 7 (Sala Soffitto) 3 A 8 - Contingent Valuation: Methodological Issue II ROOM: 1 (Salone degli Arazzi)

10.30 - 11.00 COFFEE BREAK

11.00 - 13.00 CONTRIBUTED SESSIONS

3 B 1 - Market-Based Policy Instruments: Case Studies ROOM: 1 (Salone degli Arazzi) 3 B 2 - Environment and Development VIII: Rural Conflict and Poverty ROOM: 8 (Saletta del Noviziato) 3 B 3 - Water Management ROOM: 4 (Sala del Consiglio) 3 B 4 - Contingent Valuation: Applications IV ROOM: 3 (Padiglione delle Capriate) 3 B 5 - Contingent Valuation: Methodologial Issues III ROOM: 5 (Sala Chiostro dei Cipressi) 3 B 6 - International Environmental Agreements and Strategic Policy Issues ROOM: 6 (Sala Barbantini) 3 B 7 - Emission Trading: Theoretical Issues ROOM: 2 (Cenacolo Palladiano) 3 B 8 - Environment, Growth, Tourism ROOM: 7 (Sala Soffitto)

13.00 - 14.00 LUNCH

14.00 - 16.00 CONTRIBUTED SESSIONS

3 C 1 - Industry and the Environment ROOM: 3 (Padiglione delle Capriate) 3 C 2 - Costs of Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions ROOM: 1 (Salone degli Arazzi) 3 C 3 - Marine Resources II ROOM: 8 (Saletta del Noviziato) 3 C 4 - Environmental Technology Diffusion ROOM: 5 (Sala Chiostro dei Cipressi) 3 C 5 - Contingent Valuation: Methodological Issues IV ROOM: 7 (Sala Soffitto) 3 C 6 - Waste Disposal and Recycling ROOM: 6 (Sala Barbantini) 3 C 7 - Institutions and Policy ROOM: 2 (Cenacolo Palladiano) 3 C 8 - Regional Studies II ROOM: 4 (Sala del Consiglio)

16.00 - 16.30 COFFEE BREAK

16.30 - 18.10 CONTRIBUTED SESSIONS

3 D 1 - Non Point Source Pollution ROOM: 2 (Cenacolo Palladiano) 3 D 2 - Environment and Development IX: Water Resources ROOM: 3 (Padiglione delle Capriate) 3 D 3 - Exhaustible Resources ROOM: 4 (Sala del Consiglio) 3 D 4 - Irreversibility ROOM: 7 (Sala Soffitto) 3 D 5 - Empirical Modelling in Environmental Economics ROOM: 8 (Saletta del Noviziato) 3 D 6 - Environmental Agreements And Asymmetric Information ROOM: 5 (Sala Chiostro dei Cipressi) 3 D 7 - Contingent Valuation: Methodological Issues V ROOM: 1 (Salone degli Arazzi) 3 D 8 - Environment and the Labour Market ROOM: 6 (Sala Barbantini)

18.10 - 18.30 COFFEE BREAK

18.30 - 19.30 SYMPOSIA

3 S 1 - Global Change: Issues in Implementing a Global Climate Agreement ROOM: 2 (Cenacolo Palladiano) 3 S 2 - Market-Based Instruments for Environmental Protection in the US and Europe: a Policy Update ROOM: 1 (Salone degli Arazzi) 3 S 3 - Corporate Environmentalism ROOM: 7 (Sala Soffitto) 3 S 4 - Is There a Constituency for Efficiency in Transition Economies? ROOM: 3 (Padiglione delle Capriate) 3 S 5 - Environmental Economics Capacity Building in Developing Countries ROOM: 8 (Saletta del Noviziato) 3 S 6 - Productivity Growth and Environmental Degradation ROOM: 4 (Sala del Consiglio) 3 S 7 - Alternative to Traditional CVM Questions Techniques ROOM: 6 (Sala Barbantini) 3 S 8 - Tradeable Permit Markets after Kyoto ROOM: 5 (Sala Chiostro dei Cipressi)

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The 1999 EAERE Annual Conference will be held in Oslo, Norway, 25-27 June 1999.