2017 Summer School EAERE-FEEM-VIU
Macroeconomics, Growth, and the Environment
Venice, July 2-8, 2017
The 2017 Summer School will take place from the 2nd to the 8th of July at the VIU campus on the Island of San Servolo, in Venice, located just in front of St. Mark's Square. The topic covered by the 2017 Summer School is the Macroeconomics, Growth, and the Environment.
Some of the most pressing environmental and resource problems – including climate change, deforestation, urban air pollution – are closely related to economic growth. Environmental policies have macroeconomic impacts. The aim of the Summer School is to provide tools and methods to study the intersection between macroeconomics, economic growth, and the environment.
The lectures will first present theories of how environmental problems are coupled to – and can be decoupled from – population growth and technical change in the long run and will present work on how environmental policies affect the macroeconomy, growth and the direction of technological change. We will study green growth policies, long-run carbon pricing policies and the political and distributional aspects of environmental policies, with special attention to threshold effects and tipping points. The methods used in the summer school are mainly analytically-solvable dynamic models, calibrated models, and stochastic models.
Faculty and Lecture Topics:
Snorre KVERNDOKK
Frisch Centre Oslo, Norway
Topic: Inter- and intragenerational equity, climate finance, migration, north-south models.
Pietro PERETTO
Duke University, USA
Topic: Schumpeterian and Malthusian growth models with resources and population dynamics, sustainability, and the industrial-organization perspective.
Aude POMMERET
City University of Hong Kong, China
Topic: Aspects of thresholds, irreversibility and uncertainty in macroeconomic environmental policies.
Armon REZAI
Vienna University of Economics, Austria
Topic: Social Cost of Carbon, political economy, overlapping generations models.
Sjak SMULDERS (School coordinator)
Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Topic: Directed technical change, green growth policies.
Admission and Fee
The Summer School is aimed at Ph.D. students who are writing a thesis on the dynamic macro-economics of environmental and resource problems or climate change and want to engage into a highly interactive exchange with experts in the field. Students will be asked to present an advanced version of their research work and will receive valuable feedback from fellow students and from the School professors.
Application is restricted to 2017 EAERE members, both European and non European citizens.
The application form, information on participation fee and scholarships, and the Summer School regulations are available in the Summer School website.
Deadlines
15 FEB 2017: Deadline for applications.
1 MAR 2017: Acceptance notifications will be sent out from the March 1st, 2017.
15 MAR 2017: Deadline for payment of the participation fee.
1 JUN 2017: Delivery of final papers: Final papers for presentation must be received by the Summer School Secretariat before the June 1st, 2017.
Summer School Secretariat
Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei
VIU Graduate Seminar
September 12-16, 2016
Applications open until September 5.
Coordinator:
Prof. Carlo Giupponi,
Dean of VIU and Director of Venice Centre for Climate Studies,
Professor of Environmental Economics, Dept. Economics, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia
In collaboration with Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, PhD in Science and Management of Climate Change.
Level of students and suitable fields of study:
PhD candidates in the fields of global change and sustainability studies, economics, environmental sciences, from any of VIU member universities (applications from graduate students and from PhDs from other universities will be considered).
Description:
The school will introduce and widen the challenges within the newly introduced Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) and the circular economy approach, focusing on SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and production and SDG 13 Climate Action, linking them through the green economy perspective.
The aim of the school is exposing participants (PhD and graduate students) to principles and issues related to the SDGs and the circular economy perspective, analysing them from different points of view and providing tools and methodologies to apply, among the others (i) economic and political tools, (ii) consumers’ behaviour and demand role, (iii) innovation and technical aspects, (iv) indicators and evaluation techniques.
The school is organized as a combination of lectures and student activities from Monday morning to Friday. The participants will be involved in lectures and in group work for practising and applying the tools and techniques presented. Moreover they will be provided with some survival skills for young researchers such as project proposal development.
Application form available here.
Program:
| Day 1 |
Monday, September 12 |
_An Introduction to SDGs and their Links with Global Change - Marco FREY, SSSUP _Physics of Climate Change and Energy Budgets (SDG7&13) - Francesco BERRILLI, Tor Vergata University _Hands on Sustainability Indicators and Indexes - Lorenza CAMPAGNOLO, FEEM |
| Day 2 |
Tuesday, September 13 |
_Green Economy in a Global Change Perspective (SDG8&13) - Ignazio MUSU, Ca' Foscari University of Venice and VIU _Multi-actor Integrated Assessment Models (SDG8&13) - Klaus HASSELMANN, Max Plank Institute for Meteorology _Hands on experience with Multi-Actor Models - Klaus HASSELMANN |
| Day 3 |
Wednesday, September 14 |
_Greening Consumers' Behaviours (SDG12) - Mariangela ZOLI, U. Tor Vergata _Adapting to Climate Change in Cities (SDG11&13) - Francesco Musco, IUAV of Venice _Hands on experience with behavioural economics experiments - Mariangela ZOLI |
| Day 4 |
Thursday, September 15 |
_Climate and Energy Policies: a Microeconomic Approach (SDG7&13) - Alessio D'AMATO, Tor Vergata University _Environmental Economic Perspective on Energy (SDG7&13) - Arturo LORENZONI, University of Padua _Hands on experience with Partial Equilibrium Analysis of Environmental Policy - Alessio D'AMATO |
| Day 5 |
Friday, September 16 |
_Assessment of SDGs in space and time (SDG2;6&7) - Carlo GIUPPONI, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and VIU _The Principles of Industrial Ecology and Quasi-Cyclical Economy (SDG9&12) - Suren ERKMAN, UNIL |
The final agenda can be downloaded here.
Venice International University Venice Centre for Climate Studies PhD in Science and Management of Climate Change
Leading Professors
Prof. Dr. David Hamidovic, Full Professor of the University of Lausanne (Switzerland)
Prof. Dr. Georges Bohas, Full Professor of the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon (France)
Prof. Dr. Laurent Colonna d’Istria, Full Professor of the University of Liege (Belgium)
Duration
10 days: August 4-13, 2016
Level of students and suitable fields of study
Students in BA, MA, PhD in Linguistics, Humanities, Sciences of Religions, Theology, Social Sciences. The summer school proposes different levels of languages according to the student’s skills.
Number of students
60-70
Full Program, application and logistics are available here (Fr)
Course description
The intensive program offered by the Summer School in oriental languages (ÜLO) intends to train students from different nationalities in ancient and modern oriental languages (Akkadian, Classical Hebrew, Modern Hebrew, Aramaic, classical Arabic, modern Arabic, old Persian, Persian, Armenian, Georgian, Coptic, classical Ethiopian, Syriac, Old Church Slavonic). While it is often difficult to open courses in rare languages at every university, the ÜLO allows the grouping of a sufficient number of students for the opening of such courses.
The professors are university lecturers and researchers. During the program, they also take the opportunity to exchange on common objects of research that have a tangible form, either in projects, or in common databases. The intensive program is therefore a chance for the professors to share knowledge and to work outside the classrooms as well as during the lessons.
The intensive program also intends to integrate into those projects the students that were trained during the courses of the Summer School.
Each institution has developed learning methods for languages, including learning methods in language and communication proficiency as well as competencies in translation studies, depending on their institutional projects. Innovative practices are identifiable. Transfers between institutions through the intensive program is therefore expected. Databases, learning methods as well as original pedagogies are implemented in this context.
Read more about course program and aims (Fr)
Learning outcomes of the program
A ten consecutive day session with two lessons of selectable languages (a major one for 5 hours a day, and a minor for 2 hours a day) for students, depending on their personal and/or professional project.
In the evening, conferences will be proposed on research subjects or on publications of professors or advanced students.
Knowledge, capacities and competencies of the students are developed through lessons, seminars, and through the use of standard information and communication technologies.
1. Development of competencies for students
2. Trainings of students in rare languages
3. Intensification of scientific and pedagogical exchanges between partner institutions.
Schedule
Day 1 Arrival Day - Beginning of courses
Day 2 Courses
Day 3 Courses - Evening Conference
Day 4 Courses - Evening Conference
Day 5 Courses - First evaluation
Day 6 Morning Conference - Courses
Day 7 Courses
Day 8 Courses - Evening Conference
Day 9 Courses - Second evaluation
Day 10 Courses - Departure Day for students
Day 11 Meeting for teachers - Departure Day for teachers
Number of credits in ECTS system
6 ECTS (76 hours for the major and minor courses, daily study after the courses, 2 evaluations during the session)
Evaluation methods
Students are required to take two spoken or written evaluation, depending on the lessons they chose. The professor chooses the appropriate modalities according to the targeted competencies: written examination, oral presentation, realization and presentation of an IT project.
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The residential facilities are managed by a services company: San Servolo Servizi Metropolitani Srl.
To confirm accommodation on campus: download the accommodation form here and return the completed form by e-mail to reception@servizimetropolitani.ve.it, no later than May 31st (extended).
The cost of accommodation in single rooms for the duration of the summer school is 450 Euro (50 euro per night, per nine nights). The cost of the first night has to be paid in advance to confirm the reservation and is non-refundable.
Cancellation fees will be applied according to the Cancellation Policy contained in the accommodation form.
• Rooms are cleaned once a day;
• Linens, towels and blankets are provided;
• There are coin-operated laundry facilities (washing and drying). Each load costs 3 Euro;
• No outside guests are allowed in the residential halls;
• No pets are allowed in the residential halls;
• Cooking is strictly prohibited in the bedrooms of the residential halls;
• Smoking is strictly prohibited in the residential halls;
• Noise levels should be kept to a minimum, especially after 10 pm.
For any problems in your room (light bulbs, heating, A.C, etc) please inform the Reception.
The Reception is open from 8.30 am to 8 pm
There is a night porter on duty from 8 pm to 8.30 am.
Tel: +39 041 2765100
e-mail: reception@servizimetropolitani.ve.it
Further information on VIU campus available here: http://www.univiu.org/shss/life-at-viu/viu-campus
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More information and application form:
http://unil.ch/ftsr/home/menuinst/enseignement/universite-dete.html
Brochure (Fr)
May 24 - June 25, 2016
Summer 2016 Program Director: Professor Valeria Finucci
The Duke University Global Education Office for Undergraduates, in cooperation with Venice International University, will offer a four-week, single course program in Venice, Italy in the summer of 2016. The program is designed to provide participants with the opportunity to study aspects of Venetian history and culture, which have been particularly important in the shaping of European civilization.
The city of Venice, with its scenic canals and islands, will serve as the participants' outdoor classroom for this month-long summer program. Venice International University, which is located on the island of San Servolo in the spectacular Venetian lagoon, will be the site for both student residences and indoor classroom facilities.
The Imaginary City: Why Writers Love Venice
Prof. Kevin Newmark
May 29 - June 25, 2016
Venice occupies a special place in the artistic imagination of the west. Rising from the lagoon in a riot of color, form, and texture, the shimmering reflections of Venice incarnate the essence of beauty. This course will study some of the most important ways modern writers and thinkers have discovered in Venice an opportunity to explore and unsettle the traditional meaning that beauty holds for knowledge, art, and life.
Read more about course syllabus and readings
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Drawing from the Venetian Masters
Prof. Stoney Conley
May 29 - June 26, 2016
In this class students connect to the visual arts tradition by visually internalizing it through drawing. Drawing forces one to slowly observe each aspect of the master picture: underlying narrative, the formal organization, and structure of the image. One distills the organization into a drawing that reveals the underlying composition. Drawing from a master forces one to understand the visual language used to construct the image, how the dark and light forms are organized, the arrangement and use of color, the role of light and space. Each drawing is a problem to solve. Which quality of the original does one want to keep as a reminder of the primary experience? Students will strive to ensnare a sense of the whole picture with a few lines, or simplified forms, to distill the organization of a masterwork into a small sketch.
Read more about full syllabus, readings, equipment and guide for students.
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Introduction to Law and the Legal Process
Prof. Richard Powers
May 30 - June 24, 2016
This course introduces the student to the legal system and the social, legal and regulatory environment of business, as well as to ethical decision-making relating to law and business. Using a modified case method, students analyze court decisions and other course materials that illustrate the role of law in society and the impact of law on the business community. Active student participation is expected to assist students in the development of orderly thought processes, critical judgment, and articulate expression. Current events that impact the legal environment of business are integrated into class discussion.
The course begins with information on the legal system and the sources of law. Important provisions of the United States Constitution are examined. After learning how the court system works and how to analyze court opinions, students study topics such as antitrust law, employment discrimination, tort law, securities law, and intellectual property. The administrative agency as a regulatory mechanism that impacts business, the environment, and the individual is studied. Since contracts are the basis of the business relationship, a substantial portion of the course is devoted to contract law. Contract formation, principles of contract interpretation, assignment, breach and remedies are all addressed.
Read more about course outline and requirements
Housing & Meals
Students will be housed in residence halls at Venice International University with either two or three other students. All students will receive meal vouchers for breakfast and one other meal per day. Students should budget for additional food costs.
