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!!JEEM-Edinburgh-Shanghai Climate and Development (Hybrid) Conference:\\Covid-19 Pandemic and Sustainable Development
__6 December 2020\\
Shanghai, China__
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!Keynote Speaker

Roger von Haefen, Professor at North Carolina State University and Co-Editor-in-Chief of the
__Journal of Environmental Economics and Management__

!Chairs

[Wenxuan Hou|Member/Hou_Wenxuan] MAE and Xi Liang, University of Edinburgh Business School, UK\\
Wenjie Ma and Xiaoju Zhao, SIIFC, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, China

!Organisers

''Journal of Environmental Economics and Management''\\
University of Edinburgh Business School, UK\\
Shanghai Institute of International Finance Centre, SUFE, China\\
Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance, China\\

!Overview

Following the success of the co-organised conference series since 2017, the Shanghai Institute of
International Finance Centre (SIIFC) at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and the
University of Edinburgh Business School are organizing the JEEM-Edinburgh-Shanghai Climate and
Development (Hybrid) Conference on 6 December 2020. The objective of this workshop is to present
top quality theoretical and empirical academic research devoted to climate and environmental issues.
The conference also includes a high-profile forum which brings together key policy makers, top
professionals, media and academics. There is no registration fee for speakers. Presenters based in China
may attend the conference in Shanghai and presenters subject to international travel restrictions may
present online.
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The committee welcomes studies that provide cutting-edge insights into current research work, Covid-
19 pandemic and sustainable development in particular. Specific topics and research questions can
include, but are not limited to, climate strategy and political economy, economic and social
consequences of climate change, environmental behaviour and responses to regulations, environmental
issues and development economy. The committee encourages interdisciplinary research that uses newly
available datasets or research approaches such as machines learning to provide new insights.

!Publication Opportunities
In consultation with the editors of the ''Journal of Environmental Economics and Management'', the
committee encourages conference papers to be submitted to the journal. Conference papers submitted
to the ''Journal of Environmental Economics and Management'' will go through the regular reviewing
process.

!Submission Instruction

Extended abstracts or full papers are to be submitted to:\\
Email: [green_finance@163.com|mailto:green_finance@163.com]\\
Please put “JEEM-Edinburgh-Shanghai Climate and Development Conference” in the subject line.\\
__Submission Deadline:__ 10 November 2020\\
Authors will be notified by 15 November 2020\\
Conference: 6 December 2020