The East Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics (EAAERE) is holding its 3rd congress in Huangshan, Anhui Province, China, on February 20-22, 2013. The congress is hosted by the School of Environment and Natural Resources, Renmin University of China, and co-organized by Environmental Economics Division of Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences.

A group of researchers from CEDS, Universitas Padjadjaran and its partners are presenting papers at the congress. From CEDS, Dr. Arief Anshory Yusuf, Mr. Victor Firmana, and Mr. Irlan Adyatma Rum are presenting research papers on such topic as sustainable development, food prices volatility and environmental impact of regional development. Together with CEDS researchers, some researchers who are partner of CEDS in various activities also present at the congress. Dr. Hermanto from Ministry of Agriculture and Dr. Zuzy Ana from Faculty of Fisheries, Universitas Padjadjaran also attend and present papers at the congress.

Their participation at the congress is supported by Universitas Padjadjaran as well as the Economy and Environment Program for Southeast (EEPSEA), a long standing CEDS partner institution.

List of papers presented at the 3rd EAAERE congress:

Economic Development, Carbon Emissions, and Inter-regional Disparity: AnI nter-regional CGE Analysis of Agricultural Expansion in Papua, Indonesia, (Irlan Adyatma Rum)

International Food Prices and Poverty in Indonesia (Dr. Arief Anshory Yusuf)

Climate Change Impact in Agriculture Sector and Effectiveness of Fiscal Instruments: The Case of Indonesia (Dr. Hermanto)

Testing Hartwick Rule for Indonesian Provinces (Victor Firmana)

Land  Compensation  Value for the  Construction of  Dam:  Hedonic  Pricing Methods (Dr. Zuzy Ana)

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