DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY

Conference Notice
Call for Papers

Centre for Advanced Study, Department of Economics, and ASIHSS Programme, Department of Economics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India is happy to announce an International Conference on the Economics of Environment, Natural Resources and Energy during January 2-3, 2007.

The Conference will focus on new developments in the following areas:
1. Public Economics theory related to Environment
2. New Developments in Environmental Policy
3. Valuation of Non market Services
4. Modelling Natural Resource Use and Pricing
5. Theoretical and Empirical Studies of Non-Conventional Energy
6. Energy Planning for the 21st Century
7. The Economics of Natural Resource Management
8. Ecological Modelling of Forest and other habitat Use
9. Environmental Problems using Experimental Methods
10. Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies Theory and Evidence
11. Trade and Environment

The list above is indicative and papers may be submitted on topics other than those mentioned above in the area of Environment, Resource and Energy Economics

Full Papers with Title, Name of Authors and their Institutional Affiliation, email (mandatory) and postal address of the corresponding author and an Abstract with six Key words on the first page should reach by 1st September 2006. Papers will be peer-reviewed and acceptance or otherwise will be communicated by 1st October 2006 by email.

Presenting Authors are encouraged to look for travel support from their own institution or other sources. However, a limited travel support may be available from the conference. All presenting authors will be provided usual local hospitality in terms of stay and meals.

Full Papers should be submitted to
Professor Joyashree Roy, Department of Economics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700 032, India,
email or
Professor Gautam Gupta, Department of Economics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700 032, India, email:
Electronic Submission on Word or pdf format is encouraged. Persons working towards a doctoral degree may also submit papers.

Jadavpur University is a leading University in India in the fields of Science, Technology, Humanities and Social Sciences and Literatures and is recognized as a Centre of Excellence by the University Grants Commission (UGC). The Department is a leading Research and Teaching center and is recognized as a Centre of Advanced Study by the UGC, one of four in India. It also has obtained the ASIHSS programme from UGC. In addition to research on Environment, Resource and Energy Economics, the Department also Specialises in Research on International Trade, Financial Economics and the West Bengal Economy.