IAAE INTER-CONFERENCE SYMPOSIUM 2017: CALL FOR PAPERS

The next Inter-Conference Symposium of the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE) will take place on October 17-20, 2017 in Chile. It will be dedicated to Agricultural Productivity, Climate Change, and Sustainable Resource Management. The aim of the event is to provide a platform for knowledge exchange, discussion, and networking focusing on climate change and sustainability, productivity and resource management, and related topics.

For more information about the symposium, please visit  https://www.iaae2017talca.org/  

The Organizing Committee invites all interested authors to submit papers for the conference.

Contributions in the following topics are welcome:

• Climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies
• Technology adoption, climate change and resource management
• Sustainable land and water management
• Farm productivity and irrigation
• Natural resource management and agricultural sustainability
• Agricultural trade patterns and climate change
• Farm size and productivity
• Economic growth, farm labor supply and productivity
• Climate change and food security along the value chain
• Policy options to stimulate sustainable agricultural production
• Environmentally related policies and natural resource sustainability

IMPORTANT DATES & DEADLINES

• May 1, 2017:
  Deadline for submission of full papers
• July 1, 2017:
  Announcement of accepted presentations
• August 15, 2017:
  Final registration and fee payment for all authors presenting papers
• September 1, 2017:
  Final registration and fee payment for all participants

GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS

Contributed papers, in English or Spanish, should be 10 pages maximum including Tables and Figures; References do not count in the 10-page limit. Papers should be double space, use Times New Roman Font 12 with one inch margins all around. The papers should provide a background section, a clear explanation of the core research question(s), data and methods used, results, and conclusions.

The papers should be sent to:

Dr. Alejandra Engler (UTalca)
email: mengler[at]utalca.cl
Dr. Roberto Jara (UTalca)
email: rjara[at]utalca.cl