Conference Agenda
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Daily Overview | |
| Location: Lecture Hall |
| 9:00am - 9:15am |
Conference Opening Location: Lecture Hall Thomas Glauben, IAMO |
| 9:15am - 11:00am |
Plenary Session 1: Advanced Methods for Analyzing Markets, Trade, and Consumer Decisions Location: Lecture Hall Session Chair: Miranda Svanidze, IAMO Presentation topic to be confirmed (tbc) University of Bonn, Germany The Future of Data Collection in Agricultural Economics Arizona State University, USA Network Models of Agricultural Trade Structure and Dynamics University of Georgia, USA High-Dimensional Spatial-Plus-Vertical Price Relationships and Price Transmission: A Machine Learning Approach Purdue University, USA |
| 11:20am - 12:20pm |
A1 Organized Session: Unravelling China’s Agricultural and Rural Transformation Through Causal Models Location: Lecture Hall Panelists: Xinli Ke, Huazhong Agricultural University Xiaohua Yu, University of Göttingen Lan Fang, IAMO Research Fellow, Shaanxi Normal University Yanjun Ren, Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University Causal Models in Agricultural Economics: A Stock Taking 1: IAMO, Germany; 2: Kiel University, Germany How Video-Based Information Treatment Affects Farmers' Adoption of Drone Services in China IAMO, Germany Can Smartphone Video Extension Promote Smart Farming Technologies among Smallholder Farmers: Experimental Evidence from China Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm |
A2 Organized Session: Advanced Methodological Approaches to Land Markets: Spatial Econometrics, Agent-Based Modeling, and Behavioral Analysis Location: Lecture Hall Session Chair: Samuel Brea, IAMO Spatial Econometrics and Farmland Prices IAMO, Germany Agent-Based Modeling of Land Market Regulation IAMO, Germany Hierarchical Valuation of Rural Land Supply Huazhong Agricultural University, China Behavioral Analysis of Structural Change Perceptions IAMO, Germany |
| 2:30pm - 3:30pm |
A3 Organized Session: Challenges for Broad-Scale Implementation of Carbon Farming Location: Lecture Hall A Drop on a Hot Stone? Carbon Farming in a High-Emission Agricultural System Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Germany Monitoring of Cropland Soil Organic Carbon Changes from Space Thünen Institute, Germany Assessing Soil Organic Carbon in Croplands of Kazakhstan’s Blacksoil Belt 1: IAMO, Germany; 2: Independent Institute for Environmental Issues (UfU), Germany; 3: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HUB), Germany From Pilot Initiatives to Broader Adoption: Socio-economic and Institutional Conditions for Carbon Farming in Northern Kazakhstan 1: Independent Institute for Environmental Issues (UfU), Germany; 2: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HUB), Germany; 3: IAMO, Germany |
| 4:00pm - 5:30pm |
Special Session: Experts in Dialogue on Geoeconomics, International Agricultural Trade and WTO Location: Lecture Hall Session Chair: Thomas Heckelei, University of Bonn Experts: Gopinath Munisamy, University of Georgia Ian Sheldon, Ohio State University |
| 9:00am - 11:00am |
Plenary Session 2: Advanced Methods for Exploring Food Security, Growth, Climate Change and Environmental Issues Location: Lecture Hall Session Chair: Ivan Duric, IAMO The Use of Neural Networks to Estimate the Effect of Protection on Deforestation in the Amazon University of California, USA (Geo-)Politics and Land Use Change: A Research Agenda Uni Bonn, Germany A Proxy-Variable Input Distance Function for Multi-Output Production: Evidence on Fertilizer and Pesticide Reduction in EU Agriculture Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Czech Republic Presentation topic to be confirmed (tbc) 1: Northwest A&F University, China; 2: IAMO, Germany |
| 11:20am - 12:20pm |
A4 Organized Session: Methodologies for Analyzing Gender and Multiple Inequalities in Eastern European and Asian Agriculture Location: Lecture Hall Session Chair: Juliane Victor, IAMO What’s Important Isn’t Always Feasible: A Stakeholder-Derived Agenda for Women’s Agribusiness Upgrading in Kosovo 1: University of Milan, Italy; 2: University of Quebec, Canada Gender Role Attitudes on Climate Change Resilience International Agricultural University, Uzbekistan Neutrality as Method? Gendered and Intersectional Blind Spots in Nonprofit Organizations Ambis University, Czech Republic |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm |
A5 Organized Session: Chances and Challenges of Behavioral Experiments for Studying Farm-Level Decision Making Location: Lecture Hall Session Chair: Lena Kuhn, IAMO Farmer Preferences for Policy Support towards Drone Adoption. A Best-Worst Scaling Approach IAMO, Germany Ambiguity in Fertilizer Management: Elicitation and Identification of Key Sources University of Trento, Italy Are Farmers Algorithm-Averse? The Case of De- cision Support Tools in Crop Management University of Bonn, Germany |
| 2:30pm - 3:30pm |
A6 Organized Session: Understanding the Transformation of Agri-Food System in China from Perspective of Behavior Economics Location: Lecture Hall Session Chair: Yanjun Ren, IAMO Discussants: Lan Fang, Shaanxi Normal University, China Zhanli Sun, IAMO, Germany Fertility and Feathers: Green Agricultural Reform and Bird Biodiversity in China 1: Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China; 2: Wageningen University & Research, the Netherlands How do Neurological Indicators Influence Milk Label Preferences and Willingness to Pay? An Analysis Based on Eye-tracking and EEG Frequencies Shenyang Agricultural University, China The Effect of Environmental Concern on Consumers' Preferences for Carbon-Neutral-Labeled Dairy: Evidence from Online Surveys and Laboratory Experiments 1: Kiel University, Germany; 2: Northwest A&F University, China; 3: IAMO, Germany |
| 4:00pm - 5:30pm |
A7 Special "Flash" Session: New Methods in Agricultural Economics Location: Lecture Hall Session Chair: Antje Jantsch, IAMO Opening talk: Christoph Wunder, Martin Luther University Speakers: Lucie Maruejols, Kiel University Hugo Storm, University of Bonn Kilian Kuhla, PIK Katja Heinisch, IWH Barchynai Kimsanova, IAMO Tinoush Jamali Jaghdani, IAMO Xiaohua Yu, University of Göttingen |
| 9:00am - 10:00am |
A8 Organized Session: Advanced Methods for Agricultural Policy Assessment Across the Policy-Evidence Cycle Location: Lecture Hall Reference Price Definition Drives Inconsistent Measurement of Policy Responses to Global Price Shocks IAMO, Germany Challenges for Subnational Policy Monitoring: An Illustration for Kazakhstan IAMO, Germany Unveiling Policy Effects: Initial Meta-Analysis Findings from Empirical Research on Agricultural Policies and Sectoral Development IAMO, Germany Who Should Get the Food Dollar? Policy Impacts and Political Feasibility IAMO, Germany Anticipating Agricultural Policy Impacts with Agent-Based Simulation: Policy Assessment with AgriPoliS IAMO, Germany |
| 10:10am - 11:10am |
A9 Organized Session: Innovating Climate-Resilient Agriculture in the Western Balkans: Tools, Methods and Collaborative Approaches Location: Lecture Hall Session Chair: Daniel Mueller, IAMO Tools and Instruments ins Strengthening of the Climate Change Adaptation Capacities in Albania GIZ, Albania Use of Agri-Forecast Stations and Fertigation Systems as Adaptation Measures in Fruit Production in Albania GIZ, Germany Spatiotemporal Drought Patterns in the Western Balkans IAMO, Germany Tools and Methods for Climate-Resilient Agriculture: Integrating Digital Technologies in Agricultural Production and Agri-Environmental Management Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, North Macedonia |
| 11:30am - 1:30pm |
Moderated Panel Discussion: Turning Agricultural Economics Research into Real World Results - Experiences of Pioneers of Agricultural Economics Research in Transition Countries Location: Lecture Hall Moderator: Jens-Peter Loy, CAU Opening talk: José M. Gil, CREDA/ Polytechnic University of Catalonia Discussants: Ihtiyor Bobojonov, IAMO Stefan Bojnec, University of Primorska Sophia Davidova, University of Kent Liesbeth Dries, Wageningen University Lan Fang, Shaanxi Normal University Imre Ferto, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies Raimund Jehle, FAO (tbc) Martin Petrick, Justus Liebig University Giessen Jean Saint-Geours, World Bank |
| 1:30pm - 1:45pm |
IAMO Forum Closure Location: Lecture Hall |

