Agriculture, Economic Growth, and Structural Transformation
Workshop – Call for Papers
University of Copenhagen, Department of Economics, (Denmark)
December 12-13, 2024
Deadline to Apply: October 1, 2024
The workshop “Agriculture, Economic Growth, and Structural Transformation” will be held on 12-13. December 2024 at the University of Copenhagen (Denmark) and is planned as an in-person event. The overall theme of the workshop is the interaction between the agricultural sector and major trends in the global economy.
The workshop calls for papers covering, but not limited to:
- Causes and (macroeconomic) consequences of agricultural innovation
- Effects of climate change and weather shocks on agriculture and the wider economy
- How changes in global demand for agricultural products affect land use, economic activity, and trade
- Misallocation of inputs in agriculture
- Structural transformation in developing countries
Keynote speaker: Prof. Douglas Gollin, Tufts University (https://sites.google.com/site/douglasgollin/)
A limited budget is available upon request to cover accommodation expenses for up to two nights. The deadline to submit is October 1, 2024. Authors of selected papers will be informed by end-October.
Please submit completed papers and/or extended abstracts to: [email protected] or [email protected].
The Organizing Committee:
Casper Worm Hansen, University of Copenhagen
Asger Mose Wingender, University of Copenhagen
