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12-13 September 2024 - 1st floor MSH LISER seminar room

Workshop “The effects of environmental factors on socio-economic outcomes”

The Conference will be held on September 12-13, 2024, at LISER (Belval, Esch-sur-Alzette)

The aim of the workshop is to exchange novel evidence on the effects of environmental factors on socio-economic outcomes such as employment, health, and wellbeing. The workshop will contribute to the design of more efficient public policies addressing the potential implications of environmental factors, thus leading to better functioning labor markets and increased welfare. The workshop also features presentations by researchers who will discuss the environmental context in Luxembourg as well as its economic implications.

The workshop will last 1.5 days starting in the early afternoon of September 12 and ending in the evening of September 13.

Participation in the workshop is free. Please register by following this link: register online

TEMPORG is supported by the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) C21/SC/15647970. Learn more about TEMPORG project

Download the programme pdf

Venue: Conference Room (MSH, 1st floor), Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), Maison des Sciences Humaines, 11, Porte des Sciences, L-4366 Esch-sur-Alzette / Belval

REGISTER HERE

Preliminary Programme:

September 12


12:00 – 13:00 Welcome and lunch
13:00 – 13:45 Claire Lepault, Paris School of Economics (PSE) and CIRED
Title of the presentation: Is Urban Wastewater Treatment Effective in India? Evidence from Water Quality and Infant Mortality
13:45 – 14:30 Adrian Nieto, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research
Title of the presentation: Temperature and the Timing of Work
14:30 – 15:00 Coffee break
15:00 – 15:45 Juan Palacios, Maastricht University
Title of the presentation: Polluted Job Search: The Impact of Poor Air Quality on Reservation Wages
15:45 – 16:30 Steffen Künn, Maastricht University
Title of the presentation: Cleaner Air, Better Job Prospects? The Impact of Low Emission Zones on Job Search Outcomes
16:30 – 17:00 coffee break
17:00 – 17:45 Benteng ZOU, University of Luxembourg
Title of the presentation: Not to, or to Deploy CCS Abatement and When – a Differential Game View
17:45 – 18:30 Hélène Ollivier, Paris School of Economics
Title of the presentation: Estimating Treatment Effects of Incomplete Regulation: A New Method with Application to the EU ETS
18:30 Social dinner at Nonna Nenetta, 3 Av. du Swing, 4367 Esch-Belval Esch-sur-Alzette

September 13


9:00 – 9:45 Felix Holub, Goethe University Frankfurt
Title of the presentation: Air Quality, Knowledge Worker Performance, and Adaptation: Evidence from GitHub
9:45 – 10:30 Gabrielle Fack, Dauphine University - PSL, Laboratoire d'Economie de Dauphine (LEDa)
Title of the presentation: Certification, manipulation and competition: evidence from Energy Performance Certificates
10:30 – 11:00 coffee break
11:00 – 11:45 Juan Pablo Rud, Royal Holloway, University of London
Title of the presentation: Resource windfalls, public expenditure and local economies
11:45 – 12:30 Matteo Pinna Pintor, Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research
Title of the presentation: The impact of heat stress on labor productivity in England and Wales: Evidence from survey data
12:30 – 13:30 lunch break
13:30 - 14:15 Maria Ruiz, Luxembourg Institute of Health
Title of the presentation: The Exposome and Health: Evidence from Two Population-Based Studies in Luxembourg
14:15 – 15:00 Tom Haas, STATEC
Title of the presentation: Decoupling growth and emissions: assessment of Luxembourg’s NECP measures