Seminars and Brown Bags
The exchange of intellectual ideas and challenges through a seminar series is a strong asset to the development of state-of-the-art research. The Department of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology (REES) Seminar Series brings together some of the experts in agricultural, resource, and environmental economics, as well as the sociology of environment, food, and natural resources. We will be having regular seminars throughout the Fall and Winter semesters.
Brown Bag workshops are generally held on Thursdays from 3:30 – 4:30 pm. Seminars are generally held on Fridays from 3:30 – 5:00 pm. All seminars and lectures take place in Room 550 General Services Building.
For seminar inquiries, please contact Scientific Coordinators: Philippe Marcoul (marcoul@ualberta.ca).
For administrative inquiries, please contact: Christie Nohos (christie.nohos@ualberta.ca)
Seminars and Brown Bag Workshops 2023
26/10/2023 at 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Title: TBD Speaker: Xiaoli Fan, Assistant Professor, Department of REES, University of Alberta Date: Thursday, October 26, 2023 Time: 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Location: GSB 550 Abstract: TBD Read more.
REES Department Seminar: Dr. Brendon Andrews, University of Alberta - Friday, October 20, 2023
20/10/2023 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: Physician Quality and the Flexner Report of 1910 Speaker: Dr. Brendon Andrews, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Alberta Date: Friday, October 20, 2023 Time: 3:30 – 5:00 PM... Read more.
REES Department Seminar: Dr. Dana Andersen, University of Alberta - Friday, October 6, 2023
06/10/2023 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: The Unintended Environmental Consequences of Investment Stimulus Policy Speaker: Dr. Dana Andersen, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Alberta Date: Friday, October 6, 2023 Time: 3:30 – 5:00 PM... Read more.
REES Brown Bag Seminar: Dr. Sven Anders, University of Alberta - Thursday, September 28, 2023
28/09/2023 at 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Title: Public Support for Carbon Removal and the Issue of Cross-border Transport of CO2 Speaker: Sven Anders, Professor, Department of REES, University of Alberta Date: Thursday, September 28, 2023 Time:... Read more.
REES Visiting Speaker Seminar: Dr. Katherine Wagner, UBC, Department of Economics
19/05/2023 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: Technology Lock-in and Optimal Carbon Pricing Speaker: Dr. Katherine Wagner, University of British Columbia, Department of Economics Date: Friday, May 19, 2023 Time: 3:30 - 5:00 PM Location: 550... Read more.
REES Visiting Speaker Seminar: Dr. Martin Smith, Duke University. Friday, May 12, 2023
12/05/2023 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: The economics of delaying the inevitable at the coast Speaker: Dr. Martin Smith, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA Date: Friday, May 12, 2023 Time: 3:30 - 5:00 PM Location:... Read more.
REES Brown Bag Seminar: Jiansong Xu, Thursday, May 4, 2023
04/05/2023 at 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Title: The adoption of semidwarf wheat and the associated N2O emissions Speaker: Jiansong Xu, PhD student, Department of REES Date: Thursday, May 4, 2023 Location: 550 General Services Building Time:... Read more.
REES Visiting Speaker Seminar: Dr. Emily Kennedy, Friday, March 24, 2023
24/03/2023 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: Eco-types: Five Ways of Caring About the Environment Speaker: Dr. Emily Kennedy Date: Friday, March 24, 2023 Time: 3:30 - 5:00 pm Location: 550 General Services Building This seminar... Read more.
REES Visiting Speaker: Dr. David Brown, University of Alberta. Friday, March 10, 2023
10/03/2023 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: Centralized vs Decentralized Demand Response: Evidence from a Field Experiment" (joint with Megan Bailey, Blake Shaffer, and Frank Wolak) Speaker: Dr. David Brown, University of Alberta, Department of Economics... Read more.
REES Department Seminar: Dr. Brent Swallow, Friday, February 17, 2023
17/02/2023 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: Building community capacity for development in rural Tanzania Speaker: Dr. Brent Swallow, Department of Resource Economics & Environmental Sociology, U of A Date: Friday, February 17, 2023 Time: 3:30... Read more.
REES Brown Bag Seminar: Jerico Fiestas Flores, Thursday, January 26, 2023
26/01/2023 at 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Title: COVID-19 and the Amazon rainforest: How the pandemic has affected deforestation? Speaker: Jerico Fiestas Flores, University of Alberta, Department of Resource Economics & Environmental Sociology Date: Thursday, January 26. 2023 Time:... Read more.
REES Department Seminar: Kevin Jones and Sarah DeLano, Friday, January 20, 2023
20/01/2023 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: Experiments in Citizenship: Belonging and Sustainability in Edmonton’s Green Spaces Speaker: Kevin Jones and Sarah DeLano Paper Authors: Kevin Jones, U of A; Department of REES Sarah DeLano U... Read more.
REES Visiting Speaker: Dr. Bruno Nkuyia, University of Alberta. Friday, January 13, 2023
13/01/2023 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: Stochastic growth and regime shift risk in renewable resource management (Joint with Florian Diekert) Speaker: Dr. Bruno Nkuyia Date: Friday, January 13, 2023 Time: 3:30 - 5:00 PM Location:... Read more.
REES Visiting Speaker: Dr. Derek Brewin, Friday December 2, 2022
02/12/2022 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: Economic Problems in Crop Rotation Choices Speaker: Dr. Derek Brewin, University of Manitoba, Department of Agribusiness & Agricultural Economics, Winnipeg Date: Friday, December 2, 2022 Time: 3:30 - 5:00... Read more.
A REES/Sustainability Council Seminar: Does coffee have a future?
01/12/2022 at 3:45 pm - 6:15 pm
A REES/Sustainability Council Seminar Title: Does coffee have a future? Start time: 3:45 pm Speakers: Madiha Nawaz, Rainforest Alliance, Manager, Environmental Markets Innovation, Washington, DC. David Crosby, Rosso Coffee Roasters,... Read more.
REES Department Seminar - Dr. Douglas Mugabe - Friday, November 18, 2022
18/11/2022 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: Real option investments and exercise timing: Lessons from the US shale gas industry Speaker: Dr. Douglas Mugabe, University of Alberta, Department of Resource Economics & Environmental Sociology Date: Friday,... Read more.
REES Visiting Speaker: Dr. Kira Pronin, Thursday, October 27, 2022
27/10/2022 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: Futures Markets in the Management of Common Pool Fisheries Speaker: Dr. Kira Pronin, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Economics Date: Thursday October 27, 2022 Time: 3:30 - 5:00 pm... Read more.
REES Visiting Speaker Seminar: Dr. Shahidul Islam, Friday, October 21, 2022
21/10/2022 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: Fifty Years of Agricultural Development in Bangladesh Speaker: Dr. Shahidul Islam, Associate Professor of Economics, MacEwan University Date: Friday, October 21, 2022 Location: 550 General Services Building This seminar... Read more.
REES Visiting Speaker Seminar: Dr. John Janmaat, Thursday, October 20, 2022
20/10/2022 at 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: Trading Opportunity for Success: A Choice Experiment with Resident Hunters in British Columbia Speaker: Dr. John Janmaat, Department of Economics, Philosophy and Political Science, The University of British Columbia... Read more.
REES Department Seminar - Dr. Peter Boxall, Friday, October 7, 2022
07/10/2022 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: Information Rents in Reverse Auctions using Uniform and Discriminatory Pricing: Experimental and Field Evidence Speaker: Dr. Peter Boxall, University of Alberta, Department of Resource Economics & Environmental Sociology Date: Friday,... Read more.
REES Visiting Speaker: Dr. Corinne Langinier
23/09/2022 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Title: Green patents in Oligopolistic Market with Green Consumers Speaker: Dr. Corinne Langinier, University of Alberta, Department of Economics Date: Friday, September 23, 2022 Time: 3:30 - 5:00 PM Location:... Read more.
REES Brown Bag Seminar: Edoardo Maria Pelli
26/05/2022 at 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Join Zoom Meeting https://ualberta-ca.zoom.us/j/96730471265?pwd=TU9wY3I0bVg1bEp1UXoyTFozeG9wZz09 Meeting ID: 967 3047 1265 Passcode: 986014 Speaker: Edoardo Maria Pelli, PhD Candidate, Technical University of Munich, Germany, Visiting PhD, Department of Resource Economics & Environmental Sociology Title:... Read more.
REES Department Seminar - Jennifer Winter, Friday, April 29, 2022
29/04/2022 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Speaker: Jennifer Winter (PhD), University of Calgary Title: Environmental Taxes and Energy Poverty in Canada This session has ended. Watch the recorded session below. https://youtu.be/9Nrc_u3tUaE Read more.
REES Department Seminar - David Tindall, Friday, April 22, 2022
22/04/2022 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Speaker: David Tindall (PhD), UBC Title: "Explaining Perceived Influence in Climate Change Policy Networks: The Canada Case" Join Zoom Meeting https://ualberta-ca.zoom.us/j/93103367636?pwd=NW5SWnJzSXgxbHBrWVA4d1cyRk1jQT09 Meeting ID: 931 0336 7636 Passcode: 340049 Abstract: Anthropogenic... Read more.
REES Department Seminar - Sandeep Mohapatra, Friday March 25, 2022
25/03/2022 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Speaker: Sandeep Mohapatra, PhD Title: Identity economics and Intra-household Bargaining Abstract: We study the impact of an increase in married women’s incomes on their “say” over household decision-making (i.e. bargaining power). Using... Read more.
REES Department Seminar - Tsegaye Ginbo, Friday, March 18, 2022
18/03/2022 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Speaker: Tsegaye Ginbo, PDF, University of Alberta, Department of Resource Economics & Environmental Sociology Title: Intra-Household risk perceptions and climate change adaptations in sub-Saharan Africa Abstract: We study the effects of... Read more.
REES Brown Bag Seminar: Gordon Gow, Thursday, March 3, 2022
03/03/2022 at 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Speaker: Gordon Gow, University of Alberta, Faculty of Arts, Sociology Department. Title: Cultivating Digital Habitats for Agricultural Communities of Practice: Introducing a technology stewardship training program in Sri Lanka and... Read more.
REES Department Seminar: Dr. Debra Davidson
11/02/2022 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Speaker: Dr. Debra Davidson, University of Alberta, Faculty of ALES, Resource Economics & Environmental Sociology Title: Feeling climate: exploring emotional pathways to climate action and inaction Abstract TBA Location: 640... Read more.
REES Department Seminar: Dr. Philippe Marcoul
28/01/2022 at 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Speaker: Dr. Philippe Marcoul, University of Alberta, Faculty of ALES, Resource Economics & Environmental Sociology Title: The Aggregate Consequences of the Lay System in Fisheries Abstract TBA Location: 640 General... Read more.
REES Brown Bag Speaker: Dr. Bruno Wichmann
20/01/2022 at 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Speaker: Dr Bruno Wichmann, University of Alberta, Faculty of ALES, Resource Economics & Environmental Sociology. Title: "Using machine learning to estimate cross-patient spillover effects of disease-specific interventions", by Bruno Wichmann... Read more.