Agricultural sectors, natural resources, urban and environmental management, and society more broadly are facing a range of challenges that are linked to transitioning to a sustainable future. These challenges include identifying pathways towards decarbonisation and preserving biodiversity,...

The AARES 2024 Annual Conference will explore the grand challenges that are facing the Australasian region and beyond, such as biosecurity, climate change, environmental degradation, energy system transitions, and food security. The conference will provide a forum for our Society to explore new...

The theme of the 6th Nordic conference for rural research is “Rural Truths”. These truths can relate to the present situation in the world where truth seems to be something threatened, and here research has an important role to play. But rural truths also reflect many competing ideas,...

The aim of these events is to promote the profession of agricultural and resource economics in Australia and other countries, and to foster – in all sections of the economy – interest in and understanding of the economic issues affecting primary industries, resources and the...

Proposals for presentations of research papers on any topics in the history of economics are invited.

Topics: Environmental policy; Natural resource economics; Food security and poverty; Spatial analysis; Chains and networks; Food quality and food safety; Price analysis; Agricultural policy analysis; International trade and trade policies; Consumer choices and agri-food marketing; Innovation and...

Each year, AARES organises an annual conference which is normally held in February. The aim of these events is to promote the profession of agricultural and resource economics in Australia and other countries, and to foster – in all sections of the economy – interest in and understanding of...

The seminar addresses these questions by an exchange of current ideas and knowledge related to the effect of human personal characteristics, values, rationality, attitudes, emotions, goals, cognition etc. on production and consumption decisions. Such insights are important for the advancement of...

Papers on all dimensions of the history of economics are encouraged: we welcome doctrinal, biographical, autobiographical and institutional history; both ‘rational reconstruction’ and ‘contextual’ approaches; ‘the history of economic analysis’ as well as the ‘the history of...