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  • The delayed disaster: understanding the “environmentalist paradox” – new article in The Conversation.
    “Climates are destabilising, ecosystems are degrading and yet, on a global scale, average per‑capita income, life expectancy and education levels continue to rise. This gap constitutes one of the most unsettling paradoxes in contemporary environmental debate. Exploring all explanatory factors is essential for thinking about ways to act and communicate in the age of climate change.”.

Since the 1960s, warnings about the ecological consequences of economic growth and industrialisation have multiplied. Ecosystem degradation, resource depletion, pollution, climate disruption or the breaching of planetary boundaries: many scientific studies describe dynamics that could permanently alter human living conditions.

And yet: global life expectancy is increasing, extreme poverty has receded (at least until recent crises), education levels are rising, and average per‑capita income continues its long‑term upward trend worldwide.

This gap corresponds to what researchers called, around the 2010s, the “environmentalist paradox”: how can human well‑being, measured by dominant indicators, improve while ecosystems deteriorate?

Read the article >>> (in french)

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  • The delayed disaster: understanding the “environmentalist paradox” – new article in The Conversation. “Climates are destabilising, ecosystems are degrading and yet, on a global scale, average per‑capita income, life expectancy and education levels continue to rise. This gap constitutes one of the most unsettling paradoxes in contemporary environmental debate. Exploring all explanatory factors is essential for thinking about ways to act and communicate in the age of climate change.”.

Since the 1960s, warnings about the ecological consequences of economic growth and industrialisation have multiplied. Ecosystem degradation, resource depletion, pollution, climate disruption or the breaching of planetary boundaries: many scientific studies describe dynamics that could permanently alter human living conditions.

And yet: global life expectancy is increasing, extreme poverty has receded (at least until recent crises), education levels are rising, and average per‑capita income continues its long‑term upward trend worldwide.

This gap corresponds to what researchers called, around the 2010s, the “environmentalist paradox”: how can human well‑being, measured by dominant indicators, improve while ecosystems deteriorate?

Read the article >>> (in french)

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]]> Critical Raw Materials Dependency: “Europe Is Wrong to Rely on Policies Implemented in Haste” https://www.cee-m.fr/critical-raw-materials-dependency-europe-is-wrong-to-rely-on-policies-implemented-in-haste/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:13:40 +0000 https://www.cee-m.fr/?p=17625

Europe has unveiled an ambitious plan to secure its supply of critical raw materials, which are essential for strategic industries. However, several economists have warned about the risks of a rushed approach that could fragment the European market and hinder innovation.

Published in the newspaper L'Echo, this op-ed, co-authored by Stéphane Auray (CREST-Ensai and Rennes School of Business), Federico Di Pace (ENSAI), Aude Pommeret (Université Savoie Mont Blanc and OFCE), and Francesco Ricci (CEE-M), cautions against the creation of fragmented and protected national value chains. According to the authors, such a strategy could limit innovation, increase costs, and discourage investment. The challenge, therefore, is to develop a coordinated industrial policy at the European level, based on targeted public support that facilitates market entry and learning, while avoiding the creation of long-lasting economic rents.

Read the op-ed on the L'Echo website >>> (subscription required).

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Europe has unveiled an ambitious plan to secure its supply of critical raw materials, which are essential for strategic industries. However, several economists have warned about the risks of a rushed approach that could fragment the European market and hinder innovation.

Published in the newspaper L'Echo, this op-ed, co-authored by Stéphane Auray (CREST-Ensai and Rennes School of Business), Federico Di Pace (ENSAI), Aude Pommeret (Université Savoie Mont Blanc and OFCE), and Francesco Ricci (CEE-M), cautions against the creation of fragmented and protected national value chains. According to the authors, such a strategy could limit innovation, increase costs, and discourage investment. The challenge, therefore, is to develop a coordinated industrial policy at the European level, based on targeted public support that facilitates market entry and learning, while avoiding the creation of long-lasting economic rents.

Read the op-ed on the L'Echo website >>> (subscription required).

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]]> Pesticides and health: when access to data conditions scientific proof https://www.cee-m.fr/pesticides-and-health-when-access-to-data-conditions-scientific-proof/ Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:16:08 +0000 https://www.cee-m.fr/?p=17617

Intervention by Julie Subervie (CEE‑M) at the 2026 annual conference of the Collège des Sociétés Savantes Académiques de France, held in Paris from the evening of February 4 to February 6, 2026.

Julie Subervie spoke during the scientific day titled “In the maelstrom: science, society and political choices,” which took place on February 5, in the session “Breaking the thermometer: data, truth and public knowledge at risk,” chaired by Tamara Ben Ari (INRAE, UMR Innovation).

Her presentation focused on the role of science in public debate and decision‑making, and on the interplay between political freedoms and scientific freedoms.

During her talk, Julie Subervie explained how economic and political pressures can bias or hide data concerning the health impact of pesticides.

 

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Intervention by Julie Subervie (CEE‑M) at the 2026 annual conference of the Collège des Sociétés Savantes Académiques de France, held in Paris from the evening of February 4 to February 6, 2026.

Julie Subervie spoke during the scientific day titled “In the maelstrom: science, society and political choices,” which took place on February 5, in the session “Breaking the thermometer: data, truth and public knowledge at risk,” chaired by Tamara Ben Ari (INRAE, UMR Innovation).

Her presentation focused on the role of science in public debate and decision‑making, and on the interplay between political freedoms and scientific freedoms.

During her talk, Julie Subervie explained how economic and political pressures can bias or hide data concerning the health impact of pesticides.

 

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]]> 3rd CEE-M – Xiamen University School of Economics (SOE) Joint Workshop on Environmental and Behavioral/Experimental Economics https://www.cee-m.fr/3rd-cee-m-xiamen-university-school-of-economics-soe-joint-workshop-on-environmental-and-behavioral-experimental-economics-2/ Thu, 28 May 2026 09:45:04 +0000 https://www.cee-m.fr/?p=17537

Xiamen University School of Economics (Xiamen, China) and the Center for Environmental Economics of Montpellier (Montpellier, France) agreed in 2024 to launch a collaborative program on shared research topics at the intersection of environmental economics and behavioral and experimental economics.

With this in mind, the CEE-M and the Xiamen University School of Economics (SOE) launched a joint workshop, the first edition of which took place in 2024 in Montpellier, and the second in 2025 in Xiamen.

The workshop returns to Montpellier for its third edition, to be held on June 26 and 27, 2026.

Organization and contacts: Fabien Prieur and Marc Willinger for the CEE-M, Zhi Li for Xiamen University

  • Program

Friday, June 26 2026 - Faculté de Droit et Science Politique, Amphithéâtre Pétrarque (location>>>)

08:30 – 08:45 | Coffee and Tea

08:45 – 09:00 | Welcome address

09:00 – 10:30 | Session 1

  • Stefan Ambec (TSE): Climate and industrial policy with carbon border adjustment
  • Roberta Terranova (EIEE): Forecasting the Transition: Expectation Dynamics under Climate Policy Volatility

10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee break

11:00 – 12:30 | Session 2

  • Bing Zhang (Nanjing U.): From Sensory Intuition to Digital Rationality: How Real-Time CEMS Data Disclosure Reshapes the Logic of Public Environmental Participation in China
  • Yinggang Zhou (Xiamen U.): Smog and Scholars: How Air Pollution Hinders High-Skilled Worker Productivity in China

12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch break

14:00 – 15:30 | Session 3

  • Adrien Huu Nguyen (CEE-M): Beyond the Basket: Do Socially Responsible Consumers Build Sustainable Portfolios?
  • Sebastien Pouget (TSE): An Experiment on the Stakeholder Firm: Shareholders, Consumers and Corporate Externalities

15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee break

16:00 – 18:15 | Session 4

  • Mathieu Lefebvre (BETA): Climate polices under income inequality
  • Astrid Hopfensitz (GATE): Keep it Clean! Civic Engagement for Environmental Sustainability and Norm Enforcement in the City
  • Zhi Li (Xiamen U.): Reward and Penalty Mechanisms in Leading Climate Coalition: An Experimental Investigation

19:30 | Dinner

 

Saturday, June 27 2026 - Institut de Botanique, amphi Charles Flahault (location >>>)

09:00 – 09:30 | Coffee and Tea

09:30 – 10:30 | Session 5: Keynote lecture

  • Thomas Sterner (U. of Gothenburg): Externality Shifting. Are we improving the environment or destroying it?

10:30 – 12:00 | Session 6

  • Carlos Chávez (U. de Talca): Exclusion and common pool resource management. Experimental evidence
  • Katrin Erdlenbruch (CEE-M): Managing Common Pool Resources under Catastrophic Risk: Insights from Continuous-Time Experiments

12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch break

13:30 – 15:00 | Session 7

  • Charles Figuières (AMSE): An axiomatic characterization of Rao’s quadratic entropy
  • Mengdi Liu (U. of International Business and Economics): Eyes Off the Smoke: Strategic Interdependency under Imperfect Monitoring

15:00 – 16:30 | Session 8

  • Xiaofang Dong (Xiamen U.): When the Rain Falls: Extreme Weather, Commuting,and Urban Labor Supply
  • Francesco Ricci (CEE-M): Opening mines under the risk of geoeconomicfragmentation: A real option approach

Organizers: Fabien Prieur and Marc Willinger for CEE-M, Zhi Li for Xiamen University

More information to come.

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Xiamen University School of Economics (Xiamen, China) and the Center for Environmental Economics of Montpellier (Montpellier, France) agreed in 2024 to launch a collaborative program on shared research topics at the intersection of environmental economics and behavioral and experimental economics. With this in mind, the CEE-M and the Xiamen University School of Economics (SOE) launched a joint workshop, the first edition of which took place in 2024 in Montpellier, and the second in 2025 in Xiamen. The workshop returns to Montpellier for its third edition, to be held on June 26 and 27, 2026. Organization and contacts: Fabien Prieur and Marc Willinger for the CEE-M, Zhi Li for Xiamen University

  • Program

Friday, June 26 2026 - Faculté de Droit et Science Politique, Amphithéâtre Pétrarque (location>>>) 08:30 – 08:45 | Coffee and Tea 08:45 – 09:00 | Welcome address 09:00 – 10:30 | Session 1
  • Stefan Ambec (TSE): Climate and industrial policy with carbon border adjustment
  • Roberta Terranova (EIEE): Forecasting the Transition: Expectation Dynamics under Climate Policy Volatility
10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee break 11:00 – 12:30 | Session 2
  • Bing Zhang (Nanjing U.): From Sensory Intuition to Digital Rationality: How Real-Time CEMS Data Disclosure Reshapes the Logic of Public Environmental Participation in China
  • Yinggang Zhou (Xiamen U.): Smog and Scholars: How Air Pollution Hinders High-Skilled Worker Productivity in China
12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch break 14:00 – 15:30 | Session 3
  • Adrien Huu Nguyen (CEE-M): Beyond the Basket: Do Socially Responsible Consumers Build Sustainable Portfolios?
  • Sebastien Pouget (TSE): An Experiment on the Stakeholder Firm: Shareholders, Consumers and Corporate Externalities
15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee break 16:00 – 18:15 | Session 4
  • Mathieu Lefebvre (BETA): Climate polices under income inequality
  • Astrid Hopfensitz (GATE): Keep it Clean! Civic Engagement for Environmental Sustainability and Norm Enforcement in the City
  • Zhi Li (Xiamen U.): Reward and Penalty Mechanisms in Leading Climate Coalition: An Experimental Investigation
19:30 | Dinner   Saturday, June 27 2026 - Institut de Botanique, amphi Charles Flahault (location >>>) 09:00 – 09:30 | Coffee and Tea 09:30 – 10:30 | Session 5: Keynote lecture
  • Thomas Sterner (U. of Gothenburg): Externality Shifting. Are we improving the environment or destroying it?
10:30 – 12:00 | Session 6
  • Carlos Chávez (U. de Talca): Exclusion and common pool resource management. Experimental evidence
  • Katrin Erdlenbruch (CEE-M): Managing Common Pool Resources under Catastrophic Risk: Insights from Continuous-Time Experiments
12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch break 13:30 – 15:00 | Session 7
  • Charles Figuières (AMSE): An axiomatic characterization of Rao’s quadratic entropy
  • Mengdi Liu (U. of International Business and Economics): Eyes Off the Smoke: Strategic Interdependency under Imperfect Monitoring
15:00 – 16:30 | Session 8
  • Xiaofang Dong (Xiamen U.): When the Rain Falls: Extreme Weather, Commuting,and Urban Labor Supply
  • Francesco Ricci (CEE-M): Opening mines under the risk of geoeconomicfragmentation: A real option approach
Organizers: Fabien Prieur and Marc Willinger for CEE-M, Zhi Li for Xiamen University
More information to come.

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]]> The CEE-M is organizing the annual FAST 2026 meeting on June 11 and 12, 2026 https://www.cee-m.fr/the-cee-m-is-organizing-the-annual-fast-2026-meeting-on-june-11-and-12-2026/ Wed, 27 May 2026 16:06:56 +0000 https://www.cee-m.fr/?p=17579

  • The FAST project, winner of the Priority Research Programme “Cultivating and Protecting Differently”, is coordinated by Julie Subervie, Director of the Montpellier Center for Environmental Economics (CEE-M).

    The ambition of the FAST project is to provide a theoretical framework and robust empirical evidence on the effectiveness of public policies aimed at fostering a large-scale transition toward pesticide-free agriculture. To achieve this, the project relies on innovative methodologies combining laboratory and field experiments, action-research approaches, and large-scale simulation models.

    It brings together a multidisciplinary community of researchers in economics, sociology, law, and management sciences around a common objective: supporting the transition toward a sustainable reduction in pesticide use.

    Launched in January 2021, the project will conclude at the end of 2026. The 2026 annual meeting therefore represents the final annual meeting organized within the framework of the project before the concluding phase dedicated to presenting and disseminating the project’s results.

    The 2026 edition of the meeting will be structured around two highlights:

    The first day will be dedicated to presenting the latest research findings from the project’s different work packages, followed by a cross-cutting synthesis of the work carried out within each of these areas.

    The second day will focus on developing an overall synthesis of the project in preparation for its final dissemination scheduled for the first half of 2027.

    To enrich the discussions and provide broader perspectives on the work accomplished, three external keynote contributors will participate during the second day:

    Their complementary perspectives will help open discussions on the scientific, operational, and policy implications of the results produced within the FAST project.

    Program >>>

    Practical Information

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  • The FAST project, winner of the Priority Research Programme “Cultivating and Protecting Differently”, is coordinated by Julie Subervie, Director of the Montpellier Center for Environmental Economics (CEE-M).

    The ambition of the FAST project is to provide a theoretical framework and robust empirical evidence on the effectiveness of public policies aimed at fostering a large-scale transition toward pesticide-free agriculture. To achieve this, the project relies on innovative methodologies combining laboratory and field experiments, action-research approaches, and large-scale simulation models.

    It brings together a multidisciplinary community of researchers in economics, sociology, law, and management sciences around a common objective: supporting the transition toward a sustainable reduction in pesticide use.

    Launched in January 2021, the project will conclude at the end of 2026. The 2026 annual meeting therefore represents the final annual meeting organized within the framework of the project before the concluding phase dedicated to presenting and disseminating the project’s results.

    The 2026 edition of the meeting will be structured around two highlights:

    The first day will be dedicated to presenting the latest research findings from the project’s different work packages, followed by a cross-cutting synthesis of the work carried out within each of these areas.

    The second day will focus on developing an overall synthesis of the project in preparation for its final dissemination scheduled for the first half of 2027.

    To enrich the discussions and provide broader perspectives on the work accomplished, three external keynote contributors will participate during the second day:

    Their complementary perspectives will help open discussions on the scientific, operational, and policy implications of the results produced within the FAST project.

    Program >>>

    Practical Information

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]]> Workshop LOBBIES : the Economic Role of LOBBIES, May 21 and 22 in Montpellier https://www.cee-m.fr/workshop-lobbies-the-economic-role-of-lobbies-21-et-22-mai-a-montpellier/ Mon, 18 May 2026 15:33:38 +0000 https://www.cee-m.fr/?p=17546

Workshop organized as part of the ANR Lobbies project: Industries and Lobbies: Obstacles or Drivers of the Energy Transition.

This project is led by the CEE-M, the Paris School of Economics (PSE), the Toulouse School of Economics (TSE), and the Center for Industrial Economics (CERNA), and is coordinated by Mireille Chiroleu-Assouline (PSE).

The workshop will take place at the Faculty of Economics, Av. Raymond Dugrand – Richter Campus, Lecture Hall C003.

  • Standard presentations (35-minute presentations followed by 10 minutes of discussion) and blitz presentations (20-minute presentations with limited time for questions) will alternate to address the issues studied within the framework of this research project.

Programme :

  • Thursday, May 21

08h30 – 09h00 Welcome

09h00 – 10h30 Plenary session 1

  • Marco Catola (Univ. of Pisa) and Cecilia Vergari (Univ. of Pisa) “Lobbying as an Entry Barrier” (Standard presentation)
  • Benjamin Leffel (Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas) and Thomas Lyon (Univ. Michigan–Ann Arbor) “Dirty Opposition, Clean Support in Global Corporate Climate Lobbying” (Standard presentation)

10h30 – 11h00 Coffee

11h00 – 12h30 Plenary session 2

  •  Liam Lods (Toulouse School of Economics) and David Martimort (Toulouse School of Economics) “Regulating the Stakeholders’ Firm” (Standard presentation)
  •  Houda Hafidi (Aix-Marseille School of Economics) “Climate Lobbying and Green Voting in the European Parliament: Evidence from Roll-Call Votes”
  • (Standard presentation)

12h30 – 14h30 Lunch

14h30 – 16h00 Plenary session 3

  •  Yann Bramoullé (Aix-Marseille School of Economics), Charles Figuières (Aix-Marseille School of Economics) and Mathis Preti (Aix-Marseille School of Economics) “Diversion Research” (Standard presentation)
  •  Patrick González (Univ. Laval) "A Contest of Beliefs: Lobbying with Endogenous Information" (Blitz presentation)
  • Pierre Fleckinger (Mines Paris – PSL Univ.), Matthieu Glachant (Mines Paris – PSL Univ.) and Aude Pommeret (Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc) “The economics of greenhushing” (Blitz presentation)

16h00 – 16h30 Coffee

16h30 – 18h00 Plenary session 4

  •  Olivier Beaumais (Univ. Rouen), Dorothée Charlier (Univ. Savoie Mont-Blanc), Olivier Gergaud (KEDGE Business School) and Rosanne Logeart (Paris School of Economics) " Generative AI and the Environment: Perceptions, Trust and Behavior of the French” (Standard presentation)
  •  Mireille Chiroleu-Assouline (Paris School of Economics) and Thomas Lyon (Univ. Michigan–Ann Arbor) “Understanding the Links between CSR and Corporate Lobbying” (Standard presentation)

20h00 – 22h00 Dinner

 

  • Friday, May 22

09h00 – 10h30 Plenary session 5

  • Dorothée Brécard (Univ. Toulon) "Green skepticism, competition, and welfare in vertically differentiated markets” (Standard presentation)
  •  Guillaume Cheikbossian (Univ. Montpellier) and Miao Dai (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Tinbergen Institute) "Indirect and direct lobbying on international trade in waste" (Standard presentation)

10h30 – 11h00 Coffee

11h00 – 12h30 Plenary session 6

  • Rick Harbaugh  Indiana Univ. Bloomington), Thomas Lyon (Univ. Michigan–Ann Arbor) and John Maxwell (Indiana Univ. Kelley School of Business) “Electoral Competition, Polarization, and the Limits of Outside Lobbying: A Cheap Talk Approach” (Standard presentation)
  •  Philippe Bontems (Toulouse School of Economics) and David Martimort (Toulouse School of Economics) “Climate Agreements for Sale” (Blitz presentation)
  •  Mouez Fodha (Paris School of Economics), Fabien Prieur (Univ. Montpellier) and Francesco Ricci (Univ. Montpellier) "To Recycle or not to Recycle, that is the Question" (Blitz presentation)

 12h30 – 14h30 Lunch

14h30 – 15h45 Plenary session 7

  •  Fabien Prieur (Univ. Montpellier) “Strategic fossil expansion and the timing of the energy transition” (Standard presentation)
  •  Dorothée Brécard (Univ. Toulon) and Mireille Chiroleu-Assouline (Paris School of Economics) "Blocking Green: Agenda-Setting, Media Salience, and the Political Economy of Environmental Taxation". (Blitz presentation)

 

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Workshop organized as part of the ANR Lobbies project: Industries and Lobbies: Obstacles or Drivers of the Energy Transition. This project is led by the CEE-M, the Paris School of Economics (PSE), the Toulouse School of Economics (TSE), and the Center for Industrial Economics (CERNA), and is coordinated by Mireille Chiroleu-Assouline (PSE). The workshop will take place at the Faculty of Economics, Av. Raymond Dugrand – Richter Campus, Lecture Hall C003.
  • Standard presentations (35-minute presentations followed by 10 minutes of discussion) and blitz presentations (20-minute presentations with limited time for questions) will alternate to address the issues studied within the framework of this research project.

Programme :

  • Thursday, May 21
08h30 – 09h00 Welcome 09h00 – 10h30 Plenary session 1
  • Marco Catola (Univ. of Pisa) and Cecilia Vergari (Univ. of Pisa) “Lobbying as an Entry Barrier” (Standard presentation)
  • Benjamin Leffel (Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas) and Thomas Lyon (Univ. Michigan–Ann Arbor) “Dirty Opposition, Clean Support in Global Corporate Climate Lobbying” (Standard presentation)
10h30 – 11h00 Coffee 11h00 – 12h30 Plenary session 2
  •  Liam Lods (Toulouse School of Economics) and David Martimort (Toulouse School of Economics) “Regulating the Stakeholders’ Firm” (Standard presentation)
  •  Houda Hafidi (Aix-Marseille School of Economics) “Climate Lobbying and Green Voting in the European Parliament: Evidence from Roll-Call Votes”
  • (Standard presentation)
12h30 – 14h30 Lunch 14h30 – 16h00 Plenary session 3
  •  Yann Bramoullé (Aix-Marseille School of Economics), Charles Figuières (Aix-Marseille School of Economics) and Mathis Preti (Aix-Marseille School of Economics) “Diversion Research” (Standard presentation)
  •  Patrick González (Univ. Laval) "A Contest of Beliefs: Lobbying with Endogenous Information" (Blitz presentation)
  • Pierre Fleckinger (Mines Paris – PSL Univ.), Matthieu Glachant (Mines Paris – PSL Univ.) and Aude Pommeret (Univ. Savoie Mont Blanc) “The economics of greenhushing” (Blitz presentation)
16h00 – 16h30 Coffee 16h30 – 18h00 Plenary session 4
  •  Olivier Beaumais (Univ. Rouen), Dorothée Charlier (Univ. Savoie Mont-Blanc), Olivier Gergaud (KEDGE Business School) and Rosanne Logeart (Paris School of Economics) " Generative AI and the Environment: Perceptions, Trust and Behavior of the French” (Standard presentation)
  •  Mireille Chiroleu-Assouline (Paris School of Economics) and Thomas Lyon (Univ. Michigan–Ann Arbor) “Understanding the Links between CSR and Corporate Lobbying” (Standard presentation)
20h00 – 22h00 Dinner  
  • Friday, May 22
09h00 – 10h30 Plenary session 5
  • Dorothée Brécard (Univ. Toulon) "Green skepticism, competition, and welfare in vertically differentiated markets” (Standard presentation)
  •  Guillaume Cheikbossian (Univ. Montpellier) and Miao Dai (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Tinbergen Institute) "Indirect and direct lobbying on international trade in waste" (Standard presentation)
10h30 – 11h00 Coffee 11h00 – 12h30 Plenary session 6
  • Rick Harbaugh  Indiana Univ. Bloomington), Thomas Lyon (Univ. Michigan–Ann Arbor) and John Maxwell (Indiana Univ. Kelley School of Business) “Electoral Competition, Polarization, and the Limits of Outside Lobbying: A Cheap Talk Approach” (Standard presentation)
  •  Philippe Bontems (Toulouse School of Economics) and David Martimort (Toulouse School of Economics) “Climate Agreements for Sale” (Blitz presentation)
  •  Mouez Fodha (Paris School of Economics), Fabien Prieur (Univ. Montpellier) and Francesco Ricci (Univ. Montpellier) "To Recycle or not to Recycle, that is the Question" (Blitz presentation)
 12h30 – 14h30 Lunch 14h30 – 15h45 Plenary session 7
  •  Fabien Prieur (Univ. Montpellier) “Strategic fossil expansion and the timing of the energy transition” (Standard presentation)
  •  Dorothée Brécard (Univ. Toulon) and Mireille Chiroleu-Assouline (Paris School of Economics) "Blocking Green: Agenda-Setting, Media Salience, and the Political Economy of Environmental Taxation". (Blitz presentation)
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]]> Training Teachers to Educate a New Generation of Environmental Citizens https://www.cee-m.fr/training-teachers-to-educate-a-new-generation-of-environmental-citizens/ Mon, 11 May 2026 15:55:37 +0000 https://www.cee-m.fr/?p=17521

The team responsible for conducting the project “Training Teachers to Educate a New Generation of Environmental Citizens: A Randomized Evaluation of the CLIMASCO Program”, selected through the call launched by the IDEE program and the Office for Climate Education (OCE), includes two members from CEE-M.

Climate change education (CCE) is increasingly regarded as a central lever of public policy to prepare younger generations to face the environmental transition. However, rigorous causal evidence remains limited regarding how to design school programs that are both effective and easily scalable, particularly when teachers face practical, pedagogical, and contextual constraints in their implementation.

The project Training Teachers to Educate a New Generation of Environmental Citizens: A Randomized Evaluation of the CLIMASCO Program focuses on evaluating professional development initiatives implemented as part of the CLIMASCO project to strengthen climate change education and ecological transition education in France.

The project will test different approaches aimed at strengthening climate change education in French middle schools, analyze how these interventions influence teachers’ knowledge, their sense of self-efficacy, and their pedagogical practices, and assess whether these changes translate into improvements in students’ climate literacy, support for climate policies, and pro-environmental behaviors — including through their educational orientation choices — as well as potential spillover effects within schools. Variations in the intensity, nature, and cost of the interventions will make it possible to compare their cost-effectiveness.

The research team responsible for conducting this project is composed of Simon Briole  (Université de Montpellier, CEE-M), Carlo Barone (Sciences Po Paris), Coralie Chevallier (École Normale Supérieure-PSL), Nina Guyon (Paris School of Economics, École Normale Supérieure-PSL, Institut des Politiques Publiques), and Emmanuelle Lavaine (Université de Montpellier, CEE-M).

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The team responsible for conducting the project “Training Teachers to Educate a New Generation of Environmental Citizens: A Randomized Evaluation of the CLIMASCO Program”, selected through the call launched by the IDEE program and the Office for Climate Education (OCE), includes two members from CEE-M.

Climate change education (CCE) is increasingly regarded as a central lever of public policy to prepare younger generations to face the environmental transition. However, rigorous causal evidence remains limited regarding how to design school programs that are both effective and easily scalable, particularly when teachers face practical, pedagogical, and contextual constraints in their implementation.

The project Training Teachers to Educate a New Generation of Environmental Citizens: A Randomized Evaluation of the CLIMASCO Program focuses on evaluating professional development initiatives implemented as part of the CLIMASCO project to strengthen climate change education and ecological transition education in France.

The project will test different approaches aimed at strengthening climate change education in French middle schools, analyze how these interventions influence teachers’ knowledge, their sense of self-efficacy, and their pedagogical practices, and assess whether these changes translate into improvements in students’ climate literacy, support for climate policies, and pro-environmental behaviors — including through their educational orientation choices — as well as potential spillover effects within schools. Variations in the intensity, nature, and cost of the interventions will make it possible to compare their cost-effectiveness.

The research team responsible for conducting this project is composed of Simon Briole  (Université de Montpellier, CEE-M), Carlo Barone (Sciences Po Paris), Coralie Chevallier (École Normale Supérieure-PSL), Nina Guyon (Paris School of Economics, École Normale Supérieure-PSL, Institut des Politiques Publiques), and Emmanuelle Lavaine (Université de Montpellier, CEE-M).

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]]> Phd opportunity : Decision in motion: posture, locomotion, and economic behavior. https://www.cee-m.fr/phd-opportunity-decision-en-mouvement-posture-locomotion-et-comportements-economiques/ Tue, 05 May 2026 14:06:58 +0000 https://www.cee-m.fr/?p=17498

Le Centre d’Economie de l’Environnement de Montpellier (CEE-M), offer a Phd opportunity  : "Decision in motion: posture, locomotion, and economic behavior"

The project is structured around three sets of research questions corresponding to the main dimensions of economic decision-making. The first focuses on individual preferences, examining how posture and movement affect risk attitudes, ambiguity aversion, and intertemporal preferences. The second addresses social preferences, analyzing the impact of bodily engagement on altruism, cooperation, trust, and coordination dynamics. The third examines the depth of strategic reasoning, exploring how movement influences iterative reasoning processes and the trade-off between motor demands and cognitive resources. Overall, the project aims to test the robustness of core findings in experimental economics by explicitly incorporating the bodily dimension of decision-making, and to identify the cognitive and physiological mechanisms underlying decision-making in motion.

  • Application deadline : june 27th, 2026.
  • Starting date :  october, 1st, 2026
  • Duration : 36 month

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Le Centre d’Economie de l’Environnement de Montpellier (CEE-M), offer a Phd opportunity  : "Decision in motion: posture, locomotion, and economic behavior" The project is structured around three sets of research questions corresponding to the main dimensions of economic decision-making. The first focuses on individual preferences, examining how posture and movement affect risk attitudes, ambiguity aversion, and intertemporal preferences. The second addresses social preferences, analyzing the impact of bodily engagement on altruism, cooperation, trust, and coordination dynamics. The third examines the depth of strategic reasoning, exploring how movement influences iterative reasoning processes and the trade-off between motor demands and cognitive resources. Overall, the project aims to test the robustness of core findings in experimental economics by explicitly incorporating the bodily dimension of decision-making, and to identify the cognitive and physiological mechanisms underlying decision-making in motion.
  • Application deadline : june 27th, 2026.
  • Starting date :  october, 1st, 2026
  • Duration : 36 month

Contacts

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]]> Contribution of the CEE-M to the training course “Tackling Current Challenges in Ecology: Novel Tools and Technologies – Applications to Invasion Science” https://www.cee-m.fr/contribution-of-the-cee-m-to-the-training-course-tackling-current-challenges-in-ecology-novel-tools-and-technologies-applications-to-invasion-science/ Mon, 04 May 2026 13:20:17 +0000 https://www.cee-m.fr/?p=17489

The Centre d’Économie de l’Environnement de Montpellier (CEE-M) is actively involved in this training alongside BIOPOLIS-CIBIO and several partner institutions, contributing in particular to the teaching of economic approaches to the management of biological invasions.

In the face of the growing impact of biological invasions—recognized as a major driver of biodiversity loss and ecosystem change—this course offers a multidisciplinary approach combining theoretical and practical sessions. Participants will be trained in remote sensing and Earth observation tools, invasive species modelling, indicators for management and reporting, as well as economic tools for management.

Aimed at PhD students, researchers, and anyone interested in strengthening their skills in this field, the course will host a maximum of 15 participants.

Applications are now open for the advanced course which will take place from 6 to 9 July 2026 at BIOPOLIS-CIBIO, in Vairão, Portugal

📅 6–9 juillet 2026
📍 BIOPOLIS-CIBIO, Vairão (Portugal)
📌 Date limite de candidature : 22 mai 2026

Dans le cadre du projet EcoInvasionS, 5 places sont spécifiquement réservées à des étudiants (Master, doctorat) et post-doctorants de Montpellier. Ces places bénéficient d’une prise en charge complète (inscription, transport et hébergement)

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The Centre d’Économie de l’Environnement de Montpellier (CEE-M) is actively involved in this training alongside BIOPOLIS-CIBIO and several partner institutions, contributing in particular to the teaching of economic approaches to the management of biological invasions. In the face of the growing impact of biological invasions—recognized as a major driver of biodiversity loss and ecosystem change—this course offers a multidisciplinary approach combining theoretical and practical sessions. Participants will be trained in remote sensing and Earth observation tools, invasive species modelling, indicators for management and reporting, as well as economic tools for management. Aimed at PhD students, researchers, and anyone interested in strengthening their skills in this field, the course will host a maximum of 15 participants. Applications are now open for the advanced course which will take place from 6 to 9 July 2026 at BIOPOLIS-CIBIO, in Vairão, Portugal 📅 6–9 juillet 2026 📍 BIOPOLIS-CIBIO, Vairão (Portugal) 📌 Date limite de candidature : 22 mai 2026 Dans le cadre du projet EcoInvasionS, 5 places sont spécifiquement réservées à des étudiants (Master, doctorat) et post-doctorants de Montpellier. Ces places bénéficient d’une prise en charge complète (inscription, transport et hébergement) 👉 More information, program and applications

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]]> “Reducing Pesticides: What Economic Consequences for the Agri-Food Sectors?”: New Article in The Conversation https://www.cee-m.fr/reducing-pesticides-what-economic-consequences-for-the-agri-food-sectors-new-article-in-the-conversation/ Sat, 02 May 2026 10:39:53 +0000 https://www.cee-m.fr/?p=17572

  • Pesticide taxes, the spread of agroecological practices, bans on importing products grown with pesticides that are not authorized in France… There are many possible ways to significantly reduce pesticide use, but they do not all have the same expected effects on crop yields and farmers’ incomes.

For nearly twenty years, France has been seeking to reduce pesticide use through a series of measures and plans that have so far failed to achieve their initial objectives. Reducing pesticide use remains a priority because recent scientific research increasingly confirms the harmful impacts of pesticides on both human health and biodiversity. In addition, the effectiveness of pesticides can decline over time, while climate change tends to increase their use. But can France achieve a significant reduction in pesticide use without harming the agri-food sectors?

An article written by Julie Subervie (Research Director at INRAE, CEE-M), Alexandre Gohin (INRAE, SMART), Jean-Noël Aubertot (INRAE, AGIR), and Raja Chakir (INRAE, PSAE).

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  • Pesticide taxes, the spread of agroecological practices, bans on importing products grown with pesticides that are not authorized in France… There are many possible ways to significantly reduce pesticide use, but they do not all have the same expected effects on crop yields and farmers’ incomes.

For nearly twenty years, France has been seeking to reduce pesticide use through a series of measures and plans that have so far failed to achieve their initial objectives. Reducing pesticide use remains a priority because recent scientific research increasingly confirms the harmful impacts of pesticides on both human health and biodiversity. In addition, the effectiveness of pesticides can decline over time, while climate change tends to increase their use. But can France achieve a significant reduction in pesticide use without harming the agri-food sectors?

An article written by Julie Subervie (Research Director at INRAE, CEE-M), Alexandre Gohin (INRAE, SMART), Jean-Noël Aubertot (INRAE, AGIR), and Raja Chakir (INRAE, PSAE).

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