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Postdoctoral positions at Charles University

Charles University has opened a call for applications for 10 postdoctoral mobility research positions. Researchers will spend 24 months at Charles University and 3-6 months in another institution in Prague. Positions will be part of the project Charles University Programme for Sustainable Goals, Training, Openness and Novelty in Research (CHARLESTON), financed by the European Commission’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions. Applications for the first round should be submitted before 31 May 2025, 14:00 UCT +1. See the applications details.

2025 EAERE Conference

Several participants to the GEOCEP project will present a paper to the forthcoming European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists in Bergen (Norway), 16-19 July 2025. 

2025 Prague Conference 

The 27th Annual Conference on Environmental Economics, Policy and International Environmental Relations will be held at Prague University of Economics and Business on 28 November 2025. This conference will showcase papers in environmental economics and policy. Deadline for abstracts: 12 September 2025. See the call for abstracts.

2026 World Congress 

The 2026 World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economics will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, from 9 June 2026 to 3 July 2026. Information on the call for papers will be available in October 2025, with a submission deadline of 31 January 2026. 

Recent publications

Ndhlovu, Obrian, Edwin Muchapondwa. 2025. 'Zambia's Agricultural Input Support Programme: Estimating the Impact of the Voucher Delivery System on Crop Diversification.' Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 69, 1: 1-20.

Wekhof, Tobias. 2024. ‘The role of open-ended questions in narrowing the intention behavior gap for sustainable retail investors.’ Social Science Research Network, Working paper 4838449.

Ullrichova, Eliska. 2024. ‘New Intergovernmentalism: European Council and Environmental Policy.’ Journal of European Integration, October, 1–22.

Bretschger, Lucas, Evgenij Komarov. 2024. ‘All Inclusive Climate Policy in a Growing Economy: The Role of Human Health.’ Environmental and Resource Economics 87: 3205–34.

Carlino, Angelo, Rafael Schmitt, Anna Clark, Andrea Castelletti. 2024. ‘Rethinking energy planning to mitigate the impacts of African hydropower.’ Nature Sustainability.

Hernandez Carballo, Ieri, Matthew Ryan Sisco. 2024. ‘Examining the effects of gasoline prices on public support for climate policies.’ Nature Energy 9: 219–27.

Kibira, Gerald, Edwin Muchapondwa, Herbert Ntuli. 2024. ‘The optimal combination of pastoral activities and wildlife conservation in the Serengeti ecosystem.’ Natural Resource Modeling 37 (2): e12391.

Kmetkova, Diana, Milan Scasny, Iva Zverinova, Vojtech Maca. 2023. ‘Exploring the Link Between Diet and Sustainability in Europe: A Focus on Meat and Fish Consumption.’ Working Papers 26/2023. Prague: Institute of Economic Studies, Charles University.

Alberini, Anna, Levan Bezhanishvili, Milan Scasny, Milan. 2023. Published. ‘Heterogeneous Effects of Government Energy Assistance Programs: Covid-19 Lockdowns in the Republic of Georgia.’ Working paper 2023/37. Prague: Institute of Economic Studies, Charles University.

Clark, Alex, A. Jindal, G. Shrimali, C. Han. 2023. ‘Capitalizing on coal: early retirement options for China-financed coal plants in Southeast Asia and beyond.’ Working paper 30. Boston: Global Development Policy Center, Boston University.