Plenary and Invited Papers

 

Below is a list of invited papers. Copies of these papers may be available from AgEcon Search, or you can go directly to a list of all 2007 conference papers here.

 

Opening Plenary Session

 

Philip McCann, University of Waikato, NZ

Globalisation, Trade and the Changing Geography of New Zealand: Urban versus Rural or Centre versus Periphery?

 

Presidential Address

 

John Mullen, NSW Department of Primary Industries

Productivity Growth and the Returns from Public Investment in R&D in Australian Agriculture

 

Distinguished Fellows Sir John Crawford Address

 

GianCarlo Moshchini, Iowa State University, USA

Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation in Agriculture

 

Invited Speaker Session on "Water Policy and Management"

 

Suzi Kerr, Motu, NZ	Managing Water Quality: Economic Challenges in Designing Efficient Nutrient Trading Programmes
Lew Evans and Graeme Guthrie, Victoria University of Wellington	The Implications of Storage and Institutional Arrangmenets for the Pricing and Management of Water
Mike Young, University of Adelaide and CSIRO and Jim McColl, CSIRO	Water Futures: Looking Back on Australasian Water Policy from 2027

 

Invited Speaker Session on "Trade Policies"

 

Kym Anderson and Will Martin, World Bank	Agricultural Trade Reform Under the Doha Agenda: Worth Persevering?
David Vanzetti, Australian National University and Ralf Peters, UNCTAD	Reviving the WTO Negotiations on Agriculture
Giovanni Anania, University of Calabria, Italy

 

Invited Speaker Session on "Fisheries Policies"

 

Rognvaldur Hannesson, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, Norway	The Long and Winding Road: Norway's Approach to ITQs
Nick Rayns, Australian Fisheries Management Authority	Managing Economic Performance of Australian Fisheries
Jonathan Peacey and Robin Connor, Ministry of Fisheries, NZ	Objective-based Fisheries Management in New Zealand: Building on 20 Years Experience with Individual Transferable Quotas

 

Invited Speaker Session on "Resource and Environmental Policies"

 

Frank Scrimgeour, University of Waikato, NZ	Energy and Agriculture in Australia and New Zealand: Politics, Prices and Economic Outcomes
Matthew Weilson and Treg Christopher, University of Vermont, USA	Accounting for Ecosystem Services Associated with Agricultural Production in New Zealand Using Internet-Based Data Transfer Technology and Geographic Information Systems
Larry Goulder, Stanford University, USA	Integrating Economic and Political Considerations in Climate-Change Policy Design

 

Contributed Papers

 

Copies of contributed papers may be available by searching AgEcon Search, or you can go directly to a list of all 2007 conference papers here.

 

 

Pre-conference Workshops

 

Non-Market Valuation, Decision Support Systems and the Management of Invasive Species: Economic Tools for Public Agencies

 

This workshop focuses on non-market valuation of indigenous biodiversity and processes for the incorporation of these values into decision-making to protect natural assets from invasive species. Key issues to be addressed include:

 

The workshop will be highly interactive. Contributors are Donna Lee, University of Florida and John Rolfe, University of Central Queensland; plus Frank Scrimgeour, Theo Stephens, Brian Bell, Geoff Kerr, Basil Sharp and Pam Kaval from New Zealand. This is an opportunity for policy makers, practitioners and researchers to learn about developments, swap views and advance thinking on this important area.

 

 

Advances in Bioeconomic Modelling

 

The objective of this workshop is to expose participants to the latest advances in Bioeconomic modelling and expand their capability in this area of work. The programme is designed to appeal to academics and practitioners with exposure to solutions and techniques to modelling problems through shared experiences. Key issues and topics that will be addressed are:

 

The workshop programme is designed to be as interactive as possible so numbers may be limited. Presenters include; Oscar Cacho (UNE), Greg Hertzler (UWA), Randall Jones (DPI NSW).