Latest Publications Working Papers 50.2010 A Hybrid Approach to the Valuation of Climate Change Effects on Ecosystem Services: Evidence from the European Forests by Helen Ding, Silvia Silvestri, Aline Chiabai and Paulo A.L.D. Nunes FEEM 56.2010 Family Values and the Regulation of Labor by Alberto Alesina, Yann Algan, Pierre Cahuc and Paola Giuliano 99.2010 Innovation and Institutional Ownership by Philippe Aghion, John Van Reenen and Luigi Zingales more... Books The Sustainability of Cultural Diversity edited by Maddy Janssens, Myriam Bechtoldt, Arie de Ruijter, Dino Pinelli, Giovanni Prarolo and Vanja Stenius more... Save the Dates Workshops and Conferences 24 September 2010 - Matera, Italy: International Conference on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services 27 - 28 September 2010 - Venice, Italy: "From the Wealth of Nations to the Wealth of Nature: Rethinking Economic Growth" - 12th Annual BIOECON Conference more... Seminars 9 September 2010 - Milan, Italy: "Economics of Endogenous Technical Change in CGE Models - The Role of Gains from Specialization" 23 September 2010 - Milan, Italy: "Climate Change, Extreme Weather Events and Labour Migration" 24 September 2010 - Venice, Italy: VeNIGHT, The European Researchers' Night in Venice more... Summer Schools 12 - 18 September 2010 - Belpasso, Sicily: Belpasso International Summer School: The Economics of Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity Conservation more...	Highlights Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz bestows the 2010 FEEM Award The 2010 FEEM Award ceremony was held before the Adam Smith Lecture by Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz at the 25th European Economic Association (EEA) congress at the University of Glasgow. The prizes were bestowed by Prof. Stiglitz, at the presence of EEA president Timothy Besley, and FEEM executive director Bernardo Bortolotti. The three winners of the second edition of the FEEM Award are: Nina Guyon with a paper entitled "The Effect of Tracking Students by Ability into Different Schools"; Benjamin Elsner with a paper entitled "Does Emigration Benefit The Stayers? The Eu Enlargement As A Natural Experiment. Evidence From Lithuania"; and Florian Mayneris with a paper entitled "Entry on Export Markets and Firm-Level Performance Growth: Intra-Industrial Convergence or Divergence". FEEM leads Italian research on environmental economics FEEM achieves high success rate in the research funding under the European Commission's Seventh Framework Programme on Environment (EC FP7 - Environment, including climate change) and ranks 5th among all the applying Italian research institutions. FEEM will be involved in 8 newly integrated and multidisciplinary research projects, being the leading partner and coordinator of two projects on water management. Conference on biodiversity and ecosystem services for a sustainable exploitation of resources FEEM and the University of Basilicata jointly organize an international conference on biodiversity and ecosystem services with the aim of exploring the understanding between biodiversity, ecosystem health, ecosystem services and human wellbeing. The conference that will be held at the University of Basilicata on September 24, 2010 will address the identification of effective tools that help to map and quantify such complex relationships, highlighting the potential role that natural resources, in general, and ecosystems, in particular, have in promoting the wealth of communities. The conference will also create an important occasion for debate and dialogue, where policy makers, NGO members, institutional representatives, academic and research fellows will share and compare their point of views on the issues of conservation and sustainable exploitation of resources. The 2010 European Researchers' Night in Venice FEEM is one of the organizers of VENIGHT - the European Researchers' Night in Venice, an event promoted by the European Commission under the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development. For the first time on September 24, Venice will offer a variety of activities aimed to give citizens the opportunity to meet researchers, reinforcing the relationship between science, school and society and encouraging young people to explore the world of research. To enrol in the VENIGHT initiatives please visit the event's website www.venight.it From the wealth of nations to the wealth of nature: rethinking economic growth On September 27-28, 2010 FEEM will host in Venice the 12th International Biodiversity and Economics for Conservation Conference (BIOECON) entitled "From the Wealth of Nations to the Wealth of Nature: Rethinking Economic Growth". The conference is organized in association with the Basque Centre for Climate Change, Conservation International, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, and the United Nations Environment Programme. The conference will focus on the identification of the most effective instruments for biodiversity conservation, and participants will include researchers, environmental professionals, international organizations and policy-makers who are interested in working towards a better, more effective stewardship of natural capital. Nominations for 2010 Top Think Tanks in the world The Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program of the University of Pennsylvania has launched the new nomination process for the 2010 Global Go-To Think Tank Rankings: the first comprehensive ranking of the world's top think tanks, based on a worldwide survey of hundreds of scholars and experts. FEEM will run as Think Tank candidate for nominations under the category: Top Environment Think Tanks; Top International Economic Policy Think Tanks; Outstanding Policy Oriented - Public Policy Research Program. Experts can contribute to the survey. FEEM News - Published bimonthly. If you would like to unsubscribe, please write to news@feem.it Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Corso Magenta 63, Milano - Italia - www.feem.it - e-mail: news@feem.it