19th of April 2024

SEEPS 2024: General Information and Call for Submissions
SEEPS2024 Conference Committee Chair
Takayoshi Shinkuma
SEEPS2024 Program Committee Chair
Shinsuke Uchida
1. The conference will be held on 14th and 15th September (Sat. and Sun.)We are pleased to announce that the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Japan Society for
Environmental Economics and Policy Studies will be held at Kansai University Senriyama
Campus from 14th to 15th September 2024.
2. Venue: Kansai University, Senriyama Campus
Address: 3-3-35 Yamate-cho, Suita-shi, Osaka 564-8680, Japan
See access and campus map:
https://www.kansai-u.ac.jp/English/about/campus/※We request that you use public transport as much as possible.
3. Conference web page:
http://www.seeps.org/eng/conference2024.html (English version)
http://www.seeps.org/meeting/2024/ (Japanese version)

4. Conference Schedule
14th September (Sat.), 2024:
08:30~
Registration
09:30~11:30

Parallel Session (1)11:30~12:40

Lunch / Board of Directors Meeting

12:40~13:25

General Meeting

13:40~15:40

Parallel Session (2)16:00~17:30

Panel Discussion hosted by Conference Committee

18:00~20:00

Social Gathering

15th September (Sun.), 2024:
09:00~
Registration
09:30~11:30

Parallel Session (3)11:30~13:15

Lunch / Board of Directors Meeting

13:30~14:00

Award Ceremony

14:20~16:20

Parallel Session (4)1※Please download all the materials for the conference from the SEEPS website. We will not
distribute or send any paper materials for the conference aiming at a paperless conference.
5. Application and submission of abstracts for General sessions, Speed Talk sessions, andOrganized sessions
Apply for these sessions on the conference website. The deadline for applications and abstract
submissions is at noon on Monday, 10th June 2024. Please note the following:(a) Registration and application will begin in mid- to late-May 2024. When registration opens, SEEPS
will email its members and post a notice on the conference website.
(b) Each person may present only once across the General, Speed Talk, and Organized sessions.
However, for co-authored papers, authors may apply to present on multiple papers if each personpresents only once.
(c) Visit the conference website for the required abstract format. Abstracts must be prepared in either
Japanese or English.
(d) In principle, accepted presentations will be allocated in parallel sessions in the timetable (see “4.
Conference Schedule” above).
(e) Student presenters should indicate on the application their academic status (Master, PhD, or PhDcandidate) in their affiliation with the name of their thesis/dissertation supervisor.
(f) Please be aware that certain kinds of cancellations after application to present will be subject to thefollowing penalties by a decision of the board:― Withdrawals from presenting later than 1½ months before the conference (that is, at noon on
Wednesday, 31st July 2024) are subject to penalties.
―Presenters who withdraw on or before the day of the conference two years consecutively may
not present at the following year’s conference.
―Presenters who cancel their presentation on the day of the conference may not present at thefollowing year’s conference.
―Withdrawal notices must be submitted by email to the Program Committee.
6. Submissions
6-1. Applying to present at General sessions(a) The presenter must be a SEEPS member. Non-members must join the membership before
application and abstract submission. Visit the SEEPS website if you wish to become a member.
(b) When applying to present, select a first and a second preference from the common themes below.
1. Environmental Economics and Policy/ Theory

13. Business and Environment

2. Climate Change and Carbon Neutral

14. Environment and Economic Growth

3. Renewable Energy

15. Environment and Technology

4. Energy in General

16. Trade and Environment

5. Natural Disaster17. Sustainable Development

6. Radioactive Waste and Fukushima Reconstruction

18. Cities and Transportation

7. Waste and Recycling Policy

19. Asia and Developing Countries

8. International Resource Circulation

20. Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

9. Environmental Risk

21. Natural Resource and Agriculture

10. Non-market Valuation

22. Water and Watershed Policy211. Environmental Labelling, Life Cycle Assessment

23. Air Pollution and Policy

12. Environmental Governance

24. Others(c) Select one analysis method from below.
A. Microeconomics – Theory

F. Experimental Economics

K. Other Social Science

B. Macroeconomics – Theory

G. Law

L. Engineering

C. Microeconomics – Applied

H. Political Science

M. Natural Science

D. Macroeconomics – Applied

I. Sociology

N. Interdisciplinary

E. Stated/Revealed Preference

J. Business Administration

O. Other(d) Select whether you wish to present in the English session. We may not hold a separate Englishsession depending on the number of applications.
(e) Enter your preference for discussants. Please note that we may not be able to accommodate yourpreferences.
6-2. Applying to present at Speed Talk sessions(a) Speed Talk sessions consist of short oral presentations of your research without discussants (10minutes for oral presentation + 5 minutes for questions from the floor).
(b) Speed Talk sessions do not require the submission of the full paper.
(c) Speed Talk sessions are arranged as parallel sessions with the General sessions.
(d) When applying to present, select whether you wish to present in the English session. Depending on
the state of the applications, we may not hold a separate English session.
(e) We intend to offer a prize for the best Speed Talk. The award winners will be honored at the awards
ceremony on the second day of the conference.
(f) Please note that only students are eligible for the Best Speed Talk prize.
(g) The Best Speed Talk award is evaluated based on the presenter's 1) clarity of oral presentation, 2)
clarity of slides, 3) quality of research, 4) time allocation for presentation, and 5) response toquestions. Students who have received the award in the past are not eligible for evaluation.
(h) The presenter must be a SEEPS member. Non-members must complete the membership procedures
before applying. See the SEEPS website if you wish to become a member.
6-3. Applying to present with no preference for General sessions or Speed Talk sessions(a) Proceed as in “6-1. Applying to present at the General sessions” above.
6-4. Applying to present at Organized sessions(a) We invite applications for three types of Organized sessions: research reports, tutorials, and panel
discussions. Tutorials teach research methods to young researchers, and panel discussions are fordiscussions on specified topics based on research outcomes. Organized sessions are generally
limited to one session (two hours) per item, excluding tutorials.
(b) Each organizer may apply for only one Organized session. The organizer must be a SEEPS member.
Non-members must complete the membership procedures before applying. Please visit the SEEPS
website if you wish to become a member. The presenter of an Organized session does not have to3

be a member.
(c) The organizer must apply with a written proposal and describe the type of Organized session, its
running head (short title not more than 5 words), organizer, chairperson, presenters, discussants, andan outline of the proposed session. Please be aware that the organizer should inform the presentersand discussants of any notices from the Program Committee.
(d) Individual presentation abstracts (no more than two pages for each report) should be registeredseparately by the presenters for the Organized sessions.
(e) An individual can only apply to present in one session at a time.
(f) Organized sessions will generally be allocated as follows due to the compilation of the program:
Parallel Session (2), Saturday, 14th September, or Parallel Session (4), Sunday, 15th September
2024(g) Organizers selected for the Organized sessions must transfer the event payment of JPY 50,000 by
Wednesday, 31st July 2024. The payee account and other information will be provided when thesessions are accepted.
(h) Tutorials in the Organized sessions are exempt from the event payment for the sessions.
7. Acceptance for General sessions, Speed Talk, and Organized sessions(a) Acceptance for General sessions, Speed Talk, and Organized sessions will be decided by theProgram Committee, and participants will be notified by mid-July 2024. (See below for the selectionstandards.)(b) We intend to ask presenters, except graduate students, to act as chairpersons or discussants. However,please note that we may also ask graduate student presenters and their supervisors to act aschairpersons or discussants.
※ Selection standards for applications
Although SEEPS requires only the submission of the abstract when applying to present, theanalysis results and conclusion must still be clearly described at this stage. Please be advised that
we may reject a presentation if the report abstract comes under any of the following conditions.
● Abstracts that describe only the research plan.
● Abstracts that do not describe in details results, conclusion, analysis method, etc., and haveincomplete contents.
● Abstracts with insufficient relevance to the topics discussed by SEEPS.
● Abstracts that merely state facts already known to many members or that state opinions thatcannot readily be considered analysis.
● Abstracts intended for personal benefit or that seek to promote individuals, groups,organizations, political parties, or religions.
● Abstracts not submitted within the deadline.
● For Speed Talk sessions, the requirement for a conclusion is not as strict as for General sessions,and preliminary research reports may also be acceptable.
8. Submitting full papers for General sessions
The deadline for submitting full papers is at noon on Wednesday, 31st July 2024. Please note that
this deadline is strict and late submissions cannot be accepted. Submit papers through theconference website. The Program Committee will forward the submitted papers to the discussantsprior to the conference. The file format is at your discretion, but you are requested to provide PDF
files if possible. Papers must be prepared in either Japanese or English.

4The format is generally at your discretion, but we refer you to the submission guidelines below
as appropriate on the SEEPS website:
・Review of Environmental Economics and Policy Studies (in Japanese) submission guidelines
http://www.seeps.org/html/journal/index.html
・Environmental Economics and Policy Studies submission guidelines
https://www.springer.com/journal/10018/submission-guidelines
Papers are not required for submission to the Speed Talk sessions. For the Organized sessions, thedecision of whether to ask presenters to submit papers and when the papers should be submitted isleft to the organizers.

9. Notice of the time and date of their presentations at the conference(a) Presenters will learn the time and date for their presentations in General sessions, Speed Talk
sessions, and Organized sessions at the conference once the program details are finalized andpublished on the conference website (scheduled for mid-August 2024).
(b) If you have applied with no preference for General sessions or Speed Talk sessions, a notice ofyour presentation type, whether General session (common themes) or Speed Talk, will also begiven once the program details are finalized and published on the conference website (scheduledfor mid-August 2024).

10. Registration fees for the Conference
Registration fees are required regardless of the number of days you participate. The fee varies
depending on membership. Pre-registration is due by Friday, 23rd August 2024. For how to register,please refer to “13. Pre-registration / Payment of fees” below.
Pre-Registration

On-site Registration

General (Members)

3,000 yen

4,000 yenStudents (Members)

1,000 yen

2,000 yen

General (Non-member)

4,000 yen

5,000 yenStudents (Non-member)

2,000 yen

3,000 yen

※ Supporting members may register one participant as a general member.
※ Senior members fall into the same category as general members.
※ Non-member discussants participating in the General sessions are exempted from paying theregistration fee.
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※ Non-member presenters and discussants participating in the Organized sessions are required topay the registration fee.
※ For those selected overseas as the mailing address in the pre-registration system, payment of
the pre-registration fee will be accepted at the reception on the day of the event. Please print thereceipt completion notification email that will be delivered automatically after pre-registration
and bring it on the conference day.
※ If the conference cannot be held normally in case of a natural disaster, the full amount of thepre-registration fees will be refunded.
※ Those who want to cancel their conference participation after payment, please contact SEEPS
Conference Help Desk (seeps-desk@conf.bunken.co.jp) by Monday, 2nd September 2024. Preregistration fee deducted of 1,000 yen for overhead expenses will be refunded.
11. Social Gathering
A social gathering (banquet) will be held on Saturday, 14th September 2024. The participation feevaries depending on membership and between students and general members. Pre-registration isaccepted by Friday, 23rd August 2024. Please refer to “13. Pre-registration / Payment of fees”
below for how to register.

Pre-Registration

On-site Registration

General (Members・Non-Members)

5,000 yen

7,000 yenStudents(Members・Non-Members)

1,000 yen

2,000 yen

※ Supporting members may register one participant as a general member.
※ Those who want to cancel their conference participation after payment, please contact SEEPS
Conference Help Desk (seeps-desk@conf.bunken.co.jp) by Monday, 2nd September 2024.
Cancellation of the social event fee will be handled in the same manner as the convention fee.
In the event of cancellation of both the convention fee and the social event fee, the amount ofdeduction at the time of the refund will be 1,000 yen.
※ For those selected overseas as the mailing address in the pre-registration system, payment of
the pre-registration fee will be accepted at the reception on the day of the event. Please print thereceipt completion notification email that will be delivered automatically after pre-registration
and bring it on the day of the conference.
※ If the conference cannot be held normally in case of a natural disaster, the full amount of the
pre-registration fees will be refunded.
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12. Lunch
On Saturday, 14th September 2024, on-campus lunch places will be open--some cafeteria,
Restaurant Circolo, Starbucks Coffee, and FamilyMart. All of these will be closed on Sunday, butseveral off-campus places will be available within a few minutes’ walk.
13. Pre-registration/Payment of fees
The system for pre-registration and payment of fees for the annual SEEPS conference will be inoperation by mid- to late-May 2024 by the SEEPS Annual Conference Help Desk, consigned toInternational Academic Publishing Co., Ltd. As soon as the system is up and running, members
will be notified by SEEPS via email as well as information provided on the conference website.
Members of SEEPS, please log in to the system and follow the procedure for pre-registration andpayment of expenses using the ID and password sent to SEEPS members after April 2024 from theSEEPS help desk.
The payment deadline for the conference participation fee is Friday, 23rd August 2024. If payment
is not completed by this date, advance pre-registration will be canceled, and on-site fees will apply.
14. Lodging and access to the venue
Please make your reservations for lodging.
Hotels with relatively convenient access to the venue are generally located in two areas: aroundUmeda (梅田) Station and around Minamigata (南方) Station.
To reach the venue by public transportation, (1) get off at Kandaimae Station on the Hankyu
Railway Senri Line (about 25 minutes from Umeda, 20 minutes from Minamigata), and then walkabout 10 minutes through the Main Gate. Alternatively, (2) get off at Senriyama Station (next toKandaimae Station), and then walk about 8 minutes through the North Gate. The former route iseasier for the first time.
15. Childcare services
Childcare services will be provided during the conference. The advance registration is required touse this service. Please contact SEEPS 2024 Conference Committee (Takayoshi Shinkuma:
shinkuma@kansai-u.ac.jp) for more details. The deadline is Wednesday, 28th August 2024.
16. Travel expense support for young researchers:7SEEPS provides travel expense support for young researchers who present at academic
conferences. For details of who is applicable, the amount of support, the application method, etc.,
refer to the “Travel Expense Support for Young Researchers Presenting at Academic Meetings”(in Japanese): http://www.seeps.org/html/membership/TCsupport.html.

17. Important dates
Mid- to Late-May 2024

 Web Submission Open for General Session, Speed Talk
Session, and Organized Session
 Payment System Open for Pre-Registration of theConference

June 10th at noon (Mon.) 2024

 Registration and Abstract Submission Deadline forGeneral Session, Speed Talk Session, and OrganizedSession

Mid-July 2024:

 Notification of Acceptance

July 31st at noon (Wed.) 2024

 Full Paper Submission Deadline for General Session
 Payment Deadline for Organized Session Fees

Mid-August 2024

 Program Available on the Conference Website

August 23rd (Fri.) 2024

 Pre-Registration Deadline for the Conference and Social
Gathering Pre-Registration Payment Deadline for Conference andSocial Gathering Fees
(For those selected overseas as the mailing address in the
pre-registration system, payment of the pre-registration fee
will be accepted at the reception on the day of the event)August 28th (Wed.) 2024

 Registration Deadline for Childcare Service

September 13th (Fri.) 2024

 Board of Directors Meeting

September 14th (Sat.) 2024

 Conference day 1:
Parallel Sessions (1), (2),
Board of Directors Meeting, General Meeting,
Panel Discussion, Social Gathering

September 15th (Sun.) 2024

 Conference day 2:
Parallel Sessions (3), (4),
Board of Directors Meeting, Award Ceremony

818. Contact Details:
If you have any queries, please contact the following:
Regarding registrations and registration fees:
SEEPS Conference Help Desk
Academy Center 358-5 Yamabuki-cho Shinjuku Tokyo 162-0801
E-mail：seeps-desk@conf.bunken.co.jp
FAX：03-5227-8632

Regarding General, speed talk and organized sessions:
SEEPS 2024 Conference Program Committee Chair
Shinsuke Uchida
Graduate School of Economics, Nagoya City University, 1 Yamanohata, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku,
Nagoya 467-8501 Japan
E-mail: suchida@econ.nagoya-cu.ac.jp
Any other general queries regarding the SEEPS 2024 annual conference:
SEEPS 2024 Conference Committee Chair
Takayoshi Shinkuma
Faculty of Economics, Kansai University, 3-3-35 Yamate-cho, Suita-shi, Osaka 564-8680
E-mail: shinkuma@kansai-u.ac.jp

SEEPS 2024 Conference Committee:
Takayoshi Shinkuma (Chair), Yuichi Ishimura, Yasushi Onishi, Shuichi Ohori, Asako Kimura,Hajime Sugeta, Keisaku Higashida, Toshikazu Yamakawa, Yuki Yamamoto
SEEPS 2024 Conference Program Committee:
Shinsuke Uchida (Chair), Keita Abe, Yuichi Ishimura, Azusa Okagawa, Shoichi Kiyama,
Yutaro Sakai, Taisuke Sadayuki, Kaori Tembata, Yimeng Du, Katsuhito Nohara, Yohei Mitani,
Mai Miyamoto, Kayo Murakami, Keiko Yamaguchi, Akio Yamazaki, Jun Yoshida9