SEEPS Camp 2024
Call for Participants
August 4 - 6, 2024
Applications Due: June 21, 2024
Organized by the Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies(SEEPS)In 2021, the Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies (SEEPS) launched
a new event called the SEEPS Camp. Following the success of the four SEEPS Camps,
we are happy to announce to hold the in-person SEEPS Camp 2024 in August. The
purpose of the Camp is to bring together a small group of outstanding Ph.D. students
and young researchers who will lead the SEEPS in the future and to provide them withopportunities to interact with each other. We further aim at building a network among
them who aspire to be leading environmental economists
Participants will present their research plans or outcomes and exchange ideas. They will
also join a special session and discuss with mid-career researchers of the SEEPS whowill share their experiences of an academic career development. The camp will be heldin the Nasushiobara area, Tochigi Prefecture.
Dates:
August 4 to 6, 2024

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Participation Cost:
FreeThe SEEPS provides the travel costs within Japan, accommodation costs, and foodexpenses.
Venue:
Towa Pure Cottage, Float Villa NASU
https://looop.co.jp/service/ipp/looopresortnasu
https://www.pure-cottages.jp/plan/337
Address: 3375 Takakuotsu, Nasu-cho, Nasu-gun, Tochigi Prefecture, 325-0303

Participants are kindly requested to stay in one of the bedrooms with other participantsof the same gender. Also, the toilet and bath are for co-use with other participants.
Organization committee members will stay in the different cottage. Please see the links
above to know the details of the cottage.
Eligibility:
To apply for the SEEPS Camp 2024, you must hold a master’s degree. The applicants
would be a Ph.D. student, a business person who has received a master’s degree within
the past eight years, or an early career researcher who has received a Ph.D. within thepast five years at the time of the application.
Non-members of SEEPS and those living outside Japan are also welcome, although thetravel cost to Japan is not provided.
Application:
To apply, please send an email to the SEEPS office (seeps-post@as.bunken.co.jp).
Files to attach an email include:
1) Curriculum vitae (Please state whether you have a regular driver’s license in Japan)
2) Research proposal (or abstract of your research paper) and a description of yourmotivation for studying environmental economics and policies.
(no more than 2 pages)
There are no requirements for formatting. Manuscripts should be in English or Japanese.
The application deadline is June 21, 2024. Eight participants at maximum will beselected. The result will be notified to you in the middle of July.
If you have any questions, please email Hide-Fumi Yokoo, at hidefumi.yokoo@r.hit2

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What to bring:
LaptopItems required for your stay (e.g., cloths)
Driver license if you own
Some participants will be asked to drive rental cars. (Those who cannot drive can also
participate.)
FYI: The program and overview of SEEPS Camp 2023
https://www.seeps.org/pdf/event/camp2023_progreport.pdf
Above is the content of last year’s program. It is subject to change from here.
Organizing Committee:
Chair: Hide-Fumi Yokoo (Hitotsubashi University)
Local participation committee members: Keita Abe (Musashi University), Shinsuke Kyoi(Yamagata University), Kota Mameno (Tohoku University), Aline Mortha (WasedaUniversity (PhD student)), Jie Yang (University of Toyama)
Logistics support committee members: Jiaxing Wang (Sapporo Gakuin University), IoriOkamura (Ehime University), Hirotaka Kumamaru (Akita University), Yi-Chun Ko (AsianGrowth Institute)3