Call For Papers—Workshop
Monmouth University and the McMullen Family invite submissions for the first annual workshop on “Regional Sustainable Economic Development around the Globe”, on June 6–7, 2025. The workshop is co-organized by the Joint Research Center of the European Commission, the Institute of Global Business and Society at TH Köln, and CED (Center for Economic Development & Social Change).
Climate change, and the responses in both the public and private sector have led to an increasing presence of sustainability in all parts of the economy. Much attention is given to the analysis on the global and national level, while also at the regional level these challenges need to be addressed. According to the OECD (2023), “quality regional development policy is essential for inclusive economic outcomes, well-being, environmental sustainability, and resilience. Regions, cities and rural areas play a crucial role in responding to megatrends including climate change, digitalization, demographic shifts, and globalization.” The workshop aims to bring together academics, policymakers and industry representatives to discuss these challenges and to learn from each other.
Topics include, but are not necessarily limited to:
- climate risks, climate change and the impact on the regional economy
- regional economic and environmental policies, strategies and management
- sustainable coastal development
- energy and ecological transition
- green transition, resilience and inclusiveness
- climate change, migration and the regional economy
- ESG, CSR and environmental management
- green finance, insurance of climate risks
- micro, small and medium sized local businesses and the challenges of climate risks
- sustainable entrepreneurship and green marketing
Studies can be on regions from advanced, emerging or developing economies.
Format
Hybrid: in-person and online. A presenter can only present one paper.
The in-person workshop will be held on Monmouth University campus, West Long Branch, NJ, U.S., from Friday, June 6, 2025, to Saturday, June 7, 2025.
Timeline
Submission and registration for the workshop
- Submission deadline Sunday, March 9, 2025, 11:59 p.m. EDT
- Acceptance notification by Friday, March 28, 2025
- Registration deadline: Friday, May 9, 2025
- Final programs by Sunday, May 23, 2025
Special Issue and Book
Presented papers get the opportunity to submit to International Economics and Economic Policy (impact factor 1.5; B on the Australian Business Deans Council; Q2 Scimago; H-index 31). The papers will be placed in a fast-track revision process, with the accepted papers in a special issue of IEEP. Guest editors: Tjeerd Boonman, Andrea Gatto, and Harald Sander.
There is also an opportunity for presenters to submit the paper for publication as a book chapter in “The Future of the Urban Economy: Sustainable Development, Ecological Regeneration, and Decoupling from Carbon-Intensive Activities”, published by Routledge (TBC) and edited by Florian Marcel Nuta, Andrea Gatto, and Nathan Morrow.
Participation Fee and Submission Requirements
There are no submission or registration fees for the workshop. We will only consider fully-fledged papers; abstracts will not be considered. All potential presenters will be required to discuss another paper and upload their slide deck prior to the registration date to be considered.
There is no funding for travel costs for participants.
Submitting for the special issue of IEEP or book chapter is also without any cost.
Submission Details
- Paper can be submitted in PDF or Word format
- Paper should be without author names and affiliations for blind peer review
- Separate title page with names and affiliations of the author(s)
- Submit your complete paper and title page in the webpage, together with your preference for in-person, virtual or either presentation format.
- Doubts: tboonman@monmouth.edu
Organizing Committee
- Tjeerd Boonman (Monmouth University, U.S.)
- Andrea Gatto (Wenzhou Kean University, China, and CED, Italy)
- Harald Sander (Institute of Global Business and Society, TH Köln, Germany and Maastricht University, Netherlands)
- Xuebing Yang (Pennsylvania State University at Altoona, U.S.)
- Joscha Beckmann (FernUniversität Hagen, Germany, and Kiel Institute for the World Economy)
- Caterina Rho (Joint Research Center of the European Commission)
- Serafin Martinez-Jaramillo (World Bank)
