The upcoming guest lecture will be presented by Dr. Hande Karabiyik from the VU in Amsterdam. Climate change is slowly creeping upon us, and it is, therefore, important to know how these changes can impact our daily lives and our economy. Dr. Hande Karabiyik will be talking about how to measure the effects of climate change on the economy. So if you are interested in econometrics and its application to climate, then you are more than welcome to join us next Thursday the 29th of April at 19:00 on zoom. If you are not sure what the topic is about, then have a look at a small abstract from dr. Hande Karabiyik herself:

Title: Climate econometrics: Measuring the effects of climate change on the economy

What are the economic impacts of climate change? Effective policy responses to climate change depend on how accurately this question is answered. Traditionally, empirical models have been used to quantify the economic impacts of climate change. These empirical models are estimated from available data by using econometric methods. This lecture will focus on the role of econometrics in our responses to climate change. The topic will be explored by considering examples of published empirical studies and focusing on the econometric approaches adopted by these studies. Moreover, we will discuss how using advanced econometric techniques leads to a better understanding of the relation between the climate and the economy.

Some additional information about the guest speaker:
Hande Karabiyik is an associate professor at the department of Econometrics and Data Science at the VU Amsterdam. Previously, she was a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Economics of Lund University, Sweden. She obtained her PhD degree at Maastricht University in January 2015.

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