Conferences and Workshops
Temporal Welfare & Ecological Sustainability
Date: Monday, 2 November – Tuesday, 3 November 2026
Venue: HWR Berlin, Room B 5.44, Badensche Straße 50–51, 10825 Berlin
The workshop brings together researchers to explore the links between temporal welfare, time use, and ecological sustainability. Through thematic inputs and collaborative group work, participants will identify research gaps, develop research questions, and explore opportunities for future collaboration.
Programme
Day 1 – Monday, 2 November
09:00–09:30 Registration & Coffee
09:30–11:00 Mapping the Field: Knowledge Gaps & Research Questions
11:00–11:15 Coffee Break
11:15–12:30 Small-Group Work I: Framing Research Questions
12:30–13:30 Lunch Break
13:30–15:00 Small-Group Work II: Developing Research Ideas
15:00–15:15 Coffee Break
15:15–16:00 Small-Group Work III: From Research Ideas to Collaboration
16:00–16:45 Collective Reflection & Feedback
From 18:00 Social Dinner
Day 2 – Tuesday, 3 November
09:00–09:30 Review of Day 1
09:30–11:00 Small-Group Work IV: Consolidating Research Agendas
11:00–11:15 Coffee Break
11:15–12:30 Collective Reflection & Wrap-up
12:30–13:30 Optional Lunch and Departure
Organisers: Franziska Klein (Wageningen University & Research) and Gerrit von Jorck (BCEE, HWR Berlin)
Organisations: Berlin Centre for Empirical Economics (BCEE, HWR Berlin) and Association for Ecological Economic Research (VÖW)
Programme overview: Full programme
International Comparison of Economic Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Security and Defense
Date: Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 14:30 – 18:00 (registration and coffee from 14:00)
Venue: HWR Berlin, Room A 2.05
BCEE researchers present findings on defense spending and willingness to pay for collective security at HWR Berlin on 20 October 2026, sharing research funded by the German Foundation for Peace Research.
Programme
14:00 – 14:30 Registration & Coffee
14:30 – 14:50 Welcome and Introduction Securing Peace in Europe: A Role for the Weimar Triangle? (Tim Lohse)
14:50 – 15:25 Public Spending Preferences in the Weimar Triangle in the Face of External Threat (Tobias Börger)
15:25 – 16:00 How Governments Finance and Defund Military Spending: Global Evidence on Deficits, Taxes, and Civilian Spending (Armin A. Bolouri)
16:00 – 16:35 Coffee Break
16:35 – 17:10 Willingness to Pay for Collective Defense: Evidence from France, Germany, and Poland (Andreas Stotland)
17:10 – 17:45 Alliances and Hierarchical Defense Preferences: Micro-Evidence from France, Germany, and Poland (Salmai Qari)
17:45 – 18:00 Closing Remarks & Farewell
Full programme: t3://file?uid=18338