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Program at a Glance


Thursday November 27, 2025
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
10:20 AM - 11:50 AM
11:50 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM
2:15 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM - 4:10 PM
4:10 PM - 5:40 PM
5:45 PM - 7:30 PM
Friday November 28, 2025
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM






EU-SBCA Program

Registration [Registration]
Thursday | 8:30 am-9:15 am | Registration Area
1. Opening Session [Plenary]
Thursday | 9:15 am-10:15 am | Antoniadou Amphitheatre (Plenary Room)
  • Welcome Vassilis Vasdekis, Athens University of Economics and Business
  • Opening Address Phoebe Koundouri, Athens University of Economics and Business
  • CBA within a systems control approach - rethinking the risk-return framework Hyginus ‘Gene’ Leon, Development Bank for Resilient Prosperity
2. Advances in non-market valuation methods [Paper Session]
Thursday | 10:20 am-11:50 am | Antoniadou Foyer (Room 1)

Organizers: Katarzyna Skrzypek, University of Warsaw; Ewa Zawojska, University of Warsaw;
Chairs: Katarzyna Skrzypek, University of Warsaw; Ewa Zawojska, University of Warsaw;
  • Recalled and contingent behavior data in recreation demand analyses Patrick Lloyd-Smith, University of Saskatchewan; Ewa Zawojska, University of Warsaw; and Katarzyna Skrzypek, University of Warsaw
  • Mitigating Hypothetical Bias in Discrete Choice Experiments: Evidence on the Effectiveness of Common Countermeasures Wojciech Zawadzki, University of Warsaw; Mikołaj Czajkowski, University of Warsaw; and Milan Ščasný, Charles University
  • Accounting for substitutes in recreation demand modeling when data is scarce Katarzyna Skrzypek, University of Warsaw; Mikołaj Czajkowski, University of Warsaw; and Marek Giergiczny, University of Warsaw
  • Beyond the cost – analyzing the attribute-vector effects in choice experiments Wiktor Budzinski, University of Warsaw; and Marek Giergiczny, University of Warsaw
3. Climate Neutrality Meets Resilience: Cost-Effective Pathways for Decarbonization and Protection from Extremes [Roundtable/Panel]
Thursday | 10:20 am-11:50 am | Room A36

Organizers: Ruslana Palatnik, Yezreel Valley College; Phoebe Koundouri, Athens University of Economics and Business;
Chair: Ruslana Palatnik, Yezreel Valley College
  • An Integrated Assessment of Greece’s Climate Neutrality Pathways, through a multi-model Decision Support Tool Phoebe Koundouri, Athens University of Economics and Business; Angelos Alamanos, Independent; Ioannis Arampatzidis, ReSEES Research Laboratory, Athens University of Economics and Business; Stathis Devves, AUEB; Kostas Dellis, AUEB; Christopher Deranian, AUEB; and Olympia Nisiforou, Cyprus University of Technology
  • Economics of Net Zero: A Computable General Equilibrium Approach to Carbon Neutrality Ruslana Palatnik, Yezreel Valley College; Ioannis Arampatzidis, ReSEES Research Laboratory, Athens University of Economics and Business; and Theodoros Daglis, 1. ReSEES Research Laboratory, Athens University of Economics and Business
  • Climate Resilience: Integrated modelling, economic analysis and protection solutions for post-fire flood hazards Phoebe Koundouri, Athens University of Economics and Business; Angelos Alamanos, Independent; George Papaioannou, Department of Forestry and Management of the Environment and Natural Resources, Democritus University of Thrace, Orestiada, Greece; and Dimitrios Raptis, AUEB
  • Assessing the European National Commitments for Climate Neutrality: A multi-sector modelling framework Phoebe Koundouri, Athens University of Economics and Business; Angelos Alamanos, Independent; Ioannis Arampatzidis, ReSEES Research Laboratory, Athens University of Economics and Business; Stathis Devves, AUEB; Kostas Dellis, AUEB; and Christopher Deranian, AUEB
  • Economically-optimal electricity generation for the European energy system Miranda McLannahan, 1. Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB23EQ, United Kingdom; Ioannis Arampatzidis, ReSEES Research Laboratory, Athens University of Economics and Business; Angelos Alamanos, Independent; Dimitrios Raptis, AUEB; and Phoebe Koundouri, Athens University of Economics and Business
4. The social costs and benefits of Open Science [Roundtable/Panel]
Thursday | 10:20 am-11:50 am | Room A41

Organizer: Gelsomina Catalano, CSIL
Chair: Gelsomina Catalano, CSIL
  • A CBA framework for assessing the social costs and benefits of Open Science Silvia Vignetti, CSIL
  • The value of Open Science: Lessons from the UniProt biodata resource Gelsomina Catalano, CSIL
  • Measuring the economic payoff of Earth Observation data: evidence on sectoral value added and GDP growth in Italy Valentina Morretta, University of Milan
  • The paradox of Open Science: from public costs to private benefits Massimo Florio, University of Milan
5. Coffee Break [Break]
Thursday | 11:50 am-12:00 pm | Coffee Area
6. Cost–Benefit Analysis under Climate Change: Fat Tails and Extreme Events [Keynote]
Thursday | 12:00 pm-1:15 pm | Antoniadou Amphitheatre (Plenary Room)
  • Cost–Benefit Analysis under Climate Change: Fat Tails and Extreme Events Anastasios Xepapadeas, AUEB
7. Lunch [Meal]
Thursday | 1:15 pm-2:15 pm | Lunch area
8. Increasing the use of economic valuation of pollution to support policy makers - Latest advances and methodological challenges [Roundtable/Panel]
Thursday | 2:15 pm-4:00 pm | Antoniadou Foyer (Room 1)

Organizer: Stefan Åström, Anthesis AB
Chair: Stefan Åström, Anthesis AB
  • Opening and welcome to the session, including short presentation of VALESOR Stefan Åström, Anthesis AB
  • New values of statistical life – the impacts on the value of reducing pollution Henrik Lindhjem, Menon Economics
  • Results from literature review of economic valuation of morbidity Maria Kostopoulou, Mines Paris – PSL
  • Challenges with valuation of environmental health effects: novel approaches, complexity, and methodological challenges Daniel Herrera, Mines Paris
  • Presentation of the VALESOR online valuation tool Krister Mars, Anthesis AB
  • Panel discussions, including audience perspectives Daniel Herrera, Mines Paris; Henrik Lindhjem, Menon Economics; Krister Mars, Anthesis AB; Maria Kostopoulou, Mines Paris – PSL; and Stefan Åström, Anthesis AB
  • Wrap up Stefan Åström, Anthesis AB

Panelists:
  • Henrik Lindhjem, Menon Economics;
  • Krister Mars, Anthesis AB;
  • Maria Kostopoulou, Mines Paris – PSL;
  • Daniel Herrera, Mines Paris;
9. Advances in BCA Methods: Rare Earths, Hydrogen and Challenges [Paper Session]
Thursday | 2:15 pm-4:00 pm | Room A36

Chair: Jani-Pekka Jokinen, Aalto University
  • How to evaluate recycling? Challenges and perspectives in recycling rare earths Jialing Wu, CEREGE, AMU
  • Temperature as a premium factor. Insurance incorporating climate change. A comparative case study between Europe and North America. Eirini Nomikou-Lazarou, AUEB
  • Modelling Potential Benefits and Costs of Emerging Hydrogen Valleys: Case Finland Jani-Pekka Jokinen, Aalto University; Liam McLaughlin, Aalto University; and Kimmo Karhu, Aalto University
  • Benefits of Faster PMRA Reviews in Canada: A Case Study in Regulatory Efficiency Eric Thomson, Envelope Economics
10. Climate, Environment & Energy: Energy Shifts and Socioeconomic outcomes [Paper Session]
Thursday | 2:15 pm-4:00 pm | Room A41

Chair: Milan Ščasný, Charles University
  • Unequal Transitions? Energy Shift and Gender Employment Gaps across the States of India Sweta Sen, Madras School of Economics; and Sana Mehta, Madras School of Economics
  • Bridging the Gap: A Novel M2/LIHC Hybrid Indicator Unveils Energy Poverty Dynamics – Case Study of the Czech Republic Matej Opatrny, Charles University; and Milan Ščasný, Charles University
  • From Climate Vulnerability to Policy Innovation: Evaluating Climate, Energy, and Heritage Solutions through Benefit-Cost Analysis in the Global South Aamir Khan, Climate Hub Forum
  • Energy in Public Administration Christina Pourani, Law Graduate, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Trainee Lawyer, Regulatory Authority for Energy, Waste and Water (RAAEY). Postgraduate Student, International and European Environmental and Energy Law and Policy, Panteion University.
11. Coffee Break [Break]
Thursday | 4:00 pm-4:10 pm | Coffee Area
12. Climate, Environment & Energy: Net Zero enablers and benefit-cost analysis [Paper Session]
Thursday | 4:10 pm-5:40 pm | Antoniadou Foyer (Room 1)

Chair: Markos Tselekounis, University of Piraeus
  • Legal Compliance and Judicial Cost-Benefit Assessment as Missing Dimensions in Carbon Tax Policy Analysis Charalampia Mikropoulou, Panteion University of Athens
  • Damage Costs of Nordic emissions of Short-Lived Climate Pollutansts and CO2 Krister Mars, Anthesis AB
  • Νetzerocities2030:From Kalamata to the Nation.Cost–Benefit Analysis of Climate City Contracts in Six Greek Mission Cities, Kalamata as a Reference Case Dimitrios Koutsouroupas, University of the Peloponnese; and Vassileios Giannopoulos, University of the Peloponnese,Department of Accounting and Finance, Associate Professor
  • Greening broadband in the EU: A Social Benefit-Cost Analysis of Solar-Powered 5G Ioanna Giannikou, University of Piraeus; and Markos Tselekounis, University of Piraeus
13. GSET tool : Social Cost Benefit Analysis of Urban NBS interventions [Workshop]
Thursday | 4:10 pm-5:40 pm | Eurolab

Chair: Nikolaos Nagkoulis, AUT
  • Conrad Felix Michel Landis, Athens University of Economics and Business
14. Advances in BCA Methods: BCA in Cities and Municipalities [Paper Session]
Thursday | 4:10 pm-5:40 pm | Room A41

Chair: Elin Vimefall, Örebro university
  • The Hidden Ledger: Rethinking Cost–Benefit Analysis Through Capitals and Narrative Control Zenon Hanappi, Central European University
  • Economic evaluation of suicide barriers on bridges Björn Sund, Karlstad Business School, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden and Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency, Sweden.; Linda Ryen, University Health Care Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden.; and Elin Vimefall, Örebro university
  • Evaluating municipal performance in Greece 2019 - 2024: towards an experimental model Sifis Plimakis, University of Peloponnese
  • Retrospective Evaluation of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Benefit-Cost Analysis for the 1993 Final Nutrition Labeling Rules Jonathan Gledhill, Policy Navigation Group; and Javier Perez, Policy Navigation Group
Dinner: [Meal]
Thursday | 5:45 pm-7:30 pm | Dinner Area
Registration [Registration]
Friday | 8:30 am-9:30 am | Registration Area
15. Climate, Environment & Energy: Valuation and Behavioral insights [Paper Session]
Friday | 9:00 am-10:30 am | Room A36

Chair: Rafał Buła, University of Economics in Katowice
  • When Risk Information Changes the Choice: Experimental Evidence on Beach Preferences from a Two Wave Discrete Choice Panel Mikołaj Czajkowski, University of Warsaw; Wojciech Zawadzki, University of Warsaw; Milan Ščasný, Charles University; Wiktor Budzinski, University of Warsaw; and Katarzyna Skrzypek, University of Warsaw
  • Stability of Travel-Cost Valuation under Exogenous Risk Information: The Baltic Seaside Case Mikołaj Czajkowski, University of Warsaw; Katarzyna Skrzypek, University of Warsaw; Wiktor Budzinski, University of Warsaw; Wojciech Zawadzki, University of Warsaw; and Milan Ščasný, Charles University
  • To Sacrifice or Not to Sacrifice? Households’ Attitudes & Preferences Toward SRI Rafał Buła, University of Economics in Katowice
  • Climate-Smart Agriculture: A Multi-Perspective Evaluation Framework Majid Hashemi, Limestone Analytics; Bahman Kashi, Limestone Analytics; and Rachel Bahn, Limestone Analytics
16. Ethics, Innovation & Digital: Personal Data and Cultural Heritage [Paper Session]
Friday | 9:00 am-10:30 am | Room A41

Chair: Rebecca McDonald, University of Birmingham
  • The Value of Personal Data - a Discrete Choice Experiment Rebecca McDonald, University of Birmingham; and Anya Skatova, University of Bristol
  • Willingness to Pay for Environmental Health: A QALY-Based Study Across Europe Maria Kostopoulou, Mines Paris – PSL; Daniel Herrera, Mines Paris; Ståle Navrud, Norwegian University of Life Sceinces; Henrik Lindhjem, Menon Economics; Gildas Appéré, University of Angers; and Muriel Travers, University of Nantes
  • The Future of Polish Cultural Heritage: Public Preferences for Renovations and Adaptive Re-use Bartosz Jusypenko, University of Warsaw; and Mikołaj Czajkowski, University of Warsaw
  • Advances in Distributional Weighting in BCA Daniel Acland, University of California, Berkeley
17. Coffee Break [Break]
Friday | 10:30 am-10:45 am | Coffee Area
18. The Benefits and Costs of Energy Assistance and Special Energy Pricing Programs [Keynote]
Friday | 10:45 am-12:00 pm | Antoniadou Amphitheatre (Plenary Room)
  • The Benefits and Costs of Energy Assistance and Special Energy Pricing Programs Anna Alberini, University of Maryland
19. Climate, Environment & Energy: Policy solutions and Spatial diffusion [Paper Session]
Friday | 12:00 pm-1:30 pm | Antoniadou Foyer (Room 1)

Chair: Marco Percoco, Università Bocconi
  • Hyperbolic or exponential? Investigating individual discount rates for intergenerational trade-offs Monika Foltyn-Zarychta, University of Economics in Katowice; and Rafał Buła, University of Economics in Katowice
  • Fiscally Regressive Subsidies and the Spatial Diffusion of Electric Vehicles in French Cities Marco Percoco, Università Bocconi
  • Capitalization of Energy Efficiency in the Residential Housing Market Using Spatial Econometric Modelling Kryštof Veřtát, Charles University; and Milan Ščasný, Charles University
20. Advances in BCA Methods: BCA and socio-economic development [Paper Session]
Friday | 12:00 pm-1:30 pm | Room A36

Chair: Daria Kuznetsova, KTH
  • Benefit–cost analysis as a tool for urban development in Ukraine’s recovery Daria Kuznetsova, KTH; and Sviatlana Engerstam, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
  • BCA-Innovative Methods Of Predictability Ioannis Stampoulidis, A.U.E.B.
  • Use and quality of benefit-cost analysis in water supply and sanitation projects: A critical review of practice in three multilateral development banks Omran Musa, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Bibata Wassonguema, Paris City University; Oliver Cumming, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Elisa Van Waeyenberge, The School of Oriental and African Studies; and Ian Ross, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  • Analysing the efficacy of an Academic Development Programme at a South African university Lusani Mulaudzi, University of Cape Town
21. Climate, Environment & Energy: Energy Efficiency and Geopolitics [Paper Session]
Friday | 12:00 pm-1:30 pm | Room A41

Chair: Daniel Herrera, Mines Paris
  • Incentives for Carbon-Aware ICT services: The EXIGENCE approach Vasilios Siris, Athens University of Economic and Business; Adamantia Stamou, Athens University of Economics and Business; George Stamoulis, Athens University Economics and Business; and Konstantinos Varsos, Athens University of Economics and Business
  • The European energy market at crossroads - institutional perspective Marcin Jalbrzykowski, University of Warsaw
  • The effect of phasing-out energy inefficient dwellings from the housing market: a sorting demand model approach Daniel Herrera, Mines Paris; Gabrielle Fack, Paris-Dauphine; Anna Creti, Paris-Dauphine; and Edouard Civel, Chaire Economie du Climat
Lunch [Meal]
Friday | 1:30 pm-2:30 pm | Lunch area
22. Social & Health Programs: Economic Valuation and Adaptation Potential [Paper Session]
Friday | 2:30 pm-4:00 pm | T101 (Troias Building)

Chair: Andrea Bigano, CMCC
  • Perceived Adaptation Potential and Willingness to Pay for Adaptation: Evidence from Six European Countries Anna Alberini, University of Maryland; Andrea Bigano, CMCC; and Adan Martinez-Cruz, Government of Mexico
  • “Take care!” Investigation of Preferences for Elderly Care in Poland. The role of altruism in a Discrete Choice Experiment. Anna Bartczak, University of Warsaw; Wiktor Budzinski, University of Warsaw; and Małgorzata Kalbarczyk, University of Warsaw
  • Integrating Elderly Care and Domestic Violence Support-A Cost-Benefit Analysis Sandya Venugopal, Venugopals Consulting Services
23. Climate, Environment & Energy: Non-monetary Valuation and Social Policy [Paper Session]
Friday | 2:30 pm-4:00 pm | T108 (Troias Building)

Chair: Danae Arroyos-Calvera, University of Birmingham
  • Global Meta-analysis of the Value of Statistical Life Yohei Mitani, Kyoto University; Henrik Lindhjem, Menon Economics; and Ståle Navrud, Norwegian University of Life Sceinces
  • Value of Time and Safety in France and the Effect of an Opt-Out Alternative Henrik Andersson, Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute; Laurent Carnis, ; Romain Crastes dit Sourd, University of Leeds; Pascal Gastineau, Université Gustave Eiffel; and Martin Koning, Université Gustave Eiffel
  • Who to Prioritise? Age and Health Judith Covey, Durham University; Danae Arroyos-Calvera, University of Birmingham; and Rebecca McDonald, University of Birmingham
24. Climate, Environment & Energy: Electric Vehicles and Military Emissions [Paper Session]
Friday | 2:30 pm-4:00 pm | T201 (Troias Building)

Chair: Roman Caha, Charles University
  • Electric Vehicle Charging at Public Charging Stations in the Czech Republic Roman Caha, Charles University; Milan Ščasný, Charles University; and Anna Alberini, University of Maryland
  • Military Pollutant Emissions Christina Pourani, Law Graduate, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. Trainee Lawyer, Regulatory Authority for Energy, Waste and Water (RAAEY). Postgraduate Student, International and European Environmental and Energy Law and Policy, Panteion University.
  • Vehicle Registration Fee Reform and Its Impact on Passenger Vehicle Registrations in Slovakia Marián Sedlák, Charles University; Milan Ščasný, Charles University; and Anna Alberini, University of Maryland
25. Coffee Break [Break]
Friday | 4:00 pm-4:15 pm | Coffee Area
26. Closing Session [Plenary]
Friday | 4:15 pm-5:00 pm | Troias Amphitheatre (Plenary Room)
  • Phoebe Koundouri, Athens University of Economics and Business
  • SBCA Mission Daniel Herrera, Mines Paris






Index to Participants

Acland, Daniel: 16
Alamanos, Angelos: 3
Alberini, Anna: 18 , 22 , 24
Andersson, Henrik: 23
Appéré, Gildas: 16
Arampatzidis, Ioannis: 3
Arroyos-Calvera, Danae: 23
Åström, Stefan: 8
Bahn, Rachel: 15
Bartczak, Anna: 22
Bigano, Andrea: 22
Budzinski, Wiktor: 2 , 15 , 22
Buła, Rafał: 15 , 19
Caha, Roman: 24
Carnis, Laurent: 23
Catalano, Gelsomina: 4
Civel, Edouard: 21
Covey, Judith: 23
Crastes dit Sourd, Romain: 23
Creti, Anna: 21
Cumming, Oliver: 20
Czajkowski, Mikołaj: 2 , 15 , 16
Daglis, Theodoros: 3
Dellis, Kostas: 3
Deranian, Christopher: 3
Devves, Stathis: 3
Engerstam, Sviatlana: 20
Fack, Gabrielle: 21
Florio, Massimo: 4
Foltyn-Zarychta, Monika: 19
Gastineau, Pascal: 23
Giannikou, Ioanna: 12
Giannopoulos, Vassileios: 12
Giergiczny, Marek: 2
Gledhill, Jonathan: 14
Hanappi, Zenon: 14
Hashemi, Majid: 15
Herrera, Daniel: 8 , 16 , 21 , 26
Jalbrzykowski, Marcin: 21
Jokinen, Jani-Pekka: 9
Jusypenko, Bartosz: 16
Kalbarczyk, Małgorzata: 22
Karhu, Kimmo: 9
Kashi, Bahman: 15
Khan, Aamir: 10
Koning, Martin: 23
Kostopoulou, Maria: 8 , 16
Koundouri, Phoebe: 1 , 3 , 26
Koutsouroupas, Dimitrios: 12
Kuznetsova, Daria: 20
Landis, Conrad Felix Michel: 13
Leon, Hyginus ‘Gene’: 1
Lindhjem, Henrik: 8 , 16 , 23
Lloyd-Smith, Patrick: 2
Mars, Krister: 8 , 12
Martinez-Cruz, Adan: 22
McDonald, Rebecca: 16 , 23
McLannahan, Miranda: 3
McLaughlin, Liam: 9
Mehta, Sana: 10
Mikropoulou, Charalampia: 12
Mitani, Yohei: 23
Morretta, Valentina: 4
Mulaudzi, Lusani: 20
Musa, Omran: 20
Nagkoulis, Nikolaos: 13
Navrud, Ståle: 16 , 23
Nisiforou, Olympia: 3
Nomikou-Lazarou, Eirini: 9
Opatrny, Matej: 10
Palatnik, Ruslana: 3
Papaioannou, George: 3
Percoco, Marco: 19
Perez, Javier: 14
Plimakis, Sifis: 14
Pourani, Christina: 10 , 24
Raptis, Dimitrios: 3
Ross, Ian: 20
Ryen, Linda: 14
Ščasný, Milan: 2 , 10 , 15 , 19 , 24
Sedlák, Marián: 24
Sen, Sweta: 10
Siris, Vasilios: 21
Skatova, Anya: 16
Skrzypek, Katarzyna: 2 , 15
Stamou, Adamantia: 21
Stamoulis, George: 21
Stampoulidis, Ioannis: 20
Sund, Björn: 14
Thomson, Eric: 9
Travers, Muriel: 16
Tselekounis, Markos: 12
Van Waeyenberge, Elisa: 20
Varsos, Konstantinos: 21
Vasdekis, Vassilis: 1
Venugopal, Sandya: 22
Veřtát, Kryštof: 19
Vignetti, Silvia: 4
Vimefall, Elin: 14
Wassonguema, Bibata: 20
Wu, Jialing: 9
Xepapadeas, Anastasios: 6
Zawadzki, Wojciech: 2 , 15
Zawojska, Ewa: 2