Call for Papers

 

The Montana State University Department of Agricultural Economics & Economics and the Property and Environment Research Center (PERC) invite abstract submissions for presentations at the second Big Sky Workshop on the Economics of Agriculture and the Environment. The workshop will take place June 18-19, 2026, in Bozeman, Montana, and will feature keynote speaker Aaron Smith, Gordon Rausser Distinguished Chair in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Berkeley.

 

We welcome all types of economic research studying the relationship between agriculture and the environment and natural resources such as land, water, and wildlife. Papers that are primarily focused on environmental and resource economics or on agricultural economics separately may be considered to the extent they provide some insight into the intersection of the two topics. The workshop selection committee—Nicole Karwowski, Nick Hagerty, Kelsey Larson, Sara Sutherland, and Eric Edwards—will select papers based on their fit to the workshop theme and an assessment of their academic contribution and potential interest to the workshop audience.

 

We intend for the workshop to provide junior and senior researchers the opportunity to receive constructive feedback, meet new colleagues and coauthors, and strengthen existing collaborations, in a warm and friendly atmosphere. There is no registration fee and the hosts will cover meals: a reception and dinner the evening of June 17th at PERC, breakfast and lunch at MSU on June 18th and 19th, and a reception and dinner in downtown Bozeman on June 18th. Workshop participants will generally be responsible for their own travel, but we expect to be able to offer inexpensive accommodations in residence halls on campus. We will provide a stipend to offset travel and accommodations for selected graduate student presenters.

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Please submit an approximately 1,000 word abstract (or full paper) through the application form here. Applications are due February 7th, with notifications expected later in the month. Registration will open after acceptance notifications have been sent out. We expect only a limited number of slots available for non-presenters, so please submit an abstract if you would like to attend.