Bishop Hill Diary date
Apr 8, 2013 Climate: other Ross McKitrick sends notice of a conference he has organised at Guelph over the summer. The lineup of speakers looks very exciting:
Econometric Applications in Climatology
Many economists are becoming interested in applying econometric methods (especially time series analysis) to geophysical and climatic data sets. In addition, many climate scientists are recognizing the value of developing and applying increasingly rigorous empirical methods to the rich data sets available in the Earth sciences.
This interdisciplinary workshop is aimed at sharing expertise and building opportunities for collaboration. We seek papers from both econometrics and climatology that provide good methodological exposition and exploration of the kinds of data sets and techniques available, and the research questions they spark.
The workshop will be structured to allow extended interaction time so as to stimulate fresh exchanges of perspectives, advanced methodological discussion and new avenues for scholarly collaboration.
Details here.
Reader Comments (7)
Steve McIntyre is listed for the palaeoclimate debate.
So will Bart Verheggen appear?
But will VS (Visiting Statisitician) be there?
Carl Wunsch's subject is Can Scientists Understand Climate Change? Not a bad preliminary question for politicians to ask before asking other questions. I wonder if Maggie tried that one with Crispin Tickell and John Houghton in 88 or before.
Economists have developed very sophisticated mathematical techniques for application in their profession. They have and should be brought to bear on climate data. But in the end you still need honesty to avoid the rampant confirmation bias we have seen in the climate issue.
Looks good.
Here's another it would be good to hear from, this month in Germany: 'Both the European Institute for Climate and Energy (EIKE) and Die kalte Sonne sites have announced that renown scientist Murray Salby will be speaking on climate in Hamburg.'
See: http://notrickszone.com/2013/04/09/professor-murry-salby-to-callenge-global-warming-in-presentation-at-the-helmut-schmidt-university/
I will try to make the conference since I will be in Western NYS about that time.
John