Prof. Jacoby and a panel of professors present their work on global climate change

Dr. Henry Donnan Jacoby, Professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management, received during the Dies Academicus Ceremony a Doctorate Honoris Causa from the University of Geneva to honor his important contributions in the area of Climate Change and in recognition of his strong ties with our university in this area.

At this occasion, the Geneva School of Economics and Management organized on Thursday, October 10, a conference by Prof. Henry D. Jacoby, entitled "Global Climate Change and the Role of Research and Policy Analysis". During his presentation, Prof. Jacoby was interested in the role and importance of academic research in the field of climate change.

This conference was followed by a moderated discussion by Prof. Alain Haurie, Honorary Professor of the GSEM, around the presentations of the Prof. Martin Beniston (UNIGE), Dr. Marc Vielle (EPFL), Prof. Olivier Bahn (HEC Montreal, Canada), Prof. Frédéric Babonneau (Business School, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile).