Licarion Kunwedomo Miine | Sustainable Agriculture | Research Excellence Award

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Mr. Licarion Kunwedomo Miine | Sustainable Agriculture | Research Excellence Award

University of Cape Coast | Ghana

Mr. Licarion K. Miine is a development studies scholar and policy researcher with strong interdisciplinary training in development policy, planning, and socio-economic analysis. He holds a PhD (awaiting award) in Development Studies, an MSc in Development Policy and Planning, and a BA in Integrated Development Studies, complemented by professional training in education. His experience spans academia, secondary and tertiary education, environmental health and safety practice, and community development. His research interests include development inequalities, labour and employment conditions, digital agriculture, occupational health and safety, poverty alleviation, and environmental governance. Through teaching, research, policy engagement, and peer-review service, he contributes to evidence-based development practice and sustainable socio-economic transformation.

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Melina Dritsak | Economics | Women Researcher Award

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Prof. Melina Dritsak | Economics | Women Researcher Award |

University of Western Macedonia | Greece

Melina Dritsaki is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Western Macedonia with extensive academic and professional experience spanning Greece and the United Kingdom. She holds a PhD in Applied Informatics from the University of Macedonia, an MSc in International Banking and Financial Studies from the University of Southampton, and a BSc in Economics from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Prior to her current role, she served as Senior Health Economist at the University of Oxford and as Research Fellow at the University of Warwick and Brunel University. Her research lies at the intersection of econometrics, applied macroeconomics, health economics, energy economics, and public policy, with a strong emphasis on panel data methods, time-series analysis, and economic evaluation alongside clinical trials. She has published 86 peer-reviewed scientific documents with 1,442 citations and an h-index of 20, reflecting the impact and consistency of her scholarly contributions. Dr. Dritsaki has participated as lead economist or co-applicant in numerous nationally and internationally funded research projects and has supervised postgraduate research in economics and public health. Her work has been recognised with the Young Investigators Award from the European Respiratory Society. Through sustained research productivity, international collaboration, and teaching excellence, she continues to contribute significantly to empirical economic research and evidence-based policymaking.

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Kpanoga Kolombia | Forestry Economics | Best Researcher Award

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Assist. Prof. Dr. Kpanoga Kolombia | Forestry Economics | Best Researcher Award

University of Alberta | Canada

Kpanoga Kolombia is a Development Economist specializing in renewable energy, environmental and natural resource economics, with over five years of academic and policy research experience across Canada, France, Germany, and West Africa. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Sherbrooke, with a focus on non-market valuation and climate economics, and advanced degrees from Aix-Marseille University and the University of Lome. His work includes extensive empirical research on willingness to pay for carbon emission reduction, forest restoration, and ecosystem services in Quebec and Togo. Currently, he is an Assistant Teaching Professor at the University of Alberta, a lecturer at ENAP, and a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Quebec in Outaouais. His research interests span development economics, climate change, forest economics, and public policy. Kolombia has published in peer-reviewed journals like the African Journal of Ecology, and has several articles under review in journals including Ecological Economics and Plos One. He has received multiple scholarships including the Mitacs, FRQ, and Affaires Mondiales Canada Fellowships. Kolombia continues to advance inclusive and evidence-based environmental policy through interdisciplinary and applied economic research.

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Kolombia, K., & Yovo, K. (2025). Willingness to pay for forest restoration in Togo: Comparison of estimates from choice experiment, contingent valuation and travel cost methods. African Journal of Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/aje.70102

Kolombia, K. (2024). Economic evaluation of Mont-Bellevue Park in Sherbrooke using the individual travel cost method. Manuscript submitted for publication, Discover Cities.

Kolombia, K. (2024). Effect of policy consequentiality on willingness to pay for renewable energy in transport in Quebec. Manuscript submitted for publication, Journal of Cultural Economics.

Dupras, J., & Kolombia, K. (2024). Willingness to pay for the forestation of agricultural coulees: A choice experiment and contingent valuation study in Quebec. Manuscript submitted for publication, PLOS ONE.

Kolombia, K. (2024). Willingness to pay for renewable energy: A choice experiment and contingent valuation study in Quebec. Manuscript submitted for publication, Ecological Economics.

Jinyue Tang | Urban Agriculture | Best Researcher Award

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Dr. Jinyue Tang | Urban Agriculture | Best Researcher Award

Shanghai Jiao Tong University | China

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🔍 Summary

Dr. Jinyue Tang is a dynamic scholar in applied economics with strong expertise in innovation, R&D activities, and economic development strategies. With an academic trajectory rooted in finance and human geography, Tang brings interdisciplinary depth to economic research, with a growing interest in Urban Agriculture as a sustainable development model for modern cities.

🎓 Education

Jinyue Tang is currently pursuing a Doctoral Degree in Applied Economics (2020–2025) from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (QS45), having earned prestigious honors such as the National Scholarship for Doctoral Students (2024) and Outstanding Graduate of SJTU (2025). Tang holds a Bachelor’s in Human Geography from East China Normal University (2016–2020) and an Undergraduate Degree in Finance from SJTU (2018–2020).

💼 Professional Experience

Tang has contributed to several peer-reviewed publications and presented at top-tier academic conferences, collaborating with leading economists to address challenges in innovation commercialization, R&D policy, and labor-market dynamics in developing economies.

📚 Academic Cites

Jinyue Tang has authored and co-authored several impactful papers in Applied Economics Letters and Applied Geography, including studies on labor markets, digital innovation, and intercity innovation networks. Two papers were recognized as Outstanding Papers at the Shanghai Society for Science of Science conferences (2024, 2025).

🛠️ Technical Skills

  • Econometrics and Statistical Analysis (Stata, SPSS, R)

  • Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

  • Data Visualization and Urban Mapping

  • Policy Impact Analysis

👩‍🏫 Teaching Experience

Tang has been recognized as Outstanding Graduate Class Teacher (2024) and has mentored students in economics, innovation systems, and spatial economic development strategies.

🔬 Research Interests 

  • Urban Agriculture & Sustainable Urban Systems

  • Innovation Commercialization & Policy

  • R&D Investment & Allocation Efficiency

  • Spatial Economics & Intercity Collaboration

📖Publications

Exploring cooperative and competitive relations in a Chinese intercity innovation network

  • Authors: Zhang, W., Qian, Y., Tang, J., & Liu, X.*

  • Journal: Applied Geography

  • Year: 2025

Place-based policy, R&D misallocation and innovation

  • Authors: Xue, Q., Tang, J.*, & Luo, S.

  • Conference: Annual Conference of Chinese Economists Society

  • Year: 2025

Do robots sharpen labour lawsuits in developing countries? Evidence from China

  • Authors: Tang, J., Xiao, R.*, & Luo, S.

  • Journal: Applied Economics Letters

  • Year: 2024

The role of customers on digital technology innovation commercialization

  • Authors: Tang, J.*, & Luo, S.

  • Journal: Applied Economics Letters

  • Year: 2024

Contribution of China’s population age dividend and quality dividend to economic growth since the Reform and Opening Up

  • Authors: Luo, J., Tang, J.*, & Huang, C.

  • Award/Conference: Outstanding Paper at the Academic Annual Conference of the Shanghai Society for Science of Science

  • Year: 2021