In this conference, Gokul Paudel presented his research findings on “Trade-offs between remittance and agricultural productivity in Nepal”, and Prof. Dr. Ulrike Grote chaired a symposium on “Shocks, behavioural responses, and long-term welfare dynamics in rural Southeast Asia”. In the symposium, Dr. Trung Thanh Nguyen, Manh Hung Do, and Robyn Blake-Rath also presented their novel research findings.