Saturday 2:15 - 4:00 p.m. |
Session 143K Regulatory Barriers to Electronic Commerce |
Organizers: |
Sanford Ikeda, Purchase College - SUNY |
Session Chairs: |
Jerry Ellig, George Mason University |
Papers: |
"Internet Caskets: Who Buys Them, Who Blocks Them?" "Prices and Price Dispersion in Online and Offline Markets for Contact Lenses" "The Demand for Cars on EBay Motors" "Legislative Action and Market Responses: Results of Virginia's Natural Experiment With Direct Wine Shipment" |
Discussants: |
Daniel Sutter, University of Oklahoma |
Sunday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. |
Session 207P Weather and Natural Hazards I |
Organizers: |
Daniel Sutter, University of Oklahoma |
Session Chairs: |
Kevin Simmons, Austin College |
Papers: |
"Hurricane Damage Mitigation - Risk Aversion and Willingness to Pay" "A Model of Endogenous Hurricane Risk: Coordinating Mitigation and Preparation" "Mitigation Motivated by Past Experience: Prior Hurricanes and Damages" "Willingness to Purchase Insurance for Low Probability, Low Loss Risks From Natural Hazards" |
Discussants: |
Rodney Weiher, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
Sunday 12:30 - 2:15 p.m. |
Session 227Q Weather and Natural Hazards II |
Organizers: |
Daniel Sutter, University of Oklahoma |
Session Chairs: |
Nicole Cornell Sadowski, York College and University of Oklahoma |
Papers: |
"Natural Disasters and Bank Performance" "Tornado Shelters and the Housing Market" "The Value of National Weather Service Forecasts in Scheduling Electricity Generation" |
Discussants: |
Christopher F. Dumas, University of North Carolina - Wilmington |