Organizers:

Daniel Sutter, University of Oklahoma

Session Chairs:

Nicole Cornell Sadowski, York College and University of Oklahoma

Papers:

"Natural Disasters and Bank Performance"
Bradley T. Ewing, Texas Tech University
Scott Hein, Texas Tech University
Jamie Brown Kruse, East Carolina State University

"Tornado Shelters and the Housing Market"
Kevin Simmons, Austin College
Daniel Sutter, University of Oklahoma

"The Value of National Weather Service Forecasts in Scheduling Electricity Generation"
Rodney Weiher, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Contact Author)
Thomas Teisberg, Teisberg Associates
Alireza Khotanzad, Southern Methodist University

Discussants:

Christopher F. Dumas, University of North Carolina - Wilmington
John C. Whitehead, Appalachian State University
David Letson, University of Miami