Organizers:

John C. Whitehead, Appalachian State University

Session Chairs:

Will Wheeler, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Papers:

"Investing in Risky R&D Programs in the Face of Climate Uncertainty"
Kwame Adu-Bonnah, ChemDesign Corporation
Erin Baker, University of Massachusetts (Contact Author)

"Should You Turn Yourself In? The Consequences of Self-Policing"
Sarah L. Stafford, College of William and Mary (Contact Author)

"Testing for Environmental Gentrifiction: Migratory Responses to Changes in Environmental Quality"
Spencer Banzhaf, Resources for the Future (Contact Author)
Randall P. Walsh, University of Colorado - Boulder

"Public, Private and Nonprofit Regulation for Environmental Quality"
Lucie Bottega, University of Toulouse I
Jenny De Freitas, University of Toulouse I (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Lucie Bottega, University of Toulouse I
Dennis Collentine, University of Gavle
Timothy C. Haab, Ohio State University
Paul E. Chambers, Central Missouri State University

Organizers:

John C. Whitehead, Appalachian State University

Session Chairs:

Erin Baker, University of Massachusetts

Papers:

"Economic Growth and the Dynamics of Environmental Quality"
Ariaster B. Chimeli, Ohio University (Contact Author)
John B. Braden, University of Illinois

"Corruption, Environmental Quality and Perverse Aid Effects"
Paul E. Chambers, Central Missouri State University (Contact Author)
Richard A. Jensen, University of Notre Dame

"Development, Environmental Policy, and Mass Media: Theory and Evidence"
Suphachol Suphachalasai, University of Cambridge (Contact Author)

"Generational Cost Benefit Analysis and the Social Cost of Carbon"
Christian Crowley, George Washington University
Yoshiaki Shimazaki, Oklahoma State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Lisa A. Cave, Morehead State University
Suphachol Suphachalasai, University of Cambridge
Jenny De Freitas, University of Toulouse I
Ariaster B. Chimeli, Ohio University

Organizers:

John C. Whitehead, Appalachian State University

Session Chairs:

Juan Aguirre, Center for Sustainable Development - Costa Rica

Papers:

"Optimum Incentives and Habitat Conservation on Florida's Non-Industrial Private Forests"
Jagannadha Rao Matta, University of Florida (Contact Author)
Janaki Alavalapati, University of Florida
Evan Mercer, U.S. Forest Service

"Stochastic Dominance, Entropy and Biodiversity Manasgement"
Catherine M. Chambers, Central Missouri State University (Contact Author)
John R. Crooker, Central Missouri State University

"Assessing the Effectiveness of Biodiversity Conservation Strategies: The Case of the United States' Endangered Species Act"
Joe Kerkvliet, Oregon State University
Christian Langpap, Tulane University (Contact Author)

"Using an Elasticity-Based Model to Assess the Economic Impact of Import Regulations to Prevent Mediterranean Fruit Fly Establishment in U.S.: Applications on the Import of Spanish Clementines"
Wen-yuan Huang, USDA-ERS (Contact Author)
Craig Osteen, USDA-ERS

Discussants:

Christian Langpap, Tulane University
Erin Baker, University of Massachusetts
Georgina Moreno, Scripps College
John C. Whitehead, Appalachian State University