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