Organizers:

John C. Whitehead, Appalachian State University

Session Chairs:

John C. Whitehead, Appalachian State University

Papers:

"Air Quality and Forecasts: The Effects of Ozone Alerts on Driving and Outdoor Recreation Behavior in Atlanta"
Douglas S. Noonan, Georgia Institute of Technology (Contact Author)

"Joint Estimation of Averting Expenditures and Willingness to Pay for Improved Water Services in Kathmandu Canyon"
John C. Whitehead, Appalachian State University
Subhrendu Pattanayak, RTI International

"Parents' Preferences for Children's Asthma Treatments and Adult Preference for Own Treatments: Risk-Risk and Risk-Dollar Tradeoffs"
Glenn C. Blomquist, Carl F. Pollard Professor of Health Economics, University of Kentucky
Mark Dickie, University of Central Florida
Richard M. O'Connor, Independent Economist

"Neighborhood Choice and Environmental Justice"
Spencer Banzhaf, Georgia State University
Nicholas Flores, University of Colorado - Boulder
Joshua Sidon, University of Colorado - Boulder
Randall P. Walsh, University of Colorado - Boulder

Discussants:

John C. Whitehead, Appalachian State University
Glenn C. Blomquist, Carl F. Pollard Professor of Health Economics, University of Kentucky
Spencer Banzhaf, Georgia State University
Douglas S. Noonan, Georgia Institute of Technology

Organizers:

Daniel Hamermesh, Hale Centennial Professor, University of Texas - Austin and National Bureau of Economic Research

Moderators:

Daniel Hamermesh, Hale Centennial Professor, University of Texas - Austin and National Bureau of Economic Research

Panelists:

Glenn C. Blomquist, Carl F. Pollard Professor of Health Economics, University of Kentucky

Charles T. Clotfelter, Duke University

Daniel Hamermesh, Hale Centennial Professor, University of Texas - Austin and National Bureau of Economic Research

Jonathan H. Hamilton, University of Florida

Susan Vroman, Georgetown University

Organizers:

John C. Whitehead, Appalachian State University

Session Chairs:

Glenn C. Blomquist, Carl F. Pollard Professor of Health Economics, University of Kentucky

Papers:

"The Economic Benefits of a Reduction in Contaminated Sediments in Lake Michigan: An Application of Bootstrap Methodology"
Christopher Azevedo, Central Missouri State University
John R. Crooker, Central Missouri State University
Catherine M. Chambers, University of Central Missouri (Contact Author)

"A Benefit Cost Analysis of a Red Drum Stocking Program"
Raymond J. Rhodes, College of Charleston (Contact Author)
John C. Whitehead, Appalachian State University

"A Semi-Parametric Estimator for Observed and Contingent Behavior Data: An Application to Recretional Beach Visitation"
Craig E. Landry, East Carolina University (Contact Author)
Haiyong Liu, East Carolina University

Discussants:

Raymond J. Rhodes, College of Charleston
Catherine M. Chambers, University of Central Missouri
Peter A. Groothuis, Appalachian State University