Session Chairs:

Steven T. Yen, University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Papers:

"Market Mechanisms to Control Externalities in an Inefficient Economy"
Thomas A. Creahan, Morehead State University (Contact Author)

"Distribution of Environmental Costs and Benefits, Additional Distortions and the Porter Hypothesis"
Robert D. Mohr, University of New Hampshire (Contact Author)
Shrawantee Saha, University of New Hampshire

"Malthus v. Boserup: An Empirical Exploration of the Population-Environment Nexus in India"
Haimanti Bhattacharya, University of Arizona (Contact Author)
Robert Innes, University of Arizona

"Genetically Modified Maize and Subsistence Farming in Mexico"
Joachim Zietz, Middle Tennessee State University
Alan Seals, Middle Tennessee State University (Contact Author)

"Willingness to Pay for Land Conservation Easements: An Ordered Probit Selection Approach"
Seong-Hoon Cho, University of Tennessee - Knoxville (Contact Author)
Steven T. Yen, University of Tennessee - Knoxville
J. M. Bowker, USDA Forest Service
David H. Newman, University of Georgia

Discussants:

Louis Jaeck, University Paul Cezanne
Lester Hadsell, University at Albany, SUNY

Session Chairs:

Erika Dreyer Morris, University of Michigan

Papers:

"Credit Card Borrowing and Repayment Behavior Over the Lifecycle"
Saihong Jiang, The Ohio State University (Contact Author)

"Self-Insurance and Risk Sharing in a Life-Cycle of a Household"
Ahlam Fakhar, Claremont Graduate University (Contact Author)

"Whether the Boom of Housing Market Brings in Cash Flows for Older Americans After the Latest Stock Market Crash?"
Huan Ni, Kennesaw State University (Contact Author)

"Should the Old Play It Safe? Portfolio Choice in the Presence of Age-Dependent Background Risk"
David A. Love, Williams College (Contact Author)
Maria G. Perozek, Federal Reserve Board

"Examining the Wealth Effect From Home Price Appreciation"
Erika Dreyer Morris, University of Michigan (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Alan Seals, Middle Tennessee State University

Session Chairs:

Mark W. Frank, Sam Houston State University

Papers:

"Racial Disparities in Obesity Among Women: Biology, Social Norms, and the Puzzle of Gender Specificity"
Mary A. Burke, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Frank W. Heiland, Florida State University (Contact Author)

"Affirmative Action Policy: Evidence From India"
Nishith Prakash, University of Houston (Contact Author)

"Media Substitution Among Young Adults: A Spirited Case Study"
Mark W. Frank, Sam Houston State University (Contact Author)

"A Dynamic Analysis of the Effects of Community Policing on Gang Participation"
Alan Seals, Middle Tennessee State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Larry T. McRae, Appalachian State University
James M. Payne, Calhoun Community College