Organizers:

Rick K. Wilson, Rice University

Moderators:

Rick K. Wilson, Rice University

Panelists:

Jamie Brown Kruse, East Carolina University and Center for Natural Hazards Research

Jim Richardson, Louisiana State University

Anne Polivka, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Rick K. Wilson, Rice University

Organizers:

Jamie Brown Kruse, East Carolina University and Center for Natural Hazards Research

Session Chairs:

Jamie Brown Kruse, East Carolina University and Center for Natural Hazards Research

Papers:

"Katrina and the Gulf States Casino Industry"
Douglas Walker, College of Charleston (Contact Author)
John D. Jackson, Auburn University
Discussant: TBA

"Location and Choice and Willingness to Pay to Avoid Hurricane Risks: A Sample of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees"
Justin Baker, Duke University and Texas A&M University
William Nielson, Texas A&M University
W. Douglass Shaw, Texas A & M University (Contact Author)
Mary Riddel, University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Discussant: TBA

"Is More Information Always Better? An Experimental Study of Charitable Giving and Hurricane Katrina"
Catherine C. Eckel, University of Texas at Dallas (Contact Author)
Philip J. Grossman, Saint Cloud State University
Angela C. Milano, University of Texas at Dallas
Discussant: TBA

"Implications of the Hurricane Katrina Evacuation for Affected Areas and Receiving Regions"
Mark A. Thompson, University of Arkansas at Little Rock (Contact Author)
Bradley T. Ewing, Texas Tech University
Jamie Brown Kruse, East Carolina University and Center for Natural Hazards Research
Discussant: TBA

Organizers:

Jamie Brown Kruse, East Carolina University and Center for Natural Hazards Research

Session Chairs:

Jamie Brown Kruse, East Carolina University and Center for Natural Hazards Research

Papers:

"Measuring the Labor Market Impacts of the Hurricane Katrina Migration: Evidence from Houston, TX"
Molly F McIntosh, Princeton University (Contact Author)
Discussant: TBA

"The Impact of Natural Disasters on Health Disparities: Evidence from Hurricane Katrina Evacuees"
Haiyong Liu, East Carolina University (Contact Author)
Okmyung Bin, East Carolina University
Craig E. Landry, East Carolina University
Jamie Brown Kruse, East Carolina University and Center for Natural Hazards Research
Vivian Ho, Rice University
Discussant: TBA

"When Oceans Attack: Using a Generalized Difference-in-Difference Technique to Assess the Impact of Hurricanes on Local Labor Markets"
Ariel R Belasen, Saint Louis University (Contact Author)
Solomon Polachek, University of New York
Discussant: TBA

"The Long Road Back: Signal Noise in the Post-Katrina Context"
Emily Chamlee-Wright, Beloit College (Contact Author)
Discussant: TBA