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:

William Breit, Trinity University

Session Chairs:

Barry Hirsch, Trinity University

Papers:

"Friedman in Louisiana"
William Breit, Trinity University (Contact Author)
Discussant: Robert Hebert, Auburn University

"Hayek in Arkansas"
David E.R. Gay, University of Arkansas (Contact Author)
Discussant: Bruce J. Caldwell, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

"Laureates in Texas"
Barry Hirsch, Trinity University (Contact Author)
Discussant: Catherine C. Eckel, University of Texas at Dallas

Organizers:

Douglas D. Davis, Virginia Commonwealth University

Session Chairs:

Natalia V Ovchinnikova, St. Lawrence University

Papers:

"A Classroom Equilibrium Exchange Rate Experiment"
Paul Johnson, University of Alaska Anchorage (Contact Author)
Discussant: Catherine C. Eckel, University of Texas at Dallas

"Marriage in the Shadow of Caste: A Field Experiment on Indian Marriage Market"
Subhasish Dugar, University of Calgary (Contact Author)
Discussant: TBA

"Learning and Coordination in Location Experiments"
Catherine C. Eckel, University of Texas at Dallas
Vera Holovchenko, University of Texas at Dallas
Yufei Ren, University of Texas at Dallas
Discussant: Natalia V Ovchinnikova, St. Lawrence University

Organizers:

Douglas D. Davis, Virginia Commonwealth University

Session Chairs:

Philip J. Grossman, Saint Cloud State University

Papers:

"Eliciting Risk Preferences: Heterogeneity, Stability and Precision"
Chetan Dave, University of Texas at Dallas (Contact Author)
Catherine C. Eckel, University of Texas at Dallas
Cathleen Johnson, University of Arizona
Christian Rojas, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Discussant: Angela C. Milano, University of Texas at Dallas

"Is There A Plausible Theory for Risky Decisions?"
James C. Cox, Georgia State University (Contact Author)
Vjolica Sadiraj, Georgia State University
Bodo Vogt, University of Magdeburg
Utteeyo Dasgupta, Franklin & Marshall College and University of Arizona
Discussant: Sara E. Helms, University of Alabama at Birmingham

"Forecasting the Risk Attitudes of Women and Men: An Experimental Test of the Strength of Stereotypes"
Oleksandr Lugovskyy, Purdue University (Contact Author)
Philip J. Grossman, Saint Cloud State University
Discussant: Brian T. Kench, University of Tampa