Organizers:

Douglas D. Davis, Virginia Commonwealth University

Session Chairs:

Laura Razzolini, Virginia Commonwealth University

Papers:

"Alternative Risk Preference Elicitation Procedures"
Duncan James, Fordham University (Contact Author)
Discussant: Laura Razzolini, Virginia Commonwealth University

"Sociopaths, Saints and Regular Folks: Social Context and the Voluntary Provision of Public Goods"
Angela C. Milano, University of Texas at Dallas (Contact Author)
Discussant: John Cadigan, Gettysburg College

"Consumer Behavior in a Social Context: Application of Mental Accounting Principles to Dual-Interest Theory"
Natalia V Ovchinnikova, St. Lawrence University (Contact Author)
Discussant: Roger Koppl, Fairleigh Dickinson University

"An Equivalence Test of Behavioral and Attitudinal Measures of Trust"
C. Monica Capra, Emory University
Kelli Lanier, Emory University (Contact Author)
Shireen Meer, Emory University
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:

"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:

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