Organizers:

Douglas Walker, College of Charleston

Session Chairs:

Douglas Walker, College of Charleston

Papers:

"Economic Models of Impulsivity: How Much to Endogenize?"
Don Ross, University of Alabama at Birmingham (Contact Author)

"Factors Affecting the Legalization of Commercial Casino Gambling"
Peter T. Calcagno, College of Charleston (Contact Author)
Douglas Walker, College of Charleston

"The Changing Elasticity of Demand for the UK National Lotto"
O. David Gulley, Bentley College (Contact Author)
David Forrest, University of Salford - England

"Evaluating Crime Attributable to Casinos: An Analysis of Grinols and Mustards' 'Casinos, Crime, and Community Costs'"
Douglas Walker, College of Charleston (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Peter T. Calcagno, College of Charleston
Douglas Walker, College of Charleston
O. David Gulley, Bentley College

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