Organizers:

Emily Chamlee-Wright, Beloit College

Session Chairs:

Daniel Sutter, The University of Texas-Pan American

Papers:

"Arrogance at Work: From Academic Failure to Business Failure and Rent Seeking"
Robert L. Bradley, Jr., Institute for Energy Research (Contact Author)

"Does the Lack of a Profit Motive Affect Hiring in Academe? Evidence from the Market for Lawyers"
Rex J. Pjesky, West Texas A&M University
Daniel Sutter, The University of Texas-Pan American (Contact Author)

"The Political Economy of Road Supply and Pricing"
Adrian Moore, Reason Foundation (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Randall G. Holcombe, Florida State University
Nicholas Curott, George Mason University

Organizers:

Daniel Sutter, The University of Texas-Pan American

Session Chairs:

Jeffrey Czajkowski, Austin College

Papers:

"Natural Disasters and Foreign Direct Investment"
Monica P. Escaleras, Florida Atlantic University (Contact Author)
Charles A. Register, Florida Atlantic University

"Risk Perception and the Credibility of Hazard Warnings: Evidence from Tornado Warnings"
Kevin Simmons, Austin College
Daniel Sutter, The University of Texas-Pan American (Contact Author)

"A Computational Approach to Dynamically Modeling the Destructive Risk Embedded in Hurricane Evacuation Decisions"
Jeffrey Czajkowski, Austin College (Contact Author)
Richard Woodward, Texas A&M University

"The Effect of Hurricane Katrina Exodus on Houston Wages: Structural Break Point Estimation"
Robert McComb, Texas Tech University
Young-Kyu Moh, Texas Tech University (Contact Author)
Anita Schiller, Texas Tech University

Discussants:

John C. Whitehead, Appalachian State University
Jamie Brown Kruse, East Carolina University

Organizers:

Daniel Sutter, The University of Texas-Pan American

Session Chairs:

Daniel Sutter, The University of Texas-Pan American

Papers:

"The Effect of Hurricane Katrina Exodus on Houston Wages"
Dakshina G. De Silva, Texas Tech University
Robert McComb, Texas Tech University
Anita Schiller, Texas Tech University
Andres J. Vargas, Texas Tech University (Contact Author)

"Why Exactly Do I Want to Evacuate? A Better Understanding of the Costs of Not Evacuating for a Hurricane"
Jeffrey Czajkowski, Austin College (Contact Author)
Kevin Simmons, Austin College
Daniel Sutter, The University of Texas-Pan American

"Climate Change and Marine Recreation"
John C. Whitehead, Appalachian State University (Contact Author)
Ben Poulter, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Christopher F. Dumas, University of North Carolina Wilmington

"TBA"
Jamie Brown Kruse, East Carolina University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Monica P. Escaleras, Florida Atlantic University
Daniel Sutter, The University of Texas-Pan American