Organizers:

Sarah L. Stafford, The College of William and Mary

Session Chairs:

Sarah L. Stafford, The College of William and Mary

Papers:

"Participation of Firms in Voluntary Environmental Protection Program: An Analysis of Corporate Social Responsibility and Capital Market Performance"
Fei Yu, Colby College (Contact Author)

"Household Giving to Environmental Organizations: Evidence from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics"
Debra Israel, Indiana State University (Contact Author)

"Causes and Consequences of Environmental Auditing: Evidence from Regulated Facilities in Michigan"
Mary Evans, The University of Tennessee
Lirong Liu, The University of Tennessee
Sarah L. Stafford, The College of William and Mary (Contact Author)

"Recovering Omitted Attributes with Pseudo-Bayesian Techniques: Non-observed Religiosity Characteristics and Public Good Contributions"
Paul E. Chambers, University of Central Missouri (Contact Author)
John R. Crooker, University of Central Missouri

Discussants:

Debra Israel, Indiana State University
Sarah L. Stafford, The College of William and Mary
Fei Yu, Colby College
Christopher F. Dumas, University of North Carolina Wilmington

Organizers:

Sarah L. Stafford, The College of William and Mary

Session Chairs:

Okmyung Bin, East Carolina University

Papers:

"Measuring the Impacts of Sea-Level Rise on Coastal Real Estate in North Carolina – A Hedonic Price Approach"
Okmyung Bin, East Carolina University (Contact Author)
Ben Poulter, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Christopher F. Dumas, University of North Carolina Wilmington
John C. Whitehead, Appalachian State University

"Estimating the Effect of School Indoor Air Quality on Academic Outcomes"
Tess Stafford, The University of Texas (Contact Author)

"Random Error and Simulation Models with an Unobserved Dependent Variable as Applied to the Benefits and Costs of the Clean Air Act"
Scott Farrow, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Okmyung Bin, East Carolina University
Scott Farrow, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Catherine M. Chambers, University of Central Missouri

Organizers:

John C. Whitehead, Appalachian State University

Session Chairs:

Timothy C. Haab, The Ohio State University

Papers:

"The Impact of Beach Nourishment on Beach Hotel Room Rentals"
Catherine M. Chambers, University of Central Missouri (Contact Author)
Christopher F. Dumas, University of North Carolina Wilmington

"Flood Insurance Coverage in the Coastal Zone"
Craig E. Landry, East Carolina University (Contact Author)
Mohammad Jahan-Parvar, East Carolina University

"Do Benefits Really Transfer? A Fish Tale Across 3 Rivers"
Lynne Lewis, Bates College (Contact Author)

"Encouraging Wildlife Habitats: A New Jersey Case Study"
Edmund M. Tavernier, Rutgers University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Edmund M. Tavernier, Rutgers University
Lynne Lewis, Bates College
Craig E. Landry, East Carolina University
John C. Whitehead, Appalachian State 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