Organizers:

Carl A. Pasurka, Jr., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Session Chairs:

Carl A. Pasurka, Jr., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Papers:

"Comparison of Energy Efficiency Frontiers Across Multiple Manufacturing Sectors"
Gale A. Boyd, Duke University (Contact Author)

"Spatial Patterns in Regulatory Enforcement: Testing for Environmental Justice"
Wayne B. Gray, Clark University
Ronald J. Shadbegian, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (Contact Author)

"Water Quality and Performance in the United States Water Industry"
Roberto Mosheim, USDA Economic Research Service (Contact Author)

"Toxic Releases: An Environmental Performance Index for Coal-Fired Electric Power Plants"
Rolf Färe, Oregon State University
Shawna Grosskopf, Oregon State University
Carl A. Pasurka, Jr., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Gale A. Boyd, Duke University
Roberto Mosheim, USDA Economic Research Service
Carl A. Pasurka, Jr., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Ronald J. Shadbegian, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Session Chairs:

Souvik Datta, The University of British Columbia

Papers:

"Participation in Green Power Partnership: What Distinguishes Leaders, Partners and Non-Participants?"
Suchandra Basu, Rhode Island College (Contact Author)
Soma Ghosh, Bridgewater State College
Wayne B. Gray, Clark University

"Do Good and Bad Actors Respond Differently to EPA Policy Levers? An Examination of a Voluntary Program and Regulatory Threat in the Metal Finishing Industry"
Keith Brouhle, Grinnell College (Contact Author)
Ann Wolverton, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Charles Griffiths, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

"Do Pollution Abatement Spillovers Exist? A Spatial Econometric Approach"
Souvik Datta, The University of British Columbia (Contact Author)

"Incentivizing Sustainable Waste Management"
Jeffrey Wagner, Rochester Institute of Technology (Contact Author)

Discussants:

A. Tolga Ergun, Suffolk University
Ann Wolverton, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Medhawin Kitikun, West Virginia University
Luke Jones, The University of Tennessee