Organizers:

Daniel Sutter, The University of Texas-Pan American

Session Chairs:

Jeffrey Czajkowski, Austin College

Papers:

"Redistributional Effects of the National Flood Insurance Program"
Okmyung Bin, East Carolina University (Contact Author)
John A. Bishop, East Carolina University
Carolyn Kousky, Resources for the Future

"Risk Preferences, Perceptions, Ambiguity, and Flood Insurance"
Daniel Petrolia, Mississippi State University (Contact Author)
Craig E. Landry, East Carolina University
Keith Coble, Mississippi State University

"Mitigation for Natural Hazards: Florida's My Safe Home Program"
Pallab Mozumder, Florida International University (Contact Author)
Daniel Sutter, The University of Texas-Pan American

"Flood Risk, Mitigation, and Insurance in Texas"
Jeffrey Czajkowski, Austin College (Contact Author)
Howard Kunreuther, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Erwann Michel-Kerjan, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Discussants:

Okmyung Bin, East Carolina University
Daniel Petrolia, Mississippi State University
Pallab Mozumder, Florida International University
Jeffrey Czajkowski, Austin College

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Organizers:

John A. Bishop, East Carolina University

Session Chairs:

John A. Bishop, East Carolina University

Papers:

"Supplemental Poverty Measure Thresholds: Imputing Non-Cash Benefits to the Consumer Expenditure Survey Using the Current Population Survey"
Thesia Garner, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Contact Author)
Charles Hokayem, U.S. Census Bureau

"The Supplemental Poverty Measure: Examining the Incidence and Depth of Poverty in the U.S. Taking Account of Taxes and Transfers"
Kathleen Short, U.S. Census Bureau (Contact Author)

"Macroeconomic Conditions and Inequality of Opportunities in U.S. in the Era of the Great Recession: 1969-2009"
Juan Gabriel Rodriguez, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Contact Author)
Gustavo Marrero, University of Laguna

"Movers Versus Stayers: The Economic Well-Being of Black Caribbean Immigrants vis-à-vis Black Natives"
Christopher K. Johnson, University of North Florida (Contact Author)

"Is China's Income Distribution Fair? An Analysis of Individual Perceptions"
John A. Bishop, East Carolina University
Haiyong Liu, East Carolina University (Contact Author)
Zichong Tom Qu, East Carolina University

Discussants:

Christopher K. Johnson, University of North Florida
Gregory DeAngelo, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Hoseong Kim, The University of Alabama
Rafael Salas, East Carolina University
John Formby, The University of Alabama

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Organizers:

John A. Bishop, East Carolina University

Session Chairs:

John A. Bishop, East Carolina University

Papers:

"The Gini Coefficient and Majority Voting"
Juan Gabriel Rodriguez, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Rafael Salas, East Carolina University (Contact Author)

"Risk and Inequality Preferences: Does Prospect Theory Extend to Social Choice?"
Steven Beckman, University of Colorado Denver
Gregory DeAngelo, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
W. James Smith, University of Colorado Denver

"Chronic and Transitory Poverty in the United States: 1987-2005"
Andrew Grodner, East Carolina University (Contact Author)
Lester A. Zeager, East Carolina University
John A. Bishop, East Carolina University

"Empirical Issues in Lifetime Poverty Measurement"
Michael Hoy, University of Guelph
Brennan Scott Thompson, Ryerson University
Buhong Zheng, University of Colorado Denver (Contact Author)

Discussants:

W. James Smith, University of Colorado Denver
Rafael Salas, East Carolina University
Hoseong Kim, The University of Alabama
Andrew Grodner, East Carolina University
John Formby, The University of Alabama

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