Organizers:

John C. Whitehead, Appalachian State University

Session Chairs:

Amy B. Henderson, St. Mary's College of Maryland

Papers:

"Is the U.S. Ready for Conversion of Shipping Fleets from Diesel to Compressed Natural Gas? A Real Options Analysis"
Hui Xian, The University of Georgia
Gregory J. Colson, The University of Georgia
Berna Karali, The University of Georgia
Michael E. Wetzstein, The University of Georgia

"Option Values and Willingness to Contract Expanded Natural Gas Pipeline Capacity"
Matthew E. Oliver, Georgia Institute of Technology
Charles F. Mason, University of Wyoming
David Finnoff, University of Wyoming

"Effectiveness of Capacity-Dependent Rooftop Solar Subsidies: Lessons from California"
Evan Rogers, North Carolina State University
Steve Sexton, North Carolina State University

"The Clean Air Act and the Low Sulfur Coal Boom"
Michael Craig, The University of Tennessee (Contact Author)

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Session Chairs:

Charles Sims, The University of Tennessee

Papers:

"Avoiding the Point of No Return or Delaying the Inevitable: Opposing Irreversibilities and Mixed Uncertainty in Environmental Policy"
Charles Sims, The University of Tennessee (Contact Author)
David Finnoff, University of Wyoming

"Imprudent Risk-Lovers and the Rent Over-Investment Puzzle"
Christopher Whaley, The University of Alabama (Contact Author)
Paan Jindapon, The University of Alabama

"Job Market Signaling—Education as Risky Investment"
Xiaoxue (Sherry) Gao, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

"Payoff Mechanism for General Risk Theories"
Yi Li, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Yi Li, Georgia State University
Christopher Whaley, The University of Alabama
Xiaoxue (Sherry) Gao, Georgia State University
Ming Tsang, Georgia State University

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