Organizers:

Jens A. Schubert, Virginia Commonwealth University

Session Chairs:

Linda M. Fernandez, Virginia Commonwealth University

Papers:

"To Frack or Not to Frack: An Option Value Analysis"
Rebecca Davis, The University of Tennessee
Charles Sims, The University of Tennessee

"Incentive Mechanisms for Water Quality in Non-Renewable Resource Extraction"
Jens A. Schubert, Virginia Commonwealth University
Linda M. Fernandez, Virginia Commonwealth University

"Shale Gas Development and Housing Values Over a Decade: Evidence from the Barnett Shale"
J. Wesley Burnett, College of Charleston
Jeremy G. Weber, US Department of Agriculture
Irene M. Xiarchos, US Department of Agriculture

"Leveling the Playing Field for Transportation Fuels: Accounting for Indirect Emissions from Natural Gas"
Steve Sexton, North Carolina State University
Jonathan Eyer, North Carolina State University

Discussants:

Matthew E. Oliver, Georgia Institute of Technology
Ujjayant Chakravorty, Tufts University
Beia E. Spiller, Environmental Defense Fund
Spencer Banzhaf, Georgia State University

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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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