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NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC
RESEARCH, INC. |
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SUMMER INSTITUTE 2009 |
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Environmental and Energy Economics Workshop |
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Matthew Kotchen and Catherine
Wolfram, Organizers |
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Royal Sonesta Hotel, Charles
Suite, |
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July 20-21, 2009 |
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PRELIMINARY PROGRAM |
MONDAY,
JULY 20: |
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8:00 am |
Coffee
and Pastries |
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8:20 am |
Welcome
and Introductions |
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8:30 am |
NICHOLAS
MULLER, |
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WILLIAM
NORDHAUS, |
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ROBERT
MENDELSOHN, |
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Environmental Accounting: Methods
with an Application to the United States Economy |
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Discussant: DALE JORGENSON, Harvard University |
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9:30
am |
GILLES
DURANTON and MATTHEW TURNER, |
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The Fundamental
Law of Highway Congestion: Evidence from the United States |
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Discussant: EDWARD GLAESER, |
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10:30
am |
Break |
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11:00
am |
PAULINA
OLIVA, UC, |
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Environmental Regulations and Corruption: Automobile
Emissions in Mexico City |
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Discussant: RAY FISMAN, |
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12:00
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Lunch |
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1:00
pm |
RESEARCH
SKETCHES |
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2:15
pm |
Break |
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2:30
pm |
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MARK
JACOBSEN, UC, |
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ARTHUR
VAN BENTHEM, |
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Discussant: JAMES SALLEE, |
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3:30
pm |
Break |
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3:45
pm |
JOSEPH
ALDY, Special Assistant to the President for Energy and the Environment |
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MICHAEL
GREENSTONE, Council of Economic Advisors and MIT |
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RICHARD
NEWELL, |
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RICHARD SCHMALENSEE, MIT and NBER |
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Panel
Discussion: |
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The
Interface Between Research and Policy on Energy and the Environment |
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5:15 pm |
Adjourn
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6:30 pm |
Group
Dinner, Royal Sonesta Hotel |
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Speaker: NATHANIEL KEOHANE, Director of Economic
Policy and Analysis, Environmental Defense Fund |
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TUESDAY,
JULY 21: |
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8:00 am |
Coffee
and Pastries |
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8:30 am |
CHRIS
KNITTEL and DOUGLAS MILLER, UC, Davis and NBER |
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NICHOLAS
SANDERS, UC, Davis |
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Caution Drivers! Children Present.
Autos, Pollution, and Infant Health |
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Discussant: MATTHEW NEIDELL, |
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9:30
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SPENCER
BANZHAF, |
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JOSH
SELDON, Science Applications International Corporation |
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RANDALL
WALSH, |
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Discussant: DON |
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10:30
am |
Break |
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11:00
am |
MAXIMILIAN
AUFFHAMMER, UC, Berkeley |
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RYAN
KELLOGG, |
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Clearing the Air? The Effects of Gasoline
Content Regulation on Air Quality |
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Discussant: HILARY SIGMAN, |
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12:00
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Lunch |
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1:00 pm |
MOLLY
LIPSCOMB, |
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MUSHFIQ
MOBARAK, |
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TANIA
BARHAM, |
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Discussant: STEVE PULLER, |
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2:00
pm |
Break |
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2:15
pm |
SEVERIN
BORENSTEIN, UC, Berkeley and NBER |
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Discussant:
SHEILA OLMSTEAD, Yale University |
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3:15
pm |
Break |
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3:30
pm |
RICHARD
HORNBECK, MIT and NBER |
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Quantifying Long-Term Adjustment to Environmental
Change: Evidence from the American Dust Bowl |
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Discussant: WOLFRAM SCHLENKER, Columbia
University and NBER |
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4:30 pm |
Adjourn |
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5/28/09 |
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