Environment and Energy Economics Program Meeting
Organized by Don Fullerton and Matthew E. Kahn
March 26-27, 2015
NBER, 1050 Massachusetts Avenue

Thursday, March 26

1

Do Renewable Portfolio Standards Affect Manufacturing Activity Through Higher Electricity Prices?

Ann Ferris, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Wayne B. Gray, Clark University and NBER
Ronald Shadbegian, San Diego State University
Ann Wolverton, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

2

The Geography of Development: Evaluating Migration Restrictions and Coastal Flooding

Klaus Desmet, Southern Methodist University and NBER

3

Subways and Urban Growth

Matthew Turner, Brown University and NBER

4

Valuing Leases for Shale Gas Development

Christopher Timmins, University of Wisconsin - Madison and NBER
Ashley Vissing, University of Chicago

5

A General Approach to Recovering Market Expectations from Futures Prices With an Application to Crude Oil

Christiane J.S. Baumeister, University of Notre Dame and NBER
Lutz Kilian, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

6

The Implications of Heterogeneity for the Regulation of Energy-Consuming Durable Goods

James M. Sallee, University of California, Berkeley and NBER