SI 2017 Environmental & Energy Economics

Christopher Timmins and Catherine Wolfram, Organizers

July 24-25, 2017

Charles Room

Royal Sonesta Hotel

Conference Code of Conduct

Monday, July 24
8:30 am
Coffee and pastries
8:50 am
Introductions
9:00 am
Antonio Bento, University of Southern California and NBER
Kevin Roth, Laurits R. Christensen Associates
Andrew R. Waxman, University of Texas at Austin

Avoiding Traffic Congestion Externalities? The Value of Urgency
Discussant: Hendrik Wolff, Simon Fraser University
10:00 am
Stephan Heblich, University of Toronto and NBER
Alex Trew, University of St. Andrews
Yanos Zylberberg, University of Bristol

East Side Story: Historical Pollution and Persistent Neighborhood Sorting
Discussant: Edward L. Glaeser, Harvard University and NBER
11:00 am
Break
11:30 am
Research Sketches — Egg-Timer Presentations
Ashley Langer
University of Arizona
Buy It Now! Subsidizing New Technologies Over Time

Catherine Hausman
University of Michigan and NBER
Shock Value: Bill Smoothing and Sticky Prices in Utility Retail Rates

Daniel Karney
Ohio University
Climate Policy and Scarcity Rents: Evidence from the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election

David Keiser
Iowa State University
Economic Effects of Environmental Crises: Evidence from Flint, Michigan

Eric Zou
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Unwatched Pollution: The Effect of Intermittent Monitoring on Air Quality

Eyal Frank
Princeton University
The Right Information in the Wrong Hands: How Information Shocks on Species Extinction Risks Cause Wildlife Trade Spikes

Jackson Dorsey
University of Arizona
Harnessing the Power of the Sun: Competition, Pricing, and Online Bids in the Rooftop Solar Market

Jonathan Colmer
University of Virginia
The Effects of Air Pollution on Infant Health in High-Income, High-Pollution Hong Kong

Marc Hafstead
Resources for the Future
Environmental Policy, Full Employment Models and Employment: A Critical Analysis

Shinsuke Tanaka
Tufts University
Mind the Gap! Tax Incentives and Incentives for Manipulating Fuel Efficiency in the Automobile Industry

Tamma Carleton
University of California at Berkeley
Crop-Damaging Temperatures Increase Suicide Rates in India

Teevrat Garg
University of California at San Diego
Effects of Heat Stress on Physiology and Livelihoods: Implications for Human Capital Accumulation
12:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm
Tatyana Deryugina, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and NBER
Solomon M. Hsiang, University of California, Berkeley and NBER

The Marginal Product of Climate
Discussant: Robert S. Pindyck, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
2:30 pm
Martin Weitzman, Harvard University

On a World Climate Assembly and the Social Cost of Carbon
Discussant: Charles D. Kolstad, Stanford University and NBER
3:30 pm
Break
4:00 pm
Ryan Kellogg, University of Chicago and NBER

Gasoline Price Uncertainty and the Design of Fuel Economy Standards
Discussant: Jing Li, Tufts University
5:00 pm
Adjourn
Tuesday, July 25
8:00 am
Coffee and pastries
08:30 am
Daniel S. Grossman, West Virginia University and NBER

The Effect of an Increase in Lead in the Water System on Fertility, Pregnancy, and Birth Outcomes: The Case of Flint, Michigan
Discussant: Matthew J. Neidell, Columbia University and NBER
9:30 am
Elaine L. Hill
Lala Ma, University of Kentucky

Does Shale Gas Development Impact Infant Health through Drinking Water?
Discussant: Prashant Bharadwaj, University of California, San Diego and NBER
10:30 am
Break
11:00 am
Ashley Vissing, University of Chicago

One-to-Many Matching with Complementary Preferences: An Empirical Study of Market Power in Natural Gas Leasing
Discussant: Nikhil Agarwal, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
12:00 pm
Lunch
AFTERNOON PARALLEL SESSIONS
1:00 pm
Charles
Fiona Burlig, University of Chicago and NBER
Louis D. Preonas, University of Maryland

Out of the Darkness and Into the Light? Development Effects of Rural Electrification
Discussant: Taryn Dinkelman, University of Notre Dame and NBER
Longfellow
Laura A. Bakkensen, University of Arizona
Lint Barrage, ETH Zurich

Heterogeneous Climate Beliefs and U.S. Home Price Dynamics: Going Under Water?
Discussant: Alvin Murphy, Arizona State University
2:00 pm
Charles
Robyn Meeks, Duke University
Hope Thompson, University of Michigan

Grid versus Off-grid in Nepal: Heterogeneity in Electricity Services and Enterprise Development
Discussant: Kelsey Jack, University of California, Santa Barbara and NBER
Longfellow
Daniel M. Sullivan, JPMorgan Chase Institute

Residential Sorting and the Incidence of Local Public Goods: Theory and Evidence from Air Pollution
Discussant: Kelly Bishop, Arizona State University
3:00 pm
Break
3:30 pm
Charles
Juliano Assunção, Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Molly Lipscomb, University of Virginia
Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, Yale University and NBER
Dimitri Szerman, University of Mannheim

Agricultural Productivity and Deforestation in Brazil
Discussant: Seema Jayachandran, Princeton University and NBER
Longfellow
Brett Close, University of Wisconsin
Daniel Phaneuf, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Valuation of Local Public Goods: Migration as Revealed Preference for Place
Discussant: Nicolai V. Kuminoff, Arizona State University and NBER
4:30 pm
Adjourn