NATIONAL
BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, INC. |
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SUMMER
INSTITUTE 2006 |
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Workshop
on Public Policy and the Environment |
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Royal
Sonesta Hotel |
Room-
Charles AB |
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Cambridge,
Massachusetts |
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July
27-28, 2006 |
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PROGRAM |
THURSDAY, JULY 27: |
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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 |
STEVEN SHAVELL, Harvard University and NBER |
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Discussant:
ROBERTON WILLIAMS, University of Texas and NBER |
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9:30 am |
DALLAS BURTRAW and KAREN PALMER, Resources for
the Future |
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Compensation Rules for Climate Policy in the
Electricity Sector |
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Discussant:
ANNE SMITH, CRA International |
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10:30 am |
Break |
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11:00 am |
JAMES BUSHNELL, UC, Berkeley |
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CATHERINE WOLFRAM, UC, Berkeley and NBER |
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The Economic Effects
of Vintage Differentiated Regulations: The Case of New Source Review |
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Discussant:
ROBERT STAVINS, Harvard University |
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12:00 n |
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 |
WOLFRAM SCHLENKER, Columbia University |
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Discussant:
JESSE ROTHSTEIN, |
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3:30 pm |
M. SCOTT TAYLOR, University of Calgary and NBER
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Buffalo Hunt: International
Trade and the Virtual Extinction of the North American Bison |
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Discussant:
CHARLES KOLSTAD, UC, Santa Barbara |
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4:30 pm |
Adjourn |
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6:00 pm |
Group Dinner Royal Sonesta Hotel, Riverfront
Room |
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Dinner Speaker: WILLIAM PIZER, Resources for
the Future |
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U.S. Climate Policy: Recent Developments and
Future Prospects |
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FRIDAY, JULY 28: |
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8:00 am |
Coffee and Pastries |
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8:30 am |
LUCAS DAVIS, University of Michigan |
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The Effect of Driving
Restrictions on Air Quality in Mexico City |
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Discussant:
MIGUEL URQUIOLA, Columbia University |
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9:30 am |
MICHAEL KREMER, Harvard University and NBER |
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JESSICA LEINO, UC, Berkeley |
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EDWARD MIGUEL, UC, Berkeley and NBER |
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ALIX PETERSON ZWANE, UC, Berkeley |
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Spring Protection: Water Quality Improvement
and Health in Kenya |
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Discussant:
ANDREW FOSTER, Brown University |
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10:30 am |
Break |
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11:00 am |
JANET CURRIE, Columbia University and NBER |
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MICHAEL GREENSTONE, MIT and NBER |
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ENRICO MORETTI, UC, Berkeley and NBER |
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Are Hazardous Waste Sites Hazardous to Human
Health? Evidence from Superfund Clean-Ups and Infant Health |
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Discussant:
DOUG MILLER, UC, Davis and NBER |
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12:00 n |
Lunch |
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1:00 pm |
MARK DICKIE and SHELBY GERKING, University of
Central Florida |
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Altruism and Environmental Risks to Health of
Parents and Their Children |
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Discussant:
MAUREEN CROPPER, University of Maryland |
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2:00 pm |
Break |
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2:15 pm |
ANTONIO BENTO, University of Maryland |
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LAWRENCE GOULDER, Stanford University and NBER |
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MARK JACOBSEN, Stanford University |
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ROGER VON HAEFEN, North Carolina State
University |
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Distributional and
Efficiency Impacts of Increased U.S. Gasoline Taxes |
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Discussant:
STEPHEN RYAN, MIT |
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3:15 pm |
JOSHUA LINN, University of Illinois at Chicago |
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Discussant: FELIX OBERHOLZR-GEE, Harvard University |
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4:15 pm |
Adjourn |
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6/23/06 |
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