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SUMMER INSTITUTE 2003 |
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Workshop on Public Policy and the Environment |
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Don Fullerton and Hilary Sigman, Organizers |
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Royal Sonesta Hotel |
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5 Cambridge Parkway |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts |
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July 28-29, 2003 |
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PRELIMINARY PROGRAM |
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MONDAY,
JULY 28: |
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8:00 AM |
Coffee
and Pastries |
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8:30 AM |
OLIVER
DESCHENES, UC, Santa Barbara |
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MICHAEL
GREENSTONE, University of Chicago and NBER |
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The
Economic Impacts of Climate Change: |
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Evidence
from Agricultural Output and Random Fluctuations in Weather |
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Discussant:
WOLFRAM SCHENKER, UC, San Diego |
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9:30 AM |
Break |
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10:00
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JONATHAN
T. KOLSTAD, Stanford University |
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FRANK
A. WOLAK, Stanford University and NBER |
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Using
Environmental Emissions Permit Prices to Raise Electricity Prices: |
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Discussant:
PAUL JOSKOW, MIT and NBER |
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11:00
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Break |
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11:30
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JANET
CURRIE, UC, Los Angeles and NBER |
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MATTHEW
NEIDEL, University of Chicago |
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Discussant:
MAUREEN CROPPER, University of Maryland |
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12:30
PM |
Lunch |
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1:30 PM |
Research
sketches |
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2:30 PM |
Break |
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3:00 PM |
DIETRICH
EARNHART, University of Kansas |
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LUBOMIR
LIZAL, CERGE-EI |
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3:30 PM |
EDWARD
CALTHROP, Jesus College, Oxford |
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BRUNO
DE BORGER, University of Antwerp |
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STEF
PROOST, Catholic University Leuven |
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Theory
and an Application to the Taxation of Freight Transport |
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4:00 PM |
TRUDY
ANN CAMERON, University of Oregon |
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J.R.
DESHAZO, UC, Los Angeles |
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4:30 PM |
Adjourn |
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6:00 PM |
Group Dinner - Royal Sonesta Hotel |
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TUESDAY,
JULY 29 |
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8:00 AM |
Coffee
and Pastries |
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8:30 AM |
A. LANS
BOVENBERG, Tilburg University and CentER |
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LAWRENCE
H. GOULDER, Stanford University and NBER |
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DEREK
J. GURNEY, Stanford University |
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Efficiency
Costs of Meeting Industry-Distributional Constraints |
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Discussant:
JOHN REILLY, MIT |
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9:30 AM |
MARTIN
WEITZMAN, Harvard University |
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Discussant: WILLIAM PIZER, Resources for the Future |
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10:30
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Break |
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11:00
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ANDREW
PLANTINGA, Oregon State University |
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KLAAS
VAN 'T VELD, University of Michigan |
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Carbon Sequestration or Abatement? The Effect of Rising
Carbon Prices |
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On the
Optimal Portfolio Of Greenhouse-Gas Mitigation Strategies |
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Discussant:
DAVID POPP, Syracuse University and NBER |
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12:00 N |
Lunch |
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1:00 PM |
MATTHEW
KAHN, Tufts University |
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Discussant: KENNETH CHAY, UC, Berkeley and NBER |
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2:00 PM |
CAROL
MCAUSLAND, UC, Santa Barbara |
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Discussant:
BRIAN COPELAND, University of British Columbia |
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3:00 PM |
Break |
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3:30 PM |
ARIK
LEVINSON, Georgetown University and NBER. |
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SCOTT
TAYLOR, University of Wisconsin and NBER |
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Discussant:
JOHN LIST, University of Maryland and NBER |
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4:30 PM |
Adjourn |
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5/28/03 |
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