NATIONAL BUREAU OF
ECONOMIC RESEARCH, INC. |
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SUMMER INSTITUTE 2008 |
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Environmental
and Energy Economics Workshop |
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Royal Sonesta Hotel, Charles Suite, East Tower |
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PROGRAM |
MONDAY,
JULY 21: |
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Coffee
and Pastries |
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Welcome
and Introductions |
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ERICH
J. MUEHLEGGER and HUNT ALLCOTT, |
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Discussant: MARK JACOBSEN, UC, |
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THOMAS
KLIER, Federal Reserve Bank of |
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JOSHUA
LINN, |
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CAFE Regulation, New Vehicle Characteristics and Social
Welfare |
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Discussant: DAVID RAPSON, |
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Break
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ALAN
FUCHS, UC, Berkeley |
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PAUL
GERTLER, UC, Berkeley and NBER |
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ORIE
SHELEF, UC, Berkeley |
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CATHERINE
WOLFRAM, UC, Berkeley and NBER |
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Household
Energy Use in Developing Countries: Anti-Poverty Programs and Appliance
Acquisition |
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Discussant: PEDRO CARNEIRO, |
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Lunch
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RESEARCH
SKETCHES |
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Break
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MARTIN
J. OSBORNE and MATTHEW TURNER, |
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Discussant: MAUREEN CROPPER, |
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NIKHIL
AGARWAL, CHANONT BANTERNGHANSA, AND LINDA T.M. BUI, |
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Toxic Exposure in America: Estimating Fetal and Infant
Health Outcomes |
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Discussant: LUCAS DAVIS, |
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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 22:
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8:00 am |
Coffee
and Pastries |
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8:30 am |
MICHAEL
KREMER, Harvard University and NBER |
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EDWARD
MIGUEL, UC, Berkeley and NBER |
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CLAIR
NULL, UC, Berkeley |
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ALIX PETERSON ZWANE, Google |
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Trickle Down: Diffusion of Chlorine for Drinking Water
Treatment in Kenya |
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Discussant: RAYMOND GUITERAS, MIT |
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9:30
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ANDREW
LEACH, University of Alberta |
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CHARLES
F. MASON, AND KLAAS vant VELD, University of Wyoming |
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Economic Co-optimization of Enhanced Oil Recovery and
Carbon Sequestration |
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Discussant: KAREN PALMER, 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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DOUGLAS
ALMOND, Columbia University and NBER |
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LENA
EDLUND, Columbia University |
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MARTEN
PALME, Stockholm University |
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Discussant: HOYT BLEAKLEY, |
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12:00
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Lunch
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1:00
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MARTIN
WEITZMAN, Harvard University and NBER |
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On Modeling and Interpreting the Economics of
Catastrophic Climate Change |
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Discussant: ROBERT PINDYCK, MIT and NBER |
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2:00
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Break
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2:15
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MICHAEL
GREENSTONE, MIT and NBER |
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JOHN
LIST, University of Chicago and NBER |
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CHAD
SYVERSON, University of Chicago and NBER |
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The
Interaction of Environmental Regulation, Productivity, and Firms Expansions
and Contractions |
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Discussant: DIEGO COMIN, Harvard University
and NBER |
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3:15
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KEVIN
K. TSUI, Clemson University |
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Resource Curse? A Theory of Contestable Political Markets
with Endogenous Entry Barriers |
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Discussant:
PEDRO DAL BO, Brown University |
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4:15
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Adjourn |