Natural Resource and Environmental Economics Seminars
(Unless otherwise noted, seminars are held Fridays at 12:30 in Blocker 448)
Upcoming Seminars
| Date | Presenter | Affiliation | Presentation Topic |
| September 18, 2009 | Catherine Eckel Experimental Economist |
University of Texas at Dallas | Are social preferences stable across doamins in the field? paper |
| October 16, 2009 | Fidel Gonzalez Resource Economist |
University of Sam Houston | Environmental Taxes for a Stock Pollutant under Time-Varying Uncertainty Aversion paper |
| Date | Presenter | Affiliation | Presentation Topic |
| April 17, 2009 | Roberton Williams | University of California at Berkeley | California's Greenhouse Gas Regulation: Are There Economic Costs? |
| March 27, 2009 | Peter Berck S.J. Hall Professor of Forest Economics |
University of Texas and NBMR | An Estimate of the Second-Best Optimal Gasoline Tax Considering Both Efficiency and Equity abstract paper |
| February 17, 2009 Tuesday |
Roger von Haefen | North Carolina State University | TBA |
| November 14, 2008 | Pallab Mozumder | Florida International University | Understanding Household Preference for Hurricane Risk Mitigation Information: Evidence from Survey Responses abstract |
| September 19, 2008 | Richard T. Woodward and Allen Blackman | Dept. of Ag Econ Texas A&M University and Resources for the Future |
Paying for Environmental Services in Costa Rica: Do Hydroelectric Plants Get What They Pay For? abstract |
| April 25, 2008 | David Bell | Department of Ag Econ Texas A&M University |
An Annual Difference Approach to Water Price Elasticity |
| April 18, 2008 | Nicholas Brozovic | Department of Ag & Consumer Economics University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
Optimal Management of an Ecosystem with an Unknown Threshold abstract |
| March 21, 2008 | David Bell | Department of Ag Econ Texas A&M University |
An Annual Difference Approach to Water Price Elasticity |
| February 22, 2008 | Edward Morey | Department of Economics University of Colorado |
Explaining and Predicting Recreational Choices in Terms of Consumer Durables/Constraints: Kids, Spouse, Fat, Lack of Fitness abstract |
January 18, 2008 |
To N. Nguyen Mary Riddel W. Douglass Shaw Paul M. Jakus |
Texas A&M University University of Nevada, Las Vegas Texas A&M University, and Utah State University |
Modeling Perceived Distributions of Mortality Risks from Arsenic Concentrations in Drinking Water Abstract |
November 9, 2007 |
Jeffrey Czajkowski | Center for Environmental Studies Austin College |
Is It Time to Go Yet? Dynamically Modeling Hurricane Evacuation Decisions Abstract |
October 19, 2007 |
Frank A. Ward | New Mexico State University | TBA |
April 27, 2007 |
James Richardson and AFPC | Agricultural and Food Policy Center Texas A&M University |
Review of Current Renewable Energy Projects by AFPC |
April 20, 2007 |
Bruce McCarl | Dept. of Agricultural Economics Texas A&M University |
Economic Analysis of Biofuels |
March 23, 2007 |
Michael Farmer | Texas Tech University | TBA |
February 23, 2007 |
Doug Larson | Univeristy of California-Davis | TBA |
February 16, 2007 |
Cody Zilverberg | Dept. of Agricultural Economics Texas A&M University |
Technological Choices and Conflict: Observations from Guatemala |
January 19, 2007 |
David Newburn | Dept. of Agricultural Economics Texas A&M University |
The Effect of Exurban and Suburban Development on Agricultural Land Values |
November 17, 2006 |
Darmawan Prasodjo | Dept. of Agricultural Economics Texas A&M University |
Threat Assessment Using an Integrative Approach of Probabilistic Risk Modeling and Stochastic Programming with an Application to Southern Pine Beetle Outbreaks |
October 27, 2006 |
Jamie Kruse | Center for Natural Hazards Research East Carolina University |
Flood Prone with a View: Risk and Amenities in a Coastal Housing Market |
| September 15, 2006 | Seth Guikema | Dept. of Management Science and Engineering Stanford University |
Risk Analysis in the DHS Era: Game Theory, Bayesian Probability, and Setting Protection Priorities paper |
| May 19, 2006 | Richard Woodward and Douglass Shaw | Dept. of Agricultural Economics Texas A&M University |
Allocating Resources in an Uncertain World: Water Management and Endangered Species Risk |
| April 21, 2006 | Ron Griffin and David Bell |
Dept. of Agricultural Economics Texas A&M University |
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| April 17, 2006 (Monday 10:00 a.m., room 448D) |
Jinhua Zhao | Iowa State University | Double Irreversibilities and Endogenous Learning in Land Conversion Decisons paper |
| March 6, 2006 (Monday 3:00 p.m., room 448D) |
V. Kerry Smith | North Carolina State University | Adjusting to Natural Disasters paper |
| February 22, 2006 (Wednesday 10:00 a.m.) |
Klaus Moeltner | Dept. of Resource Economics University of Nevada, Reno |
Meta-Analysis and Benefit Transfer for Resource Valuation: Addressing Classical Challenges with Bayesian Modeling paper |
| November 18, 2005 | Samuel Brody | Environmental Planning & Sustainability Research Unit |
Sustainable Planning on the Urban Fringe: Examining the causes and consequences of wetland development in Florida (seminar abstract) 2 papers: MSWord |
| October 21, 2005 | Hwa Kim | Dept. of Agricultural Economics Texas A&M University |
New Looks at the Environmental Kuznets Curve |
| September 16, 2005 | Bill McCready | Knowledge Networks Vice President for Government and Research |
Conducting Surveys regarding the Environment & Recreational Land Use with the Knowledge Networks National Household Panel |
| June 10, 2005 | John Robinson & Ari Michelson |
Dept. of Agricultural Economics Texas A&M University |
Impact of Water Supply Limitations from Federal Decisions in South Texas (paper) |
| May 5, 2005, Thurs, 10:00 a.m. |
Charlie Kolstad | Donald Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, University of California, Santa Barbara | Adjustment Costs from Environmental Change (with David L. Kelly) (paper) |
| April 29, 2005 | Per Fredriksson | Department of Economics Southern Methodist University |
Legislative Organization and Pollution Taxation (with Daniel L. Millimet) (paper) |
| March 25, 2005 | Steve Puller | Dept. of Economics Texas A&M University |
Understanding Strategic Bidding in Restructured Electricity Markets: A Case Study of ERCOT (paper) |
| February 8, 2005 (9:00 a.m.) |
Kenneth M. Strzepek | Water Resource Engineering and Economics, U. of Colorado | An Ex-post Benefit-Cost Analysis of the High Aswan Dam using a CGE Model of Egypt |
| January 21, 2005 | Douglass Shaw | Dept. of Agricultural Economics Texas A&M University |
Perceived Risks of Nuclear Waste Transportation and Storage |
| Please contact Douglass Shaw if you would like to present or suggest an outside speaker for the Natural Resource & Environmental Economics seminar series. |