Camp Resources XIX

August 6-7, 2012
Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina
We are pleased to announce this year’s Camp Resources will return to the Blockade-Runner Hotel in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.

This year’s highlights include a learning tutorial on Bayesian Econometrics by Justin Tobias, Professor and University Faculty Scholar, Purdue University.  Justin is at the forefront of developing Bayesian microeconometric methods and we look forward to learning how these tools can be applied to environmental, health and labor problems.

Our featured professional mentors this year are Sheila Olmstead, Fellow, Resources for the Future and Randall Walsh, Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh.  Both Sheila and Randy will provide feedback to presenters and present an overview of ongoing research interests.

In addition to the above featured attendees, Camp Resources enjoys the support from the outstanding community of environmental and resource economists at NC State, Duke, RTI International, and throughout North Carolina and the Southeast who regularly attend the workshop.

Camp Resources Schedule

The complete schedule may be found here. Camp Resources is a workshop designed for graduate students and young professionals to present their research in a relaxed but serious environment. This year’s Camp Resources includes 15 contributed paper presentations as well as 11 short research sketches.

Below you will find links to the presentations and papers (when available) for each of the sessions and proceedings.

Learning Tutorial

“Bayesian Econometrics”
Justin Tobias, Professor and University Faculty Scholar, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN

Session #1 – Energy

“Automatic Bill Payment and Salience Effects: Evidence from Residential Electricity Consumption”
Steve Sexton, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

“Discounting Investments that Save Energy Resources”
Barbara Chen, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Mike Roberts, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

Session #2 – Valuation

“Tradeoffs in Achieving TMDLs – Ecosystem Services and Cultural Values in the Chesapeake Bay”
Marion Deerhake, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC
Ross Loomis, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC
George Van Houtven, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC
Lisa A. Wainger, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, Solomons, MD

“Offshore Wind”
Sanja Lutzeyer, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Laura Taylor, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Dan Phaneuf, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

“On the Bias / Efficiency Tradeoff in Contingent Valuation”
Kevin J. Boyle, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
Michael Hanemann, University of California, Berkeley, CA
Sapna Kaul, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
Nicolai V. Kuminoff, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Session #3 – Trade and Resources

“Trade Liberalization and the Environment: Evidence from NAFTA”
Jevan Cherniwchan, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

“Institutions and the Resource Curse within the United States”
Ashwin Rode, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA

“Estimating Water Demand at the Intensive and Extensive Margin: The Role of Landscape in Water Demand”
Daniel Brent, University of Washington, Seattle, WA and Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ

Session #4 – Regulation

“Environmental Regulation of US Oil Refineries”
Richard Sweeney, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

“Estimating the Impact of the NOx Budget Trading Program on Manufacturing Employment: Who Loses Under Emissions Trading Schemes?”
Mark Curtis, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

“Crossing the Bridge Toward Curbing Congestion: Evidence from Bay Area Toll Changes”
Kate Foreman, University of California, Berkeley, CA

Session #5 – New Directions

“Hitting the Violators Where It Hurts? Stock Market Reaction to USEPA Press Releases”
Lucija Muehlenbachs, Resources for the Future, Washington, D.C.
Elisabeth Newcomb Sinha, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Nitish Sinha, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL

“Inside out: Is Indoor Air Pollution Worse than Outdoor Air Pollution for Health in Indonesia?”
Subhrendu K. Pattanayak, Duke University, Durham, NC
Jie Sheng Tan Soo, Duke University, Durham, NC

“Floods and Armed Conflict”
Susana Ferreira, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Ramesh Ghimire, University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Research Sketches

Daniela Miteva, Duke University, Durham, NC
Steven Major, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Jens Schubert, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Jessica Boatwright, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Institute, Blacksburg, VA
Takahiko Kiso, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Elliot Anderson, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Rush Childs, Cardno Entrix, Raleigh, NC
Charlotte Ham, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Jordan W. Smith, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Thomas Dudley, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Joseph Maher, University of Maryland, College Park, MD