“The Distributional Effects of Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes: Who Pays at the Pump?”
Grant Driessen, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

“How do Consumers Respond to a Tax on Vehicle Miles Traveled?”
Qing Shi, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC
Garth Heutel, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, NC

Session #2: Field & Natural Experiments

“Prices vs. Nudges: A Large Field Experiment on Energy Efficiency Fixed Cost Investments”
David Novgorodsky, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Jacob LaRiviere, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
Michael Price, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Scott Holladay, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

“Price Saliency and Social Comparisons as Policy Instruments to Encourage Energy Conservation: Evidence from a Field Experiment”                       
Gonzalo Sanchez, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
Jose A. Pellerano, Universidad Iberoamericana, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Michael K. Price, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Steven L. Puller, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

“The Net Value of Open Space: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from Ballot Initiatives”
Corey Lang, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI

“Mandated Liability Insurance and Environmental Safety: Evidence from the Oil and Gas Industry”
Judson Boomhower, University of California, Berkeley

Session # 3: Innovation & Water

“Climate Policy and Innovation: A Quantitative Analysis”
Stephie Fried, University of California, San Diego, CA

“Green Innovation and Green Imports: Links from Environmental Policies to Innovation and Trade”
Claire Brunel, Georgetown University, Washington, DC

“Heterogeneous Responses to Utility Water Policies: A Latent Class Approach”
Janine Stone, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Christopher Goemans, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Marco Costanigro, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

“Water and Sanitation Service Delivery, Pricing, and the Poor: An Empirical Analysis of Subsidy Incidence in Nairobi, Kenya”
David Fuente, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Josephine Gakii-Gatua, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Moses Ikiara, Environment for Development (EfD)-Kenya, Kenya
Mbutu Mwaura, Nairobi City Water and Sewer Company, Kenya
Jane Kabubo-Mariara, University of Nairobi School of Economics and EfD-Kenya, Kenya
Peter Kimuyu, University of Nairobi School of Economics and EfD-Kenya, Kenya
Dale Whittington, UNC-Chapel Hill, NC

Session # 4: Resources

“It’s Better than Mothing: The Optimal Control of a Biological Invasion with Application to the Gypsy Moth”
James Goodenberger, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Allen Klaiber, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Sathya Gopalakrishnan, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

“Gray Wolf Management with Competing Transboundary Benefits”
Jacob Hochard, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
David Finnoff, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY

“Mines – The Local Welfare Effects of Mineral Mining in Developing Countries”
Jan von der Goltz, Columbia University, New York, NY
Prabhat Barnwal, Columbia University, New York, NY

Session #5: Property Rights

“The Effects of Public Lands Ownership and Management on Economic Growth”
Lassina Coulibaly, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Paul Jakus, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Therese Grijalva, Weber State University, Ogden, UT

“Patchwork Mineral Ownership and the Search for Oil and Gas”
Eric Lewis, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Session #6: Risk & Uncertainty

“Intermittency, Uncertainty and the Effect of Wind Generation on Emissions”
Reid Palmateer, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

“Risk and Adaptation: Evidence from Global Hurricane Damages and Fatalities”
Laura Bakkensen, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Robert Mendelsohn, Yale University, New Haven, CT

“Protecting Assets and Losing Views: The Amenity Costs of Coastal Dunes to Mitigate Storm and Climate Risk”
Steven Dundas, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

Research Sketches

T.J. Rakitan, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Xiaoshu Li, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Chen Song, George Washington University, Washington, DC
Kristen Downs,  University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Steven Major, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Jenna Toussaint, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Zhe Chen, University of Delaware, Newark, DE
Arvid Viaene, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Shreekar Pradhan, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN