Seminars

Fall 2011

Title: Exurban Development and Growth Management Policies for Exurban and Suburban Development

Sep. 15

Massimo Filippini - ETH Zurich

Title: US Residential Energy Demand and Energy Efficiency: A Stochastic Demand Frontier Approach

Sep. 23

Title: Default Options and Food Choices
Please note: Seminar will start at 2pm on Friday September 23, 2200B Symons Hall

Oct. 13

Francisco Gallego - Catholic University of Chile (joint with economics department)

Title: The Effect of Transport Policies on Car Use:
Theory and Evidence from Latin American Cities
Please note: Seminar will start at 3:30pm on Thursday October 13, 4103 Tydings Hall

Oct. 19

Erich Muehlegger - Harvard University

Title: Gasoline Taxes and Consumer Behavior

Paper available upon request.

Nov. 9

James Smith - Southern Methodist University and Resources for the Future

Title: On the Portents of Peak Oil (And Other Indicators of Resource Scarcity)

Nov. 14

Steve Puller - Texas A & M

Title: Power to Choose: An Analysis of Consumer Behavior in the Texas Retail Electricity Market
Please note: Seminar will start at 2:00pm on Monday November 14, 2200B Symons Hall

Nov. 16

Jessica Goldberg - UMD Economics Department

Title: The Lesser of Two Evils: The Roles of Social Pressure and Impatience in Consumption Decisions

Dec. 7

Title: The Consequences of Early Childhood Growth Failure over the Life Course

Spring 2011

Title: Zombie Economics: How Dead Ideas Still Walk
Among US

Mar. 16

Tanya Rosenblat - Iowa State University

Title: Measuring Trust in Peruvian Shantytowns

Apr. 6

Billy Jack - Georgetown University

Title: Heckle and Chide: Results of a Randomized Road Safety Intervention in Kenya

Apr. 27

James Sallee - University of Chicago

Title: Car Notches: Strategic Automaker Responses to Fuel Economy Policy

Apr. 29

Kelsey Jack - Harvard

Title: Allocation in Environmental Markets: A Field Experiment with Tree Planting Contracts

May 4

Roger van Haefen - NCSU

Title: Estimation and Welfare Analysis from Mixed Logit Recreation Demand Models with Large Choice Sets

May 25

Rick Farnsworth - Natural Resource Conservation Service, USDA

Title: Applications of Spatial Multiple Objective Decision Analysis in Community Planning and Resource Management