SERE-VT Seminar Archives
SERE-VT - Seminars in Environmental and Resource Economics at Virginia Tech
Fall 2017
November 3, 3:00 - 4:30 pm, 102 Fralin
Jim Casey, Washington and Lee University
Title: Are Potential US Tourists Willing to Contribute to Marine Conservation in Cuba?
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Fall 2016
October 28, 3:00 - 4:30 pm, 102 Fralin
Jens Schubert, Virginia Commonwealth University (AAEC Seminar)
December 2, 3:00 - 4:30 pm, 102 Fralin
Douglas Wrenn, Penn State University (AAEC Seminar)
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Spring 2016
February 5
Craig Landry, University of Georgia (AAEC Seminar)
February 19
Jay Shimshack, University of Virginia (AAEC Seminar)
March 25, 3:00 - 4:00 pm, 102 Fralin
Linda Fernandez, Virginia Commonwealth University
Title: Coarsened Exact Matching for Preserve Value Abstract: We offer an improvement on the traditional hedonic property value estimation by using a coarsened exact matching estimator applied to a policy context where the distance to nearest permanently protected preserves changes over time.
April 8
Jens Schubert, Virginia Commonwealth University
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Fall 2015
December 4, 3 - 4:30 pm, 102 Fralin
Lint Barrage, Brown University
Title: Advertising, Reputation, and Environmental Stewardship: Evidence from the BP Oil Spill
November 6, 3 - 4:30 pm, 102 Fralin
Cathy Kling, Iowa State University (AAEC Seminar Series)
October 23, 3 - 4:30 pm, 102 Fralin
Postponed
Craig Landry, University of Georgia (AAEC Seminar Series) Postponed to Spring 2016
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Spring 2015
February 23, 4 - 5 pm, 317 B/C Cheatham
Zachary Brown, North Carolina State University (FREC Seminar Series)
Title: "Preference heterogeneity in the structural estimation of efficient Pigovian incentives for insecticide spraying to reduce malaria"
March 16, 10 - 11:30 am, 244 Wallace
Arun Malik, George Washington University
Title: “Driving Restrictions that Work? Quito’s Pico y Placa Program”
April 3, 3 - 4:30 pm, 102 Fralin
Peter Boxall, University of Alberta (AAEC Seminar Series)
Title: “An Experimental Examination of Target-Based Conservation Auctions”
April 24, 10:30 am - Noon, 315 Cheatham
Kailin Kroetz, Resources for the Future
Title: "Dynamic Efficiency Costs of Non-Efficiency Objectives in Tradable Permit Programs"
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Fall 2014
October 3, 3 - 4:30 pm, 102 Fralin
Jed Cohen, Virginia Tech (AAEC Seminar Series)
Title: “The Effect of Mountain Pine Beetle Induced Tree Mortality on Home Values in Colorado Front Range”
October 10, 10 - 11:30 am 315 Cheatham,
Martin Smith, Duke University
Title: "Detecting Ecological Disturbances from Economic Data: The Case of the Gulf of Mexico Dead Zone"
October 31, 3 - 4:30 pm, 102 Fralin
Steven Holland, University of North Carolina, Greensboro (AAEC Seminar Series)
Title: “Incentives for Adoption of Standards under the U.S. Clean Power Plan”
November 14, 10 - 11:30 am, 315 Cheatham
Molly Lipscomb, University of Virginia
Title: “Decentralization and Pollution Spillovers: Evidence from the Re-drawing of County Borders in Brazil”
December 12, 10 - 11:30 am, 315 Cheatham
CANCELLED
Arun Malik, George Washington University
Title: “Driving Restrictions that Work? Quito’s Pico y Placa Program”
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Spring 2014
February 3, 12 - 1 pm,
Kelly Grogan, University of Florida
Title: “Optimal Management of Pudricion del Cogollo: An Application of Forest Rotation Models”
February 28, 10 - 11 am,
Vanessa Vinoles, Virginia Tech
Title: “Length of Residence and Water Use in an Arid Urban Environment”
March 7, 10 - 11 am,
Frank Merry, Virginia Tech
Title: “Balancing Conservation and Economic Sustainability: The Future of the Amazon Timber Industry”
April 11, 3 - 4:30 pm
Gregory Poe, Cornell (AAEC Seminar Series)
Title: "A 7 Billion Dollar (Great Lakes) Fish Tale"
May 2, 10 - 11 am
Allen Klaiber, Ohio State University
Title: "Some Like it (Less) Hot: Joint Valuation of the Urban Heat Island and Cooling Landscapes in an Arid City"
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Fall 2013
October 18, 3:00pm, 315 Cheatham Hall
Greg Amacher, Virginia Tech
Title: “The Forest Harvesting Problem: Have We Reached the Limit of Our Understanding?”
November 15, 10:30am, 315 Cheatham Hall
Ying Xu, Virginia Tech,
Title: “Optimal Forest Management with Sequential Disturbances”
December 6, 10:00am, 315 Cheatham Hall
Nathan Kennedy, Virginia Tech,
Title: "Economic Analyses of Soil and Water Conservation Practices in Central Haiti"
December 13, 10:00am, 102 Fralin Hall
Klaus Moeltner, Virginia Tech,
Title: "Linking the Value of Energy Reliability to the Acceptance of Energy Infrastructure: Evidence from 15 EU Countries"
