Post-Conference Workshop

TUESDAY, June 9

Start Time      Description    

Special Session on Experiments at the NAREA Conference (Tuesday morning)

10:00 AM        “Can Context Effects Mitigate the Free-Riding Behavior that Causes Negative Externalities? An Experimental Investigation” Jubo Yan – University of Delaware, Kent Messer – University of Delaware, Jordan Suter – Oberlin College 

“The Efficacy of Limited Information: Do Bid Maximums Reduce Procurement Costs in Asymmetric Auctions?" Daniel Hellerstein – USDA Economic Research Service and Nate Higgins – University of Maryland 

“An experimental analysis of spatial coordination games with local interactions: a study of Agglomeration Bonus mechanisms" Simanti Banerjee, Anthony Kwasnica, and James Shortle – Penn State University 

"External validity of ambient-based pollution control experiments: a comparison of student participants and agriculture professionals" Greg Poe – Cornell University, Jordan Suter – Oberlin College, and Christian Vossler – University of Tennessee 

Official Start of the NAREA Workshop                  

12:15 PM         Welcome 

12:35 PM         Lunch.  Keynote Speaker, Jason Shogren – University of Wyoming 

2:00 PM           Break                        

Fisheries

2:20 PM           “An experimental analysis of a points-based system for managing multispecies fisheries” Chris Anderson – University of Rhode Island 

2:50 PM           “Voluntary approaches to transitioning from competitive fisheries to rights-based management: an experimental analysis” Gunnar Knapp and Jim Murphy – University of Alaska Anchorage 

3:20 PM           Break                        

Field Studies

3:40 PM           “Building intertemporal and dynamic incentives into field experiments in development economics: risk valuation in Kenya, Morocco and Peru” Travis Lybbert – University of California, Davis.     

4:10 PM           “If I grow the pie will you then share it? Trust vs contracts in Northeast Brazil” Maria A. Vélez – Universidad de los Andes and Alexander Pfaff – Duke University 

4:40 PM           “Water market experiments in the Limari Valley of Chile” Jonathan Alevy - University of Alaska Anchorage, Oscar Cristi – Universidad del Desarrollo, and Oscar Melo – Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 

5:10 PM           Break                      

 5:30 PM           Reception

                    

 WEDNESDAY, June 10, 2009                                

Start Time      Description    

8:00 AM          Breakfast                         

Agriculture

8:45 AM          “Confounded by the field: WTP in food auctions when prices are increasing” John Bernard and He Na – University of Delaware 

9:15 AM          “Keep it down: An experimental test of the truncated uniform price auction” Maurice Doyon - Laval University, Richard Mbala – Laval University, Daniel Rondeau - University of Victoria       

9:45 AM          “The impact of information and cost heterogeneity on firm behavior under an ambient tax/subsidy instrument” John Spraggon – University of Massachusetts, Amherst 

10:15 AM        Break                      

 Permits

10:35 AM        “A laboratory study of affirmative and negative motivations for compliance in emissions trading programs” Tim Cason and Leigh Raymond – Purdue University 

11:05 AM        “Auctioning emissions allowances under a loose cap: an experimental analysis of auction design” Erica Myers – Resources for the Future, William Shobe – University of Virginia, Karen Palmer – Resources for the Future, Charles Holt – University of Virginia, Jacob Goeree – CalTech, and Dallas Burtraw – Resources for the Future Myers  

11:35 AM        “An experimental economics analysis of carbon trading options for Australia” John Tisdell – Griffith University 

12:05 AM        Lunch.  Keynote Speaker, Tim Cason – Purdue University 

1:50 PM           “Stationarity of beliefs and risk preferences” Shabori Sen, Glenn W Harrison and Elisabet Rutstrom – University of Central Florida 

2:20 PM           “A new explanation for hypothetical bias: subjective beliefs of hypothetical aspects in payment and provision” Yohei Mitani and Nicholas Flores – University of Colorado 

2:50 PM           Break                        

3:00 PM           Experiment Demo / Running your own experiment               

4:30 PM           Adjourn    

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