Agenda

Friday, April 21, 2023

8:30 am–9:00 am

Breakfast

6th Floor David Rubenstein Forum

9:00 am–10:00 am

The Political Economic Determinants of Nuclear Power: Evidence from Chernobyl

  • Presenter: Shaoda Wang, University of Chicago
10:00 am–11:00 am

Participation Can Increase Sustainability

  • Presenter: Anna Tompsett, Stockholm University
11:00 am–11:15 am

Break

AM snacks served

11:15 am–12:15 pm

Money (Not) to Burn: Payments for Ecosystem Services to Reduce Crop Residue Burning

  • Presenter: Namrata Kala, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
12:15 pm–1:00 pm

Lunch

1st Floor Dining Room

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Power Plants, Air Pollution, and Regulatory Rebound

  • Presenter: Edward Rubin, University of Oregon
2:00 pm–3:00 pm

Technology Lock-In and Optimal Carbon Pricing

  • Presenter: Katherine Wagner, University of British Columbia
3:00 pm–3:15 pm

Break

PM snacks served

3:15 pm–4:15 pm

The Value of Disaster Prevention: The Desert Locust

  • Presenter: Eyal Frank, University of Chicago
4:15 pm–5:15 pm

Entry and Coordination in the U.S. Electric Vehicle Charging Industry

  • Presenter: Jing Li, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Saturday, April 22, 2023

8:30 am–9:00 am

Breakfast

6th Floor David Rubenstein Forum

9:00 am–10:00 am

The Social Value of Hurricane Forecasts

  • Presenter: Ivan Rudik, Cornell University
10:00 am–11:00 am

Liquidity Constraints: Allocating Clean Water to the Rural Poor

  • Presenter: Amir Jina, University of Chicago
11:00 am–11:15 am

Break

AM snacks served

11:15 am–12:15 pm

Pollution Exposure and Health: The Role of Private Actions and Environmental Externalities in Nairobi

  • Presenter: Susanna Berkouwer, University of Pennsylvania
12:15 pm–1:00 pm

Lunch

1st Floor Dining Room

1:00 pm–2:00 pm

Women Leaders Improve Environmental Outcomes: Evidence from Crop Fires in India

  • Presenter: Meera Mahadevan, University of Chicago
2:00 pm–3:00 pm

Winds of Change: Estimating Learning by Doing without Cost or Input Data

  • Presenter: Thomas Covert, University of Chicago
3:00 pm–3:15 pm

Break

PM snacks served

3:15 pm–4:15 pm

The Value of Forecasts: Experimental Evidence From Developing-Country Agriculture

  • Presenter: Fiona Burlig, University of Chicago
4:15 pm–5:15 pm

Toxic Assets: How the Housing Market Responds to Environmental Information Shocks

  • Presenter: Nicholas Sanders, Cornell University
5:15 pm

Workshop Concludes