- Location: David Rubenstein Forum at the University of Chicago Google Map
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