Session A 6: VALUATION ISSUES III

Room:  Δ3-7Α

 

Chair: Kevin J. Boyle (University of Maine)

 

Incommensurable Preferences in Contingent Valuation: Commitments to Nature and Property Rights

Mika Rekola (University of Helsinki), Eija Pouta (University of Helsinki), J. Kuuluvainen (University of Helsinki), Olli Tahvonen (Finnish Forest Research Institute) and Chuan-Zhong Li (University of Dalarna)

Discussant: Seung-Jun Kwak (Korea University)

 

The Measurement of the Conservation Value for Korean Coastal Wetlands Using the Contingent Valuation Method and Cost-Benefit Analysis

Hee-Dong Pyo (Korea Maritime Institute), Seung-Hoon Yoo (Korea University) and Seung-Jun Kwak (Korea University)

Discussant: Camille Bann (CSERGE and University College London)

 

A Contingent Valuation of the Mangroves of Benut, Johor State, Malaysia

Camille Bann (CSERGE and University College London)

Discussant: Mika Rekola (University of Helsinki)

 

A Meta Analysis of Contingent Values for Groundwater Quality in the United States

Gregory L. Poe (Cornell University), Kevin J. Boyle (University of Maine) and John C. Bergstrom (University of Georgia)

Discussant: Eija Pouta (University of Helsinki)

 

 


Session B 6: IMPACT OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES

Room:  Α1-2

 

Chair: Charles Howe (University of Colorado, Boulder)

 

The Impact of Policy Instruments on the Adoption of Energy-Saving Technologies under Uncertainty

Daan P. van Soest and Erwin H. Bulte (Tilburg University and CentER)

Discussant: Richard G. Newell (Resources for the Future, Washington)

 

On the Environmental Impact of Energy Market Liberalisation

Daan P. van Soest (Tilburg University and CentER), Henri L.F. de Groot (Vrije Universiteit) and Maroeshka Boots (ECN, Petten, The Netherlands)

Discussant: Cathrine Hagem (Center for International Environmental and Climate Research, Norway)

 

National Climate Policy, Firm Survival and Investments

Cathrine Hagem (Center for International Environmental and Climate Research, Norway) and Hege Westskog (University of Oslo)

Discussant: Daan P. van Soest (Tilburg University and CentER)

 

Abatement-Cost Heterogeneity and Anticipated Savings from Market-Based Environmental Policies

Richard G. Newell (Resources for the Future, Washington) and Robert N. Stavins (Harvard University)

Discussant: Henri L.F. de Groot (Vrije Universiteit)

 

 


Session C 6: INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY II

Room:  Δ6

 

Chair: Michael Hoel (University of Oslo)

 

International Environmental Problems and Policy: Modelling Imperfect Reversibility with Modified Mirror Games

Jardena Kroeze-Gil (Tilburg University)

Discussant: Perry Shapiro (University of California, Santa Barbara)

 

Clean Development Mechanism from a Flexibility Mechanism to a Leverage on Development

Sandrine Mathy, Jean-Charles Hourcade and Christophe de Gouvello (Centre International de Recherche en Environnement et développement (CIRED))

Discussant: Michael Hoel (University of Oslo)

 

Estimating the Size of the Potential Market for the Kyoto Flexibility Mechanisms

ZhongXiang Zhang (University of Groningen)

Discussant: Sandrine Mathy (Centre International de Recherche en Environnement et développement (CIRED))

 

Transboundary Environmental Problems with a Mobile Population: Is There a Need for Central Policy?

Michael Hoel (University of Oslo) and Perry Shapiro (University of California, Santa Barbara)

Discussant: ZhongXiang Zhang (University of Groningen)

 

 


Session D 6: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND COMPLEX ECOSYSTEMS

Room:  Δ1-Α

 

Chair: Virginia McConnell  (University of Maryland and Resources for the Future)

 

The Economics of Shallow Lakes

Karl-Goran Mäler (The Beijer International Institute of Ecological Economics), Anastasios Xepapadeas (University of Crete) and Aart de Zeeuw (Tilburg University and CentER)

Discussant: Silvana Dalmazzone (University of York)

 

A New Model of Harvesting in a Complex Ecosystem

David Finnoff and John Tschirhart (University of Wyoming)

Discussant: Eric Naevdal (Agricultural University of Norway)

 

Optimal Regulation of Eutrophying Lakes, Fjords and Rivers in the Presence of Threshold Effects

Eric Naevdal (Agricultural University of Norway)

Discussant: Aart de Zeeuw (Tilburg University and CentER)

 

Economic Factors Affecting Vulnerability to Biological Invasions

Silvana Dalmazzone (University of York)

Discussant: David Finnoff (University of Wyoming)

 

 


Session E 6: SUSTAINABILITY

Room:  Δ7

 

Chair: Y. Hossein Farzin (University of California, Davis)

 

Sustainable Growth and Environmental Policies

Santiago J. Rubio and Juana Aznar (University of Valencia)

Discussant: Y. Hossein Farzin (University of California, Davis)

 

Experimentation in a Dynamic Setting with an Application to Pollution Accumulation

Maria A. Cunha-e-Sa and Vasco Santos (Universidade Nova de Lisboa)

Discussant: Sofia Ahlroth (National Institute of Economic Research, Sweden)

 

Correcting NDP for SO2 and NOx Emissions: Implementation of a Theoretical Model in Practice

Sofia Ahlroth (National Institute of Economic Research, Sweden)

Discussant: Santiago J. Rubio (University of Valencia)

 

Sustainability, Hamiltonian Value, and NNP in a Cake-Eating Economy

Y. Hossein Farzin (University of California, Davis)

Discussant: Maria A. Cunha-e-Sa (Universidade Nova de Lisboa)

 

 


Session F 6: ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT III

Room:  Δ2-Γ

 

Chair: John W. Maxwell (Indiana University)

 

International Trade and Environmental Regulation – Where Does Dirty Pollution Shift to?

Karl W. Steininger (University of Graz)

Discussant: John W. Maxwell (Indiana University)

 

Price-Based vs. Quantity-Based Policies and Economic Growth: An Application to Pollution Taxes vs. Pollution Targets

George Economides and Apostolis Philippopoulos (Athens University of Economics and Business)

Discussant: Unai Pascual (University of York)

 

A Model of Optimal Labour and Soil Use with Shifting Cultivation

Unai Pascual and Edward B. Barbier (University of York)

Discussant: Karl W. Steininger (University of Graz)

 

The Dynamics of Continuing Conflict

Rafael Reuveny and John W. Maxwell (Indiana University)

Discussant: George Economides (Athens University of Economics and Business)

 

 


Session G 6: EMPIRICAL MODELING OF THE ECONOMY AND THE ENVIRONMENT III

Room:  Α2-2

 

Chair: Giannis Karagiannis (University of Crete)

 

“S.A.F.E”: Sustainability Assessment by Fuzzy Evaluation

Luc A. Andriantiatsaholiniaina and Yannis A. Phillis (Technical University of Crete)

Discussant: Tommy Lundgren (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)

 

The Divergence between the Hicksian Welfare Measures: The Case of Revealed Preference for Public Amenities

Sudip Chattopadhyay (San Francisco State University)

Discussant: Luc A. Andriantiatsaholiniaina (Technical University of Crete)

 

Abatement Investments and Green Goodwill - An Empirical Application to the Swedish Pulp Industry

Bengt Kriström and Tommy Lundgren (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)

Discussant: Giannis Karagiannis and Anastasios Xepapadeas (University of Crete)

 

Sources of Productivity Growth and Environmental Pollution: A Parametric Approach

Giannis Karagiannis and Anastasios Xepapadeas (University of Crete)

Discussant: Sudip Chattopadhyay (San Francisco State University)

 

 


Session H 6: NATURAL RESOURCE STUDIES II

Room:  Δ2-Β

 

Chair: Olli Tahvonen (Finnish Forest Research Institute)

 

Privatization and Regulation of Capacity in a Multi-Product Fishery: A Purse from a Sow’s Ear?

R. Quentin Grafton (University of Ottawa)

Discussant: Olli Tahvonen (Finnish Forest Research Institute)

 

The Hartwick Rule: Myths and Facts

Geir B. Asheim (University of Oslo) and Wolfgang Buchholz (University of Regensburg)

Discussant: John Tisdell (Griffith University, Australia)

 

Game Theoretic Strategies for Acquiring Water for Environmental Use

John Tisdell (Griffith University, Australia)

Discussant: R. Quentin Grafton (University of Ottawa)

 

On Faustmann Rotation and Normal Forest Convergence

Olli Tahvonen (Finnish Forest Research Institute) and Seppo Salo (Helsinki School of Economics)

Discussant: Wolfgang Buchholz (University of Regensburg)