AAEA at 2012 ASSA Annual Meeting

(All events will take place at the Swissotel Chicago, Montreux 3 unless otherwise noted)

Friday, January 6

8:00 am: Assessment of Climate Change Impact Methods for Agriculture

Presiding: Richard Just, University of Maryland
Discussant: Cynthia Rosenzweig, NASA & Columbia University

Incorporating Process Based Crop Simulators in Global Economic Analyses of Climate Change
Gerald Nelson, International Food Policy Research Institute
Mark Rosegrant, International Food Policy Research Institute
Richard Robertson, International Food Policy Research Institute
Timothy Thomas, International Food Policy Research Institute

Assessing the Potential of Detailed Weather Data for Improvement of Econometric Models of Climate Change
Michael Roberts, North Carolina State University
Wolfram Schlenker, Columbia University

Towards a More Transparent Approach of Climate Change Impact Assessment for Agriculture
Ariel Ortiz-Bobea, University of Maryland
Richard Just, University of Maryland

10:15 am: Revisiting the Relationship between Biofuels Production and Food Prices

Presiding: Madhu Khanna, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Biofuel Inventories, Technologies, and Food Prices
Gal Hochman, University of California-Berkeley
Deepak Rajagopal, University of California, Los Angeles
Steve Sexton, University of California, Berkeley
David Zilberman, University of California,Berkeley

Will Biofuel Mandates Raise Food Prices?
Ujjayant Chakravorty, University of Alberta
Marie-Helene Hubert, University of Rennes, France
Michel Moreaux, Toulouse School of Economics, France
Linda Nostbakken, University of Alberta

Food vs. Fuel: The Effect of Biofuel Policies in the US
Xiaoguang Chen, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Madhu Khanna, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Can India Meet Biofuel Policy Targets? Implications for Food and Fuel Prices
Madhu Khanna, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Hayri Onal, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Christine Crago, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Ashok Gulati,   International Food Policy Research Institute, India
Kiyoshi Mino, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

12:30 pm: Environmental Kuznets Curve: Theoretical and Methodological Perspectives

Presiding: C.-Y. Cynthia Lin, University of California, Davis
Discussant: Richard T. Carson, University of California, San Diego

A Theoretical Model of Environmental Kuznets Curve
Fabien Prieur, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) and Université Montpellier I

Functional Form of Water Pollutant-Income Relationship under the EKC Framework
Krishna P. Paudel, Louisiana State University and LSU AgCenter
Biswo Poudel, University of California-Berkeley

Endogeneity in the Environmental Kuznets Curve: An Instrumental Variables Approach
C.-Y. Cynthia Lin, University of California, Davis
Zachary Liscow, University of California, Berkeley

2:30 pm: The New Normal? The Food and Agricultural Economy

Presiding: Benjamin Senauer, University of Minnesota
Discussant: Benjamin Senauer, University of Minnesota

The New Normal? A Tighter Global Agricultural Supply and Demand Relation
Mark Rosegrant, International Food Policy Research Institute

U.S. Farm Prosperity and Rural America: The New Normal or Reversion to the Mean?
Mike Boehlje, Purdue University
Brent Gloy, Purdue University
Jason Henderson, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Omaha Branch

The New Normal? U.S. Food Expenditure Patterns and the Changing Structure of Food Retailing
Tim Beatty, University of Minnesota
Benjamin Senauer, University of Minnesota

The New Normal? the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (Food Stamps)
Parke Wilde, Tufts University

5:00 pm: T.W. Schultz Memorial Lecture and Reception
Swissotel, Grand Ballroom Salons I & II

Featuring Roger Myerson, University of Chicago

New this year, the Schultz Lecture is free for all ASSA attendees. The event will not include dinner, but a free reception will take place after the lecture.

Saturday, January 7

8:00 am: Theoretical and Empirical Innovations in Technology Adoption Modeling

Presiding: Bradford Barham, University of Wisconsin at Madison

Trait-Based Adoption Models Using Ex-Ante and Ex-Post Approaches
Pilar Useche, University of Florida

Experimental Auctions and Willingness-to-Pay for Laser-Land Leveling for Irrigated Agriculture in Eastern Uttar Pradesh
Travis Lybbert, University of California, Davis

Bundling Technology and Insurance: Joint Packages versus Technology Traits
Jeremy Foltz, University of Wisconsin at Madison

Empirical Methods for Identifying Social Network Effects on Technology Adoption
Annemie Maertens, University of Pittsburgh

10:15 am: Why Peers Matter: Social Networks in Status, Learning and Influence

Presiding: Alex Winter-Nelson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Discussant: Laura Schechter, Michigan State University

Standing Together: Social Networks, Female Empowerment, and Child Welfare in India
Eeshani Kandpal, World Bank
Kathy Baylis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The Pursuit of Happiness: A Model of Peers, Status, and Labor Supply
Muhammad Faress Bhuiyan, Carleton College

As Good as the Networks They Keep?: Expanding Farmer's Social Networks via Randomized Information Exchange in Rural Uganda
Kathryn Vasilaky, University of Maryland