Natural Resource Economics
1008
Behavioral Responses and Water
Monday, 9:30 AM–11:00 AM
Washington State Convention Center, Level 3, Room 305
Organized Symposia
AERE Session: Behavioral Responses and Water
Moderator: Madhu Khanna, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Presentations:
Climate Change, Rainfall Variability, and Adaptation through Irrigation: Evidence from Indian Agriculture
Ram Fishman,
Climate, water scarcity, and the choice of crop-specific irrigation technology and water application rates
Beau Olen and Christian A. Langpap, Oregon State University
Paying for Pollution? How General Equilibrium Effects Undermine the ‘Spare the Air’ Program
Steven E. Sexton, University of California, Berkeley
The perceived price for residential water demand: Evidence from a natural experiment
Casey J. Wichman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1025
Climate Change
Monday, 9:30 AM–11:00 AM
Washington State Convention Center, Level 6, Room 616
Selected Paper Session
This group of papers explores the effects of climate change on agriculture, forests, and air quality.
Moderator: Denis A. Nadolnyak, Auburn University
Presentations:
Feedlots, Air Quality and Dust Control-Benefit Estimation under Climate Change
Chin-Hsien Yu, Texas A&M University; Seong C. Park, Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Vernon; Bruce A. McCarl and Stephen H. Amosson, Texas A&M University
Modeling Forestry in Dynamic General Equilibrium: A Climate Change Policy Analysis
Adam J. Daigneault and James A. Lennox, Landcare Research; James Turner, AgResearch New Zealand
Predicting the Effects of Climate Change on Crop Yields using Geographically Weighted Panel Regression
Ruohong Cai, University of Georgia; Danlin Yu, Montclair State University; Michael Oppenheimer, Princeton University
The Impacts of Climate Change on Agricultural Production in the Southeast U.S.
Jaehyuk Lee, Denis A. Nadolnyak, and Valentina M. Hartarska, Auburn University
1053
Management of Agricultural Diseases
Monday, 1:00 PM–2:30 PM
Washington State Convention Center, Level 6, Room 615
Selected Paper Session
This group of papers uses economic analysis to determine optimal disease management strategies and market equilibria.
Moderator: Sergio Colin-Castillo, Centro de Estudios Socio Economicos (CISE)
Presentations:
A dynamic model of Pudrición del Cogollo disease Control in the Colombian Palm Oil Industry
Mauricio Mosquera, Kelly A. Grogan, Edward A. Evans, and Thomas H. Spreen, University of Florida
An Agent-based Model of Plant Disease Diffusion and Control: Grapevine Leafroll Disease
Shadi S. Atallah, Miguel I. Gomez, and Jon M. Conrad, Cornell University
Infectious Disease Detection with Private Information
Alexander E. Saak, International Food Policy Research Institute
Do marketing margins change with food scares? Examining the effects of food recalls and disease outbreaks in the US red meat industry
Sergio Colin-Castillo, Centro de Estudios Socio Economicos (CISE); Manuel A. Hernandez, IFPRI; Oral Capps, Jr., Texas A&M University
1054
Fisheries
Monday, 1:00 PM–2:30 PM
Washington State Convention Center, Level 6, Room 616
Selected Paper Session
This group of papers models optimal fisheries management strategies.
Moderator: Marcelo O. Torres, University of Brasilia
Presentations:
MODELLING POLICY OPTIONS FOR THE GALAPAGOS FISHERIES: THE CASE OF THE RED SPINY LOBSTER
Santiago J. Bucaram, James N. Sanchirico, and James E. Wilen, University of California, Davis
Optimal Management of Oysters in Chesapeake Bay incorporating Sanctuaries, Reserves, Aquaculture and Externalities
Nikolaos Mykoniatis and Richard C. Ready, Penn State University
Productivity Growth and Product Choice in Fisheries: the Case of the Alaskan pollock Fishery Revisited
Marcelo O. Torres, University of Brasilia; Ronald G. Felthoven, ,
1059
Land Use and Fire Management
Monday, 4:30 PM–6:00 PM
Washington State Convention Center, Level 2, Room 204
Organized Symposia
AERE Session: Land Use and Fire Management
Moderator: Kathleen P. Bell, University of Maine
Presentations:
Prescribed Fire in a Florida Landscape with Mixed Ownership: Spatial Interactions
Richelle M. Geiger and Gwenlyn Busby, Virginia Tech; D. Evan Mercer, Southern Research Station
The Economics of Fuel Management: Wildfire, Invasive Species, and the Evolution of Sagebrush Rangeland in the Western United States
Kimberly S. Rollins, University of Nevada, Reno; Michael H. Taylor, ; Mimako Kobayashi, University of Nevada, Reno; Robin J. Tausch, USDA Forest Service
Land Use, Climate Change and Ecosystem Services
Witsanu Attavanich, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Benjamin S. Rashford, University of Wyoming; Richard M. Adams, Oregon State University; Bruce A. McCarl, Texas A&M University
Forest-Based Mitigation in European Climate Policy Framework. Insights from a CGE Improved with Land-use Modeling
Melania Michetti, Università Cattolica, Milano
1082
Conservation and Ecosystem Services
Monday, 4:30 PM–6:00 PM
Washington State Convention Center, Level 6, Room 615
Selected Paper Session
This session covers the conservation of soil, piping plovers, and wetland habitat as well as returns to ecosystem services.
Moderator: Kent Kovacs, University of Minnesota
Presentations:
Optimal portfolio design to reduce climate related conservation uncertainty: The case of wetland habitat in the Prairie Pothole Region
Amy W. Ando and Mindy L. Mallory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Using the logit model with aggregated choice data in estimation of Iowa corn farmers’ conservation tillage subsidies.
Tara Wade, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Lyubov A. Kurkalova, North Carolina A&T State University
Managing Excessive Predation in a Predator-Prey Setting: The Case of Piping Plovers
Richard T. Melstrom, Jr., Michigan State University
Evaluating the Return in Ecosystem Services from Investment in Public Land Acquisitions
Kent Kovacs, Derric Pennington, and Stephen Polasky, University of Minnesota; Steven James Taff, Univ. of Minnesota; Erik Nelson, Bowdoin College; Bonnie Keeler, University of Minnesota; Andrew J. Plantinga, Oregon State University
1083
Forests
Monday, 4:30 PM–6:00 PM
Washington State Convention Center, Level 6, Room 616
Selected Paper Session
This session includes papers on carbon sequestration as well as the effects of wildfires on forests and agriculture.
Moderator: Craig Johnston, University of Victoria
Presentations:
Economic Impacts of Wild Fires on U.S. Agriculture and Forestry Sectors
Jianhong Mu, Texas A&M University; Anne Wein, U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA; Todd Hawbaker, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO; Bruce A. McCarl, Texas A&M University
Estimating the Supply of Forest Carbon Offsets: A Comparison of Best-Worst and Discrete Choice Valuation Methods
Jose R. Soto and Damian C. Adams, University of Florida
Private Forest Landowners’ Response to Incentives for Carbon Sequestration
Taeyoung Kim and Christian A. Langpap, Oregon State University
Re-evaluating the role of biomass and dead organic matter in the optimal forest harvest decision with carbon sequestration
Craig Johnston and G. Cornelis Van Kooten, University of Victoria
2025
Extreme Weather Events
Tuesday, 10:00 AM–11:30 AM
Washington State Convention Center, Level 6, Room 615
Selected Paper Session
This group of papers considers the economics of floods, storms, and droughts.
Moderator: Karina Schoengold, University of Nebraska
Presentations:
Spatial Variation in Flood Risk Perception: A Spatial Econometric Approach
Ajita Atreya and Susana Ferreira, University of Georgia
THE EFFECT OF STOCHASTIC STORMS ON OPTIMAL BEACH MANAGEMENT
Sathya Gopalakrishnan, The Ohio State University; Dylan McNamara, University of North Carolina, Wilmington; Martin D. Smith and Brad Murray, Duke University
Weather or Wealth? An Analysis of Economic Loss Caused by Extreme Precipitation Events
Jing Liu, Purdue University
The Impact of Ad-hoc Disaster Programs on the Use of Conservation Practices
Karina Schoengold, University of Nebraska
2036
Future Agricultural Productivity Growth, Land Management, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Tuesday, 12:30 PM–2:00 PM
Washington State Convention Center, Level 3, Room 303
Invited Paper Session
The relationship between technology-driven agricultural productivity growth, land use, and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is ill-defined and currently debated in the literature. Under certain conditions, exogenous agricultural technology shifts can either increase or decrease net emissions from the terrestrial system. This session presents three distinct papers that address this complex relationship and project land use change and emissions under alternative future crop productivity scenarios. Results provide critical information on the effects of agricultural technology change on regional and global deforestation rates, emissions from crop and livestock systems, and the costs of land-based GHG abatement at U.S. and global scales.
Organizer: Justin S. Baker, RTI International
Discussant: Robert H. Beach, RTI International
Presentations:
Relative agricultural productivity and tropical deforestation
Steven Rose, ; Alla Golub and Thomas W. Hertel, Purdue University; Brent Sohngen, The Ohio State University
Implications of Agricultural Productivity Growth Assumptions on Land Management, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Mitigation Potential
Justin S. Baker, RTI International; Bruce A. McCarl, Texas A&M University; Brian Murray, duke university; Siyi J. Feng, Texas A&M University; Robert Johannson, USDA
Crop productivity growth and emissions reduction from the livestock sector and related land use changes
Petr Havlik, Hugo Valin, and Michael Obersteiner, IIASA; Justin S. Baker, RTI International; Aline Mosnier, ; Mario Herrero, International Livestock Research Institute; Erwin Schmid, University Fuer Bodenkultur Wien
2039
The economics of cover crops: What will drive adoption?
Tuesday, 12:30 PM–2:00 PM
Washington State Convention Center, Level 3, Room 306
Organized Symposia
While cover crops may be an important component in sustainable cropping systems, they have not been widely adopted in the U.S. Some of the obstacles arise from policy restrictions, including requirements in the crop insurance program that prevent eligible farmers from planting them. The objective of the symposium is to discuss the role cover crops will have in the future in the U.S. farm landscape. Understanding the economics of cover crops can inform the design of policies that create incentives for their adoption.
Organizer: Kranti Mulik, Union of Concerned Scientists
Moderator: Kranti Mulik, Union of Concerned Scientists
Panelists: John V. Westra, Louisiana State University; Jason S. Bergtold, Kansas State University; James A. Larson, University of Tennessee
Discussant: Jeffrey O'Hara, Union of Concerned Scientists
2055
Water Use and Quality
Tuesday, 12:30 PM–2:00 PM
Washington State Convention Center, Level 6, Room 615
Selected Paper Session
This group of papers models surface and groundwater use as well as lake water quality.
Moderator: Keith C. Knapp, University of California, Riverside
Presentations:
An Economic Assessment of Water Quality Improvement BMPs for the Eagle Mountain Lake Watershed
Jason L. Johnson, Texas AgriLife Extension Service; Clint Wolfe and David Waidler, Texas AgriLife Research
Integration of GIS and Hydrological Models in a Feasibility Study of Irrigation under Salinity
Monika Ghimire, Oklahoma State University; Hiren A. Bhavsar, ; Jongsan Choi, Jeffrey D. Vitale, and Arthur Stoecker, Oklahoma State University
Sustainability economics of groundwater usage and management
Keith C. Knapp and Bradley Franklin, University of California, Riverside
2083
Biofuels
Tuesday, 4:00 PM–5:30 PM
Washington State Convention Center, Level 6, Room 615
Selected Paper Session
This group of papers considers various aspects of biofuels, including economic feasibility, carbon emissions, and environmental outcomes.
Moderator: Wallace E. Tyner, Purdue University
Presentations:
Market Extent for Bioenergy Products: An Analysis Using Weekly Price Data
Ruth A. Aisabokhae, Padmaja Pancharatnam, and Somali Ghosh, Texas A&M University
Economic Costs and Environmental Performance for Three Cellulosic Biofuel Pathways
Sajeev E.M., Tianyun Ji, Wallace E. Tyner, and Benjamin Gramig, Purdue University
Induced land use emissions due to the first and second generation biofuels and uncertainty in land use emission factors
Wallace E. Tyner and Farzad Taheripour, Purdue University
