AERE 2003 Summer Workshop
Spatial Theory, Modeling, and Econometrics
in Environmental and Resource Economics

Sunday, June 15

5:00 - 7:00pm: Reception

Monday, June 16

7:15 - 8:00 Coffee and Light Breakfast

8:00 - 8:10 Welcoming Remarks

8:10 - 9:50 Moderator: Bill Provencher, University of Wisconsin

"Can Hedonic Price Functions Be Used to Predict the Benefits from Spatially Delineated Policy Interventions?" Antonio Bento, University of California-Santa Barbara, Randall Walsh, University of Colorado, and Douglas Herman, University of California-Santa Barbara

Discussant: Raymond Palmquist, North Carolina State University

"Timewise and Directional Heterogeneity in Distance Profiles Reflecting Superfund Taint: The Dynamics of Neighborhood Change" Trudy Ann Cameron and Graham Crawford, University of Oregon

Discussant: Lori Lynch, University of Maryland

9:50 - 10:10 Break, coffee and snacks

10:10 - 11:50 Moderator: Bill Provencher, University of Wisconsin

"A Monte Carlo Analysis of Hedonic Methods Using Traditional and Spatial Approaches" Helen Neill, David Hassenzahl, and Djeto Assane, University of Nevada-Las Vegas

Discussant: Trudy Ann Cameron, University of Oregon

"Parcel Level GIS DATA and Measurement Error: Are We Producing Biased and Inconsistent Estimates?" Lori Lynch and Shawn Bucholtz, University of Maryland

Discussant: Richard Ready, Penn State University

11:50 - 1.00 Lunch

1:00 - 2:40 Moderator: Don Fullerton, University of Texas

"Analyzing Open Space Policies in a Locational Equilibrium Model with Endogenous Landscape Amenities" Randall Walsh, University of Colorado

Discussant: Kathleen Bell, University of Maine

"Estimating Spatially and Temporally Explicit Land Conversion Models Using Discrete Duration" Daniel Phaneuf and Raymond Palmquist, North Carolina State University

Discussant: Jacqueline Geoghegan, Clark University

2:40 - 3:00 Break, coffee, and snacks

3:00 - 5:40 Moderator: Don Fullerton, University of Texas

"Targeting and Evaluating the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program to Improve Water Quality" Madhu Khanna, University of Illinois, Wanhong Yang, University of Guelph, Richard Farnsworth, Purdue University, and Hayri Onal, University of Illinois

Discussant: Daniel Phaneuf, North Carolina State University

"Water Quality Management with Spatial Heterogeneity" Jussi Lankoski, University of Helsinki, Erik Lichtenberg, University of Maryland, and Markku Ollikainen, University of Helsinki

Discussant: Junjie Wu, Oregon State University

"A Spatially Explicit Model for Allocating Conservation Efforts: The Grande Ronde River Basin, Oregon" Michio Watanabe, Richard Adams, and Junjie Wu, Oregon State University

Discussant: Erik Lichtenberg, University of Maryland

6:30 Workshop Dinner

Kennedy Manor Grill

Tuesday, June 17

7:30 - 8:20 Coffee and Light Breakfast

8:20 - 10:00 Moderator: Antonio Bento, University of California, Santa-Barbara

"Testing for the Effect of Growth Control Measures Using Quasi-Experimental Design" Jacqueline Geoghegan, Clark University, and Nancy Bockstael, University of Maryland

Discussant: V. Kerry Smith, North Carolina State University

"A Spatial Analysis of Household Location Decisions in Maine" Kathleen Bell and Michele McMahon, University of Maine

Discussant: Helen Neill, University of Nevada-Las Vegas

10:00 - 10:20 Break, coffee and snacks

10:20 - 12:00 Moderator: Antonio Bento, University of California, Santa-Barbara

"Additive Properties in Metapopulation Models: Implications for the Assessment of Marine Reserves" James Sanchirico, Resources for the Future

Discussant: J. Walter Milon, University of Central Florida

"Spatial Search in Commercial Fishing: A Discrete Choice Dynamic Programming Approach" Martin Smith, Duke University, and Bill Provencher, University of Wisconsin

Discussant: James Sanchirico, Resources for the Future

12:00 - 1:10 Lunch

1:10 - 2:00 Moderator: Kathleen Bell, University of Maine

"Environmental Performance of Polluting Plants: A Spatial Econometric Approach" Wayne Gray, Clark University, and Ronald J. Shadbegian, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth

Discussant: Don Fullerton, University of Texas

2:00 - 2:20 Break, coffee, and snacks

2:20 - 4:00 Moderator: Kathleen Bell, University of Maine

"Habitat Protection Policies and Open Space: A General Equilibrium Analysis of 'Takings' and 'Givings'" Daniel Hallstrom and V. Kerry Smith, North Carolina State University

Discussant: Randall Walsh, University of Colorado

"Human-Nature Interactions and the Spatial Pattern of Land Use" JunJie Wu, Oregon State University, and Elena Irwin, Ohio State University

Discussant: Joseph Herriges, Iowa State University