Expanding the Scope of Benefit Cost Analysis: Practical Applications and Analytical Frontiers Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis Fourth Annual Conference and Meeting

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The fourth annual conference and meeting of the Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis will take place at the L’Enfant Plaza Hotel in Washington, DC, from October 21-22, 2011. The conference discusses the practical use of cost-benefit analysis (CBA) in a variety of institutional and national settings. You can register at https://tools.evans.washington.edu/register/bca/society11/  The conference program is available online.  A partial agenda is presented below:

Friday, October 21 2:30 p.m.–2:45 p.m. Welcome Remarks

• Glenn P. Jenkins, Vice President, Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis

2:45 p.m.–4:15 p.m. Panel 1: Exploring the Net Benefits of Land Cleanup and Reuse

Moderator: Robin R. Jenkins, Senior Economist, U.S Environmental Protection Agency
EPA Handbook on the Benefits, Costs, and Impacts of Land Cleanup and Reuse

• Heather Klemick, Economist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Valuing the Benefits of Superfund Site Remediation: Three Approaches to Measuring Localized Externalities

• Christopher Timmins, Associate Professor, Duke University (Presenter)
• Shanti Gamper-Rabindran, Assistant Professor of Environmental Economics and Policy, University of Pittsburgh

CERCLA’s Overlooked Cleanup Program: Emergency Response and Removal

• Alex Marten, Economist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Presenter)
• Elizabeth Kopits, Economist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Robin R. Jenkins, Senior Economist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Heather Klemick, Economist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Valuing the Benefits of Brownfields Assessment and Cleanup Grants

• Kevin Haninger, Public Health Policy Analyst, Department of Health and Human Services (Presenter)
• Christopher Timmins, Associate Professor, Duke University

What Do Property Values Really Tell Us? A Hedonic Study of Pollution from Underground Storage Tanks

• Dennis Guignet, Economist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Presenter)
• Jeffrey Zabel, Professor, Tufts University

Panel 2: The Need for Cost-Benefit Analysis in Criminal Justice Reform
Moderator: Inimai Chettiar, Advocacy and Policy Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union, Center for Justice

• Rachel E. Barkow, Professor and Faculty Director of the Center on the Administration of Criminal Law, New York University School of Law
• Gary VanLandingham, Director of Results First Initiative, Pew Center on the States
• Valerie Levshin, Cost Benefit Analysis Unit, Vera Institute of Justice

Panel 3: Application of Cost Analysis in Developing Economies
Moderator: TBD
Cost Benefit Analysis in World Bank Projects

• Andrew M. Warner, Lead Economist, Independent Evaluation Group

The Use of Cost-Benefit Analysis in World Bank Operations: Overview of Recent Practice, and Some Issues for Future Policy

• Jon Strand, Senior Economist, The World Bank, Development Research Group, Environment and Energy Team (Presenter)
• Michael Toman, Research Manager, The World Bank, Development Research Group, Environment and Energy Team
• Andrew Warner, Independent Evaluation Group, The World Bank

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4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Panel 4: Disaster Preparedness
Moderator: Elena D. Ryan, Chief, Economic Impact Analysis Branch, U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Induced Development in Risky Locations: Fire Suppression and Land Use in the American West

• Carolyn Kousky, Fellow, Resources for the Future (Presenter)
• Sheila Olmstead, Resources for the Future

Surviving Natures Most Powerful Storm: Cost Effective Methods To Reduce Tornado Casualties

• Kevin M. Simmons, Corrigan Chair of Economics, Austin College (Presenter)
• Daniel Sutter, Charles Koch Professor of Economics, Johnson Center for Political Economy, Troy University

The Effect of Nearby Tornadoes on Self-Protection Investments

• Eric N. Duquette, Research Economist, U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service (Presenter)
• Trudy Ann Cameron, Raymond F. Mikesell Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics, University of Oregon

The Dynamic Effects of Hurricanes in the US: The Role of Non-Disaster Transfer Payments

• Tatyana Deryugina, Lecturer, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Panel 5: Air/Water Pollution
Moderator: TBD
Does Electronic Reporting of Emissions Information Generate Environmental Benefits?

• Ron Shadbegian, Senior Economist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Center for Environmental Economics (Presenter)
• Ann Wolverton, Senior Economist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency National Center for Environmental Economics
• Wayne Gray, Professor, Clark University

Uncertainty and Estimates of the Benefits of Reducing Fine Particle Pollution

• Randall Lutter, Visiting Scholar, Resources for the Future
• Art Fraas, Visiting Scholar, Resources for the Future

The Cost-Effectiveness of Alternative Approaches to Residential Radon Control

• Erik Johnson, Assistant Professor of Economics, Georgia Institute of Technology (Presenter)
• Paul Courant, Harold T. Shapiro Collegiate Professor of Public Policy Professor of Economics and of Information, University of Michigan
• David Mendez, Associate Professor, University of Michigan
• Kenneth Warner, Avedis Donabedian Distinguished University Professor of Public Health, University of Michigan

Reference-Dependent Valuations of Environmental Health Risks

• W. Kip Viscusi, Distinguished Professor of Law, Economics, and Management, Vanderbilt University (Presenter)
• Joel Huber, Schwartz Professor of Marketing, Fuqua School of Business, Duke University

Panel 6: Benefit-Cost Analysis and Regulation
Moderator: TBD
An Assessment of Private and Public Impacts of Broadband Policies on Next Generation Broadband Deployment in the U.S.

• David Waring, Doctoral Student, Rutgers University (Presenter)
• Stuart Shapiro, Associate Professor and Director of the Public Policy Program, Rutgers University

A Comparative Study to Measuring Change in Social Welfare From Federal Regulation

• Alex Moscoso, Economist, HDR

The Regulatory Red Herring—Environmental Protection and the “Job-Killing” Myth

• Jason Schwartz, Legal Director, Institute for Policy Integrity, New York University
• Elizabeth Pienaar, Economics Fellow, Institute for Policy Integrity, New York University

Market Failures, Behavioral Economics, and Benefit-Cost Analysis of Federal Regulations

• Donald Kenkel, Professor, Cornell University, Department of Policy Analysis and Management

Saturday, October 22
8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. Check-In/Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. Panel 7: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs After 30 Years of Benefit-Cost Analysis
30 Years as an Obscure, Unaccountable Monopoly Is Enough: It’s Time for OIRA to Face Competition in Regulatory Review

• Richard B. Belzer, President, Regulatory Checkbook, and Managing Editor, Neutral Science

Perpetuating Puffery? OIRA’s Annual Benefit-Cost Report to Congress

• Susan Dudley, Director, Regulatory Studies Center, The George Washington University (OIRA 1984–1989, 2007–2009)

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Panel 9: Social Programs: Youth, and Early Adulthood
Moderator: TBD A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Communities That Care Outcomes at Eighth Grade

• Margaret Kuklinski, Research Scientist, Social Development Group, University of Washington (Presenter)
• J. David Hawkins, Professor, University of Washington

The Contribution of Student Success Programs of Community College Student Persistence an Graduation Rates: A Case Study of the Benefits and Costs of the Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) at the City University of New York (CUNY)

• Anthony Rini, Vice Provost for Budget, Planning, and Administration, Northeastern University

Cost Effectiveness of the Opening Doors Program at Chaffey College

• Timothy Rudd, Cost-Benefit Analyst, MDRC

A Fiscal Impact Analysis of Three Strategies to Prevent Unintended Pregnancy

• Adam Thomas, Research Director, Brookings Institution, Center on Children and Families

10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Panel 10: Climate
Moderator: TBD Comparing the Costs of Alternative Policies for Climate Finance

• Ian Parry, Technical Assistance Advisor, International Monetary Fund (Presenter)
• Ruud de Mooij, Economist, Fiscal Affairs Department, International Monetary Fund

Cost-Effectiveness and Marginal Abatement Cost Analysis in Low-Carbon Growth Modeling for Emerging Market Countries: Lessons From China, Mexico, and Colombia

• William A. Ward, Professor, Clemson University (Presenter)
• Todd M. Johnson, Lead Energy Specialist, Sustainable Development, The World Bank

Promoting Pollution Prevention in Small Businesses: Costs and Benefits of the “Enviroclub” Initiative

• Paul Lanoie, Professor, Institute of Applied Economics, HEC Montréal (Presenter)
• Alexandra Rochon-Fabien, HEC Montréal

Panel 11: Benefit-Cost Analysis and Transportation Infrastructure Investment
Moderator: TBD
Benefit-Cost Analysis of Airports: Are Benefit Transfers a Useful Tool for the Assessment of Noise Impacts on Human Health?

• Denise Zak, Project Assistant, Center of Public Finance and Infrastructure Policy, Vienna University of Technology (Presenter)
• Michael Getzner, Chair, Center of Public Finance and Infrastructure Policy, Vienna University of Technology

Framework for Measuring Value Premium of Affordable Housing Due to Transit Investment

• Kate Ko, Economist, HDR

Estimation of Option Value in the Assessment of Transportation Investments

• Jose E. Tejeda, Senior Economist, HDR

Panel 12: Concepts and Methods II
Degas Room
Moderator: TBD
The Reference State Basis of Comparison, Adaptation to Losses, And The Choice of Welfare Measure

• Jack Knetsch, Professor Emeritus, Simon Fraser University

Modifying the Benefit-Cost Standard to Reflect Political Costs: A Behavioral-Economic Approach

• Kerry Krutilla, Associate Professor, Indiana University
• Alex Alexeev, Postdoctoral Fellow, Indiana University

Scitovsky Reversals Caused by Environmental Policies Under Constrained Conditions

• Richard Just, Professor, University of Maryland
• Andrew Schmitz, Professor and Eminent Scholar, University of Florida
• Richard O. Zerbe, Distinguished Professor, University of Washington

Social Welfare Functions and the Value of Statistical Life

• Matt Adler, Leon Meltzer Professor, University of Pennsylvania Law School

12:15 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Lunch, Business meeting of the Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis membership
Solarium Room
1:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. Panel 13: Landscape-Based Public Goods, Forests, and Biodiversity
Monet Ballroom
Moderator: TBD
Optimal Supply of Landscape-based Public Goods: Benefit-Cost Prioritization With and Without Spatial Interdependencies

• Steven J. Dundas, Doctoral Student, Department of Economics, North Carolina State University (Presenter)
• Joshua M. Duke, Professor, Departments of Food and Resource Economics, Economics, and Legal Studies, University of Delaware
• Robert J. Johnston, Professor, Department of Economics and Director, George Perkins Marsh Institute (GPMI), Clark University
• Kent D. Messer, Associate Professor, Departments of Food and Resource Economics and Economics, University of Delaware

State Parks as Public Goods: Public Funding or User Fees?

• Trudy Ann Cameron, Raymond F. Mikesell Professor of Environmental and Resource Economics, University of Oregon (Presenter)
• Brian Vander Naald, Doctoral Student, University of Oregon

Biodiversity and Resilience in Benefit Cost Analysis

• Jeff Bennett, Professor, Australian National University, Crawford School (Presenter)
• Gabriela Scheufele, Doctoral Student, Australian National University, Crawford School

Goal Conflicts and Benefit-Cost Analysis–The Case of Sweden's National Environmental Objectives

• Göran Bostedt, Associate Professor, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Panel 14: Alternative Energy, Green Roofs, and BCA in the Netherlands
Renoir Room
Moderator: TBD
A Model for the Financial and Economic Analysis of Wind Farms For Electricity Generation with Application to Santiago, Cape Verde

• Sener Salci, Graduate Student, Department of Economics, University of Birmingham, UK
• Glenn Jenkins, Professor, Department of Economics, Queen’s University, Canada and Eastern Mediterranean University, North Cyprus

Estimated Costs and Benefits of one Thousand Green Roofs in New York City

• Ken Acks, Cost-Benefit Group, LLC + Environmental Valuation and Cost-Benefit News

The Practice of Valuing the Environment in Cost-Benefit Analysis

• Jan Anne Annema, Assistant Professor, Transport Policy, Delft University of Technology (Presenter)
• Carl Koopmans, Professor, VU University, Amsterdam

A New Assessment of the Benefit From CAFE: Correcting a Misperception

• Jon Neill, Professor, Western Michigan University, Department of Economics

Panel 15: Social Investments
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Regulatory Benefit-Cost Analysis?
Improving the Public’s Return on Investment in Regulatory Benefit-Cost Analysis: A Congressional Perspective

• Heidi R. King, Chief Economist, Energy and Commerce Committee, U.S. House of Representatives

Alternative Ways to Organize an Effective Congressional Regulatory Review and Analysis Function

• Richard B. Belzer, President, Regulatory Checkbook and Managing Editor, Neutral Source

Lessons Learned from the CBO and OMB Experience

• *Alice M. Rivlin, Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, The Brookings Institution (Invited)

4:45 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks
Monet Room

• Glenn P. Jenkins, President, Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis
• Joseph Cordes, Vice President, Society for Benefit-Cost Analysis