Schedule (subject to change)
Logistical and other information here
All rooms are in the International Affairs Building
Friday, April 21st
8:30 – 9:00 AM Registration Room 404
Coffee and light refreshments will be served.
9:00 – 10:45 AM Welcoming Remarks and Keynote Address Room 404
- Prof. John Mutter, Director of Graduate Studies, Sustainable Development
- Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, Director, Center for Sustainable Development
10:45 – 11:15 AM Coffee break Room 404
11:15 – 12:25 PM Sessions 1 and 2 (1 hr 10 min)
Session 1 – Disasters Room 501A
Moderator: Eugénie Dugoua
- Jayash Paudel (UMass Amherst) – “Natural Disasters and Human Capital Accumulation: The Case of Nepal’s Earthquake”
- Denyse Dookie** (Columbia University) – “Does Disaster Preparedness Matter? Evidence from the Caribbean”
- Ashenafi Belayneh Ayenew (University of Copenhagen) – “Labor adaptation to extreme climate conditions”
Session 2 – Wildlife & Illegal Activities Room 404
Moderator: Justin Ho
- Eyal Frank** (Columbia University) – “The Right Information in the Wrong Hands: How Information Shocks on Species Extinction Risks Cause Wildlife Trade Spikes”
- Gabriel Englander** (UC Berkeley) – “Conflict and elephant poaching”
12:25 – 1:45 PM Lunch Room TBD
1:45 – 3:15 PM Sessions 3 and 4 (1 hr 30 min)
Session 3 – Climate Change Room 501A
Moderator: Justin Ho
- James Doss-Gollin (Columbia University) – “Statistical-Dynamical Analysis of Climate Projections for Flood Infrastructure Design”
- Léo Edel (École Polytechnique) – “Climatic change in the Arctic: towards a better characterization of snowfall”
- Ian Bolliger (UC Berkeley) – “Effect of model scale on the stationarity of snow depth estimates: Implications for water management in mountain basins”
- Ingrid Dallmann (Université Paris Sud) – “Weather Shocks and International Trade”
Session 4 – Public Policy Room 420
Moderator: Sherry Wang
- Betsy Priem (University of Chicago) – “Communication Strategies between Climate Scientists and Policy Actors”
- Serena Cocciolo (Institute for International Economic Studies) – “Community-Driven Development and Preferences for Participation: Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh”
- Thomas Stoerk (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) – “Compliance, Efficiency, and Instrument Choice: Evidence from Air Pollution Control in China”
- Raimundo Atal Chomali (Columbia University) – “A Market Based Recycling Subsidy”
3:15 – 3:45 PM Coffee break Room 420
3:45 – 5:15 PM Sessions 4 and 5 (1 hr 30 min)
Session 4 – Technological Change Room 501A
Moderator: Anthony D’Agostino
- Paulo Savaget (University of Cambridge) – “Hacking sustainability – The development of a new concept”
- Margot Hovsepian (École Polytechnique) – “Technological complementarities and selection of green technological paths”
- Eugénie Dugoua (Columbia University) – “Science and Innovation at the Rescue of the Ozone Layer: Empirical Evidence on the Effects of International Agreements”
- Saleh Zakerinia (UC Davis) – “Climate Change Policy: Dynamics, Strategy, and Technological Change”
Session 5 – Land Use Room 420
Moderator: Raimundo Atal
- Tim Foreman (Columbia University) – “Dust Storm Impacts and Implications for Land Use Policy”
- Mathias Iwanowsky (Stockholm University) – “Allocating property rights: Evidence from the Taylor Grazing Act”
- Margaux Vinez** (Paris School of Economics) – “Division of the Commons and Access to the Land on the Frontier: Lessons from the Colonial Legacy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo”
5:30 PM Group photo in front of Low Library (weather permitting).
7:30 PM Speaker’s reception 6th floor café (“Publique”)
Saturday, April 22nd
8:30 – 9:00 AM Breakfast. Coffee and light refreshments will be served in Room 501A.
9:00- 9:15 AM Welcome remarks from Dean Janow Room 409
9:15 – 10:45 AM Sessions 6 and 7 (1 hr 30 min)
Session 6 – Energy Room 409
Moderator: Jason Wong
- Maryam Arbabzadeh (University of Michigan) – “Sustainability Assessment and Principles for Green Energy Storage Systems”
- Amanda Harker Steele (University of Georgia) – “Gone with the Wind: The Unintended Consequences of Increasing the Capacity of Intermittent Renewable Resources Used for Electricity Generation”
- Susanna Berkouwer (UC Berkeley) – “Behavioral biases in household durables purchasing: Experimental evidence from charcoal and firewood access and usage”
- Junfeng Zhang (Beihang University) – “Airline energy efficiency gap between China and America”
Session 7 – Development Room 801
Moderator: Stephanie Lackner
- Midori Kaga (University of Ottawa) – “Can the Refugee Speak? Creating Space in Development-led Approaches for Refugee Agency and Voice”
- Hanna Mühlrad (University of Gothenburg) – “The Impact of Abortion Legalization on Fertility And Female Empowerment: New Evidence From Mexico”
- Ruinan Liu (Columbia University) – “How much is air pollution costing China? Evidence from Huai River”
- Andrew Fang (University of Minnesota) – “Maximizing Health Co-Benefits of Climate Policy at the City-Scale: Case Study of Jiangsu Province”
10:45 – 11:05 AM Coffee break Room 501A
11:05 AM – 12:15 PM Sessions 8 and 9 (1 hr 10 min)
Session 8 – Industrial Organization Room 409
Moderator: Eugénie Dugoua
- Yuan Chen (UC Davis) – “Modeling Supply and Demand in the Chinese Automobile Industry”
- Khaled Kheiravar (UC Davis) – “Modeling the Dynamic Game Among Oil and Gas Producers”
- Xueting Wang (Columbia University) – “Electricity market response to wind power: Evidence from Texas ERCOT”
Session 9 – Food Security Room 801
Moderator: Anthony D’Agostino
- Anaïs Goburdhun (École Polytechnique) – “Spatial Correlation among Maize Markets in Tanzania: a Risk Analysis”
- Drew Gower (Princeton University) – “Forecasting the impact of climate change on community water project growth and household food security in Laikipia, Kenya”
- Ehsan Najafi (City College of New York) – “Global Crop Yields, Climatic Trends and Technology Enhancement”
12:15 – 1:00 PM Lunch Room TBD
1:00 – 1:55 PM Sessions 10 and 11 (55 min)
Session 10 – Health Room 409
Moderator: Sandra Baquié
- Ying Chen** (London School of Economics) – “Cholera in Times of Floods. Weather shocks and health impacts in Dar es Salaam”
- Jaehyun Jung (Columbia University) – “Weather Shocks and Sex-selective Abortion: Evidence from Rural Vietnam”
Session 11 – Agriculture Room 801
Moderator: Ruinan Liu
- Tamma Carleton** (UC Berkeley) – “Subsidizing drawdown: Distortions to agricultural markets and the use of global freshwater resources”
- Anil Bhattarai (University of Toronto) – “Seeing Like a Farmer: A Methodology for Exploring the Emergence, Spread, and Challenges of Ecological Farming in the Global South”
1:55 – 2:10 PM Closing Remarks Room 409
We are ending the program early in order to allow students who are so inclined to participate in the March for Science. Details on the satellite march in NYC are still under development and will be shared with IPWSD participants on site.
Speaker bios: IPWSD17SpeakerBios
Abstracts: Expanded schedule (abstracts)