The AAEA sessions don't begin until 10:30, they have the plenary, etc talks early in the morning. For example, this morning I'm missing "breakfast with (Partha) Dasguptha and (Vernon) Smith" (a fee event) and the AAEA Presidential Address (I'm not a real aggie so it is OK if I don't hear what my president has to say).
I DO plan to attend three sessions:
- 10:30-12:00 Non-Market Valuation Techniques
- 1:30-3:00 Stated Preference Methodology
- 3:30-5:00 Estimating Recreational Values
For me, this is a total geek out. You don't get this much valuation research at a straight economics conference, where the focus is typically on environmental policy. I'm especially keen to hear this one:
Estimating Non-market Economic Benefits of Using Biodiesel Fuel: A Stochastic Double Bounded Contingent Valuation Survey, P. Wilner Jeanty, Fred Hitzhusen, and Tim Haab, The Ohio State University
Tim is listed third, out of alphabetical order, so I'm guessing his contribution was to type of the references. But it will still be fun to make fun of his current research in a blog post later this week.
By the way, in Hilton Head last week at The Wreck of the Salty Dog we had a nice college age waitress. Her name and university affiliation were on her name tag:
Sarah (I think)
The Ohio State University
The obnoxious "The" part has permeated the minds of the undergraduates!
