Agenda

Workshop on Environmental and Development Economics in Latin America

Friday October 4:

9:00 – 9:20 Registration

9:20 – 9:30 Welcome Remarks

9:30-10:30 1st Keynote Talk: “Economic Development and Natural Resource Reliance: Evidence from Global Microeconomic Data” by Gerald Shively (Purdue University)

10:30 – 11:50    First session

Moderator: Juan Manuel Torres (CIDE)

– Jill L. Caviglia-Harris (Salisbury University)

The Price of our Vanishing Forests: A Hedonic Study of Ecosystem Services in the Brazilian Amazon

– Elena Ojea (University of California, SB and the Basque Centre for Climate Change)

Forests in REDD+: Estimating Non-Carbon Benefits from Forest Ecosystem Services

Discussants: Jill L. Caviglia and Elena Ojea

11:50 – 12:00 Coffee/tea Break

12:00 – 13:20 Second session:

Moderator: David R. Heres (CIDE)

– Edward Taylor (University of California, Davis)

Climate Change and Labor Allocation in Mexico: Evidence from Annual Fluctuations in Weather

– Marcelo Olivera (Universidad Autónoma de México, Cuajimalpa)

Climate Change, Rain Fed Maize Productivity and Rural Malnutrition in Mexico

Discussants: Edward Taylor and Marcelo Olivera

13:20 – 14:50    Lunch

14:50 – 15:50   2nd Keynote Talk: “Globalization and Voluntary Environmental Management in Developing Countries” by Madhu Khanna (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

15:50 – 17:10 Third session:

Moderator: Eva O. Arceo (CIDE)

– Jorge Higinio Maldonado (Universidad de los Andes)

Glacier Melting and Retreat: Understanding the Perception of Agricultural Households That Face the Challenges of Climate Change

– Gioia de Melo (Universidad de la República, Uruguay)

The Perils of Peer Punishment: Evidence from a Common Pool Resource Framed Field Experiment

Discussants: Jorge H. Maldonado and Gioia de Melo

 Saturday October 5:

9:30 – 10:50    Fourth session

Moderator: Lopamudra Chakraborti (CIDE)

– Carlos Chávez (Universidad de Concepción, Chile)

Optimal Taxes under Illegal Fishing in ITQ Systems

– Duncan Knowler (Simon Fraser University)

The Value of Marine Species to Local Communities: A Case Study of Whale Watching in Baja, Mexico

Discussants: Carlos Chávez and Duncan Knowler

10:50 – 11:00 Coffee/tea Break

11:00 – 12:20 Fifth session:

Moderator: Lopamudra Chakraborti (CIDE)

– Patricia Yanez-Pagans (University of Wisconsin, Madison)

Only one tree from each seed? Environmental Effectiveness and Poverty Alleviation in Programs of Payments for Ecosystem Services

– Rodrigo Arriagada (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile)

Impact Evaluation of Protected Area Networks in Avoiding Deforestation

Discussants: Patricia Yanez-Pagans and Rodrigo Arriagada

12:20 – 13:30    Lunch

13:30 – 14:30 Short Presentations

Moderator: David R. Heres (CIDE)

– Pablo Meza (COLMEX)

– Héctor M. Núñez (CIDE)

– Emilie Perge (Columbia University)

14:30-15:30 3rd Keynote Talk: “Structural change, marginal land and economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean” by Edward B. Barbier (University of Wyoming)

15:30 - 16:00 Closing Remarks

16:00 Cocktail Reception

If you are interested in attending to the workshop please contact Alejandro López-Feldman to alejandro.lopez@cide.edu to see if there is space available.