Date

Speaker

Topic

Jan 25
Chávez Rm 308

Howard Chang
(University of Pennsylvania Law School)

The Effect of Joint and Several Liability Under Superfund on Brownfields

Feb 8
Law School
CC-109
1231 N. Fremont

Anup Malani
(The University of Chicago Law School)

Avian Flu and the Procurement of Chickens for Culling

Feb 22
Chávez Rm 308

Scott Taylor
(University of Calgary)

Trade, Tragedy, and the Commons

Mar 7
Law School
CC-109
1231 N. Fremont

Steve Polasky
(Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota)

Policy before Science: The Case of Biofuel
The talk will be based on the following papers:
background article 1
background article 2

Apr 11
Chávez Rm 308

Tom Lyon
(University of Michigan)

Greenhouse Gas Reductions or Greenwash?: The DOE's 1605b Program

All dates are Fridays. Workshops begin at 3 pm for students only. Speaker presentations are from 3:30 – 5 pm. Papers from last year's workshop (spring 2007).