2015 AAEA & WAEA Joint Annual Meeting: Abstract Decision

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Members in the News: Marc Bellemare, Helen Jensen, and Sean Cash

Is a soda tax the solution to America’s obesity problem?

By Tamar Haspel

Obesity costs. A lot. The tab comes in obvious ways, like increased health care costs, and less obvious ways, like decreased fuel efficiency. And we’re all paying. Looking just at Medicare and Medicaid expenses for obesity-related problems, we’re already north of $60 billion annually. If more taxpayer money is going out, it’s gotta come from somewhere, and one possible somewhere is a soda tax.

Want to figure out whether a soda tax is a good idea? Hold on to your hat. It requires a whirlwind tour through nutrition science, economic policy, human behavior and the government’s role in the lives of its citizens.
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Webinar - Options for Improving Conservation Programs: Insights From Auction Theory and Economic Experiments

You have been invited to a meeting hosted by ERS Economists Dan Hellerstein and Nate Higgins . All the information you need to join is below. 

Date:	Wed, Mar 25, 2015
Time:	11:00 AM EDT
Duration:	30 minutes
Host(s):	ERS Economists Dan Hellerstein and Nate Higgins

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Meeting Description:

In this webinar, ERS Economists Dan Hellerstein and Nathaniel Higgins consider the issue of the enrollment mechanisms used by voluntary conservation programs.  They focus on auctions: how they can be used, and  how they currently are used. Dan and Nate use the reverse auction used by the  Conservation Reserve Program as an interesting example, and delve into one of its main features: the use of a bid cap.  They provide evidence that highlight drawbacks of bid caps, and present experimental findings on alternative auction designs that may provide more cost effective outcomes.  This presentation is based on the recent ERS report “Options for Improving Conservation Programs: Insights From Auction Theory and Economic Experiments.”

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