These are 2008 AEA Conference Papers; please see also the full 2008 ASSA Preliminary Program Schedule.
Conference papers will be uploaded as they become available from the authors.

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Andrew Brimmer (Brimmer & Company and University of Massachusetts-Amherst)

Saturday, January 5, 10:15 AM

Saturday, January 5, 10:15 AM
Session: Andrew Brimmer Policy Forum: Public Policy and the Reconstruction of the Hurricane-Ravaged Gulf Coast (AEA/NAEFA)
Presiding: Andrew Brimmer (Brimmer & Company and University of Massachusetts-Amherst)

Housing Quadrangle Challenges: Planning, Demand, Supply, and Financing
James H. Carr (National Community Reinvestment Coalition)

The Katrina and Rita Disasters' Impacts on Population Health and the Health Sector in Louisiana: Lessons for Disaster Recovery Policy Planning and Coordination
Benjamin Springgate (University of California-Los Angeles and Tulane University)
Charles E. Allen (Tulane-Xavier Center for Bioenvironmental Research)
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Katrina, Public Goods, and the Return to New Orleans
John Edwards (Tulane University)
Stefano Barbieri (Tulane University)

Weather, Risks, and Insurance: Challenges of Reconciliation in the Gulf Coast Region
Marcellus Andrews (Barnard College and Center for Economic and Policy Research)
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Public Policy Strategic Planning for Reconstruction in the Gulf Coast
Andrew Brimmer (Brimmer & Company and University of Massachusetts-Amherst)


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