Working Papers Environmental Policy Facet Area of Focus - Working Papers Benjamin Castleman Craig Volden Edgar O. Olsen Sarah Turner Adam Leive Christopher J. Ruhm Daniel W. Player Daphna Bassok Isaac Mbiti Sophie Trawalter (-) Jay Shimshack Facet People - Working Papers Facet UVA Partner - Working Papers Working Paper Environmental Policy Costly Sanctions and the Treatment of Frequent Violators in Regulatory Settings Authors: Jay Shimshack, Michael B. Ward Regulators typically treat frequent violators more harshly. When does such harsh treatment maximize overall compliance? Learn more Working Paper Disaster Preparedness and Disaster Response: Evidence from Sales of Emergency Supplies Before and After Hurricanes Authors: Jay Shimshack, Thomas K.M. Beatty, Richard J. Volpe Government information warns households to acquire emergency supplies as hurricanes threaten and directs households to stay off roads after hurricanes make landfall. Do households follow this advice? Learn more Working Paper Environmental Policy Environment Spillovers: Lessons from Strategic Interactions in Regulation and Product Markets Authors: Jay Shimshack, Mary Evans, Scott Gilpatric We explore enforcement spillovers - when sanctions at one entity influence behavior at other entities. Our model illustrates when spillovers arise from a regulatory channel and when they arise from a channel not previously emphasized: product markets. Learn more
Working Paper Environmental Policy Costly Sanctions and the Treatment of Frequent Violators in Regulatory Settings Authors: Jay Shimshack, Michael B. Ward Regulators typically treat frequent violators more harshly. When does such harsh treatment maximize overall compliance? Learn more
Working Paper Disaster Preparedness and Disaster Response: Evidence from Sales of Emergency Supplies Before and After Hurricanes Authors: Jay Shimshack, Thomas K.M. Beatty, Richard J. Volpe Government information warns households to acquire emergency supplies as hurricanes threaten and directs households to stay off roads after hurricanes make landfall. Do households follow this advice? Learn more
Working Paper Environmental Policy Environment Spillovers: Lessons from Strategic Interactions in Regulation and Product Markets Authors: Jay Shimshack, Mary Evans, Scott Gilpatric We explore enforcement spillovers - when sanctions at one entity influence behavior at other entities. Our model illustrates when spillovers arise from a regulatory channel and when they arise from a channel not previously emphasized: product markets. Learn more