Sayings from the Professor's Almanac
Presented at the AERE session "Top Ten Tips for Young Economists" at the Southern Economic Association meetings held in Washington, DC on November 19-21, 2011.

Real Costs of Energy, Efficiency, and Sustainability
Presented as the keynote speaker at the Kentucky Municipal Utilities Association meetings held in Louisville, KY on July 22, 2010.

Health Care and Policy Reform: Some Economics
and
Estimating the Social Value of Higher Education:  Willingness to Pay for Community and Technical Colleges
Both presented as 2009 Kentucky Distinguished Economist talks at the Kentucky Economic Association meetings held in Lexington, KY on October 8-9, 2009.

Valuing the Priceless: How Much Are Health, the Environment, and Quality of Life Worth to Us?
Presented at the Faculty Research Symposium held in the Gatton College of Business and Economics, University of Kentucky on April 17, 2009 on the occasion of receiving the Kenneth N. and Carol Lee Robertson Faculty Leadership Research Award