2018 SRSA: 57TH MEETING OF THE SOUTHERN REGIONAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION
PROGRAM

Days: Thursday, March 15th Friday, March 16th Saturday, March 17th

Thursday, March 15th

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12:00-15:00NE1749 Meeting: Mezzanine 2 (by invitation only)
15:00-17:00 Session 1A: State Economic Outlooks
Chair:
John Connaughton (University of North Carolina Charlotte, United States)
Location: Washington
15:00
Brian Lego (West Virginia University, United States)
West Virginia Economic Outlook ( abstract )
Discussant: John Connaughton
15:30
Dan Rickman (Oklahoma State University, United States)
Hongbo Wang (Oklahoma State University, United States)
Oklahoma Economic Outlook ( abstract )
Discussant: Jason Brown
16:00
Michael Lahr (Rutgers University, United States)
New Jersey Economic Outlook ( abstract )
Discussant: Brian Lego
16:30
John Connaughton (University of North Carolina Charlotte, United States)
North Carolina Economic Outlook ( abstract )
Discussant: Dan Rickman
15:00-17:00 Session 1B: Social, Economic, and Spatial Aspects of the Drug Crisis in America I, Special Session Organized by Brian Cushing
Chair:
Elham Erfanian (West Virginia University, United States)
Location: Logan
15:00
Paul Speaker (West Virginia University, United States)
The Hidden Costs of the Opioid Crisis and the Implications for Financial Management in the Public Sector ( abstract )
Discussant: Frank O'Connor
15:30
Elizabeth Dobis (The Pennsylvania State University, NERCRD, United States)
Stephan Goetz (The Pennsylvania State University, NERCRD, United States)
Access and Utilization of Mental Health Care in Rural America ( abstract )
Discussant: Mark Mather
16:00
Robert Shupp (Michigan State University, United States)
Scott Loveridge (Michigan State University, United States)
Mark Skidmore (Michigan State University, United States)
Brandn Green (Dev Services Group, United States)
Don Albrecht (Utah State University, United States)
Personal and Regional Determinants of Recognition and Stigma for Alcohol Abuse and Prescription Drug Abuse ( abstract )
Discussant: Brian Cushing
16:30
John Deskins (BBER, WVU, United States)
Unk Christiadi (BBER-WVU, United States)
The Economic Impact of Opioid Crisis in West Virginia ( abstract )
Discussant: Michael Betz
15:00-17:00 Session 1C: Housing I
Chair:
Christopher Yencha (Weber State University, United States)
Location: Juniper
15:00
Warren Kriesel (University of Georgia, United States)
The Decision to Mitigate Flood Risk by Elevation Retrofitting a Home ( abstract )
Discussant: Christopher Yencha
15:30
Kangil Lee (Oklahoma State University, United States)
Brian Whitacre (Oklahoma State University, United States)
The Impact of Unconventional Drilling on House Prices in Central Oklahoma ( abstract )
Discussant: Donovan Anderson
16:00
Christopher Yencha (Weber State University, United States)
Yong Zhang (Weber State University, United States)
The Impact of Net Metering of Solar Energy on Home Sale Price ( abstract )
15:00-17:00 Session 1D: Tourism
Chair:
Fiona Sussan (University of Phoenix, United States)
Location: Mezzanine 2
15:00
Hiroyuki Shibusawa (Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan)
Mamoru Imanishi (Nippon Bunri University, Japan)
Uchida Ichihiro (Aichi University, Japan)
Katsuhiro Sakurai (Rissho University, Japan)
Tourism Consumption and Spatial Economic Impacts in Kumamoto and Oita Prefectures ( abstract )
Discussant: Fiona Sussan
15:30
Fiona Sussan (University of Phoenix, United States)
Ravi Chinta (Nova Southeastern University, United States)
Who Shall Inherit My 'Castle'? Establishing Value of Regional Heritage Cultural Assets ( abstract )
Discussant: Amit Batabyal
16:00
Amit Batabyal (Rochester Institute of Technology, United States)
Probabilistic Approaches to Cleaning the Ganges in Varanasi to Attract Tourists ( abstract )
Discussant: Fiona Sussan
16:30
Hideyuki Nakagawa (Akita International University, Japan)
Y Negishi (Akita International University, Japan)
Fiona Sussan (University of Phoenix, United States)
Private Purse Strings to Fund Public Goods? ( abstract )
Discussant: Hiroyuki Shibusawa
17:00-18:30 Session 2: IO-Snap Software Workshop --Free & Open to All--given by Caleb Stair and Randy Jackson

Developed at WVU by Randall Jackson and Christa (Jensen) Court; the IO-Snap software package facilitates the use of BEA's input-output data from US national supply and use tables, and supports the generation and use of regional input-output accounts. In addition to comprehensive economic data, IO-Snap provides a wide range of analytical tools.  Data can be edited and displayed in a variety of formats and compared and contrasted across geographical definitions at different times. The software supports the generation and display of supply, use, direct requirements, indirect requirements, gross product, and other data tables for the US, for states, for groups of states, and for generic regions defined by user-input data.  In the process of assembling the various utilities that support national and state-level input-output analysis, we also have created an environment that facilitates inter-state comparisons of input-output related variables such as employment and compensation. IO-Snap users are free to edit the data, which is an essential feature for building many types of regional models. This workshop is designed to showcase many of the new features of IO-Snap and introduce potential users to the program. Participants are encouraged to download the software ahead of time, and to bring their laptops to the workshop.  The software and example data also can be obtained at the workshop.

Chair:
Caleb Stair (Regional Research Institute, United States)
Location: Logan
18:30-21:00SRSA Executive Council Meeting: Rittenhouse (by invitation only)
Friday, March 16th

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08:30-10:30 Session 3A: Research & Education
Chair:
Thomas Christoffel (Regional Intelligence-Regional Communities, LLC, United States)
Location: Rittenhouse
08:30
Anthony Stair (Frostburg State University, United States)
Caleb Stair (Regional Research Institute, United States)
Carissa Altizer (Signal Knob Middle School, United States)
The Next Generation of Regional Scientists: A Hybrid Project-Based Learning Approach to Teaching Regional Economics ( abstract )
Discussant: Cynthia Rogers
09:00
Bo Feng (The Ohio State University, United States)
Charter School Proliferation and School District Fiscal Stress, A Chicken-Egg Problem ( abstract )
Discussant: Thomas Christoffel
09:30
Raissa Carvalho Braganca (Federal University of Parana, United States)
Alexandre Alves Porsse (Federal University of Parana, Brazil)
Impact of Higher Education Institutions on Regional Economic Development: Evidence from Brazilian Municipalities ( abstract )
Discussant: Bo Feng
10:00
Thomas Christoffel (Regional Intelligence-Regional Communities, LLC, United States)
2020 Census Challenge: A Functional Sub-State Region/Regional Council Data Set for Research, Policy and Programming in the U.S. ( abstract )
Discussant: Caleb Stair
08:30-10:30 Session 3B: Transportation & Infrastructure
Chair:
Thomas Douthat (Georgia Institute of Technology - CEE, United States)
Location: Washington
08:30
Matthew Kures (University of Wisconsin-Extension, United States)
Steven Deller (University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States)
Tessa Conroy (University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States)
Patterns and Determinants of Stretch Commuting Across the Rural-Urban Continuum ( abstract )
Discussant: Christopher Yencha
09:00
Prottoy Akbar (University of Pittsburgh, United States)
Public Transit Accessibility and Income Segregation ( abstract )
Discussant: Thomas Douthat
09:30
Da Fei (Rutgers University, United States)
CO2 Emissions of Embodied Freight Transportation in U.S., 2007-2012 ( abstract )
Discussant: Prottoy Akbar
10:00
Thomas Douthat (Georgia Institute of Technology - CEE, United States)
Laurie Garrow (Georgia Institute of Technology - CEE, United States)
Anna Nord (Georgia Institute of Technology -School of City and Regional Planning, United States)
Demographic and Land Use Modeling for Transit Planning and Management in Urbanizing Areas: A Case Study from Georgia, USA ( abstract )
Discussant: John Pender
08:30-10:30 Session 3C: Social, Economic, and Spatial Aspects of the Drug Crisis in America II, Special Session Organized by Brian Cushing
Chair:
Paul Speaker (West Virginia University, United States)
Location: Logan
08:30
Elham Erfanian (West Virginia University, United States)
Alan Collins (West Virginia University, United States)
Daniel Grossman (West Virginia University, United States)
The Impact of Naloxone Access Laws on Opioid Overdose Deaths in the U.S. ( abstract )
Discussant: Elizabeth Dobis
09:00
Mark Mather (Population Reference Bureau, United States)
Beth Jarosz (Population Reference Bureau, United States)
Marissa Slowey (Population Reference Bureau, United States)
Children’s Exposure to Drug Overdose Deaths ( abstract )
Discussant: Brian Lego
09:30
Frank O'Connor (Eastern Kentucky University, United States)
The Interaction of Gender, Age Cohort, and Region on Mortality Rates in Kentucky, 1999-2016 ( abstract )
Discussant: John Deskins
10:00
Michael Betz (The Ohio State University, United States)
Lauren Jones (The Ohio State University, United States)
Wage and Employment Growth in America’s Drug Epidemic: Is All Growth Created Equal? ( abstract )
Discussant: Scott Loveridge
08:30-10:30 Session 3D: Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Chair:
Amit Batabyal (Rochester Institute of Technology, United States)
Location: Salon 2
08:30
Fiona Sussan (University of Phoenix, United States)
Brian Sloboda (university of Phoenix, United States)
Lataunya Howard (Howard Corporate Centre LLC, United States)
The Rise of Digital Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Detroit: The Path of the Automobile Industry and Related Industries to Economic Prominence? ( abstract )
Discussant: Amit Batabyal
09:00
John Mann (Michigan State University, United States)
Firm Behavior Across Increasing Levels of Innovation Activity ( abstract )
Discussant: Oudom Hean
09:30
Tarek Ben Hassen (Qatar University, Qatar)
The Dynamics and Challenges of the ICT Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in Qatar ( abstract )
Discussant: Fiona Sussan
10:00
Sayori Kobayashi (Akita International University, Japan)
Fiona Sussan (University of Phoenix, United States)
Is There a Tradeoff Between Public and Private Approaches to Downtown Revitalization? ( abstract )
Discussant: Judith Stallmann
10:30
Amit Batabyal (Rochester Institute of Technology, United States)
Hamid Beladi (University of Texas at San Antonio, United States)
Artists, Engineers, and Aspects of Economic Growth in a Creative Region ( abstract )
Discussant: Brian Sloboda
08:30-10:30 Session 3E: Labor: Migration & Regional Industrial Portfolios
Chair:
Kyle Hood (Bureau of Economic Analysis, United States)
Location: Salon 3
08:30
Annie Lee (Rutgers University, United States)
The Effect of Amenities and Labor Market Factors on Internal Migration ( abstract )
Discussant: Kyle Hood
09:00
Orsa Kekezi (Jönköping International Business School, Sweden)
Local Industrial Structure and Mobility of Displaced Skilled Workers ( abstract )
Discussant: Shishir Shakya
09:30
Shishir Shakya (West Virginia University, United States)
Labor Compensation Spillover in U.S.–Mixing Spatial and Trade Network Dependency Approach ( abstract )
Discussant: Annie Lee
10:00
Ryan Greenaway-Mcgrevy (The University of Auckland, United States)
Kyle Hood (Bureau of Economic Analysis, United States)
Aggregate Effects and Measuring Regional Dynamics ( abstract )
Discussant: Orsa Kekezi
10:30-11:00Coffee Break
11:00-12:30 Session 4A: Local Foods
Chair:
Dave Shideler (Oklahoma State University, United States)
Location: Rittenhouse
11:00
Wei Zhao (Huazhong Agricultural University/The Ohio State University, China)
The Impact of Rural Land Consolidation on Farmers’ Livelihood Vulnerability: Evidence from Central China ( abstract )
Discussant: John Halstead
11:30
Amanda McLeod (University of New Hampshire, United States)
Lily Harris (University of New Hampshire, United States)
John Halstead (University of New Hampshire, United States)
Factors Affecting Restaurant Purchase of Locally Grown Foods ( abstract )
Discussant: Dave Shideler
12:00
Erika Leon (Oklahoma State University, Mexico)
Dave Shideler (Oklahoma State University, United States)
Local Food Marketing: A Retail Choice for Limited Resource Farmers ( abstract )
Discussant: Amanda McLeod
11:00-12:30 Session 4B: Poverty
Chair:
John Pender (ERS, United States)
Location: Salon 2
11:00
Willis Lewis (Winthrop University, United States)
Ferdinand Difurio (Tennessee Tech University, United States)
Using a SLX model to Examine the Impact of the Great Recession on Poverty in South Carolina ( abstract )
Discussant: Peter Han
11:30
Jungmin Lim (Michigan State University, United States)
Mark Skidmore (Michigan State University, United States)
Poverty and Aging Society: Growing Vulnerability of the United States to Heat Waves ( abstract )
Discussant: Willis Lewis
12:00
Peter Han (ERS, United States)
John Pender (ERS, United States)
Role of Amenities in Estimating Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) ( abstract )
Discussant: Mark Skidmore
11:00-12:30 Session 4C: Resource & Environment
Chair:
Heather Stephens (West Virginia University, United States)
Location: Salon 3
11:00
Leslie Dunn (Washington & Jefferson College, United States)
Kayla Conforti (Washington & Jefferson College, United States)
Robert Dunn (Washington & Jefferson College, United States)
Resource Dependence and High School Dropout rates in US Counties ( abstract )
Discussant: Siddhartha Rastogi
11:30
Siddhartha Rastogi (Indian Institute of Management Indore, India)
Can Loose Fiscal Strings cause Environmental Pollution? : A Hypothesis from India ( abstract )
Discussant: Heather Stephens
12:00
Brianne Zimmerman (West Virginia University, United States)
Heather Stephens (West Virginia University, United States)
The Influence of Environmental Regulations on Industrial Diversification ( abstract )
Discussant: Leslie Dunn
11:00-12:30 Session 4D: Regional Economic Development
Chair:
Philip Watson (University of Idaho, United States)
Location: Washington
11:00
Zheng Tian (The Pennsylvania State University, United States)
Johan Bollen (Indiana University Bloomington, United States)
Stephan Goetz (The Pennsylvania State University, United States)
Timothy Slaper (Indiana University Bloomington, United States)
Predicting State-level Gross Job Gains and Losses with Google Trends Data ( abstract )
Discussant: Philip Watson
11:30
John Connaughton (UNC Charlotte, United States)
Caroline Swartz (UNC Charlotte, United States)
Large Metros and the Future of the U.S. Economy ( abstract )
Discussant: Michael Lahr
12:00
Philip Watson (University of Idaho, United States)
High Paying Sectors or Above Average Wages: What Matters More in Regional Wage Disparities ( abstract )
Discussant: John Connaughton
11:00-12:30 Session 4E: Health Issues
Chair:
Michael Betz (The Ohio State University, United States)
Location: Logan
11:00
Collin Hodges (West Virginia University, United States)
The Impact of Changes in Socioeconomic Status on Obesity Prevalence ( abstract )
Discussant: Sarah Low
11:30
Tohru Naito (Doshisha University, Japan)
Optimal cooperation of medical care and nursing care in two regions spatial model ( abstract )
Discussant: Michael Betz
12:00
Elham Erfanian (West Virginia University, United States)
Ambient Air Pollution and Asthma Hospitalization: Evidence of Pennsylvania Counties ( abstract )
Discussant: Frank O'Connor
12:30-14:30Awards Luncheon and Fellows Address (Peter Schaeffer, "The Rules of the Game")
14:45-16:45 Session 5A: Oil & Gas Issues
Chair:
Jason Brown (Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, United States)
Location: Rittenhouse
14:45
Brion Goldfinch (University of Phoenix, United States)
Jesse Arnett (University of Phoenix, United States)
Fiona Sussan (University of Phoenix, United States)
Are there regional difference in innovation among oil and gas firms? ( abstract )
Discussant: Heather Stephens
15:15
Kangil Lee (Oklahoma State University, United States)
Brian Whitacre (Oklahoma State University, United States)
Regional Employment Impacts from Recent Energy Development Activities in Arkansas, Kansas, and Oklahoma ( abstract )
Discussant: Fiona Sussan
15:45
Zachary Keeler (West Virginia University, United States)
Heather Stephens (West Virginia University, United States)
Valuing Shale Gas Development in Rural Areas ( abstract )
Discussant: Jason Brown
16:15
Jason Brown (Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, United States)
Peter Maniloff (Colorado School of Mines, United States)
Dale Manning (Colorado State University, United States)
Effects of Severance Tax on Economic Activity: Evidence from the Oil Patch ( abstract )
Discussant: Kangil Lee
14:45-16:45 Session 5B: Water Issues, Special Session Organized by Cindy Rogers
Chair:
Cynthia Rogers (University of Oklahoma, United States)
Location: Washington
14:45
Dayton Lambert (University of Tennessee, United States)
Di Sheng (Colorado State University, China)
Burton English (The University of Tennessee, United States)
Jamey Menard (University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, United States)
Christopher Clark (University of Tennessee, United States)
Lixia Lambert (University of Tennessee, United States)
A Multi-Regional Input-Output Analysis of Water in the Southeastern United States ( abstract )
Discussant: Christa Court
15:15
Christa Court (University of Florida, Food and Resource Economics Department, United States)
Erik Shuster (U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, United States)
Arun Iyengar (U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, United States)
Lessly Goudarzi (OnLocation, Inc., United States)
Dale Keairns (U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, United States)
Charles Zelek (U.S. Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory, United States)
Water-Energy Prototype Model for the NEMS Modeling Platform: Thermoelectric Water Demand and its Implications on Regional Electricity Markets ( abstract )
Discussant: Dayton Lambert
15:45
Cynthia Rogers (University of Oklahoma, United States)
Brandli Stitzel (West Texas A&M, United States)
Estimating Water Demand under a Block Rate Structure: Unraveling Demand and Supply ( abstract )
Discussant: Mark Skidmore
14:45-16:45 Session 5C: Supply Chains and Business Dynamics
Chair:
Randall Jackson (West Virginia University, United States)
Location: Logan
14:45
Sarah Low (USDA Economic Research Service, United States)
Marcelo Castillo (USDA Economic Research Service, United States)
Dawn Thilmany McFadden (Colorado State University, United States)
Foodies' Delight: The Role of New and Small Food Manufacturing Innovators in Employment Dynamics ( abstract )
Discussant: Dave Shideler
15:15
Sydney Schreiner (The Ohio State University, United States)
Can Declining Business Dynamism Explain Job Changing and Migration Decisions? Evidence from the NLSY97 ( abstract )
Discussant: Sarah Low
15:45
Allison Forbes (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States)
Interdependence in the Automotive Supply Chain: Evaluating Skill Demand ( abstract )
Discussant: Randall Jackson
16:15
Randall Jackson (West Virginia University, United States)
Peter Jarosi (Regional Research Institute West Virginia University, United States)
Appalachian Coal Dependence: A Supply Chain Analysis ( abstract )
Discussant: Allison Forbes
14:45-16:45 Session 5D: Innovation
Chair:
Daniel Crown (The Ohio State University, United States)
Location: Salon 2
14:45
Oudom Hean (The Ohio State University, United States)
The Net Effect of Urban Technological Progress on the Rural Labor Market: Evidence from U.S. Patent Counts ( abstract )
Discussant: Amit Batabyal
15:15
Amit Batabyal (Rochester Institute of Technology, United States)
Seung Yoo (Sookmyung Women's University, North Korea)
Schumpeterian Creative Class Competition, Innovation Policy, and Regional Economic Growth ( abstract )
Discussant: John Mann
15:45
John Mann (Michigan State University, United States)
Scott Loveridge (Michigan State University, United States)
Steve Miller (Michigan State University, United States)
Small Business Innovation Research Awards and Socially Disadvantaged Regions ( abstract )
Discussant: Oudom Hean
16:15
John Winters (Oklahoma State University, United States)
In-State College Enrollment and Later Life Location Decisions ( abstract )
Discussant: Daniel Crown
14:45-16:45 Session 5E: Housing II
Chair:
Steven Deller (University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States)
Location: Salon 3
14:45
Rodrigo Perez-Silva (The Ohio State University, United States)
Mark Partridge (The Ohio State University, United States)
Alessandra Faggian (Gran Sasso Science Institute, Italy)
Philip Graves (University of Colorado, Boulder, United States)
The Effect of Natural Amenities on Housing Rent/Value Ratios During and After the Financial Crisis ( abstract )
Discussant: Peter Han
15:15
Donovan Anderson (Census Bureau, United States)
John Hisnanick (Census Bureau, United States)
Hye-Sung Han (University of Missouri - Kansas City, United States)
The Effect of Household Debt and Wealth on Subsequent Tenure Choice ( abstract )
Discussant: Amanda Ross
15:45
Mia Goodnature (University of Alabama, United States)
Daniel Henderson (University of Alabama, United States)
Amanda Ross (University of Alabama, United States)
Do Gay Male and Lesbian Couples Cause Gentrification? ( abstract )
Discussant: Warren Kriesel
16:15
Steven Deller (University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States)
Matt Kures (University of Wisconsin-Extension Center for Community and Economic Development, United States)
Tessa Conroy (University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States)
Rural Housing and Economic Development ( abstract )
Discussant: Scott Loveridge
17:00-18:00PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP: MEDIA TRAINING (open to all)

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17:30-18:30 Session 6: Undergraduate Poster Session
Chair:
Heather Stephens (West Virginia University, United States)
Location: Ballroom Foyer
17:30
Kayla Conforti (Washington and Jefferson College, United States)
The Effects of Transparency on Governance and Development ( abstract )
17:30
Caridad Dominguez (University of Florida, United States)
Taxation and its Effects on Human Rights Abuses ( abstract )
17:30
Lily Harris (University of New Hampshire, United States)
New Hampshire Restaurant's Local Agricultural Product Purchasing Habits: A Statistical Analysis ( abstract )
17:30
Jonnathan Marin (Rider University, United States)
NMR Guided Screening for Biocatalyzed Transformations ( abstract )
17:30
Mykhalo Petrovskyy (Rutgers University, United States)
On the Potential Labor Market Outcomes of Unemployed Women in Poverty in Philadelphia ( abstract )
17:30
Joshua St. Clair (Washington and Jefferson College, United States)
What Influence Does State Level Economic and Demographic Elements Have on its Level of Educational Achievement? ( abstract )
17:30
Ceclia White (Bryn Mawr College, United States)
High Voltage Transmission: What the US Can Learn from Indonesia ( abstract )
18:30-20:30Reception
Saturday, March 17th

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07:00-08:00RRS Editorial Board Meeting (by invitation only)
08:00-10:00 Session 7A: Migration
Chair:
Heather Stephens (West Virginia University, United States)
Location: Rittenhouse
08:00
Oudom Hean (The Ohio State University, United States)
Nattanicha Chairassamee (The Ohio State University, United States)
Technological Migration and Regional Income Disparity: Evidence from U.S. Patent Counts ( abstract )
Discussant: Heather Stephens
08:30
Yizhou Zhang (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States)
Asymmetry and Threshold Effects in Scientists’ Tax-Induced Migration ( abstract )
Discussant: John Winters
09:00
Daniel Crown (The Ohio State University, United States)
Alessandra Faggian (Gran Sasso Science Institute, Italy)
Jonathan Corcoran (The University of Queensland, Australia)
Foreign-Born Graduates and Innovation at Domestic Institutions ( abstract )
Discussant: John Mann
09:30
Heather Stephens (West Virginia University, United States)
John Winters (Oklahoma State University, United States)
Zhengyu Cai (Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, China)
Motherhood, Migration, and Self-Employment of College Graduates ( abstract )
Discussant: Daniel Crown
08:00-10:00 Session 7B: Industrial Clusters & Diversity
Chair:
Andrew Van Leuven (1990, United States)
Location: Washington
08:00
Yicheol Han (The Pennsylvania State University, United States)
Stephan Goetz (The Pennsylvania State University, United States)
Measuring Reorganization in Local Economies ( abstract )
Discussant: Andrew Van Leuven
08:30
Jing Chen (West Virginia University, United States)
Interpreting Economic Diversity as the Presence of Multiple Specializations ( abstract )
Discussant: Yicheol Han
09:00
Andrew Van Leuven (The Ohio State University, United States)
Ripe for Investment: What Makes a Legacy City? ( abstract )
Discussant: Jing Chen
08:00-10:00 Session 7C: Game Theory & Macroeconomics
Chair:
Ajay Sharma (Indian Institute of Management Indore, India)
Location: Logan
08:00
Irving Llamosas-Rosas (Banco de Mexico, Mexico)
Erick Rangel (Banco de Mexico, Mexico)
Felipe Fonseca (Banco de Mexico, Mexico)
Economic Liberalization and External Shocks. The Hypothesis of Convergence Revisited for the Mexican States, 1994 – 2015 ( abstract )
Discussant: Ajay Sharma
08:30
Zachary Bartsch (George Mason University, United States)
Responsive Agents: Economic Policy Uncertainty and Dollar-Pound Exchange ( abstract )
09:00
Jinyong Jeong (Boston College, United States)
Matching with Priorities and Property Rights: an Application to a Parking Space Assignment Problem ( abstract )
Discussant: Zachary Bartsch
09:30
Ajay Sharma (Indian Institute of Management Indore, India)
Rupayan Pal (IGIDR Mumbai, India)
Leadership in Tax and Public Investment Competition ( abstract )
Discussant: Jinyong Jeong
08:00-10:00 Session 7D: Economic Impacts
Chair:
Judith Stallmann (University of Missouri, United States)
Location: Salon 2
08:00
Tyler Morin (The Ohio State University, United States)
The Economic Impact of Small Regional Commissions: Evidence from the Delta Regional Authority ( abstract )
Discussant: John Pender
08:30
John Pender (USDA Economic Research Service, United States)
Economic Impacts, Benefits, and Costs of Infrastructure Investment in the United States: Lessons from the Literature ( abstract )
Discussant: Prottoy Akbar
09:00
Robert Dunn (Washington & Jefferson College, United States)
Leslie Dunn (Washington & Jefferson College, United States)
Estimating the Economic Impacts of Ethylene Steam Crackers in U.S. Counties ( abstract )
Discussant: Steven Deller
09:30
Steven Miller (Michigan State University, United States)
Steven Deller (University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States)
Judith Stallman (University of Missouri, United States)
Impacts of Reductions in Pension Payments on County Growth ( abstract )
Discussant: Tyler Morin
08:00-10:00 Session 7E: Regional Science Methods
Chair:
Peter Jarosi (Regional Research Institute West Virginia University, United States)
Location: Salon 3
08:00
Michael Osei (Oklahoma State University, United States)
Shruti Sengupta (Oklahoma State University, United States)
Reexamining the Tradable-Nontradable Nexus ( abstract )
Discussant: Peter Jarosi
08:30
Michael Lahr (Rutgers University, R/ECON, United States)
Hyunjoo Jang (Rutgers University, Economics Department, United States)
Erik Dietzenbacher (University of Groningen, Faculty of Economics and Business, Netherlands)
Who Works for Whom in South Korea: A Structural Shift-Share Decomposition Analysis, 2003-2013 ( abstract )
Discussant: Randall Jackson
09:00
Peter Jarosi (Regional Research Institute West Virginia University, United States)
Randall Jackson (West Virginia University, United States)
An Illustration of the Lucas Critique in an Input-Output Modeling Framework ( abstract )
Discussant: Michael Lahr
10:00-10:30Coffee Break
10:30-12:30 Session 8A: Natural Disasters, special session organized by Christa Court
Chair:
Christa Court (University of Florida, Food and Resource Economics Department, United States)
Location: Rittenhouse
10:30
Madeline Messick (University of Southern Mississippi, United States)
Post-Disaster Changes to Economic Output: The Interaction of Disaster Type and the Agriculture, Industry, and Services Sectors ( abstract )
Discussant: Christa Court
11:00
Yong Chen (Oregon State University, United States)
Jianhong Mu (Texas A&M University, United States)
Impacts of Climate-related Natural Disasters on Local Labor Markets ( abstract )
Discussant: Madeline Messick
11:30
Christa Court (University of Florida, Food and Resource Economics Department, United States)
Alan Hodges (University of Florida, Food and Resource Economics Department, United States)
Rodney Clouser (University of Florida, Food and Resource Economics Department, United States)
Spiro Stefanou (University of Florida, Food and Resource Economics Department, United States)
John Vansickle (University of Florida, Food and Resource Economics Department, United States)
Economic Impacts of Hurricane Irma on Florida Agriculture ( abstract )
Discussant: Yong Chen
10:30-12:30 Session 8B: Gender & Race Issues
Chair:
Tessa Conroy (University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States)
Location: Washington
10:30
Olugbenga Ajilore (University of Toledo, United States)
Race and Fatal Police Encounters ( abstract )
Discussant: Ana Tribin
11:00
Bonnie Bounds (The Ohio State University, United States)
The Case of the "Missing Men": How Gender Disparities in Higher Educational Attainment Connect to Local Economic Development ( abstract )
Discussant: Tessa Conroy
11:30
Ana Tribin (Central Bank of Colombia, Colombia)
Ana Iregui (Central Bank of Colombia, Colombia)
Maria Teresa Ramirez (Central Bank of Colombia, Colombia)
Domestic violence against rural women in Colombia: the role of labor income ( abstract )
Discussant: Bonnie Bounds
10:30-12:30 Session 8C: Regional Governance Issues
Chair:
Francis Ahking (Department of Economics, University of Connecticut, United States)
Location: Logan
10:30
Nanxin Deng (The Ohio State University, United States)
Bo Feng (The Ohio State University, United States)
A Blessing or A Curse: The Effect of City-County Consolidation on Local Economies, Evidence from China ( abstract )
Discussant: Deepak Sethia
11:00
Deepak Sethia (Indian Institute of Management, Indore, India)
Regional Distribution of Federal Budget in India ( abstract )
Discussant: Francis Ahking
11:30
Francis Ahking (Department of Economics, University of Connecticut, United States)
The Welfare Cost of Business Cycles at the States’ Levels ( abstract )
Discussant: Nanxin Deng
10:30-12:30 Session 8D: Industry Issues
Chair:
Troy Mix (University of Delaware, Institute for Public Administration, United States)
Location: Salon 2
10:30
Zheng Tian (The Pennsylvania State University, United States)
Stephan Goetz (The Pennsylvania State University, United States)
Measuring Industry Co-Agglomeration Across County Borders ( abstract )
Discussant: Troy Mix
11:00
Santiago Pinto (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, United States)
Corporate Income Tax, Formula Apportionment, and Multiregional Firms ( abstract )
Discussant: Zheng Tian
11:30
Troy Mix (University of Delaware, Institute for Public Administration, United States)
Eli Turkel (University of Delaware, Institute for Public Administration, United States)
Mesut Karakoc (University of Delaware, Institute for Public Administration, United States)
Mapping the Regional Institutional Context of the Cybersecurity Industry ( abstract )
Discussant: Santiago Pinto
10:30-12:30 Session 8E: Regional Entrepreneurial Ecosystems (EE): Emic and Etic Approaches to EE Development, Special Session Organized by Fiona Sussan
Chair:
Fiona Sussan (University of Phoenix, United States)
Location: Salon 3
10:30
Dena Bateh (University of Phoenix, United States)
Lou Daily (University of Phoenix, United States)
Fiona Sussan (University of Phoenix, United States)
An Etic Approach to Examine EE Building in the MENA Region ( abstract )
Discussant: Jesse Arnett
11:00
Fiona Sussan (University of Phoenix, United States)
Subas Nandy (University of Phoenix, United States)
An Emic and an Etic Approach to Understand the Evolution of EE in the Greater China Region ( abstract )
Discussant: Dena Bateh
11:30
Fiona Sussan (University of Phoenix, United States)
Lou Daily (University of Phoenix, United States)
Kim Capehart (University of Phoenix, Augusta University Dental College of Georgia, United States)
Is Low Entrepreneurial Spirit Contagious? A Discussion of Japanese Colonial Influence on South Korea ( abstract )
Discussant: Brian Sloboda
12:00
Cristina Marine (University of Phoenix, United States)
Fiona Sussan (University of Phoenix, United States)
Regional Entrepreneurial Ecosystems (EE) Development in Context: A Case of Romania ( abstract )
Discussant: Brian Sloboda
12:30-14:30Luncheon, Presidential Address (Richard Cebula, "Reflections on the Market for Municipal Bonds") & Business Meeting