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Program at a Glance


Wednesday November 12, 2025
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Thursday November 13, 2025
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
1:45 PM - 3:45 PM
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Friday November 14, 2025
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:45 PM - 3:45 PM
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Saturday November 15, 2025
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
1:45 PM - 3:45 PM






NARSC Program

1. NARSC Plenary. RSAI Fellows Lecture [Plenary]
Wednesday | 6:30 pm-7:30 pm | Plenary
2. Icebreaker Reception [Reception]
Wednesday | 8:00 pm-9:00 pm | Reception
3. Health and Wellness I [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Room 1
  • Urban mental health under climate stress: Heat vulnerability and social cohesion in South Korea Hyun Kim, Chungnam National University
  • The Impact of SSA Field Office Closures on Disability Program Participation Caroline Welter, West Virginia University
  • Built Environment, Outdoor Physical Activity, and Depression among Older Adults: Evidence from India Sandip Chakrabarti, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad; and Jayanth Kumar Narsim, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
  • Perceptions of Medical Marijuana in Rural Oklahoma Communities Josiah Cruikshank, Oklahoma State University; Brian Whitacre, Oklahoma State University; Rachel Schmitz, Oklahoma State University; and Scarlett Kingsley, Oklahoma State University
4. Rural Economies [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Room 2
  • What does "rural" mean in 2025 for the US, where spot-urbanism can be made to happen anywhere? Regional Geographies can help: State and County, Metro and Non-Metro, and now a recognition of the Sub-State District, as the 1950s Cold War Civil Defense Dispersion of Industry and population continues, with total Incorporated Places stagnating and total CDPs expanding. Thomas Christoffel, Regional Intelligence-Regional Communities, LLC
  • Regional economic isolation: Using network theory to characterize economic and geographic isolation Clayton Adamson, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Katherine J. Curtis, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Anton Babkin, University of Wisconsin - Madison; and Richard Dunn, USDA Economic Research Service
  • Demand Thresholds and Rural Prosperity J. Matthew Fannin, LSU; and Euijun Kim, Louisiana State University
  • Rural Agglomeration: Using a county-level measure of population distribution to capture own-market effects on rural establishment demand thresholds Austin Sanders, USDA ERS
5. Alternative Employment Systems [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Room 3
  • Identifying patterns: career trajectories of high-skilled self-employed Annie Lee, University of North Texas
  • Self-Employment Dynamics During Economic Crises: Formation, Survival, and Status Transitions Luyi Han, Penn State University; Xiaoyin Li, West Virginia University; Zheng Tian, Pennsylvania State University; Heather Stephens, West Virginia University; and Stephan Goetz, Pennsylvania State University
  • Urban Decentralization under COVID-19: Global Evidence on Telework, Satellite Offices, and Implications for Urban Policy Mitsuru Ota, University of Tsukuba
6. Economic Development Policy [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Room 4
  • Who Benefits from Place-Based Policies? Evidence from Matched Employer-Employee Data Philipp Grunau, IAB Institute for Employment Research; Florian Hoffmann, University of British Columbia; Thomas Lemieux, University of British Columbia; and Mirko Titze, Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) - Member of the Leibniz Association
  • Do Protected Areas Foster Local Development? Evidence from Italy’s Inner Areas Carmela Ciccarelli, Università della Calabria (Unical); and Luigi Mastronardi, Università del Molise
  • Firm-Level Impacts of Opportunity Zones: Evidence from Confidential Census Business Data Luyi Han, Penn State University; Anil Rupasingha, USDA-ERS; James Davis, Economic Research Service; and Stephan Goetz, Pennsylvania State University
  • Policy Competition in a Spatial Economy David Agrawal, University of California - Irvine; Tidiane Ly, Syracuse University; and Raphaël Parchet, Università della Svizzera Italiana
7. Pathways In and Out of Poverty: Traps, Employment, and the Role of Safety Nets [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Room 5

Organizers: Paul Lewin, University of Idaho; Nadeeka Weerasekara, University of Idaho;
Chair: Paul Lewin, University of Idaho
  • Leaving Scylla to meet Charybdis? Choosing entrepreneurship over salaried work when in poverty Nastasya WINCKEL, Western Rural Development Center
  • Do Safety Nets Resolve Poverty in the United States? Nadeeka Weerasekara, University of Idaho; and Paul Lewin, University of Idaho
  • Trapped or Moving Up? The Dynamics of Poverty in the United States Paul Lewin, University of Idaho; and Nadeeka Weerasekara, University of Idaho
  • Motivations for nonstandard work in rural America Emily Wornell, Ball State University; Jean Bohaczek, Michigan State University; Amanda McMillian Lequieu, Drexel University; Ellen Whitehead, Ball State University; and Justin Schupp, Wheaton College
Discussants:
  • Nastasya WINCKEL, Western Rural Development Center
  • Nadeeka Weerasekara, University of Idaho
  • Paul Lewin, University of Idaho
8. Land Use [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Room 6
  • Infrastructure-Driven Land Transformation: Causal Effects of Road Construction and Policy Implications xinyue wang, People`s University of China; and Wei Chen, Renmin University of China
  • Has Land Use Efficiency Improved under China’s Land Quota Trading Program? A Pre-Post Analysis Based on Remote-Sensing and Quasi-experimental Studies Xin Li, City University of Hong Kong; Guohao Zhu, City University of Hong Kong; and Kyung-Min Nam, The University of Hong Kong
  • The Impact of Compact City Policies on Land Prices: The Case of Toyama City Hirotaka Fujioka, Doshisha University; and Tohru Naito, Doshisha University
  • The Spatial Logic of Parking: A Data-Driven Analysis Across 15 U.S. Cities Shirin Qiam, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign; and Lewis J. Lehe, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
9. Issues in Regional Science [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Room 1
  • Spatial Dynamics of Minimum Qualifying Yield and Productivity in India’s Legal Opium Farming Olivier Parent, Univerisity of Cincinnati; and Sachin Sisodiya, University of Cincinnati
  • Engaging Public in Spatial Decisions through Digital Platforms Ivana Marjanovic, University of Niš Faculty of Economics; Jelena Stanković, University of Niš Faculty of Economics; Branko Krsmanović, City and Me; Aleksandar Stamenković, City and Me; and Marina Stanojević, University of Niš Faculty of Economics
  • Inequality in Population Density in the United States Peter Rogerson, Arizona State University; and Zhangyu Wang, University of Maine
  • Staying Put or Stuck in Place? Understanding Geographic (Im)Mobility Across America katherine asmussen, University of Tennessee Knoxville; and Marcella Kaplan, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
10. Trade, Transportation, and Global Supply Chains: Spatial Perspectives I [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Room 2
  • Mitigation of road disruption impacts by redundant highway networks Tomoki Ishikura, Tokyo Metropolitan University
  • The Ripple Effects of Drought: How Climate Change is Transforming Brazil’s Wheat Production, Imports and Food Security Sandy Dall Erba, University of Illinois; and Andre LS Chagas, University of Sao Paulo
  • Accounting for adaptation in the measurement of water embedded in the global agri-food value chain Alberto Franco Solis, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL); Claudia Montania, University of Arizona; and Sandy Dall Erba, University of Illinois
  • Understanding the Impact of Future Climate Conditions on Agricultural Production Hyungsun Yim, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign; and Sandy Dall Erba, University of Illinois
11. Outreach in Regional Science I: Migration [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Room 3
  • The Politics of Place: How State-Level Policies Influence Post-Graduation Residential Choices of College Students Emily Wornell, Ball State University; Ellen Whitehead, Ball State University; and Raeven Chandler, University of Wisconsin - Madison
  • Migration up and down the intraurban density gradient in the United States Kevin Kane, Southern California Association of Governments
  • Human Capital in the Heartland John Winters, Iowa State University
12. Open Source in Regional Science (I) [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Room 4

Organizer: Sergio Rey, San Diego State University
Chair: Wei Kang, University of California Riverside
  • Robust and Performant Estimation of Generalized Additive Spatial Smoothing (GASS) Mengyu Liao, university of maryland college park; and Taylor Oshan, University of Maryland - College Park
  • The Geography of Division: A Statistical Tour of Polarization Trevor Tibbetts, San Diego State University; and Sergio Rey, San Diego State University
  • Zoning and Segregation: The Roles of Spatial Scale and Metropolitan Fragmentation Elijah Knaap, University of California - Irvine
  • Exploring Gentrification: Insights from a Comparative Analysis of Measures Jin Huang, san diego state univeristy; and Sergio Rey, San Diego State University
  • The reach of PySAL, a bibliometric analysis Luc Anselin, University of Chicago; and Zhuyin Li, The University of Chicago
13. Regional Economic Effects of Disasters 1 [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Room 5

Organizer: Yasuhide Okuyama, University of Kitakyushu
Chair: Yasuhide Okuyama, University of Kitakyushu
  • Infrastructure and Energy Perspectives on Regional Recovery in Japan: A Dynamic Input–Output Analysis of Large-Scale Disasters Hiroyuki Shibusawa, Toyohashi University of Technology; Tadashi TOGASHI, Toyohashi University of Technology; and Mingji CUI, Toyohashi University of Technology
  • Post-pandemic Business and Economic Recovery: Evidence from business surveys in metropolitan areas of seven countries Yoshio Kajitani, Kagawa University; Maria Watson, University of Florida; Stephanie Chang, University of British Columbia; Elsamari Botha, University of Canterbury; Marleen de Ruiter, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Sanna Malinen, University of Canterbury; Bernard Walker, University of Canterbury; Charlotte Brown, Resilient Organisations; Sophie Buijs, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam; Sahar Derakhshan, California Polytechnic State University - Pomona; Jennifer Helgeson, National Institute of Standards and Technology; Juri Kim, University of British Columbia; Siriporn Darnkachatarn, Kagawa University; and Emma Steel, University of Canterbury
  • Macroeconomic Impacts of Trade Cessations between the United States, China, and Taiwan Adam Rose, University of Southern California; Misak Avetisyan, Texas Tech University; and Juan Machado, USC
  • The macroeconomic effects of natural disasters: a high-frequency, regional approach Jemima Peppel-Srebrny, European Stability Mechanism; and Miguel Angel Gavilan Rubio, European Stability Mechanism
Discussants:
  • Adam Rose, University of Southern California
  • Miguel Angel Gavilan Rubio, European Stability Mechanism
  • Hiroyuki Shibusawa, Toyohashi University of Technology
  • Maria Watson, University of Florida
14. Regional/Rural Development I: Weiler Award Finalists [Special Session]
Thursday | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Room 6
  • Powering Rural Prosperity: The Local Economic Impact of Renewable Wind and Solar Austin Landini, University of Missouri; Mike Sykuta, University of Missouri; and Adrienne Ohler, University of Missouri
  • Long Term Effects of Large Wildfires on Tourism Spending in Colorado Thomas Gifford, Colorado State University; and Edward Barbier, Colorado State University
  • Mapping Migration: The Impact of Amenities on Household Relocation Mckenzie Boyce, University of Wisconsin - Madison
15. Public Goods [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 1:45 pm-3:45 pm | Room 1
  • Rural Livability: What’s in the Air? Yang Cheng, UW-Madison; Tessa Conroy, University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension; and Steve Deller, University of Wisconsin - Madison
  • Public Transfers and Local Distributions: Evidence from a Distributional Regression Discontinuity Design Vinicius Cicero, Denison University
  • Population Aging and Regional Variation in Economic Growth Across U.S. Counties Yuulin An, Colorado State University; Tim Komarek, Colorado State University; and Ray Miller, Colorado State University
  • Nurse Practitioner Training and Local Supply of Medical Providers Anja Gruber, University of Wyoming; Anders Van Sandt, Colorado State University; Scott Loveridge, Michigan State University; Craig Carpenter, Michigan State University; and Cris Meier, Utah State University
  • The Long-Run Impact of Local College Access: How Colleges Shaped American Communities Heejin Kim, Michigan State University; John Anders, Trinity University; Craig Carpenter, Michigan State University; Marcus Bernard, Kentucky State University; and Trey Malone, Purdue University
16. Housing I [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 1:45 pm-3:45 pm | Room 2
  • Trendy or troublesome? TikTok queues and house prices Rosa van der Drift, Delft University of Technology
  • The Impact of View Obstruction by High-Rise Buildings on Housing Prices: Evidence from the LCT Complex in Busan, South Korea youngjae song, Graduate School of Kongju National University Kong ju, Korea; and Tae-Hwa Kim, Kongju National University
  • The Effects of Public Investments Funded by the Community Development Group Block Grant on Residential Property Values: Evidence from Cuyahoga County, Ohio Valencia Prentice, Cleveland State University; and Xiaozhou Ding, South Dakota State University
  • Informed or Ignorant? Analyzing the Decision to Price a Home Above the Market Expectation Mitchell Livy, California State University, Fullerton; and Nicholas Irwin, University of Nevada - Las Vegas
17. Outreach in Regional Science II [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 1:45 pm-3:45 pm | Room 3
  • Coverage in Crisis: Homeowners Insurance Dynamics and Hazards across Colorado Caroline Norris, Colorado State University; and Dawn Thilmany, Colorado State University
  • Quality-of-Life Measures: A Comparison Tessa Conroy, University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension; Steve Deller, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Danielle Schmidt, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Mckenzie Boyce, University of Wisconsin - Madison; and Yang Cheng, UW-Madison
  • Building Inclusive Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Supporting Women and Minority Entrepreneurs in Rural Regions Heather Stephens, West Virginia University; Xiaoyin Li, West Virginia University; Jason Entsminger, University of Maine; and Daniel Eades, West Virginia University
18. Open Source in Regional Science (II) [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 1:45 pm-3:45 pm | Room 4

Organizer: Sergio Rey, San Diego State University
Chair: Elijah Knaap, University of California - Irvine
  • Economic Impact of Transitioning from Annual to Perennial Wheat : Regional Input Output Analysis in Salina, Kansas River Basin Sergio Rey, San Diego State University; and Kwasi Asomani, San Diego State University
  • On the distribution of a spatial polarization index Sergio Rey, San Diego State University
  • The Geography of History Carli Henderson, California State University; and Sergio Rey, San Diego State University
  • Unpacking Spatial Dependence: A Variance-Stabilized Approach to Spatial Autoregressive Simulations Wei Kang, University of California Riverside; and Levi Wolf, University of Bristol
19. Regional Economic Effects of Disasters 2 [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 1:45 pm-3:45 pm | Room 5

Organizer: Yasuhide Okuyama, University of Kitakyushu
Chair: Yasuhide Okuyama, University of Kitakyushu
  • The "Optimal" Geographical Distribution of Population/Industries under Disaster Risks: Applying Portfolio Theory Kiyoshi Yonemoto, Takasaki City University of Economics
  • Impacts of severe natural disasters on baby food demand: a Bayesian and Spatial econometric analysis of US baby food market during Harvey and Michael hurricanes. Thuy Nguyen, Texas A&M University
  • Structural changes in a regional economy due to reconstruction activities after a disaster Yasuhide Okuyama, University of Kitakyushu
Discussants:
  • Kiyoshi Yonemoto, Takasaki City University of Economics
  • Yasuhide Okuyama, University of Kitakyushu
  • Thuy Nguyen, Texas A&M University
20. Regional/Rural Development II: Developing Indexes and Classifications [Special Session]
Thursday | 1:45 pm-3:45 pm | Room 6
  • Former Farms, Future Farming: Quantifying, classifying, and assessing agricultural land loss in the post-Farm Crisis era using remote sensing and administrative data Danielle Schmidt, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Building a Business Resiliency Index to Estimate the Impacts of Disasters on Firms John Anders, Trinity University; and Craig Carpenter, Michigan State University
  • Exploring the New Integrated Metropolitan-to-Frontier Area Codes Elizabeth Dobis, USDA Economic Research Service; John Cromartie, USDA Economic Research Service; Brody Gibson, University of Utah; Laurie Grieshober, University of Utah; Tracy Onega, University of Utah; Cornelia Ulrich, Utah State University; and Jennifer Doherty, University of Utah
  • Delineating Functional areas of knowledge networks of regions Adi Weidenfeld, University of Warsaw
21. Migrants and the Economy [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 4:00 pm-6:00 pm | Room 1
  • A Synthetic Control Approach to Operation Lone Star Migrants and Labor Market Adaptation in Denver Micaela Sabbi, Colorado State University; Anita Pena, Colorado State University; Tim Komarek, Colorado State University; and Ray Miller, Colorado State University
  • Ageing, human capital and growth: a regional analysis Alberto Bucci, Università degli Studi di Milano; Rosella Nicolini, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona; and Pedro Trivín García, Università degli Studi di Milano
  • Remittances and family self-investment in human capital of participants in the PTAT in the State of Mexico Lidia Carvajal, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico
  • The Role of Self-Employed Migrants in Rural Job Creation: Evidence from Three U.S. Regions Zuzana Bednarik, North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
22. Housing II [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 4:00 pm-6:00 pm | Room 2
  • Land values can be estimated more accurately than property values in parameter recovery simulations Russell Richie, University of Pennsylvania
  • The Effects of Flood Risk Mandatory Disclosure on Housing Markets Ikuto Aiba, The University of Tokyo; Daisuke Hasegawa, University of Tokyo; and Hiroaki Shirai, University of Tokyo
  • No vacancy, no problem? Understanding the role of occupancy in housing transactions Mitchell Livy, California State University, Fullerton; and Nicholas Irwin, University of Nevada - Las Vegas
  • The Dual Impacts of Public Rental Housing for Young Adults in Seoul: Individual Mobility and Neighborhood Vitality Kyoungwon Cha, Seoul National University; and In Kwon Park, Seoul National University
23. Education [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 4:00 pm-6:00 pm | Room 3
  • Infrastructure and Education Outcomes: An Empirical Exploration Nikhil Jha, St Joseph's University; and Pradeep Arya, other
  • Polluted Learning: The Long-Term Educational Effects of East Germany’s Fossil Fuel Crisis Matthias Brachert, Halle Institute for Economic Research
  • Cumulative Effects of School-Based Physical Activity on Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Skill Formation Samia Islam, Boise State University; and Kelly Chen, Boise State University
  • The Lingering Effect of Colonialism on Adult Literacy in Africa Nikhil Jha, St Joseph's University; and Anand Gurazada, independent researcher
24. Tax Policy [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 4:00 pm-6:00 pm | Room 4
  • Unanticipated Property Tax Shocks, Tax Delinquency, and the Role of Conventional Mortgages Timothy Hodge, Oakland University; Fernanda Alfaro-Gonzalez, michigan state university; and Jacob Shepard, Arizona State University
  • Local Government Resilience to Federal Tax Reform: Evidence from the SALT Deduction Cap Federico Corredor, Georgia State University
  • The push-and-pull of property tax relief: Who pays for exemptions and incentives? Joshua Drucker, University of Illinois at Chicago; Rachel Weber, Harvard University; Michael Van Hulle, University of Illinois - Chicago; and Alea Wilbur-Mujtaba, University of Illinois - Chicago
  • Lock-In Effects and Local Governance: Simulating the Welfare Impact of Property Tax Caps Soomi Lee, University of La Verne; and Yuri Mansury, Illinois Institute of Technology
25. Pollution [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 4:00 pm-6:00 pm | Room 5
  • Tanneries in Kanpur, India, Water Pollution in the Ganges, and Unitization Amit Batabyal, RIT
  • An Ecological-Economic Approach to Air Pollution Regulation in New Delhi, India Amit Batabyal, RIT
  • Spatial Governance and Sustainable Transformation of Paradigm Shifts in High-Pollution Industry Relocation: A Case Study of YK Group in Chongqing, Mainland China Chi-Tung Hung, Ming Chuan University; and CHUN FANG LIU, Ming Chuan University
  • Compound water quality hazards: Economic valuation of concurrent harmful algal bloom events in Southwest Florida Roberto Koeneke, University of Florida; Christa Court, University of Florida; Xinde “James” Ji, University of Florida; and Weizhe Weng, University of Florida
26. Regional/Rural Development III: Economic Development [Special Session]
Thursday | 4:00 pm-6:00 pm | Room 6
  • Electoral Accountability After Regional Economic Shocks: Evidence from Mayoral Elections in Brazil Vinicius Cicero, Denison University; and Iasmin Goes, Colorado State University
  • Farm Productivity and the Effects of Education Brandon Genetin, USDA; and James Davis, Economic Research Service
  • Brownfield Remediation and Local Economic Development: Evidence from Colorado Shanshan Fu, Colorado State University; and Tim Komarek, Colorado State University
  • The Effects of the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act on Residential Mobility and Agricultural Engagement Heejin Kim, Michigan State University; Craig Carpenter, Michigan State University; John Anders, Trinity University; Marcus Bernard, Kentucky State University; and Trey Malone, Purdue University
  • Feeling the Squeeze: Looking For Lemons in the Market for Used Banks Gregory Totten, Colorado State University
27. Presidential Address [Plenary]
Thursday | 6:15 pm-7:30 pm | Plenary
  • “Rebels, Renegades, and Revolutionaries: The New Geography of the American Brewing Industry”, Neil Reid, University of Toledo Neil Reid, University of Toledo
28. Welcome Reception [Reception]
Thursday | 7:30 pm-8:30 pm | Reception
29. Location and Spatial Analysis I [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Room 1

Organizers: Alan Murray, University of California at Santa Barbara; Ran Wei, University of California, Riverside;
Chair: Alan Murray, University of California at Santa Barbara
  • Fire Response in Rural California Yuyang Zhang, University of California, Santa Barbara; Thelonious Funk, UC Santa Barbara Geography; Alan Murray, University of California at Santa Barbara; and Danica Marter, University of California - Santa Barbara
  • Identifying vulnerable healthcare corridors for rural dental care service: A covering location approach Emmanuel Afriyie, University of Tennessee; Changwha Oh, University of Tennessee; Beomyoung Cho, Department of Public Health, University of Tennessee; and Hyun Kim, University of Tennessee
  • Spatially-Smoothed Small-Area Estimates of Depression from Online PHQ-9 Screens Tandem Young, Heartland Forward; and Dave Shideler, Heartland Forward
Discussants:
  • Richard Church, University of California - Santa Barbara
  • Dung Nguyen, Colorado State University
  • Danial Alizadeh, University of California, Santa Barbara
30. The Regional Dimensions of Climate Change Mitigation [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Room 2

Organizer: Timothy Wojan, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
Chair: Luyi Han, Pennsylvania State University
  • Open Space and the Development and Adoption of Onsite Renewable Energy Timothy Wojan, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education; Minsu Kim, Pennsylvania State University; Zheng Tian, Pennsylvania State University; and Stephan Goetz, Pennsylvania State University
  • Location Patterns of U.S. Microgrid Deployment Driven by Energy Sources Zheng Tian, Pennsylvania State University; Timothy Wojan, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education; Yan Li, Pennsylvania State University; and Stephan Goetz, Pennsylvania State University
  • Carbon Performance and Location: The Relationship Between Open Space and Industrial Disamenities Minsu Kim, Pennsylvania State University; Zheng Tian, Pennsylvania State University; Timothy Wojan, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education; and Stephan Goetz, Pennsylvania State University
  • The impact of energy price shocks on US local industries Minsu Kim, Pennsylvania State University; and Stephan Goetz, Pennsylvania State University
Discussants:
  • Andre Fernandes Tomon Avelino, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  • Sandy Dall Erba, University of Illinois
  • Steve Deller, University of Wisconsin - Madison
  • Jason Brown, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
31. Entrepreneurship and Innovation I [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Room 3
  • The Effects of Banking Consolidation on Entrepreneurship and Innovation Oudom Hean, North Dakota State University; Jaxon Nankivel, North Dakota State University; and Sean Schiefelbein, North Dakota State University
  • Do AI innovations benefit farther-away places’ AI entrepreneurship? Yijia Wen, Florida State University; and Kerry Fang, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Patent Volatility, Country and Region Size, and Growth across Multiple Technology Domains Breandan O hUallachain, Arizona State University
  • The Externalities of Innovative Startups: Impacts on Real Estate and Local Economy Walter D'Lima, Florida International University; Carlos Hurtado, University of Richmond; and Jaehee Song, University of Colorado Boulder
32. Transportation I: Transportation Planning [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Room 4
  • Evaluating Planning Structures and Gaps in Rural and Small Urban Transportation: Insights from the Mid-Atlantic Yessenia Cruz Caleno, West Virginia University; and V. Dimitra Pyrialakou, West Virginia University
  • Federal-State-Local Interdependence in U.S. Metropolitan Transportation Planning: A Theoretical and Comparative Regional Analysis Muhammet Sever, George Mason University; Adriana Valentina Farias, George Mason University; Jonathan Gifford, George Mason University; and Susan Binder, Cambridge Systematics
  • Assessing the Transportation Impact of Establishing Regional Transportation Planning Organizations: Evidence from the Mid-Atlantic Mustahsin Aziz, WVU; Yessenia Cruz Caleno, West Virginia University; and V. Dimitra Pyrialakou, West Virginia University
  • The Transportation Network Efficiency Effects of Congestion Pricing Huahua Zhu, Indiana University
33. Emerging Research in Migration and Regional Science: Project Proposal Presentations from the First NERSA / NARSC Program Cohort for Early Career Regional Science Scholars [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Room 5

Chair: Ting Zhang, University of Baltimore
34. Regional/Rural Development IV: Essential Infrastructure [Special Session]
Friday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Room 6
  • Spillover Impact of Metropolitan Airport Traffic on Micropolitan Economies Eric Thompson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; and Shih-Hsien Chuang, Northwest Missouri State University
  • Effects of the USDA Rural Development Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program on Rural Municipalities and Local Businesses James Davis, Economic Research Service; Robert Dinterman, USDA; Krishna Paudel, Texas Tech University; and Anil Rupasingha, USDA-ERS
  • Rural Emergency Hospital Conversions Cris Meier, Utah State University; Anja Gruber, University of Wyoming; Anders Van Sandt, Colorado State University; Scott Loveridge, Michigan State University; and Craig Carpenter, Michigan State University
  • Local Fiscal Effects of School Finance Reform: New Evidence from Michigan’s Proposal A Kendall Stephenson, Colorado State University
35. Location and Spatial Analysis II [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Room 1

Organizers: Alan Murray, University of California at Santa Barbara; Ran Wei, University of California, Riverside;
Chair: Richard Church, University of California - Santa Barbara
  • Supporting Wildfire Mitigation Investment Prioritization Thelonious Funk, UC Santa Barbara Geography; and Alan Murray, University of California at Santa Barbara
  • Advancing Regional Wildfire Risk Management through Spatiotemporal Modeling Jiwon Baik, UCSB; and Alan Murray, University of California at Santa Barbara
  • Using GIS and Optimization Models for Strategic Management of Linear Fuel Breaks to Mitigate Wildfire Risk Dung Nguyen, Colorado State University; Erin Belval, USDA Forest Service; Yu Wei, Colorado State University; and David Calkin, USDA Forest Service
  • Quantifying and Contextualizing Mobility Responses to Wildfires: Insights from the Palisades and Eaton Wildfires Danial Alizadeh, University of California, Santa Barbara; and somayeh dodge, University of California - Santa Barbara
Discussants:
  • Yunqiang Zheng, Arizona State University
  • Thelonious Funk, UC Santa Barbara Geography
  • Sooyoung Lim, Pennsylvania State University
  • Changwha Oh, University of Tennessee
36. Trade, Transportation, and Global Supply Chains: Spatial Perspectives II [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Room 2
  • Overlapping shocks and regional resilience: Great Recession, Covid-19 and the role of sectoral composition Marco Modica, Gran Sasso Science Institute; Giulia Urso, Gran Sasso Science Institute; and Laura Gallina, Gran Sasso Science Institute
  • Maritime hub-corridors: Examining the Spatial Structure in Global Maritime Networks Wanhee Kim, University of Tennessee; Hyun Kim, University of Tennessee; and Paul Jung, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
  • Panama Canal Drought and Supply Chain Disruptions in Asia-U.S. Trade Paul Jung, Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Kijin Kim, Asian Development Bank; Ah-Hyun Jo, Korea Maritime Institute; and Seong-hyun Cho, Korea Maritime Institute
  • A Global Supply Chain Framework for Economic, Environmental, and Workforce Analysis of U.S. Energy Production Mengming Li, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Andre Fernandes Tomon Avelino, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Alberto Franco Solis, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL); Yi Min Zhang, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; and Greg Avery, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
37. Entrepreneurship and Innovation II [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Room 3
  • Local Governance Innovation and Industrial Transformation in the Low-Altitude Economy: Evidence from Sichuan Province, China CHUN FANG LIU, Ming Chuan University; and Chi-Tung Hung, Ming Chuan University
  • Driving Innovation in Infrastructure: Comparing Delivery Models Through a Regional Lens Muhammet Sever, George Mason University
  • Beyond the Ivory Tower: Understanding the Impact of Rural Higher Education Institutions on Local Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Amanda Weinstein, Center on Rural Innovation; Lindsey Elliott, Center on Rural Innovation; and Adam Dewbury, Center on Rural Innovation
  • Spatial Spillovers and Technical Efficiency in U.S. Local Banks Zhuyin Li, The University of Chicago
38. Transportation II: Transportation Planning [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Room 4
  • Geographic Determinants of EV Infrastructure Distribution: A Spatial Modeling Approach Ankit Aryal, University of New Mexico; and Lisa Losada-Rojas, University of New Mexico
  • Mapping Vehicle Adoption Dynamics in USA Hania Afzal, University of Nebraska Lincoln (UNL)
  • When a Starbucks Drive-Through Arrives in the Town: Impact of Starbucks Openings on Urban Congestion in Urban South Korea Paul Jung, Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Sanghyeok Kang, Korea University; and Seungmo Kang, Korea University
39. Outreach in Regional Science III [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Room 5
  • The Entrepreneurial Climate Survey: Insights on Business Owners and Support for Entrepreneurship Tessa Conroy, University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension; and Steve Deller, University of Wisconsin - Madison
  • Rural America’s Struggle to Access Private Capital Amanda Weinstein, Center on Rural Innovation; and Adam Dewbury, Center on Rural Innovation
  • Update on USDA Regional Food Business Centers: Connecting, Guiding and Investing in Rural Food Ecosystems in Dynamic Times Dawn Thilmany, Colorado State University; Anders Van Sandt, Colorado State University; Lauren Gwin, Oregon State University; and Jayna Mallon, Colorado State University
40. Regional/Rural Development V: Food Business & Entrepreneurship [Special Session]
Friday | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Room 6
  • Locating Food Entrepreneurship: Regional Drivers of Shared Kitchen Facilities Rebecca Wasserman-Olin, Colorado State University; and Dawn Thilmany, Colorado State University
  • Fork in the Road: Three Decades of Evolution in the U.S. Food Service Landscape Andrew Van Leuven, University of Vermont; Aleks Schaefer, Oklahoma State University; Courtney Bir, Oklahoma State University; Trey Malone, Purdue University; and Anne Byrne, USDA Economic Research Service
  • The Local Economic Impacts of Food Manufacturing Plant Closures: Evidence from the Midwest Shengrong Hu, Iowa State University
  • Size Matters: Does the Concentration of Employment in Big Firms Affect New Business Formation? A Test of the Chinitz Hypothesis Ignacio Correas, Independent Researcher
41. Lunch and Award Ceremony [Lunch]
Friday | 12:30 pm-1:45 pm | Lunch Area
42. Location and Spatial Analysis III [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 1:45 pm-3:45 pm | Room 1

Organizers: Alan Murray, University of California at Santa Barbara; Ran Wei, University of California, Riverside;
Chair: Ran Wei, University of California, Riverside
  • Optimizing Green Stormwater Infrastructure Siting in Desert Cities Yunqiang Zheng, Arizona State University; and Daoqin Tong, Arizona State University
  • A hybrid approach integrating GeoAI and metaheuristics for spatial optimization problems Sooyoung Lim, Pennsylvania State University; and Gunhak Lee, Seoul National University
  • Compact Land Use Allocation Alan Murray, University of California at Santa Barbara
  • The alternatives to formulating the p-median problem, Part 2: “Does it make a difference?” Richard Church, University of California - Santa Barbara
Discussants:
  • Gunhak Lee, Seoul National University
  • Jiwon Baik, UCSB
  • Zhongqi Zheng, University of California at Santa Barbara
  • Emmanuel Afriyie, University of Tennessee
43. Natural Disasters I [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 1:45 pm-3:45 pm | Room 2
  • Natural Disasters and Housing Development Qin Fan, California State University, Fresno; and Jiaochen Liang, California State University - Fresno
  • Natural Disaster Disruption and Recovery: A Spatial Analysis with Remote Sensing and Cell-Phone Data Mustahsin Aziz, WVU
  • Do Landslides Impact Urbanization Patterns? Evidence from Brazilian Cities Ricardo Lima, Universidade Católica de Brasília; Pedro Alves, IPEA; Bruno Barsanetti, FGV; and Francisco Cavalcanti, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
  • Hurricane Disruptions and Gasoline Prices: Spatial Spillovers and Short-Term Market Dynamics Ye-Rim Lee, Michigan State University; Mark Skidmore, Michigan State University; Scott Loveridge, Michigan State University; and Dusan Paredes, Universidad Catolica del Norte
44. Transportation III: Transit [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 1:45 pm-3:45 pm | Room 4
  • Disentangling Attitudes Towards Microtransit: Understanding Rural and Urban Motivators Adrianna Fragozo Alvernia, University of New Mexico; and Lisa Losada-Rojas, University of New Mexico
  • Optimizing AV-Supported Microtransit for Transit Integration in Rural and Small Urban Networks: A Case Study from West Virginia Alvira Ahmed Tasnim, West Virginia University; Kakan Dey, Michigan State University; and V. Dimitra Pyrialakou, West Virginia University
  • Transit Volunteer Initiatives: Emerging Patterns and Lessons from Rural America Gregory Newmarka, Morgan State University; Claire Githinji, Morgan State University; Yessenia Cruz Caleno, West Virginia University; and V. Dimitra Pyrialakou, West Virginia University
  • Assessing Transit-Driven Residential Change: Multiyear Street-View Analysis and Structured Attribute Extraction with Vision-Language Models Kaushik Pillalamarri, North Carolina State University; Leif Rasmussen, North Carolina State University; Bowen Chen, North Carolina State University; Dongkuan Xu, North Carolina State University; and Eleni Bardaka, North Carolina State University
45. Tourism [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 1:45 pm-3:45 pm | Room 5
  • Road transport accessibility and regional demand for tourism services Bartlomiej Rokicki, University of Warsaw; and Slawomir Goliszek, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Stakeholders' involvement in planning and developing tourism transport: Roles, needs, and participation of residents and visitors Jaewon Lim, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV); Karima Kourtit, Open University of The Netherlands,; and Peter Nijkamp, Rijeka University, Rijeka, Croatia
  • Strategic Shifts: The Economic Impact of Las Vegas’s Mega-Event-Driven Tourism Diversification Daeyoung Kwon, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; and Jaewon Lim, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)
46. Regional/Rural Development VI: Housing Issues [Special Session]
Friday | 1:45 pm-3:45 pm | Room 6
  • Housing Financial Stress and Community Well-Being: Is there an Urban-Rural Dimension Steve Deller, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Erin Gaede, University of Wisconsin-Madison; and Tessa Conroy, University of Wisconsin-Madison/Extension
  • Catalyst for Commuting? Rural Housing Policies and Metropolitan Areas Thomas Keene, University of Kentucky; Craig Carpenter, Michigan State University; and Lucas Taulbee, University of Kentucky
  • Source of Income Discrimination and Homelessness: Effects of Anti-Discrimination Laws Luke Maddock, Colorado State University
  • Affordable Housing as Local Economic Development: Evidence from Colorado LIHTC Projects Sal McCollum, Colorado State University; and Tim Komarek, Colorado State University
47. Location and Spatial Analysis IV [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 4:00 pm-6:00 pm | Room 1

Organizers: Alan Murray, University of California at Santa Barbara; Ran Wei, University of California, Riverside;
Chair: Daoqin Tong, Arizona State University
  • Spatial Optimization for Local Evacuation Planning Zhongqi Zheng, University of California at Santa Barbara; and Alan Murray, University of California at Santa Barbara
  • Optimize High Pediatric Readiness Emergency Department Network with Limited Budget Ran Wei, University of California, Riverside
  • Triangulating Bias: A Multidimensional Evaluation of Mobile Location Data for Green-Space Accessibility Analysis Yeshuo Shu Yeshuo Shu, University of California, Santa Barbara; and somayeh dodge, University of California - Santa Barbara
Discussants:
  • Ran Wei, University of California, Riverside
  • Tandem Young, Heartland Forward
  • Daoqin Tong, Arizona State University
48. Natural Disasters II [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 4:00 pm-6:00 pm | Room 2
  • Evaluating the impact of wildfires on firm migration in western US Richard Acquah-Sarpong, Oregon State University
  • : Storms, and Fires: How Natural Hazards are Shaking Up Home Insurance and Migration in the US"? Ephraim Nkonya, USDA
  • Extreme weather and extreme values Marc Gronwald, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University; Xin Jin, Duke Kunshan University; and Sania Wadud, University of Leeds
49. Transportation IV: Rail [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 4:00 pm-6:00 pm | Room 4
  • Does High-Speed Rail Reduce Road Traffic?: Evidence from Japan Ryosuke Matsumoto, Railway Technical Research Institute
  • Shadows haunting: How does high-speed rail affect the spatial pattern of regional economic growth across China? Xiaoting Zhong, Renmin University of China; and Wei Chen, Renmin University of China
  • Exploring the Heterogeneous Impacts of HSR between Hubs and Intermediate Cities Juan Wang, NCSU; Eleni Bardaka, North Carolina State University; and Michael Delgado, Purdue University
  • HSR Network Connectivity and Its Relationship to City GDP Juan Wang, NCSU; Eleni Bardaka, North Carolina State University; and Michael Delgado, Purdue University
50. Housing [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 4:00 pm-6:00 pm | Room 5
  • Divergent Housing Affordability and Livability Trends Across U.S. County Types: The Roles of Mobile Homes and New Construction, 2013–2023 Zheng Tian, Pennsylvania State University; and Stephan Goetz, Pennsylvania State University
  • Large-Scale Apartment Complexes and Social Mix: An Empirical Analysis of Rental Diversity and Urban Spatial Structure in Seoul, South Korea Bo-kyoung Park, seoul national university; and In Kwon Park, Seoul National University
  • The impact of residential gentrification on business entries and exits: A sector-specific analysis of 5 U.S. cities Marie-Pier Champagne, Laval University; and Eleni Bardaka, North Carolina State University
  • The Welfare Impact of Housing Inflation in Rural and Urban Areas Fernanda Alfaro-Gonzalez, michigan state university; Scott Loveridge, Michigan State University; Dusan Paredes, Universidad Catolica del Norte; and Mark Skidmore, Michigan State University
51. Regional/Rural Development VII: Natural Resources [Special Session]
Friday | 4:00 pm-6:00 pm | Room 6
  • Forgoing Nuclear: Nuclear Power Plant Closures and Carbon Emissions in the United States Luke Petach, Belmont University
  • US Home Purchases and the Environmental Amenity-Risk Tradeoff Spanning COVID-19 Nicholas Kacher, Scripps College
  • The Resource Next Door: Displacement, Infrastructure, and Uneven Outcomes in Ghana’s Mining Zones Monica Opoku, Colorado State University
  • Natural Amenity Scale 2.0: Conceptual and Empirical Advancements in Measuring Rural Natural Amenities Laura Paul, ERS/USDA; and Elizabeth Dobis, USDA Economic Research Service
52. Mobility [Formal Paper Session]
Saturday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Room 1
  • Older Adult Migration and Mobility: New Insights from the Canadian Longitudinal Survey on Aging Bruce Newbold, McMaster University
  • How Do Rising Temperatures Affect the Activities of Older Adult Migrants? Disentangling Transportation, Health, and the Built Environment Mark Horner, Florida State University; Amber DeJohn, Florida State University; and Md. Abdul Fattah, Florida State University
  • Pollution and mobility (restrictions): A natural experiment using the COVID-19 pandemic Miquel-Angel Garcia-Lopez, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona; and Hugo Carpena Barranco,
53. Crime [Formal Paper Session]
Saturday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Room 2
  • The effectiveness of speed enforcement policies in congested cities Daniel Amorim Centuriao, West Virginia University
  • The role of human capital in corruption. Evidence using contract splitting in Italian municipalities Ilenia Bertacche, University of Corsica; Claudio Detotto, University of Corsica; and Bianca Biagi, University of Sassari
  • Disaster's Shadow: The Overlooked Impact of Floods, Cyclones, and Storms on Violence against Women and Girls in Mexico Miriam Berretta, Gran Sasso Science Institute
54. Health and Wellness II [Formal Paper Session]
Saturday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Room 3
  • Mapping Neighborhood Patterns in the U.S. Mid‑Life Mortality Crisis: a Sequence Analysis Siqiao Xie, University of Colorado Boulder; Aleksander Berg, University of Colorado - Boulder; Myron Gutmann, University of Colorado - Boulder; Lisa Hollister, University of Colorado - Boulder; Sara Hoose, University of Colorado - Boulder; Hoeyun Kwon, Lehman College; and Stefan Leyk, University of Colorado - Boulder
  • Optimal City Size with Endogenous Fertility Rainald Borck, University of Potsdam; Tadashi Morita, Kindai University; and Yasuhiro Sato, University of Tokyo
  • Geographic variation of the impact of state abortion bans on fertility across the rural/urban continuum Michael Betz, The Ohio State University
55. Broadband [Formal Paper Session]
Saturday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Room 4
  • Mind the gap: Using survey data to adoption rates, complaints, and reliability of household broadband Edward Helderop, University of California, Riverside; Elizabeth Mack, Michigan State University; Brian Kowalkowski, College of Menominee Nation; Nicole Fish, College of Menominee Nation; and Thomas Keene, University of Kentucky
  • Geographic Patterns of Home Broadband Usage: Insights from National Household Survey Data Elizabeth Mack, Michigan State University; Edward Helderop, University of California, Riverside; Brian Kowalkowski, College of Menominee Nation; Nicole Fish, College of Menominee Nation; and Thomas Keene, University of Kentucky
  • Broadband and Work-from-Home: Evidence from Confidential ACS Data Luyi Han, Penn State University; John Winters, Iowa State University; and Brian Whitacre, Oklahoma State University
  • The Health Effects of Broadband Samuel Peterson, North Dakota State University; and Oudom Hean, North Dakota State University
56. AI and the Economy [Formal Paper Session]
Saturday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Room 5
  • Using Skill Multipliers to Estimate the Impact of AI on the New England Economy Andrew Crawley, University of Maine; and Elinor Hunt, University of Maine
  • "AI and the Geography of Skill Mobility: Rethinking Human Capital Flows in the Age of Intelligent Automation" Ting Zhang, University of Baltimore; and Laurie Schintler, George Mason University
  • Regional Patterns of AI Sovereignty in Europe Roberta Capello, Politecnico di Milano; Carolina Foglia, Politecnico di Milano; and Camilla Lenzi, Politecnico di Milano
  • Understand Information Industry: An Adapted Model and Real-World Observations Zhenpeng Zhang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; and Kerry Fang, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
57. Trade [Formal Paper Session]
Saturday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Room 6
  • Climate Shocks, Trade Flows, and Price Resilience: A Structural Gravity and LASSO Approach to Global Crop Networks Xialing Zhao, Penn State; Linlin Fan, Pennsylvania State University; An Cao, University of Bonn; Thomas Heckelei, University of Bonn; and Kathy Baylis, University of California - Santa Barbara
  • What drives a world trade globalization during the Past 50 Years: Progress, Causality, Disparity, WTO, Trade-War, Crisis TATSUYOSHI MIYAKOSHI, Gifu Shotoku-Gakuen University
  • What Drives South Korea’s Trade Volume? Gravity, Migration, and Beyond Jinhwan Oh, Ewha Womans University; and Jimin Yang, Ewha Womans University
58. Methods in Regional Science [Formal Paper Session]
Saturday | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Room 1
  • FURS: Fuzzy urban and regional sets Eric J. Heikkila, Univ. Southern California; and Seula Lee, University of Southern California
  • Endogenous weights in spatial autoregressions Offer Lieberman, ; Gianfranco Piras, G. d`Annunzio University; Jungyoon Lee, ; and Francesca Rossi,
  • Assessing Causal Explanations in Spatial Dynamic Models and Their Possible use in Counterfactual Analyses Kieran Donaghy, Cornell University
  • Optimising HCP Sample Allocation in Pharma: Combining Non‑Linear Ensemble Learning, Spatial Lags, and Integer Programming Johannes Plambeck, Cornell University
59. Labor Markets [Formal Paper Session]
Saturday | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Room 2
  • The Burden of Occupational Regulation on Women-Driven Industries Darwyyn Deyo, San Jose State University; Carlianne Patrick, Georgia State University; and Alicia Plemmons, West Virginia University
  • Skill-based Occupational Connectivity and Local Labor Market Development Xiaoyin Li, West Virginia University; and Heather Stephens, West Virginia University
  • US Labor Market Dynamics in the Past Decades Carsten Ochsen, HdBA
60. The Green Transition [Formal Paper Session]
Saturday | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Room 3
  • Green with Anger. Violent and polarised reactions to environmental reforms and local vulnerability to the green transition daria denti, Gran Sasso Science Institute
  • Measuring the Green Transition in Europe: A Multidimensional Index for European NUTS2 Regions Sebastian Ritter, University of Barcelona; and Vicente Royuela, University of Barcelona (Spain)
  • Interaction of Green Infrastructure and Homeownership in Flood Mitigation in Chicago Hao Huang, Illinois Institute of Technology; Matthew Shapiro, Illinois Institute of Technology; David Lampert, Illinois Institute of Technology; Maria Villalobos, Illinois Institute of Technology; Ron Henderson, Illinois Institute of Technology; Brent Stephens, Illinois Institute of Technology; Michael Sansone, Illinois Institute of Technology; Elyse Cooke, Illinois Institute of Technology; and Hao Ding, Illinois Institute of Technology
  • The valuation of green infrastructure for wildfire mitigation Kiyom Kawamoto, University of Hawii at Maona; Masafumi Morisugi, Meijo University; and Eric Yamashita, University of Hawaii - Manoa
61. Wages [Formal Paper Session]
Saturday | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Room 4
  • Women on the Margins: Gendered Effects of Large Minimum Wage Changes in Canada Sebastian Fossati, University of Alberta; and Joseph Marchand, University of Alberta
  • The Impact of a Tiered Minimum Wage on Firms’ Credit Default Behavior Richard Acquah-Sarpong, Oregon State University; Yong Chen, Oregon State University; and Paul Lewin, University of Idaho
  • Unpacking Market Power from a Territorial Perspective. Implications for Income and Wage Inequalities in European Regions Camilla Lenzi, Politecnico di Milano; and Elisa Panzera, Politecnico di Milano
  • Access to SNAP Retailers: Varying Retailer Landscapes in Urban and Rural America Lauren Miller, USDA Economic Research Service; Erik Scherpf, ; and Laura Paul,
62. Quality of Life and Welfare [Formal Paper Session]
Saturday | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Room 5
  • Quality of life in the Appalachia Region: Some Preliminary Evidence and Research Agenda John Deskins, West Virginia University; Michael Hicks, Ball State University; Heather Stephens, West Virginia University; and Amanda Weinstein, Center on Rural Innovation
  • Amenity Alchemy: the Spatially Varying Nature of Amenities in Shaping Regional Futures Yong Chen, Oregon State University; and Myungjin Kim, Kyungpook National University
  • Continuous Spatial Difference-in-Differences for Welfare Evaluation Sean McCulloch, Brown University
  • The Impact of Transboundary Pollution on Demographic Patterns and Social Welfare Hiroyuki Hashimoto, University of Hyogo; and Tohru Naito, Doshisha University
63. Poverty [Formal Paper Session]
Saturday | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Room 6
  • A Novel Spatially Constrained Regression Tree For The Analysis Of Regional Poverty In The European Union Alfredo Cartone, University g.d’Annunzio of Chieti Pescara; Paolo Postiglione, G. d`Annunzio University; and Simone Mazzaferro, G. d`Annunzio University
  • The Impact of USDA-Rural Development Programs on Rural Poverty Anil Rupasingha, USDA-ERS; Stephan Goetz, Pennsylvania State University; Minsu Kim, Pennsylvania State University; and Tracey Farrigan, USDA Economic Research Service
  • Why History Matters: The Tales of the Mississippi Delta Melody Muldrow, University of Missouri
  • Rolling the Dice: The Impact of the Indian Gaming Regulation Act on Native American Poverty Rates Lindsay Mapes, University of Georgia; and Patryk Babiarz, University of Georgia
64. Politics, Policy, and Business [Formal Paper Session]
Saturday | 1:45 pm-3:45 pm | Room 1
  • Paycheck Protection Program and Small Business Payment Practices Yong Chen, Oregon State University; and Soomi Lee, University of La Verne
  • Evaluating the Impact of the USDA Business and Industry Program on Rural Business Growth: Evidence from Matching and Staggered Difference-in-Difference Analysis Zheng Tian, Pennsylvania State University; Anil Rupasingha, USDA-ERS; James Davis, Economic Research Service; Robert Dinterman, USDA; and Stephan Goetz, Pennsylvania State University
  • Shining a Spotlight on Film Industry Tax Credits: Evidence from Georgia Federico Corredor, Georgia State University; Nadia Farooq, Georgia State University; and Carlianne Patrick, Georgia State University
  • Political Alignment and the Distribution of Development: Evidence from Indian Constituencies Sandhya Garg, Institute for Economic Growth; and Ashish Sedai, University of Texas at Arlintgon
65. Carbon Stock and Emissions [Formal Paper Session]
Saturday | 1:45 pm-3:45 pm | Room 2
  • Assessment of Terrestrial Carbon Stock Based on Land Use Types and Remote Sensing Data Wen-Yen Lin, Ming Chuan University; Chi-Tung Hung, Ming Chuan University; and Shou-Chi Chen, Ming Chuan University
  • The effects of international sanctions on trade-embodied emissions Sushant Singh, University of Oklahoma
  • Carbon Emissions from Land Use Data: A Case Study of Taiwan Shou-Chi Chen, Ming Chuan University; Jing-Han Chen, ; and Wen-Yen Lin, Ming Chuan University
66. Warehousing and Freight [Formal Paper Session]
Saturday | 1:45 pm-3:45 pm | Room 3
  • Modeling Warehouse Location Choice Considering Intra-firm Interactions Usman Ahmed, University of Tennessee Knoxville; and Carlos Rivera-Gonzalez, university of new mexico
  • Whither logistics sprawl? Spatial dynamics of warehousing and distribution in California Genevieve Giuliano, University of Southern California; and Suela Lee, University of Southern California
  • Temporal Variations in Freight Accessibility: E-commerce Delivery Patterns in the Chicago Metropolitan Area Carter Gibbons, University of New Mexico; Su Zhang, University of New Mexico; Julia Amaral, University of Antwerp; and Carlos Rivera-Gonzalez, university of new mexico
67. Economic Development [Formal Paper Session]
Saturday | 1:45 pm-3:45 pm | Room 4
  • WARN notices and economic activity Mouhcine Guettabi, university of north carolina wilmigton
  • Are Casinos Cannibals or Anchors? Karl Geisler, Idaho State University; and Mark Nichols, University of Nevada - Reno
  • Modeling the regional economic and workforce impacts of power grid expansion scenarios Alberto Franco Solis, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL); Andre Fernandes Tomon Avelino, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Mengming Li, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Yi Min Zhang, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; and Greg Avery, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
  • Regional Jobs and Economic Impacts of Energy Projects using the WIRED model Andre Fernandes Tomon Avelino, National Renewable Energy Laboratory; and Yi Min Zhang, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
68. Water and Drought [Formal Paper Session]
Saturday | 1:45 pm-3:45 pm | Room 5
  • Drought-Induced Energy Transitions and Emissions in Colombia Ye-Rim Lee, Michigan State University; Mark Skidmore, Michigan State University; Scott Loveridge, Michigan State University; and Dusan Paredes, Universidad Catolica del Norte
  • Inferring the Navajo Nation’s Crop Acreage and Irrigation Water Demand with Remote Sensing Data and Statistical Models Haoying Wang, New Mexico Tech; George Frisvold, University of Arizona; and Yixin Chen, New Mexico Tech
  • Estimating irrigation water demand using agent-based modeling in a groundwater-dominated region Haoying Wang, New Mexico Tech; and Yixin Chen, New Mexico Tech
69. Data [Formal Paper Session]
Saturday | 1:45 pm-3:45 pm | Room 6
  • Democratizing Innovation Microdata: How Synthetic Public Use Files Can Address the Credibility Crisis in Applied Economics Jorge Cisneros, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education; Timothy Wojan, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education; Matt Williams, RTI International; Jennifer Ozawa, RTI International; Michael Floyd, Knexus Research LLC; and DJ Streat, Knexus Research LLC
  • Lights, Data, Action: Preliminary Evidence on Local Impacts of Timely Public Statistics Gregory Miller, Colorado State University
  • Data Centers in the Great Lakes Region: location, economic and energy ramifications Joao-Pedro Ferreira, University of Virginia; Terry Rephann, University of Virginia; Matthew Scheffel, University of Virginia; and William Shobe, University of Virginia
  • Mapping Urban AI Readiness through Platform Indicators of Algorithmic Governance Jae Teuk Chin, University of Seoul






Index to Participants

Acquah-Sarpong, Richard: 48 , 61
Adamson, Clayton: 4
Afriyie, Emmanuel: 29 , 42
Afzal, Hania: 38
Agrawal, David: 6
Ahmed, Usman: 66
Aiba, Ikuto: 22
Alfaro-Gonzalez, Fernanda: 24 , 50
Alizadeh, Danial: 29 , 35
Alves, Pedro: 43
Amaral, Julia: 66
An, Yuulin: 15
Anders, John: 15 , 20 , 26
Anselin, Luc: 12
Arya, Pradeep: 23
Aryal, Ankit: 38
asmussen, katherine: 9
Asomani, Kwasi: 18
Avery, Greg: 36 , 67
Avetisyan, Misak: 13
Aziz, Mustahsin: 32 , 43
Babiarz, Patryk: 63
Babkin, Anton: 4
Baik, Jiwon: 35 , 42
Barbier, Edward: 14
Bardaka, Eleni: 44 , 49 , 50
Barsanetti, Bruno: 43
Batabyal, Amit: 25
Baylis, Kathy: 57
Bednarik, Zuzana: 21
Belval, Erin: 35
Berg, Aleksander: 54
Bernard, Marcus: 15 , 26
Berretta, Miriam: 53
Bertacche, Ilenia: 53
Betz, Michael: 54
Biagi, Bianca: 53
Binder, Susan: 32
Bir, Courtney: 40
Bohaczek, Jean: 7
Borck, Rainald: 54
Botha, Elsamari: 13
Boyce, Mckenzie: 14 , 17
Brachert, Matthias: 23
Brown, Charlotte: 13
Brown, Jason: 30
Bucci, Alberto: 21
Buijs, Sophie: 13
Byrne, Anne: 40
Calkin, David: 35
Cao, An: 57
Capello, Roberta: 56
Carpena Barranco, Hugo: 52
Carpenter, Craig: 15 , 20 , 26 , 34 , 46
Cartone, Alfredo: 63
Carvajal, Lidia: 21
Cavalcanti, Francisco: 43
Centuriao, Daniel Amorim: 53
Cha, Kyoungwon: 22
Chagas, Andre LS: 10
Chakrabarti, Sandip: 3
Champagne, Marie-Pier: 50
Chandler, Raeven: 11
Chang, Stephanie: 13
Chen, Bowen: 44
Chen, Jing-Han: 65
Chen, Kelly: 23
Chen, Shou-Chi: 65
Chen, Wei: 8 , 49
Chen, Yixin: 68
Chen, Yong: 61 , 62 , 64
Cheng, Yang: 15 , 17
Chin, Jae Teuk: 69
Cho, Beomyoung: 29
Cho, Seong-hyun: 36
Christoffel, Thomas: 4
Chuang, Shih-Hsien: 34
Church, Richard: 29 , 35 , 42
Ciccarelli, Carmela: 6
Cicero, Vinicius: 15 , 26
Cisneros, Jorge: 69
Conroy, Tessa: 15 , 17 , 39 , 46
Cooke, Elyse: 60
Correas, Ignacio: 40
Corredor, Federico: 24 , 64
Court, Christa: 25
Crawley, Andrew: 56
Cromartie, John: 20
Cruikshank, Josiah: 3
Cruz Caleno, Yessenia: 32 , 44
CUI, Mingji: 13
Curtis, Katherine J.: 4
D'Lima, Walter: 31
Dall Erba, Sandy: 10 , 30
Darnkachatarn, Siriporn: 13
Davis, James: 6 , 26 , 34 , 64
de Ruiter, Marleen: 13
DeJohn, Amber: 52
Delgado, Michael: 49
Deller, Steve: 15 , 17 , 30 , 39 , 46
denti, daria: 60
Derakhshan, Sahar: 13
Deskins, John: 62
Detotto, Claudio: 53
Dewbury, Adam: 37 , 39
Dey, Kakan: 44
Deyo, Darwyyn: 59
Ding, Hao: 60
Ding, Xiaozhou: 16
Dinterman, Robert: 34 , 64
Dobis, Elizabeth: 20 , 51
dodge, somayeh: 35 , 47
Doherty, Jennifer: 20
Donaghy, Kieran: 58
Drucker, Joshua: 24
Dunn, Richard: 4
Eades, Daniel: 17
Elliott, Lindsey: 37
Entsminger, Jason: 17
Fan, Linlin: 57
Fan, Qin: 43
Fang, Kerry: 31 , 56
Fannin, J. Matthew: 4
Farias, Adriana Valentina: 32
Farooq, Nadia: 64
Farrigan, Tracey: 63
Fattah, Md. Abdul: 52
Fernandes Tomon Avelino, Andre: 30 , 36 , 67
Ferreira, Joao-Pedro: 69
Fish, Nicole: 55
Floyd, Michael: 69
Foglia, Carolina: 56
Fossati, Sebastian: 61
Fragozo Alvernia, Adrianna: 44
Franco Solis, Alberto: 10 , 36 , 67
Frisvold, George: 68
Fu, Shanshan: 26
Fujioka, Hirotaka: 8
Funk, Thelonious: 29 , 35
Gaede, Erin: 46
Gallina, Laura: 36
Garcia-Lopez, Miquel-Angel: 52
Garg, Sandhya: 64
Gavilan Rubio, Miguel Angel: 13
Geisler, Karl: 67
Genetin, Brandon: 26
Gibbons, Carter: 66
Gibson, Brody: 20
Gifford, Jonathan: 32
Gifford, Thomas: 14
Githinji, Claire: 44
Giuliano, Genevieve: 66
Goes, Iasmin: 26
Goetz, Stephan: 5 , 6 , 30 , 50 , 63 , 64
Goliszek, Slawomir: 45
Grieshober, Laurie: 20
Gronwald, Marc: 48
Gruber, Anja: 15 , 34
Grunau, Philipp: 6
Guettabi, Mouhcine: 67
Gurazada, Anand: 23
Gutmann, Myron: 54
Gwin, Lauren: 39
Han, Luyi: 5 , 6 , 55
Han, Luyi: 30
Hasegawa, Daisuke: 22
Hashimoto, Hiroyuki: 62
Hean, Oudom: 31 , 55
Heckelei, Thomas: 57
Heikkila, Eric J.: 58
Helderop, Edward: 55
Helgeson, Jennifer: 13
Henderson, Carli: 18
Henderson, Ron: 60
Hicks, Michael: 62
Hodge, Timothy: 24
Hoffmann, Florian: 6
Hollister, Lisa: 54
Hoose, Sara: 54
Horner, Mark: 52
Hu, Shengrong: 40
Huang, Hao: 60
Huang, Jin: 12
Hung, Chi-Tung: 25 , 37 , 65
Hunt, Elinor: 56
Hurtado, Carlos: 31
Irwin, Nicholas: 16 , 22
Ishikura, Tomoki: 10
Islam, Samia: 23
Jha, Nikhil: 23
Ji, Xinde “James”: 25
Jin, Xin: 48
Jo, Ah-Hyun: 36
Jung, Paul: 36 , 38
Kacher, Nicholas: 51
Kajitani, Yoshio: 13
Kane, Kevin: 11
Kang, Sanghyeok: 38
Kang, Seungmo: 38
Kang, Wei: 12 , 18
Kaplan, Marcella: 9
Kawamoto, Kiyom: 60
Keene, Thomas: 46 , 55
Kim, Euijun: 4
Kim, Heejin: 15 , 26
Kim, Hyun: 3
Kim, Hyun: 29 , 36
Kim, Juri: 13
Kim, Kijin: 36
Kim, Minsu: 30 , 63
Kim, Myungjin: 62
Kim, Tae-Hwa: 16
Kim, Wanhee: 36
Kingsley, Scarlett: 3
Knaap, Elijah: 12 , 18
Koeneke, Roberto: 25
Komarek, Tim: 15 , 21 , 26 , 46
Kourtit, Karima: 45
Kowalkowski, Brian: 55
Krsmanović, Branko: 9
Kwon, Daeyoung: 45
Kwon, Hoeyun: 54
Lampert, David: 60
Landini, Austin: 14
Lee, Annie: 5
Lee, Gunhak: 42
Lee, Jungyoon: 58
Lee, Seula: 58
Lee, Soomi: 24 , 64
Lee, Suela: 66
Lee, Ye-Rim: 43 , 68
Lehe, Lewis J.: 8
Lemieux, Thomas: 6
Lenzi, Camilla: 56 , 61
Lewin, Paul: 7 , 61
Leyk, Stefan: 54
Li, Mengming: 36 , 67
Li, Xiaoyin: 5 , 17 , 59
Li, Xin: 8
Li, Yan: 30
Li, Zhuyin: 12 , 37
Liang, Jiaochen: 43
Liao, Mengyu: 12
Lieberman, Offer: 58
Lim, Jaewon: 45
Lim, Sooyoung: 35 , 42
Lima, Ricardo: 43
Lin, Wen-Yen: 65
LIU, CHUN FANG: 25 , 37
Livy, Mitchell: 16 , 22
Losada-Rojas, Lisa: 38 , 44
Loveridge, Scott: 15 , 34 , 43 , 50 , 68
Ly, Tidiane: 6
Machado, Juan: 13
Mack, Elizabeth: 55
Maddock, Luke: 46
Malinen, Sanna: 13
Mallon, Jayna: 39
Malone, Trey: 15 , 26 , 40
Mansury, Yuri: 24
Mapes, Lindsay: 63
Marchand, Joseph: 61
Marjanovic, Ivana: 9
Marter, Danica: 29
Mastronardi, Luigi: 6
Matsumoto, Ryosuke: 49
Mazzaferro, Simone: 63
McCollum, Sal: 46
McCulloch, Sean: 62
McMillian Lequieu, Amanda: 7
Meier, Cris: 15 , 34
Miller, Gregory: 69
Miller, Lauren: 61
Miller, Ray: 15 , 21
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Modica, Marco: 36
Montania, Claudia: 10
Morisugi, Masafumi: 60
Morita, Tadashi: 54
Muldrow, Melody: 63
Murray, Alan: 29 , 35 , 42 , 47
Naito, Tohru: 8 , 62
Nam, Kyung-Min: 8
Nankivel, Jaxon: 31
Narsim, Jayanth Kumar: 3
Newbold, Bruce: 52
Newmarka, Gregory: 44
Nguyen, Dung: 29 , 35
Nguyen, Thuy: 19
Nichols, Mark: 67
Nicolini, Rosella: 21
Nijkamp, Peter: 45
Nkonya, Ephraim: 48
Norris, Caroline: 17
O hUallachain, Breandan: 31
Ochsen, Carsten: 59
Oh, Changwha: 29 , 35
Oh, Jinhwan: 57
Ohler, Adrienne: 14
Okuyama, Yasuhide: 13 , 19
Onega, Tracy: 20
Opoku, Monica: 51
Oshan, Taylor: 12
Ota, Mitsuru: 5
Ozawa, Jennifer: 69
Panzera, Elisa: 61
Parchet, Raphaël: 6
Paredes, Dusan: 43 , 50 , 68
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Park, Bo-kyoung: 50
Park, In Kwon: 22 , 50
Patrick, Carlianne: 59 , 64
Paudel, Krishna: 34
Paul, Laura: 61
Paul, Laura: 51
Pena, Anita: 21
Peppel-Srebrny, Jemima: 13
Petach, Luke: 51
Peterson, Samuel: 55
Pillalamarri, Kaushik: 44
Piras, Gianfranco: 58
Plambeck, Johannes: 58
Plemmons, Alicia: 59
Postiglione, Paolo: 63
Prentice, Valencia: 16
Pyrialakou, V. Dimitra: 32 , 44
Qiam, Shirin: 8
Rasmussen, Leif: 44
Reid, Neil: 27
Rephann, Terry: 69
Rey, Sergio: 12 , 18
Richie, Russell: 22
Ritter, Sebastian: 60
Rivera-Gonzalez, Carlos: 66
Rogerson, Peter: 9
Rokicki, Bartlomiej: 45
Rose, Adam: 13
Rossi, Francesca: 58
Royuela, Vicente: 60
Rupasingha, Anil: 6 , 34 , 63 , 64
Sabbi, Micaela: 21
Sanders, Austin: 4
Sansone, Michael: 60
Sato, Yasuhiro: 54
Schaefer, Aleks: 40
Scheffel, Matthew: 69
Scherpf, Erik: 61
Schiefelbein, Sean: 31
Schintler, Laurie: 56
Schmidt, Danielle: 17 , 20
Schmitz, Rachel: 3
Schupp, Justin: 7
Sedai, Ashish: 64
Sever, Muhammet: 32 , 37
Shapiro, Matthew: 60
Shepard, Jacob: 24
Shibusawa, Hiroyuki: 13
Shideler, Dave: 29
Shirai, Hiroaki: 22
Shobe, William: 69
Singh, Sushant: 65
Sisodiya, Sachin: 9
Skidmore, Mark: 43 , 50 , 68
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Stamenković, Aleksandar: 9
Stanković, Jelena: 9
Stanojević, Marina: 9
Steel, Emma: 13
Stephens, Brent: 60
Stephens, Heather: 5 , 17 , 59 , 62
Stephenson, Kendall: 34
Streat, DJ: 69
Sykuta, Mike: 14
Tasnim, Alvira Ahmed: 44
Taulbee, Lucas: 46
Thilmany, Dawn: 17 , 39 , 40
Thompson, Eric: 34
Tian, Zheng: 5 , 30
Tian, Zheng: 30 , 50 , 64
Tibbetts, Trevor: 12
Titze, Mirko: 6
TOGASHI, Tadashi: 13
Tong, Daoqin: 42 , 47
Totten, Gregory: 26
Trivín García, Pedro: 21
Ulrich, Cornelia: 20
Urso, Giulia: 36
van der Drift, Rosa: 16
Van Hulle, Michael: 24
Van Leuven, Andrew: 40
Van Sandt, Anders: 15 , 34 , 39
Villalobos, Maria: 60
Wadud, Sania: 48
Walker, Bernard: 13
Wang, Haoying: 68
Wang, Juan: 49
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Wang, Zhangyu: 9
Wasserman-Olin, Rebecca: 40
Watson, Maria: 13
Weber, Rachel: 24
Weerasekara, Nadeeka: 7
Wei, Ran: 29 , 35 , 42 , 47
Wei, Yu: 35
Weidenfeld, Adi: 20
Weinstein, Amanda: 37 , 39 , 62
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Wen, Yijia: 31
Weng, Weizhe: 25
Whitacre, Brian: 3 , 55
Whitehead, Ellen: 7 , 11
Wilbur-Mujtaba, Alea: 24
Williams, Matt: 69
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Winters, John: 11 , 55
Wojan, Timothy: 30 , 69
Wolf, Levi: 18
Wornell, Emily: 7 , 11
Xie, Siqiao: 54
Xu, Dongkuan: 44
Yamashita, Eric: 60
Yang, Jimin: 57
Yeshuo Shu, Yeshuo Shu: 47
Yim, Hyungsun: 10
Yonemoto, Kiyoshi: 19
Young, Tandem: 29 , 47
Zhang, Su: 66
Zhang, Ting: 33 , 56
Zhang, Yi Min: 36 , 67
Zhang, Yuyang: 29
Zhang, Zhenpeng: 56
Zhao, Xialing: 57
Zheng, Yunqiang: 35 , 42
Zheng, Zhongqi: 42 , 47
Zhong, Xiaoting: 49
Zhu, Guohao: 8
Zhu, Huahua: 32