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Program at a Glance


Wednesday November 12, 2025
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Thursday November 13, 2025
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
1:45 PM - 3:45 PM
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
4:15 PM - 6:15 PM
6:15 PM - 7:30 PM
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Friday November 14, 2025
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
1:45 PM - 3:45 PM
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
4:15 PM - 6:15 PM
Saturday November 15, 2025
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
1:45 PM - 3:45 PM






NARSC Program

NARSC Office [Informal meeting]
Wednesday | 8:00 am-5:00 pm | Summit Peak
1. Spatial Data Analysis and Econometrics with PySAL [Workshop]
Wednesday | 8:00 am-5:00 pm | Mt. Harvard
Registration
Wednesday | 8:00 am-5:00 pm | Third Floor Foyer
2. Rural Livability Preconference Workshop [Workshop]
Wednesday | 10:00 am-4:00 pm | Mt. Princeton
3. The New Wellbeing Society: A Spatial Perspective [Special Session]
Wednesday | 1:30 pm-3:30 pm | Mt. Yale

Organizers: Peter Nijkamp, Rijeka University, Rijeka, Croatia; Karima Kourtit, Open University of The Netherlands,;
Chair: Kingsley Haynes, George Mason University
  • Regional Development, Spatial Disparities, and Socio-Economic Wellbeing Peter Nijkamp, Rijeka University, Rijeka, Croatia
  • The Blessing in Disguise Hypothesis: Do Disasters Create Higher Wellbeing? Alex Banica, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University
  • Third Places and Human Happiness Neil Reid, University of Toledo
  • The City is a Village: A Wellbeing Perspective Karima Kourtit, Open University of The Netherlands,
4. The Regional Science Manifesto on Climate Change and the New Wellbeing Society [Panel]
Wednesday | 3:30 pm-4:30 pm | Mt. Yale

Organizers: Peter Nijkamp, Rijeka University, Rijeka, Croatia; Karima Kourtit, Open University of The Netherlands,;
Chairs: Peter Nijkamp, Rijeka University, Rijeka, Croatia; Karima Kourtit, Open University of The Netherlands,;

Panelists:
  • Marcelo Bentes Diniz, Federal University of Para;
  • Martijn Burger, Erasmus University Rotterdam;
  • Catherine Gall, Panthéon-Sorbonne University;
  • Karima Kourtit, Open University of The Netherlands,;
  • Paul Krugman, Princeton University;
  • Carlos Moreno, Panthéon-Sorbonne University;
  • Peter Nijkamp, Rijeka University, Rijeka, Croatia;
  • Márcia Jucá Teixeira Diniz, Federal University of Para;
  • Robin Wells, Princeton University;
5. NARSC Plenary. RSAI Fellows Lecture [Plenary]
Wednesday | 6:30 pm-7:30 pm | Colorado A

Chair: Amit Batabyal, RIT
  • Feeding Water-Stressed Cities: Optimizing Alternative Water Systems for Uban Agriculture Daoqin Tong, Arizona State University
6. Icebreaker Reception [Reception]
Wednesday | 8:00 pm-9:00 pm | Colorado B
7. Rural Economies [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Maroon Peak

Chair: Austin Sanders, USDA ERS
  • 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
Discussants:
  • Austin Sanders, USDA ERS
  • Thomas Christoffel, Regional Intelligence-Regional Communities, LLC
  • Clayton Adamson, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • J. Matthew Fannin, LSU
8. Health and Wellness I [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Mt. Columbia

Chair: Josiah Cruikshank, Oklahoma State University
  • Urban mental health under climate stress: Heat vulnerability and social cohesion in South Korea Hyun Kim, University of Tennessee
  • 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
Discussants:
  • Josiah Cruikshank, Oklahoma State University
  • Hyun Kim, University of Tennessee
  • Sandip Chakrabarti, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad
9. Pathways In and Out of Poverty: Traps, Employment, and the Role of Safety Nets [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Mt. Oxford

Organizers: Paul Lewin, University of Idaho; Nadeeka Weerasekara, University of Idaho;
Chairs: Paul Lewin, University of Idaho; Emily Wornell, Ball State University;
  • 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
10. Tourism [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Mt. Princeton

Chair: Daeyoung Kwon, University of Nevada - Las Vegas
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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)
Discussants:
  • Daeyoung Kwon, University of Nevada - Las Vegas
  • Bartlomiej Rokicki, University of Warsaw
  • Jaewon Lim, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)
  • Paul Jung, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
11. Economic Development Policy [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Mt. Wilson

Chair: Tidiane Ly, Syracuse University
  • 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
  • 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
  • Policy Competition in a Spatial Economy David Agrawal, University of California - Irvine; Tidiane Ly, Syracuse University; and Raphaël Parchet, Università della Svizzera Italiana
Discussants:
  • Tidiane Ly, Syracuse University
  • Mirko Titze, Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH) - Member of the Leibniz Association
  • Carmela Ciccarelli, Università della Calabria (Unical)
  • Zheng Tian, Pennsylvania State University
12. Land Use [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Mt. Yale

Chair: Shirin Qiam, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
  • 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
Discussants:
  • Shirin Qiam, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
  • xinyue wang, People`s University of China
  • Kyung-Min Nam, The University of Hong Kong
  • Hirotaka Fujioka, Doshisha University
13. NARSC Council Meeting [Business Meeting]
Thursday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Mt. Harvard
NARSC Office [Informal meeting]
Thursday | 8:00 am-5:00 pm | Summit Peak
Registration
Thursday | 8:00 am-5:00 pm | Third Floor Foyer
Coffee Break [Break]
Thursday | 10:00 am-10:30 am | Coffee Break Area
14. Trade, Transportation, and Global Supply Chains: Spatial Perspectives I [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Maroon Peak

Organizers: Paul Jung, Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Sandy Dall Erba, University of Illinois; Marco Modica, Gran Sasso Science Institute;
Chairs: Marco Modica, Gran Sasso Science Institute; Hyungsun Yim, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign;
  • 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
  • Understanding the Impact of Future Climate Conditions on Agricultural Production Hyungsun Yim, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign; and Sandy Dall Erba, University of Illinois
  • What Drives South Korea’s Trade Volume? Gravity, Migration, and Beyond Jinhwan Oh, Ewha Womans University; and Jimin Yang, Ewha Womans University
Discussants:
  • Tatsuyoshi MIYAKOSHI, Gifu Shotoku-Gakuen University
  • Jinhwan Oh, Ewha Womans University
  • Linlin Fan, Pennsylvania State University
  • Tomoki Ishikura, Tokyo Metropolitan University
15. Issues in Regional Science [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Mt. Columbia

Chair: Jae Teuk Chin, University of Seoul
  • 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
  • Mapping Urban AI Readiness through Platform Indicators of Algorithmic Governance Jae Teuk Chin, University of Seoul
Discussants:
  • Jae Teuk Chin, University of Seoul
  • Sachin Sisodiya, University of Cincinnati
  • Ivana Marjanovic, University of Niš Faculty of Economics
  • Peter Rogerson, Arizona State University
  • katherine asmussen, University of Tennessee Knoxville
16. Regional Economic Effects of Disasters 1 [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Mt. Oxford

Organizer: Yasuhide Okuyama, University of Kitakyushu
Chairs: Yasuhide Okuyama, University of Kitakyushu; Adam Rose, University of Southern California;
  • 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
Discussants:
  • Adam Rose, University of Southern California
  • Miguel Angel Gavilan Rubio, European Stability Mechanism
17. Open Source in Regional Science (I) [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Mt. Wilson

Organizer: Sergio Rey, San Diego State University
Chairs: Wei Kang, University of California Riverside; Luc Anselin, University of Chicago;
  • 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
18. Regional/Rural Development I: Weiler Award Finalists [Special Session]
Thursday | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Mt. Yale

Organizers: Sarah Low, University of Illinois; Tim Komarek, Colorado State University;
  • 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
19. RSAI Long Range Planning Committee Meeting
Thursday | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Mt. Harvard

Organizer: Ana Vinuela, University of Oviedo
20. Housing I [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 1:45 pm-3:45 pm | Maroon Peak

Chair: Youngeun Park, Seoul National University
  • Trendy or troublesome? TikTok queues and house prices Rosa van der Drift, Delft University of Technology
  • 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
  • The Impacts of Homeownership Policies on Housing Entry and Retention across Income Groups during a Housing Market Downturn : A Case Study of Seoul, South Korea Youngeun Park, Seoul National University; and Jaemin Song, Seoul National University
Discussants:
  • Youngeun Park, Seoul National University
  • Rosa van der Drift, Delft University of Technology
  • Xiaozhou Ding, South Dakota State University
  • Mitchell Livy, California State University, Fullerton
21. Public Goods [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 1:45 pm-3:45 pm | Mt. Columbia

Chair: Heejin Kim, Michigan State University
  • Public Transfers and Local Distributions: Evidence from a Distributional Regression Discontinuity Design Vinicius Cicero, Colorado State University
  • 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
  • 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
Discussants:
  • Heejin Kim, Michigan State University
  • Vinicius Cicero, Colorado State University
  • Yang Cheng, UW-Madison
  • Yuulin An, Colorado State University
  • Anja Gruber, University of Wyoming
22. Regional Economic Effects of Disasters 2 [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 1:45 pm-3:45 pm | Mt. Oxford

Organizer: Yasuhide Okuyama, University of Kitakyushu
Chairs: Yasuhide Okuyama, University of Kitakyushu; Yasuhide Okuyama, University of Kitakyushu;
  • 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
  • The "Optimal" Geographical Distribution of Population/Industries under Disaster Risks: Applying Portfolio Theory Kiyoshi Yonemoto, Takasaki City University of Economics
  • 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
  • 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
  • Hiroyuki Shibusawa, Toyohashi University of Technology
  • Yasuhide Okuyama, University of Kitakyushu
  • Thuy Nguyen, Texas A&M University
23. Outreach in Regional Science I [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 1:45 pm-3:45 pm | Mt. Princeton

Organizers: Heather Stephens, West Virginia University; John Winters, Iowa State University; Emily Wornell, Ball State University;
Chair: Amanda Weinstein, Center on Rural Innovation
  • Coverage in Crisis: Homeowners Insurance Dynamics and Hazards across Colorado Caroline Norris, Colorado State University; and Dawn Thilmany, Colorado State University
  • 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
  • Rural America’s Struggle to Access Private Capital Amanda Weinstein, Center on Rural Innovation; and Adam Dewbury, Center on Rural Innovation
  • Human Capital in the Heartland John Winters, Iowa State University
Discussants:
  • Mckenzie Boyce, University of Wisconsin - Madison
  • Amanda Weinstein, Center on Rural Innovation
  • Caroline Norris, Colorado State University
  • David Nason, Florida Gulf Coast University
24. Open Source in Regional Science (II) [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 1:45 pm-3:45 pm | Mt. Wilson

Organizer: Sergio Rey, San Diego State University
Chairs: Elijah Knaap, University of California - Irvine; Wei Kang, University of California Riverside;
  • 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
25. Regional/Rural Development II: Developing Indexes and Classifications [Special Session]
Thursday | 1:45 pm-3:45 pm | Mt. Yale

Organizers: Sarah Low, University of Illinois; Tim Komarek, Colorado State University;
  • 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
Coffee Break [Break]
Thursday | 3:45 pm-4:15 pm | Coffee Break Area
26. Housing II [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 4:15 pm-6:15 pm | Maroon Peak

Chair: Kyoungwon Cha, Seoul National University
  • 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
Discussants:
  • Kyoungwon Cha, Seoul National University
  • Russell Richie, University of Pennsylvania
  • Ikuto Aiba, The University of Tokyo
  • Mitchell Livy, California State University, Fullerton
27. Migrants and the Economy [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 4:15 pm-6:15 pm | Mt. Columbia

Chair: Zuzana Bednarik, North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
  • 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
Discussants:
  • Zuzana Bednarik, North Central Regional Center for Rural Development
  • Micaela Sabbi, Colorado State University
  • Rosella Nicolini, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
  • Lidia Carvajal, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico
28. Pollution [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 4:15 pm-6:15 pm | Mt. Oxford

Chair: Roberto Koeneke, University of Florida
  • 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
Discussants:
  • Roberto Koeneke, University of Florida
  • Amit Batabyal, RIT
  • Amit Batabyal, RIT
  • Chi-Tung Hung, Ming Chuan University
29. Education [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 4:15 pm-6:15 pm | Mt. Princeton

Chair: Nikhil Jha, St Joseph's University
  • 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
Discussants:
  • Nikhil Jha, St Joseph's University
  • Nikhil Jha, St Joseph's University
  • Matthias Brachert, Halle Institute for Economic Research
  • Samia Islam, Boise State University
30. Tax Policy [Formal Paper Session]
Thursday | 4:15 pm-6:15 pm | Mt. Wilson

Chair: Soomi Lee, University of La Verne
  • 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
  • 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
Discussants:
  • Soomi Lee, University of La Verne
  • Fernanda Alfaro-Gonzalez, michigan state university
  • Joshua Drucker, University of Illinois at Chicago
31. Regional/Rural Development III: Economic Development [Special Session]
Thursday | 4:15 pm-6:15 pm | Mt. Yale

Organizers: Sarah Low, University of Illinois; Tim Komarek, Colorado State University;
  • Electoral Accountability After Regional Economic Shocks: Evidence from Mayoral Elections in Brazil Vinicius Cicero, Colorado State University; and Iasmin Goes, Colorado State University
  • 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 Demography Office
32. NARSC Presidential Address [Plenary]
Thursday | 6:15 pm-7:30 pm | Colorado B

Chair: Geoffrey J.D. Hewings, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign
  • “Rebels, Renegades, and Revolutionaries: The New Geography of the American Brewing Industry”, Neil Reid, University of Toledo Neil Reid, University of Toledo
33. Welcome Reception [Reception]
Thursday | 7:30 pm-8:30 pm | Colorado B
34. The Regional Dimensions of Climate Change Mitigation [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Maroon Peak

Organizer: Timothy Wojan, National Science Foundation
Chairs: Stephan Goetz, Pennsylvania State University; Luyi Han, Penn State University;
  • Open Space and the Development and Adoption of Onsite Renewable Energy Timothy Wojan, National Science Foundation; 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, National Science Foundation; 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, National Science Foundation; 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
  • Timothy Wojan, National Science Foundation
35. Location and Spatial Analysis I [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Mt. Columbia

Organizers: Alan Murray, University of California at Santa Barbara; Ran Wei, University of California, Riverside;
Chairs: Alan Murray, University of California at Santa Barbara; Tandem Young, University of Arkansas;
  • 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
  • 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
  • Tandem Young, University of Arkansas; 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
36. Entrepreneurship and Innovation I [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Mt. Princeton

Chair: Jaehee Song, University of Colorado Boulder
  • 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
Discussants:
  • Jaehee Song, University of Colorado Boulder
  • Jaxon Nankivel, North Dakota State University
  • Yijia Wen, Florida State University
  • Breandan O hUallachain, Arizona State University
37. Transportation I: Transportation Planning [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Mt. Wilson

Chair: Huahua Zhu, Indiana University
  • 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
Discussants:
  • Huahua Zhu, Indiana University
  • Yessenia Cruz Caleno, West Virginia University
  • Muhammet Sever, George Mason University
  • Mustahsin Aziz, WVU
38. Roundtable Discussion of the NERSA/NARSC Program for Early Career Regional Science Scholars and Project Presentations [Special Session]
Friday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Mt. Oxford

Chairs: Ting Zhang, University of Baltimore; Mckenzie Boyce, University of Wisconsin - Madison;
  • Livability and Life-Cycle Migration Yang Cheng, UW-Madison
  • Firms and Rural Worker Migration Project Proposal Mckenzie Boyce, University of Wisconsin - Madison; and James Davis, Economic Research Service
39. Regional/Rural Development IV: Essential Infrastructure [Special Session]
Friday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Mt. Yale

Organizers: Sarah Low, University of Illinois; Tim Komarek, Colorado State University;
  • 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
40. SRSA Council Meeting
Friday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Mt. Harvard

Organizer: Caleb Stair, University of Florida
Chair: Caleb Stair, University of Florida
NARSC Office [Informal meeting]
Friday | 8:00 am-5:00 pm | Summit Peak
Registration
Friday | 8:00 am-5:00 pm | Third Floor Foyer
Coffee Break [Break]
Friday | 10:00 am-10:30 am | Coffee Break Area
41. RSAI Council [Business Meeting]
Friday | 10:00 am-12:00 pm | Mt. Harvard
42. Trade, Transportation, and Global Supply Chains: Spatial Perspectives II [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Maroon Peak

Organizers: Paul Jung, Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Sandy Dall Erba, University of Illinois; Marco Modica, Gran Sasso Science Institute;
Chairs: Sandy Dall Erba, University of Illinois; Mengming Li, National Renewable Energy Laboratory;
  • 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)
Discussants:
  • Sergio Rey, San Diego State University
  • Adam Rose, University of Southern California
  • Marco Modica, Gran Sasso Science Institute
  • Paul Jung, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
43. Location and Spatial Analysis II [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Mt. Columbia

Organizers: Alan Murray, University of California at Santa Barbara; Ran Wei, University of California, Riverside;
Chair: Richard Church, University of California - 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
  • Supporting Wildfire Mitigation Investment Prioritization Thelonious Funk, UC Santa Barbara Geography; and Alan Murray, University of California at Santa Barbara
Discussants:
  • Yunqiang Zheng, Arizona State University
  • Thelonious Funk, UC Santa Barbara Geography
  • Sooyoung Lim, Pennsylvania State University
  • Changwha Oh, University of Tennessee
44. Outreach in Regional Science II [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Mt. Oxford

Organizers: Heather Stephens, West Virginia University; John Winters, Iowa State University; Emily Wornell, Ball State University;
Chair: Heather Stephens, West Virginia University
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
Discussants:
  • John Winters, Iowa State University
  • Steve Deller, University of Wisconsin - Madison
  • Dawn Thilmany, Colorado State University
45. NARSC Student Paper Competition [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Mt. Princeton

Chair: Caroline Welter, West Virginia University
  • 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
  • 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
  • Local Government Resilience to Federal Tax Reform: Evidence from the SALT Deduction Cap Federico Corredor, Georgia State University
  • The Impact of SSA Field Office Closures on Disability Program Participation Caroline Welter, West Virginia University
46. Transportation II: Transportation Planning [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Mt. Wilson

Chair: Ye Fan, PetroChina Planning & Engineering Institute
  • 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)
  • What drives a world trade globalization during the Past 50 Years: Progress, Causality, Disparity, WTO, Trade-War, Crisis Tatsuyoshi MIYAKOSHI, Gifu Shotoku-Gakuen University
  • Shenzhen’s 15-minute city initiative: A model for high-quality urban development Yongda Yu, Tsinghua University; Ye Fan, PetroChina Planning & Engineering Institute; Yu Gao, Tsinghua University; and Jing Liang, Harbin Institute of Technology
Discussants:
  • Ye Fan, PetroChina Planning & Engineering Institute
  • Lisa Losada-Rojas, University of New Mexico
  • Hania Afzal, University of Nebraska Lincoln (UNL)
  • Tatsuyoshi MIYAKOSHI, Gifu Shotoku-Gakuen University
47. Regional/Rural Development V: Food Business & Entrepreneurship [Special Session]
Friday | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Mt. Yale

Organizers: Sarah Low, University of Illinois; Tim Komarek, Colorado State University;
  • 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
48. Lunch and Award Ceremony [Lunch]
Friday | 12:30 pm-1:45 pm | Colorado B
49. Natural Disasters I [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 1:45 pm-3:45 pm | Maroon Peak

Chair: Ye-Rim Lee, Michigan State University
  • 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
Discussants:
  • Ye-Rim Lee, Michigan State University
  • Qin Fan, California State University, Fresno
  • Mustahsin Aziz, WVU
  • Ricardo Lima, Universidade Católica de Brasília
50. Location and Spatial Analysis III [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 1:45 pm-3:45 pm | Mt. Columbia

Organizers: Alan Murray, University of California at Santa Barbara; Ran Wei, University of California, Riverside;
Chairs: Ran Wei, University of California, Riverside; Richard Church, University of California - Santa Barbara;
  • Compact Land Use Allocation Alan Murray, University of California at Santa Barbara
  • A hybrid approach integrating GeoAI and metaheuristics for spatial optimization problems Sooyoung Lim, Pennsylvania State University; and Gunhak Lee, Seoul National University
  • Optimizing Green Stormwater Infrastructure Siting in Desert Cities Yunqiang Zheng, Arizona State University; and Daoqin Tong, Arizona State University
  • 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
51. Alternative Employment Systems [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 1:45 pm-3:45 pm | Mt. Oxford

Chair: Mitsuru Ota, University of Tsukuba
  • 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
Discussants:
  • Mitsuru Ota, University of Tsukuba
  • Annie Lee, University of North Texas
  • Heather Stephens, West Virginia University
52. Entrepreneurship and Innovation II [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 1:45 pm-3:45 pm | Mt. Princeton

Chair: Adi Weidenfeld, University of Warsaw
  • 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
  • Delineating Functional areas of knowledge networks of regions Adi Weidenfeld, University of Warsaw
Discussants:
  • Adi Weidenfeld, University of Warsaw
  • CHUN FANG LIU, Ming Chuan University
  • Muhammet Sever, George Mason University
  • Amanda Weinstein, Center on Rural Innovation
  • Zhuyin Li, The University of Chicago
53. Transportation III: Transit [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 1:45 pm-3:45 pm | Mt. Wilson

Chair: Eleni Bardaka, North Carolina State University
  • 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
Discussants:
  • Eleni Bardaka, North Carolina State University
  • Lisa Losada-Rojas, University of New Mexico
  • V. Dimitra Pyrialakou, West Virginia University
  • V. Dimitra Pyrialakou, West Virginia University
54. Regional/Rural Development VI: Housing Issues [Special Session]
Friday | 1:45 pm-3:45 pm | Mt. Yale

Organizers: Sarah Low, University of Illinois; Tim Komarek, Colorado State University;
  • 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
Coffee Break [Break]
Friday | 3:45 pm-4:15 pm | Coffee Break Area
55. Natural Disasters II [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 4:15 pm-6:15 pm | Maroon Peak

Chair: Vicente Royuela, University of Barcelona (Spain)
  • 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
  • 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)
Discussants:
  • Elham Erfanian, Black Hills State University
  • Richard Acquah-Sarpong, Oregon State University
  • Vicente Royuela, University of Barcelona (Spain)
  • Ephraim Nkonya, USDA
56. Location and Spatial Analysis IV [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 4:15 pm-6:15 pm | Mt. Columbia

Organizers: Alan Murray, University of California at Santa Barbara; Ran Wei, University of California, Riverside;
Chairs: Daoqin Tong, Arizona State University; Yeshuo Shu Yeshuo Shu, University of California, Santa Barbara;
  • 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, University of Arkansas
  • Daoqin Tong, Arizona State University
57. Housing III [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 4:15 pm-6:15 pm | Mt. Oxford

Chair: Janet Kohlhase, University of Houston
  • 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
Discussants:
  • Fernanda Alfaro-Gonzalez, michigan state university
  • Stephan Goetz, Pennsylvania State University
  • Bo-kyoung Park, seoul national university
  • Marie-Pier Champagne, Laval University
58. Fake News, Scientific Truth, and AI & Great Minds in Regional Science [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 4:15 pm-6:15 pm | Mt. Princeton

Organizers: Karima Kourtit, Open University of The Netherlands,; Peter Nijkamp, Rijeka University, Rijeka, Croatia;
Chairs: Peter Schaeffer, West Virginia University; Bruce Newbold, McMaster University; David Plane, University of Arizona;
  • Scientific Consensus, Humans and Machines Karima Kourtit, Open University of The Netherlands,; and Peter Nijkamp, Rijeka University, Rijeka, Croatia
  • GiGo and BiBo in the Housing Market
  • Great Minds in Regional Science - David Boyce Hillel Bar-gera, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
  • Great Minds in Regional Science - Andrew Isserman Peter Schaeffer, West Virginia University
59. Transportation IV: Rail [Formal Paper Session]
Friday | 4:15 pm-6:15 pm | Mt. Wilson

Chair: Juan Wang, NCSU
  • Does High-Speed Rail Reduce Road Traffic?: Evidence from Japan Ryosuke Matsumoto, Railway Technical Research Institute
  • 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
  • The effectiveness of speed enforcement policies in congested cities Daniel Amorim Centuriao, West Virginia University
Discussants:
  • Juan Wang, NCSU
  • Daniel Amorim Centuriao, West Virginia University
  • Steven Craig, University of Houston
  • Ryosuke Matsumoto, Railway Technical Research Institute
60. Regional/Rural Development VII: Natural Resources [Special Session]
Friday | 4:15 pm-6:15 pm | Mt. Yale

Organizers: Sarah Low, University of Illinois; Tim Komarek, Colorado State University;
  • 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
61. Crime [Formal Paper Session]
Saturday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Maroon Peak

Chair: Miriam Berretta, Gran Sasso Science Institute
  • 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
Discussants:
  • Miriam Berretta, Gran Sasso Science Institute
  • Ilenia Bertacche, University of Corsica
62. Mobility [Formal Paper Session]
Saturday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Mt. Columbia

Chair: Miquel-Angel Garcia-Lopez, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
  • 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,
Discussants:
  • Miquel-Angel Garcia-Lopez, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
  • Bruce Newbold, McMaster University
  • Mark Horner, Florida State University
63. AI and the Economy [Formal Paper Session]
Saturday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Mt. Oxford

Chair: Frederick Treyz, Regional Economic Models, Inc
  • 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
  • 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
  • REMI-AI: Artificial Intelligence Analysis in Regional Economic Modeling Frederick Treyz, Regional Economic Models, Inc
Discussants:
  • Frederick Treyz, Regional Economic Models, Inc
  • Andrew Crawley, University of Maine
  • Ting Zhang, University of Baltimore
  • Zhenpeng Zhang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
64. Health and Wellness II [Formal Paper Session]
Saturday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Mt. Princeton

Chair: Michael Betz, The Ohio State University
  • 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
Discussants:
  • Michael Betz, The Ohio State University
  • Siqiao Xie, University of Colorado Boulder
  • Yasuhiro Sato, University of Tokyo
65. Broadband [Formal Paper Session]
Saturday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Mt. Wilson

Chair: Samuel Peterson, North Dakota State University
  • 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
Discussants:
  • Samuel Peterson, North Dakota State University
  • Edward Helderop, University of California, Riverside
  • Elizabeth Mack, Michigan State University
  • Luyi Han, Penn State University
66. Trade [Formal Paper Session]
Saturday | 8:00 am-10:00 am | Mt. Yale

Chair: Claudia Montania, University of Arizona
  • 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
  • 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
Discussants:
  • Claudia Montania, University of Arizona
  • Xialing Zhao, Penn State
NARSC Office [Informal meeting]
Saturday | 8:00 am-12:00 pm | Summit Peak
Registration
Saturday | 8:00 am-12:00 pm | Third Floor Foyer
Coffee Break [Break]
Saturday | 10:00 am-10:30 am | Coffee Break Area
67. Labor Markets [Formal Paper Session]
Saturday | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Maroon Peak

Chair: Carsten Ochsen, HdBA
  • 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; Heather Stephens, West Virginia University; and David Nason, Florida Gulf Coast University
  • US Labor Market Dynamics in the Past Decades Carsten Ochsen, HdBA
Discussants:
  • Carsten Ochsen, HdBA
  • Carlianne Patrick, Georgia State University
  • Xiaoyin Li, West Virginia University
68. Methods in Regional Science [Formal Paper Session]
Saturday | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Mt. Columbia

Chair: Johannes Plambeck, Cornell University
  • 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
Discussants:
  • Johannes Plambeck, Cornell University
  • Eric J. Heikkila, Univ. Southern California
  • Gianfranco Piras, G. d`Annunzio University
  • Kieran Donaghy, Cornell University
69. Quality of Life and Welfare [Formal Paper Session]
Saturday | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Mt. Oxford

Chair: Tohru Naito, Doshisha University
  • 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
Discussants:
  • Tohru Naito, Doshisha University
  • Michael Hicks, Ball State University
  • Yong Chen, Oregon State University
  • Sean McCulloch, Brown University
70. The Green Transition [Formal Paper Session]
Saturday | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Mt. Princeton

Chair: Joao-Pedro Ferreira, University of Virginia
  • Green with Anger. Violent and polarised reactions to environmental reforms and local vulnerability to the green transition Daria Denti, Gran Sasso Science Institute London Schoo of Economics/
  • 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
  • A Greening Strategy for Urban Heat Mitigation through Nonlinear Optimization: Case Study of Low-Income Neighborhoods in Downtown Houston Bumseok Chun, Texas Southern University; Jiwan K Thapa, Texas Southern University; Jaewoong Won, Kyung Hee University; and Jaebum Jun, Kangwon National University
  • Data Centers in the Great Lakes Region: location, economic and energy ramifications Terry Rephann, University of Virginia; Matthew Scheffel, University of Virginia; and William Shobe, University of Virginia
Discussants:
  • Terry Rephann, University of Virginia
  • Daria Denti, Gran Sasso Science Institute London Schoo of Economics/
  • Hao Huang, Illinois Institute of Technology
  • Bumseok Chun, Texas Southern University
71. Wages [Formal Paper Session]
Saturday | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Mt. Wilson

Chair: Lauren Miller, USDA Economic Research Service
  • 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
  • Access to SNAP Retailers: Varying Retailer Landscapes in Urban and Rural America Lauren Miller, USDA Economic Research Service; Erik Scherpf, ; and Laura Paul, ERS/USDA
Discussants:
  • Lauren Miller, USDA Economic Research Service
  • Joseph Marchand, University of Alberta
  • Richard Acquah-Sarpong, Oregon State University
72. Poverty [Formal Paper Session]
Saturday | 10:30 am-12:30 pm | Mt. Yale

Chair: Lindsay Mapes, University of Georgia
  • 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
Discussants:
  • Lindsay Mapes, University of Georgia
  • Alfredo Cartone, University g.d’Annunzio of Chieti Pescara
  • Anil Rupasingha, USDA-ERS
  • Melody Muldrow, University of Missouri
73. Carbon Stock and Emissions [Formal Paper Session]
Saturday | 1:45 pm-3:45 pm | Maroon Peak

Chair: Shou-Chi Chen, Ming Chuan University
  • 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
Discussants:
  • Shou-Chi Chen, Ming Chuan University
  • Wen-Yen Lin, Ming Chuan University
  • Sushant Singh, University of Oklahoma
74. Politics, Policy, and Business [Formal Paper Session]
Saturday | 1:45 pm-3:45 pm | Mt. Columbia

Chair: Ashish Sedai, University of Texas at Arlintgon
  • 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
  • Paycheck Protection Program and Small Business Payment Practices Yong Chen, Oregon State University; and Soomi Lee, University of La Verne
  • 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
Discussants:
  • Ashish Sedai, University of Texas at Arlintgon
  • Federico Corredor, Georgia State University
  • Yong Chen, Oregon State University
75. Water and Drought [Formal Paper Session]
Saturday | 1:45 pm-3:45 pm | Mt. Oxford

Chair: Yixin Chen, New Mexico Tech
  • Drought and the Energy Transition in Latin America Ye-Rim Lee, Michigan State University; Lenin H Balza, Inter-American Development Bank; and Jose Belnar, Inter-American Development Bank
  • 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
Discussants:
  • Yixin Chen, New Mexico Tech
  • Ye-Rim Lee, Michigan State University
  • Haoying Wang, New Mexico Tech
76. Warehousing and Freight [Formal Paper Session]
Saturday | 1:45 pm-3:45 pm | Mt. Princeton

Chair: Carlos Rivera-Gonzalez, university of new mexico
  • Modeling Warehouse Location Choice Considering Intra-firm Interactions Usman Ahmed, University of Tennessee Knoxville; Carlos Rivera-Gonzalez, university of new mexico; and Matthew Roorda,
  • 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
Discussants:
  • Carlos Rivera-Gonzalez, university of new mexico
  • Usman Ahmed, University of Tennessee Knoxville
  • Genevieve Giuliano, University of Southern California
77. Economic Development [Formal Paper Session]
Saturday | 1:45 pm-3:45 pm | Mt. Wilson

Chair: Andre Fernandes Tomon Avelino, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  • 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
Discussants:
  • Andre Fernandes Tomon Avelino, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  • Mouhcine Guettabi, university of north carolina wilmigton
  • Karl Geisler, Idaho State University
  • Alberto Franco Solis, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
78. Data [Formal Paper Session]
Saturday | 1:45 pm-3:45 pm | Mt. Yale

Chair: Rheann Quenneville, University of Guelph
  • 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, National Science Foundation; 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
  • Mapping Rural Data Ecosystems: A Scoping Review of Health, Economic, and Climate Adaptation Data in Ontario Rheann Quenneville, University of Guelph
Discussants:
  • Rheann Quenneville, University of Guelph
  • Timothy Wojan, National Science Foundation
  • Gregory Miller, Colorado State University






Index to Participants

Acquah-Sarpong, Richard: 55 , 71
Adamson, Clayton: 7
Afriyie, Emmanuel: 35 , 50
Afzal, Hania: 46
Agrawal, David: 11
Ahmed, Usman: 76
Aiba, Ikuto: 26
Alfaro-Gonzalez, Fernanda: 30 , 57
Alizadeh, Danial: 35 , 43
Alves, Pedro: 49
Amaral, Julia: 76
An, Yuulin: 21
Anders, John: 21 , 25 , 31
Anselin, Luc: 17
Arya, Pradeep: 29
Aryal, Ankit: 46
asmussen, katherine: 15
Asomani, Kwasi: 24
Avery, Greg: 42 , 77
Avetisyan, Misak: 16
Aziz, Mustahsin: 37 , 49
Babiarz, Patryk: 72
Babkin, Anton: 7
Baik, Jiwon: 43 , 50
Balza, Lenin H: 75
Banica, Alex: 3
Bar-gera, Hillel: 58
Barbier, Edward: 18
Bardaka, Eleni: 53 , 57 , 59
Barsanetti, Bruno: 49
Batabyal, Amit: 5 , 28
Baylis, Kathy: 66
Bednarik, Zuzana: 27
Belnar, Jose: 75
Belval, Erin: 43
Berg, Aleksander: 64
Bernard, Marcus: 21 , 31
Berretta, Miriam: 61
Bertacche, Ilenia: 61
Betz, Michael: 64
Biagi, Bianca: 61
Binder, Susan: 37
Bir, Courtney: 47
Bohaczek, Jean: 9
Borck, Rainald: 64
Botha, Elsamari: 16
Boyce, Mckenzie: 18 , 23 , 38 , 44
Brachert, Matthias: 29
Brown, Charlotte: 16
Bucci, Alberto: 27
Buijs, Sophie: 16
Burger, Martijn: 4
Byrne, Anne: 47
Calkin, David: 43
Cao, An: 66
Carpena Barranco, Hugo: 62
Carpenter, Craig: 21 , 25 , 31 , 39 , 54
Cartone, Alfredo: 72
Carvajal, Lidia: 27
Cavalcanti, Francisco: 49
Centuriao, Daniel Amorim: 59
Cha, Kyoungwon: 26
Chagas, Andre LS: 14
Chakrabarti, Sandip: 8
Champagne, Marie-Pier: 57
Chang, Stephanie: 16
Chen, Bowen: 53
Chen, Jing-Han: 73
Chen, Kelly: 29
Chen, Shou-Chi: 73
Chen, Wei: 12 , 45
Chen, Yixin: 75
Chen, Yong: 69 , 71 , 74
Cheng, Yang: 21 , 38 , 44
Chin, Jae Teuk: 15
Cho, Beomyoung: 35
Cho, Seong-hyun: 42
Christoffel, Thomas: 7
Chuang, Shih-Hsien: 39
Chun, Bumseok: 70
Church, Richard: 35 , 43 , 50
Ciccarelli, Carmela: 11
Cicero, Vinicius: 21 , 31
Cisneros, Jorge: 78
Conroy, Tessa: 21 , 44 , 54
Cooke, Elyse: 70
Correas, Ignacio: 47
Corredor, Federico: 45 , 74
Court, Christa: 28
Craig, Steven: 59
Crawley, Andrew: 63
Cromartie, John: 25
Cruikshank, Josiah: 8
Cruz Caleno, Yessenia: 37 , 53
CUI, Mingji: 22
Curtis, Katherine J.: 7
D'Lima, Walter: 36
Dall Erba, Sandy: 14 , 34 , 42 , 66
Darnkachatarn, Siriporn: 16
Davis, James: 11 , 38 , 39
de Ruiter, Marleen: 16
DeJohn, Amber: 62
Delgado, Michael: 59
Deller, Steve: 21 , 34 , 44 , 54
Denti, Daria: 70
Derakhshan, Sahar: 16
Deskins, John: 69
Detotto, Claudio: 61
Dewbury, Adam: 23 , 52
Dey, Kakan: 53
Deyo, Darwyyn: 67
Ding, Hao: 70
Ding, Xiaozhou: 20
Diniz, Marcelo Bentes: 4
Dinterman, Robert: 11 , 39
Dobis, Elizabeth: 25 , 60
dodge, somayeh: 43 , 56
Doherty, Jennifer: 25
Donaghy, Kieran: 68
Drucker, Joshua: 30
Dunn, Richard: 7
Eades, Daniel: 23
Elliott, Lindsey: 52
Entsminger, Jason: 23
Erfanian, Elham: 55
Fan, Linlin: 14 , 66
Fan, Qin: 49
Fan, Ye: 46
Fang, Kerry: 36 , 63
Fannin, J. Matthew: 7
Farias, Adriana Valentina: 37
Farooq, Nadia: 74
Farrigan, Tracey: 72
Fattah, Md. Abdul: 62
Fernandes Tomon Avelino, Andre: 34 , 42 , 77
Ferreira, Joao-Pedro: 70
Fish, Nicole: 65
Floyd, Michael: 78
Fossati, Sebastian: 71
Fragozo Alvernia, Adrianna: 53
Franco Solis, Alberto: 42 , 66 , 77
Frisvold, George: 75
Fu, Shanshan: 31
Fujioka, Hirotaka: 12
Funk, Thelonious: 35 , 43
Gaede, Erin: 54
Gall, Catherine: 4
Gallina, Laura: 42
Gao, Yu: 46
Garcia-Lopez, Miquel-Angel: 62
Garg, Sandhya: 74
Gavilan Rubio, Miguel Angel: 16
Geisler, Karl: 77
Gibbons, Carter: 76
Gibson, Brody: 25
Gifford, Jonathan: 37
Gifford, Thomas: 18
Githinji, Claire: 53
Giuliano, Genevieve: 76
Goes, Iasmin: 31
Goetz, Stephan: 11 , 34 , 51 , 57 , 72
Goliszek, Slawomir: 10
Grieshober, Laurie: 25
Gronwald, Marc: 55
Gruber, Anja: 21 , 39
Grunau, Philipp: 11
Guettabi, Mouhcine: 77
Gurazada, Anand: 29
Gutmann, Myron: 64
Gwin, Lauren: 44
Han, Luyi: 34 , 51 , 65
Hasegawa, Daisuke: 26
Hashimoto, Hiroyuki: 69
Haynes, Kingsley: 3
Hean, Oudom: 36 , 65
Heckelei, Thomas: 66
Heikkila, Eric J.: 68
Helderop, Edward: 65
Helgeson, Jennifer: 16
Henderson, Carli: 24
Henderson, Ron: 70
Hewings, Geoffrey J.D.: 32
Hicks, Michael: 69
Hodge, Timothy: 30
Hoffmann, Florian: 11
Hollister, Lisa: 64
Hoose, Sara: 64
Horner, Mark: 62
Hu, Shengrong: 47
Huang, Hao: 70
Huang, Jin: 17
Hung, Chi-Tung: 28 , 52 , 73
Hunt, Elinor: 63
Hurtado, Carlos: 36
Irwin, Nicholas: 20 , 26
Ishikura, Tomoki: 14
Islam, Samia: 29
Jha, Nikhil: 29
Ji, Xinde “James”: 28
Jin, Xin: 55
Jo, Ah-Hyun: 42
Jucá Teixeira Diniz, Márcia: 4
Jun, Jaebum: 70
Jung, Paul: 10 , 14 , 42
Kacher, Nicholas: 60
Kajitani, Yoshio: 16
Kang, Sanghyeok: 10
Kang, Seungmo: 10
Kang, Wei: 17 , 24
Kaplan, Marcella: 15
Keene, Thomas: 54 , 65
Kim, Euijun: 7
Kim, Heejin: 21 , 31
Kim, Hyun: 8 , 35 , 42
Kim, Juri: 16
Kim, Kijin: 42
Kim, Minsu: 34 , 72
Kim, Myungjin: 69
Kim, Tae-Hwa: 45
Kim, Wanhee: 42
Kingsley, Scarlett: 8
Knaap, Elijah: 17 , 24
Koeneke, Roberto: 28
Kohlhase, Janet: 57
Komarek, Tim: 18 , 21 , 25 , 27 , 31 , 39 , 47 , 54 , 60
Kourtit, Karima: 3 , 4 , 10 , 58
Kowalkowski, Brian: 65
Krsmanović, Branko: 15
Krugman, Paul: 4
Kwon, Daeyoung: 10
Kwon, Hoeyun: 64
Lampert, David: 70
Landini, Austin: 18
Lee, Annie: 51
Lee, Gunhak: 50
Lee, Jungyoon: 68
Lee, Seula: 68
Lee, Soomi: 30 , 74
Lee, Suela: 76
Lee, Ye-Rim: 49 , 75
Lehe, Lewis J.: 12
Lemieux, Thomas: 11
Lewin, Paul: 9 , 71
Leyk, Stefan: 64
Li, Mengming: 42 , 77
Li, Xiaoyin: 23 , 51 , 67
Li, Xin: 12
Li, Yan: 34
Li, Zhuyin: 17 , 52
Liang, Jiaochen: 49
Liang, Jing: 46
Liao, Mengyu: 17
Lieberman, Offer: 68
Lim, Jaewon: 10
Lim, Sooyoung: 43 , 50
Lima, Ricardo: 49
Lin, Wen-Yen: 73
LIU, CHUN FANG: 28 , 52
Livy, Mitchell: 20 , 26
Losada-Rojas, Lisa: 46 , 53
Loveridge, Scott: 21 , 39 , 49 , 57
Low, Sarah: 18 , 25 , 31 , 39 , 47 , 54 , 60
Ly, Tidiane: 11
Machado, Juan: 16
Mack, Elizabeth: 65
Maddock, Luke: 54
Malinen, Sanna: 16
Mallon, Jayna: 44
Malone, Trey: 21 , 31 , 47
Mansury, Yuri: 30
Mapes, Lindsay: 72
Marchand, Joseph: 71
Marjanovic, Ivana: 15
Marter, Danica: 35
Mastronardi, Luigi: 11
Matsumoto, Ryosuke: 59
Mazzaferro, Simone: 72
McCollum, Sal: 54
McCulloch, Sean: 69
McMillian Lequieu, Amanda: 9
Meier, Cris: 21 , 39
Miller, Gregory: 78
Miller, Lauren: 71
Miller, Ray: 21 , 27
MIYAKOSHI, Tatsuyoshi: 14 , 46
Modica, Marco: 14 , 42
Montania, Claudia: 66
Moreno, Carlos: 4
Morita, Tadashi: 64
Muldrow, Melody: 72
Murray, Alan: 35 , 43 , 50 , 56
Naito, Tohru: 12 , 69
Nam, Kyung-Min: 12
Nankivel, Jaxon: 36
Narsim, Jayanth Kumar: 8
Nason, David: 23 , 67
Newbold, Bruce: 58 , 62
Newmarka, Gregory: 53
Nguyen, Dung: 35 , 43
Nguyen, Thuy: 22
Nichols, Mark: 77
Nicolini, Rosella: 27
Nijkamp, Peter: 3 , 4 , 10 , 58
Nkonya, Ephraim: 55
Norris, Caroline: 23
O hUallachain, Breandan: 36
Ochsen, Carsten: 67
Oh, Changwha: 35 , 43
Oh, Jinhwan: 14
Ohler, Adrienne: 18
Okuyama, Yasuhide: 16 , 22
Onega, Tracy: 25
Opoku, Monica: 60
Oshan, Taylor: 17
Ota, Mitsuru: 51
Ozawa, Jennifer: 78
Parchet, Raphaël: 11
Paredes, Dusan: 49 , 57
Parent, Olivier: 15
Park, Bo-kyoung: 57
Park, In Kwon: 26 , 57
Park, Youngeun: 20
Patrick, Carlianne: 67 , 74
Paudel, Krishna: 39
Paul, Laura: 60 , 71
Pena, Anita: 27
Petach, Luke: 60
Peterson, Samuel: 65
Pillalamarri, Kaushik: 53
Piras, Gianfranco: 68
Plambeck, Johannes: 68
Plane, David: 58
Plemmons, Alicia: 67
Postiglione, Paolo: 72
Prentice, Valencia: 20
Pyrialakou, V. Dimitra: 37 , 53
Qiam, Shirin: 12
Quenneville, Rheann: 78
Rasmussen, Leif: 53
Reid, Neil: 3 , 32
Rephann, Terry: 70
Rey, Sergio: 17 , 24 , 42
Richie, Russell: 26
Ritter, Sebastian: 55
Rivera-Gonzalez, Carlos: 76
Rogerson, Peter: 15
Rokicki, Bartlomiej: 10
Roorda, Matthew: 76
Rose, Adam: 16 , 42
Rossi, Francesca: 68
Royuela, Vicente: 55
Rupasingha, Anil: 11 , 39 , 72
Sabbi, Micaela: 27
Sanders, Austin: 7
Sansone, Michael: 70
Sato, Yasuhiro: 64
Schaefer, Aleks: 47
Schaeffer, Peter: 58
Scheffel, Matthew: 70
Scherpf, Erik: 71
Schiefelbein, Sean: 36
Schintler, Laurie: 63
Schmidt, Danielle: 25 , 44
Schmitz, Rachel: 8
Schupp, Justin: 9
Sedai, Ashish: 74
Sever, Muhammet: 37 , 52
Shapiro, Matthew: 70
Shepard, Jacob: 30
Shibusawa, Hiroyuki: 22
Shideler, Dave: 35
Shirai, Hiroaki: 26
Shobe, William: 70
Singh, Sushant: 73
Sisodiya, Sachin: 15
Skidmore, Mark: 49 , 57
Song, Jaehee: 36
Song, Jaemin: 20
song, youngjae: 45
Stair, Caleb: 40
Stamenković, Aleksandar: 15
Stanković, Jelena: 15
Stanojević, Marina: 15
Steel, Emma: 16
Stephens, Brent: 70
Stephens, Heather: 23 , 44 , 51 , 67 , 69
Stephenson, Kendall: 39
Streat, DJ: 78
Sykuta, Mike: 18
Tasnim, Alvira Ahmed: 53
Taulbee, Lucas: 54
Thapa, Jiwan K: 70
Thilmany, Dawn: 23 , 44 , 47
Thompson, Eric: 39
Tian, Zheng: 11 , 34 , 51 , 57
Tibbetts, Trevor: 17
Titze, Mirko: 11
TOGASHI, Tadashi: 22
Tong, Daoqin: 5 , 50 , 56
Totten, Gregory: 31
Treyz, Frederick: 63
Trivín García, Pedro: 27
Ulrich, Cornelia: 25
Urso, Giulia: 42
van der Drift, Rosa: 20
Van Hulle, Michael: 30
Van Leuven, Andrew: 47
Van Sandt, Anders: 21 , 39 , 44
Villalobos, Maria: 70
Vinuela, Ana: 19
Wadud, Sania: 55
Walker, Bernard: 16
Wang, Haoying: 75
Wang, Juan: 59
wang, xinyue: 12
Wang, Zhangyu: 15
Wasserman-Olin, Rebecca: 47
Watson, Maria: 16
Weber, Rachel: 30
Weerasekara, Nadeeka: 9
Wei, Ran: 35 , 43 , 50 , 56
Wei, Yu: 43
Weidenfeld, Adi: 52
Weinstein, Amanda: 23 , 52 , 69
Wells, Robin: 4
Welter, Caroline: 45
Wen, Yijia: 36
Weng, Weizhe: 28
Whitacre, Brian: 8 , 65
Whitehead, Ellen: 9
Wilbur-Mujtaba, Alea: 30
Williams, Matt: 78
WINCKEL, Nastasya: 9
Winters, John: 23 , 44 , 65
Wojan, Timothy: 34 , 78
Wolf, Levi: 24
Won, Jaewoong: 70
Wornell, Emily: 9 , 23 , 44
Xie, Siqiao: 64
Xu, Dongkuan: 53
Yang, Jimin: 14
Yeshuo Shu, Yeshuo Shu: 56
Yim, Hyungsun: 14
Yonemoto, Kiyoshi: 22
Young, Tandem: 35 , 56
Yu, Yongda: 46
Zhang, Su: 76
Zhang, Ting: 38 , 63
Zhang, Yi Min: 42 , 77
Zhang, Yuyang: 35
Zhang, Zhenpeng: 63
Zhao, Xialing: 66
Zheng, Yunqiang: 43 , 50
Zheng, Zhongqi: 50 , 56
Zhong, Xiaoting: 45
Zhu, Guohao: 12
Zhu, Huahua: 37