Thank you for a wonderful 2024 Pacific Northwest Regional Economic Conference! Presentation slides are available below.
Patrick Balducci, Argonne National Laboratory
Dr. John Silvia, President, Dynamic Economic Strategy
Chair: Greg Piepmeyer, Idaho Division of Financial Management
Speakers:
Eric Jensen, US Census Bureau
Sebastien Lavoie, Statistics Canada
Chair: Bruce Agnew, Pacific Northwest Economic Region
Speakers:
George Bailey, St. Regis Solar Hydrogen
Matt Morrison, Pacific Northwest Economic Region
Chair: Toni Sipic, Central Washington University
Speakers:
Jeremy Rexus, Central Washington University
Jaap Donker, Central Washington University
"Analyzing the Impact of State-Based Sexual Misconduct Regulation on ESG Scores"
Serena Perez, Central Washington University
Chair: Nick Beleiciks, Oregon Employment Department
Speakers:
Kreg Lindberg, Oregon State University – Cascades
Peter Gray and Toni Sipic, Central Washington University
"The Economic Value of Wind Sports at Hood River, Oregon: An Individual Travel Cost Approach"
Donn Johnson, Quinnipiac University
Chen Zhao, Senior Manager – Economics Team, Redfin
Chair: Billy Leung, REMI
Speakers:
Vanessa Fry, Boise State University
Lewis Lem, Port of Portland
Ali Furmall, Washington State Department of Ecology
"Reusing land: Intersection between affordable housing and environmental cleanup"
Chair: Massoud Jourabchi, Greenway Research Group
Speakers:
Massoud Jourabchi, Greenway Research Group
"State of Economy and Electric Utilities in the Northwest 2022-2023"
Abigail King, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Betty Mittelstaedt and Toni Sipic, Central Washington University
Chair: Anneliese Vance-Sherman, Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD)
Speakers:
Anneliese Vance-Sherman, Washington ESD
"Telling the Story of Washington’s Healthcare Workforce in Several Datasets"
Amy Watson, Montana Department of Labor and Industry
Ajsa Suljic, Washington ESD
Chair: Mark Buckley, EcoNW
Speakers:
Mark Buckley, EcoNW
"Economic Importance and Funding Strategies of Recreation on Central Oregon's National Forests"
Rebecca Chen and Nick Chun, EcoNW
"Economic Values and Strategies from Sustainable Tourism in Bend Oregon"
Mark Beattie, Washington State University
Chair: Chris Judson, REMI
Speakers:
Fanny Roberts, Washington State Office of Financial Management
David Ingraham, REMI
Chair: Massoud Jourabchi, Greenway Research Group
Speakers:
Sadie Bender, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Sumitrra Ganguli, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
"Evaluating the Technological and Commercialization Impact of EERE’s SBIR/STTR Program"
Massoud Jourabchi, Greenway Research Group
Chair: Hart Hodges, Western Washington University
Speakers:
Thomas Tenerelli, Central Washington University
"Structuring and Advising a Student Investment Club at a Regional State University in the Pacific Northwest for Maximum Resume and Career Impact"
Caden McNair and James Gibson, Central Washington University
"Central Washington University Student Price Index Project 2023"
Betty Mittelstaedt, Central Washington University
"Are Skilled Immigrants More Likely to Experience Occupation-Education Mismatch Within the U.S.”"
Chair: Jeff Dense, Eastern Oregon University
Speakers:
Jeff Dense, Eastern Oregon University
Tyler Brown, Barley Brown's Beer, Baker City, OR
Ben Edmunds, Breakside Brewing, Milwaukee, OR
Max Coleman, Coleman Agriculture, Gervais, OR
Tonya Cornett, 10 Barrel Brewing, Bend, OR
Speakers:
Landen Hashimura, Central Washington University
"Assessing the Economic and Political Feasibility of High-Speed Rail (HSR) in Washington State"
Lewis Lem, Port of Portland
"Travel Recession or Post-COVID/Zoom Adjustment to Inter-regional Travel? Evidence from the Portland, Oregon Region"
Sorin Garber, Bonnie Gee Yosick, Lewis Lem, Sorin Garber Associates, EcoNW, Port of Portland
"Economic Impacts and Benefit Cost Analysis of Port of Portland PDX Airport Air Cargo Expansion and Improvement Project"
Chris Judson, REMI
"Measuring the Economic, Equity and Environmental Contributions of Transit Infrastructure"
Patrick Hatzenbuehler, University of Idaho
Becky Knudson, Oregon Department of Transportation
Mark Weimar, Siyuan Wang, Patrick Balducci
"Early Results from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pumped Storage Hydro Valuation Technical Assistance Program"
Kelly Cullen, Eastern Washington Institute for Public Policy and Economic Analysis
"Using Targeted Interventions to Improve Recruitment and Retention for Spokane Childcare Centers"
Christine Holland, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Kelly Cannon-Miller, Deschutes Historical Society, Damon Runberg, Business Oregon
Homesteading to Work-From-Home: It’s (Bend's) Economy Stupid
Josh Lehner, Senior Economist, Oregon Department of Administrative Services
Chair: Chris Lawless, University of Victoria
Speakers:
Breann Preston, Port of Portland
Anna Johnson, Oregon Employment Department
Eric Jessup, Washington State University
"Measuring Economic Benefits of Columbia-Snake River Navigation"
Chair: Patrick Balducci, Argonne National Laboratory
Speakers:
Kyle Wilson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
"Cataloging and Quantifying Additional Value Streams from Non-Powered Dam Conversion"
Patrick Balducci, Argonne National Laboratory
"Technoeconomic Studies for the Goldendale and Banner Mountain Pumped Storage Hydro Plants"
Chair: Gail Krumenauer, Oregon Employment Department
Speakers:
Molly Hendrickson, Oregon Employment Department
"Oregon’s Per Capita Personal Income Statewide and by County"
Gail Krumenauer, Oregon Employment Department
"Workforce Impacts of Paid Family, Medical, and Safe Leave in Oregon"
Kreg Lindberg, Oregon State University – Cascades
"Worker Income Level, Mobility, and Income Growth in Tourism"
Chair: Eric Jessup, Washington State University
Speakers:
Tim Nadreau, Washington State University
Adam Wilson, Washington State University
"The Impacts of Ocean Carrier Consolidation at Pacific Northwest Ports"
Hanouf Alhunayshil, Washington State University
Chair: Clark Mather, Northwest RiverPartners
Speakers:
Michael Deen, Public Power Council
Rob Rich, Shaver Transportation
Michelle Hennings, Washington Association of Wheat Growers
Austin Rohr, Northwest RiverPartners
Neil Maunu, Pacific Northwest Waterways Association
Chair: Jenny Liu, Portland State University
Speakers:
Josh Lehner, Oregon Department of Administrative Services
Erica Johnson, Gonzaga University
"Do Residential Water Use Restrictions Reduce Water Consumption"
Jenny Liu, Portland State University
"Making Noise -- Investigating the Economic Significance of Oregon's Commercial Music Sector"
Dr. Claudia Sahm, New Century Advisors
It's Not the US economy: Finances of Families Across the Country
Chair: Becky Knudson, Oregon Department of Transportation
Speakers:
Wisnu Sugiarto, Washington State University
"Crashless in Seattle? Spatial Relationships Between Traffic Stop and Vehicle Accident Locations"
Daniel Bigelow, Oregon State University
"The Impact of Urban Growth Boundaries on Development Density and Housing Prices"
Becky Knudson, Oregon Department of Transportation
"The 2024 Oregon Travel Study: Behavior Data Used in Travel Forecast Models"
Chair: Scott Bailey, Washington Employment Security Department
Speakers:
Jake Wagner, Washington State University
"Impacts of Covid-19 on Export Volumes from Pacific Northwest Ports"
Damon Runberg, Business Oregon
"The Erosion of Oregon’s Competitive Advantage in Innovation"
Chair: Tom Potiowsky
Speakers:
Fanny Roberts, Washington Office of Financial Management
"Structural Decomposition Analysis of Washington’s Economy Over Two Input-Output Model Cycles"
Jenny Liu and Sheila Martin, Portland State University
"Portland State University Economic Impact to the Regional Economy"
Chair: Tom Potiowsky, Portland State University
Speakers:
Dan Stickel (virtual), State of Alaska
Felicia Mutheardy, City of Edmonton
Jackson De Kock (virtual), BC Ministry of Finance
Greg Piepmeyer, Idaho Division of Financial Management
Amy Watson, Montana Department of Labor and Industry
Josh Lehner, Oregon Department of Administrative Services
Dave Reich, Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council
