Speakers:
Tim Leavitt, Mayor of Vancouver
"Greetings"
"Tribute to Paul Storer"
Speakers:
Becky Knudsen, ODOT
Wes Wilson, University of Oregon
"Modernizing Freight Rail Regulation"
Sal Hernandez, Oregon State University
"“Potential for Freight Mode Shift in Oregon"
Jeremy Sage, Washington State University
"Short Line Railroads: Meeting 21st Century Demands with 19th Century Infrastructure"
Speakers:
Josh Lehner, Oregon Economic Analysis
Kirstin Munro, PhD student, PSU
"“Distributional Consequences and Policy Implications of Software Occupation Employment in Portland, Oregon"
Amy Watson, Montana Dept. of Labor and Industry
"Meeting Local Worker Demand: A Report on Labor Market Outcomes for Missoula College"
Barbara Wagner, Montana Dept. of Labor and Industry
"Montana Paid Family Leave Business Survey"
Speakers:
Sheila Martin, Portland State University
Patrick Jones, Eastern Washington University
David Reich, King County
Greg Daco, Oxford Economics
U.S. and Canadian Economic Outlook: No recession, but an abundance of risks
Speakers:
Massoud Jourabchi, NW Power & Conservation Council
Charlie Grist, NW Power & Conservation Council
Speakers:
Josh Lehner, Oregon Office of Economic Analysis
"Oregon"
Steve Lerch, Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council
Bob Fox, Fox Consulting
"Alberta"
Caroline Schultz, Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development
"Alaska"
Speakers:
John Burbank, Economic Opportunity Institute
"Washington State: A National Leader in Creating Inequality"
Tyler MacInnis, Oregon Center for Public Policy
Bruce Weber and Deana Grobe, Oregon State University
Kayse Jama, Center for Intercultural Organizing
"Immigrants, Economic Integration and Policy"
Chair: Tim Norris, Washington Office of Financial Management
Speakers:
Johnathon Adam Lind, Washington Office of Financial Management
"The Training Benefits Program –Methods for Panel Data and the P-20 Database"
James Waddell, Washington Office of Financial Management
Speakers:
Charles Pace, Portland Community College
"Depends on the Meaning of the Word ‘All’"
Rod Sando, Former Executive Director, Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Authority
"“Federal Agencies: Mis, Mal or Nonfeasance, Your Choice"
James Waddell, Former Deputy District Engineer, US Army Corps of Engineers
"Dam Breaching on the Lower Snake River"
Ed Chaney, Director, Northwest Resource Information Center, Inc.
"The Northwest Power Act, 35 Years Later"
Speakers:
Coral Wonderly, Student, Eastern Washington University
"Health Care Access Disparities within Spokane County, Washington"
Todd Stoothoff, Central Washington University
"The Economic Impacts of Cougars in Western Washington.""
Richard Soteros, Oregon State University
"The Effect of Trade Barriers on Exchange Rates"
Speakers:
Will Burchard, Oregon Employment Department
"Minimum Wage Jobs in Oregon: Current Status, Future Research"
Scott Bailey, Washington Employment Security Department
"Seattle Minimum Wage"
Jake Vigdor, University of Washington
"Description and Early Returns from the Seattle Minimum Wage Study"
Speakers:
Chris Maciejewski,, DKS Associates
"“Portland Region Westside Freight Access and Logistics Analysis"
B. Starr McMullen, Oregon State University,
"The Importance of Geographic Classification in Assessing the Impact of a Revenue Neutral RUC"
Joseph Wyer, University of Oregon
"Urban Transportation Mode Choice and the Disutility of Traffic Congestion”"
Yue Ke, Oregon State University
"A Preliminary Study the Determinants of VMT in Oregon"
Speakers:
Jennifer Grosman, Pacific NW Economic Region
"Zebra and Quagga Mussels: An invasive threat to the region’s economy and environment."
Jenny Liu, Northwest Economic Research Center
"Portland’s Food Economy—Trends and Contributions"
Kaleb Javier, Student, Central Washington University
"The Economic Impact of the Exempt Water Well Moratorium and Creation of Water-Banks in Kittitas County"
Speakers:
Jennifer Sargeant, Student, Western Washington University
"The Great Recession and the Minimum Wage"
Peter Hulseman, Northwest Economic Research Center
"The Costs of Minimum Wage Increases for Oregon’s Long-Term Health Care Industry"
Chad Wassell, Central Washington University
"The Welfare Cliff in Washington State"
Speakers:
Ben Kujala, NW Power & Conservation Council
"Future picture of Northwest energy planning: Planning under uncertainty"
Steven Simmons, NW Power & Conservation Council
"Major areas of uncertainty - natural gas prices"
Charlie Grist, NW Power & Conservation Council
"Conservation as biggest resource for future development"
Carrie Cobbs, Bonneville Power Administration
"Momentum Savings, A story of fast moving markets"
Steven Simmons, NW Power & Conservation Council
"Changing picture of power supply (solar, storage)"
Speakers:
Jamie Haag, Pacific University
"Non-Local Lending and Small Firm Employment in the Pacific Northwest"
Bill Beyers, University of Washington
"The Evolution of Technology-Based Industry in Washington State"
Xin Zhao, Student, Washington State University
"Identifying Underserved Foreign Markets for Washington Agricultural Industry Groups"
Chris Sands, Western Washington University
"International Trade Crossroads: Canada's New Options and Opportunities"
Ed Glaeser
Technology and the City
Speakers:
Roger Coupal, Wyoming University
"Economic and fiscal impacts of the Clean Power Plan for Wyoming"
Jeffrey Peter, Western Economic Diversification Canada
"The Economic Effects of Oil Shocks in Canada: Differences across Provinces and Sectors"
Patrick Balducci, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
"An Assessment of the Economic Benefits of Microgrids with Consideration of Tradeoffs Between Multiple Objectives and Parties"
Speakers:
Matthew Gardner, Windermere Real Estate
"Current Market Trends”"
Shelly Schwieso, Vice President, Federal Home Loan Bank
"Current Market Trends”"
Michael Paruszkiewicz, Northwest Economic Research Center,
"The Economics of Deconstruction"
Michael Brady, Washington State University
"Constructing House Price Indices for High-Amenity Non-Metropolitan Areas"
Speakers:
Chandler Felt, King County
"King County Demographic Trends"
Charles Rynerson, Portland State University Population Research Center
"Portland Metro Demographic Trends"
Speakers:
Mark Buckley, EcoNorthwest
"Constraints and opportunities for local economic benefits from public land management in the PNW"
Caroline Schultz, Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development
"The Alaskan Fishing Industry"
Chian Jones Ritten, University of Wyoming
"Incentivizing Open Spaces in Wyoming to Promote Pollinator Habitat: Applying Agglomeration and Spillover Bonuses to Unite Fragmented Habitat"
Speakers:
Steve Lerch
"Washington"
Nick Beleiciks
"Oregon"
Roger Coupal
"Wyoming"
Caroline Schultz
"Alaska"
Scott Benson
"Idaho"
Pat Barkey
"Montana"
Bob Fox
"Alberta"
Chris Lawless
"British Columbia"
