Speakers:
Hart Hodges, Director, Center for Economic and Business Research, Western Washington University
Duncan Meldrum, Hilltop Economics
Chair: Scott Bailey, Washington State Employment Security Department
Speakers:
Chair: Brandon Dupont, Western Washington University
Speakers:
Glenn Handley, Western Washington University
"Effects Of Student Debt On Home Ownership"
Jesse M. Thurman, Oregon State University
"A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Underage Drinking from a Minimum Legal Drinking Age Perspective: An Economic Approach"
To Be Announced
Chair: Paul Storer, Western Washington University
Speakers:
Calista Cheung, Vancouver Regional Office, Bank of Canada
Duncan Meldrum, Hilltop Economics LLC
Fanny Roberts, Washington State Office of Financial Management
"Contributions to Changes in Real GDP Growth at the State and Regional Levels"
Chair: Scott Bailey, Washington State Employment Security Department
Speakers:
Chair: Yoram Bauman, University of Washington
Speakers:
Jeff Renfro, Portland State University
"Carbon Pricing in Oregon"
Greg Nothstein, Washington State Department of Commerce
Fanny Roberts and Toby Paterson, Washington State Office of Financial Management
"Economic impact of emissions reductions in the state of Washington"
Chair: Chris Lawless, BC Investment Management Corporation
Speakers:
Mike Wilson, CEO, Seattle Federal Home Loan Bank
Tsur Somerville, Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia
Chris Lawless, BC Investment Management Corporation
Speakers:
Massoud Jourabchi, Northwest Power and Conservation Council
"Remarks"
Tim Wojan, Economic Research Service, USDA
"Innovation: What if the Rural Phenomenon is Mostly Outside Science and Engineering"
Chair: Patrick Balducci,, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Speakers:
Spencer Cohen, University of Washington
"Assessing the Economic and Fiscal Aspects of Washington’s Food Systems: An Input-Output Analysis"
Bryan Calkin, Washington State Department of Transportation
"Predicting Vehicle and Gasoline Tax Revenues"
Bill Beyers, University of Washington
"Sectoral Differences in Labor Required to Support Output: Evidence from Eight Input-Output Models in Washington State"
Chair: Paul Storer, Western Washington University
Speakers:
David Davidson, Western Washington University
"Proposed Pilot Project: Using RFID to Reduce Border Queues."
Mark Springer, Western Washington University
"Speeding up FAST: Shortening Waiting Times for Commercial Freight at the Canada-U.S. Border"
Paul Storer and Steve Globerman, Western Washington University
Chair: Gary Smith, PNREAP
Speakers:
Gary Smith, Pacific Northwest Regional Economic Analysis Project
"Regional Income Inequality Forever? The Saga of Washington State"
Anneliese Vance-Sherman, Ph.D., Ph.D., Employment Security Department, Washington State
Gary, Anneliese, et. al.,
"Calibrating Per Capita Income Inequality Across the Pacific Northwest On the Fly and…Wherever Else?"
Ashby Monk, Whatcom Room, Stanford University
James K. Hill, Consul General of Canada in Seattle
Remarks
Peter MacConnachie, Suncor Energy
Canada’s Oil Sands: Prospects and Challenges for 2015 aka "Oil Sands 101"
Chair: Nick Beleiciks, Oregon Employment Department
Speakers:
Scott Benson, Idaho State University
Christian Kaylor, Oregon Employment Department,
"Metro job growth trends"
Scott Bailey, Washington State Dept. of Employment Security
"Minimum wage"
Chair: Jonathan Yoder, Washington State University
Speakers:
Michael Brady, Washington State University
"The Columbia River Treaty Renegotiation from the Perspective of Contract Theory"
Levan Elbakidze, University of Idaho
"Evaluating a Water Buyback Program"
Shane Johnston, University of Washington
"Rural Development and Property Tax Impacts of Removing Domestic Permit Exemptions: the Kittitas Experience"
Jonathan Yoder, Washington State University
Chair: Tom Potiowsky, Portland State University
Speakers:
Kwangyoung Lee, Washington State University
Lee Cartier, Okanagan College
"The Economic Benefits of Using Sterile Insect Technique and Mating Disruption, Rather Than Pesticides, to Control Codling Moth in Apples and Pears"
Logan Blair, Central Washington University
"Economic Impacts of Forest Pathogens in Washington State"
Matt Chatham, Eastern Oregon University
"The Impact of Wolves on Agricultural Land Values in Oregon"
Chair: Patrick Balducci,, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Speakers:
Terry Wechsler, Environmental Attorney and Fred Felleman
"Friends of the Earth"
Becky Knudson, Oregon Department of Transportation
"Estimated Impacts of Deteriorating Highway Conditions to the Oregon Economy"
Patrick Balducc, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
"Estimating the Economic Impact of Air Cargo Operations at Airports"
Chair: Terry Morlan, Northwest Power and Conservation Council
Speakers:
Toni Sipic, Central Washington University
"Oil spills as catalyst for international environmental regulation"
Phillip Watson, University of Idaho
"State level petroleum production, consumption and income volatility: Quantifying the winner and losers"
Patrick Barkey, University of Montana
Chair: James McCafferty, Western Washington University
Speakers:
Ehsan Latif, Thompson Rivers University
Tania Briceno, Earth Economics
"The Economics of Recreation"
Tom Potiowsky, Portland State University
"Retirement Security in Oregon"
Jean-Claude Thill, University of North Carolina-Charlotte
Tiebout Lecture
Chair: James McCafferty, Western Washington University
Speakers:
Dave Bunting, Eastern Washington University
Nathaniel Clayville, Division of Financial Management, State of Idaho
"Forecasting Support Units for High Education"
To Be Announced
Chair: Massoud Jourabchi, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Speakers:
Patrick Balducci, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Massoud Jourabchi,, Northwest Power and Conservation Council
"Assessing the Economic Benefits of Energy Storage Technologies Funded by the Washington Clean Energy Fund"
Jean Daniels and Michael Paruszkiewicz, US Forest Service
"Estimates of Wood Energy Demand for Residential Use in Alaska"
Chair: Hart Hodges, Western Washington University
Speakers:
Ken Peacock
Nathaniel Clayville
Pat Barkey
"Montana"
Nick Beleiciks
Roger Coupal
"Wyoming"
Steve Lerch
Caroline Schultz
invited
Jamie Coles
