Chair: Tom Potiowsky, Northwest Economic Research Center, Portland State University
Speakers:
Terry Morlan, Retired Manager, Northwest Power and Conservation Council
"INTRODUCTION"
Kathy Eichenberger, Panelist, British Columbia Government
"PLENARY SESSION: Renegotiation of the Columbia River Treaty"
Tom Karier, Panelist, Northwest Power and Conservation Council
"PLENARY SESSION: Renegotiation of the Columbia River"
Jim Heffernan, Panelist, CRITFC
"PLENARY SESSION: Renegotiation of the Columbia River"
Chair: Zbigniew Bochniarz, Evans School
Speakers:
Zbigniew Bochniarz, Evans School
"Social Capital and the Aerospace Cluster Effectiveness: The Case of the Aviation Valley in Poland."
Barbara Sienko-Kolakowska and Grzegorz Pisarczyk, Rzeszow School of Business
"Assessing Membership Motivation Factors of the Aviation Valley Cluster in Poland."
Spencer Cohen, Community Attributes
"Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Aerospace and Boeing Commercial in Washington State."
Chair: Sean McGuire, Oregon Department of Administrative Services
Speakers:
Sean McGuire, Oregon Department of Administrative Services
Amber Siefer, Washington State Department of Commerce
David Batker, Earth Economics
Chair: Riley Moore, Saint Martin's University
Speakers:
Michael Meyers, Business Oregon
"KORUS at Two Years: Impacts on Oregon Exports."
John Maxwell, Washington State University
"Freight Asset Management: Welfare Analysis of Freight Multimodal Facilities."
Phillip Watson, University of Idaho and IMPLAN
"Using Shannon Index Measures of Base and Gross Output to Analyze the Optimal Relationship Between Export Expansion and Import Substitution Strategies."
Chair: Brandon Dupont, Western Washington University
Speakers:
Josh Swanson, Financial Analyst and Adjunct Economics Instructor, Gannett Company and ITT Technical Institute
Joshua Bird, Western Washington University
"Discussing a legislative internship in Olympia on energy efficiency"
Josh Lehner, Economist, Oregon Office of Economic Analysis
Robert Loffink, Deputy Director – Credit & Financial Risk Assessment, U.S. Bank
Chairs:
Speakers:
Kelley Cullen, Eastern Washington
Lynn Hunnicutt , Pacific Lutheran
Rossitza Wooster & Cesar Rodríguez, Portland State University
Michelle Turnovsky & Jacques Lawarree, University of Washington
Brandon Dupont, Western Washington University
Chair: Zbigniew Bochniarz, Evans School
Speakers:
Anna Kierczyńska, Szczecin University
"Cluster and Territorial Capital"
Waldemar Ratajczak, Mickiewicz University
"Cluster and Territorial Capital"
Peter Nijkamp, VU University Amsterdam
Karima Kourtit and Peter Nijkamp, VU University Amsterdam
"Cultural Heritage Clusters: A Multi-Stakeholder Facebook Approach."
Chair: Mark Buckley, ECONorthwest
Speakers:
Mark Buckley, ECONorthwest
"Opportunities and Constraints on Forest Management in the Pacific Northwest."
Jeff Renfro, Portland State University
"Estimating the Economic and Emission Impacts of a Carbon Tax in Oregon"
Joshua Bird, Western Washington University
"Reducing Carbon Emissions in Washington State"
Casie Davidson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
"Unique Geology May Hold Unique Opportunities for Clean Energy in The Pacific Northwest"
Chair: Nick Beleiciks, State Employment Economist, Oregon Employment Department
Speakers:
Thomas R. Harris, University of Nevada-Reno
"The Economic Impacts of Proprietor’s Income on the Economy of the State of Nevada"
William B. Beyers, University of Washington
"Is There Evidence that Wage and Salary Workers Turned to Self-Employment In The Great Recession?"
Gary W. Smith, PNREAP
"Web-Enabled Tool for Calibrating and Diagnosing the Growth and Changing Importance of Self Employment and Proprietors’ Income Across the Counties of the Pacific Northwest"
Chairs:
Speakers:
Kelley Cullen, Eastern Washington
Lynn Hunnicutt, Pacific Lutheran
Rossitza Wooster & Cesar Rodriquez, Portland State University
Michelle Turnovsky & Jacques Lawarree, University of Washington
Brandon Dupont, Western Washington
Chair: Patrick Balducci, PNNL
Speakers:
Andrew Cassey, Washington State University
"Exporting Spatial Externalities"
Roger Coupal, University of Wyoming
"A Spatially Determined Public Service Cost Function"
Yuangaung Chen, Oregon State University
"Deriving Spatially-Explicit Industry Networks for an Improved Economic Impact Assessment"
Chair: Nick Beleiciks, Oregon Employment Department
Speakers:
Scott Bailey, Washington Employment Security Department
"The State of Washington Recovery: What Happened with Wages and What On The Map Tells Us About the QCEW"
Martin Kraal, Oregon Employment Department
"Endangered: Youth in the Labor Force"
Kevin Cahill, ECONorthwest
"The Impact of Hours Flexibility on Career Employment, Bridge Jobs, and the Timing of Retirement"
Ajsa Suljic, Washington State Employment Security Department,
"Aging population and workforce: unique challenges of rural communities"
Chair: Bob Whelan, ECONorthwest
Speakers:
Bob Whelan, ECONorthwest
"The Economics of Vice – What I Learned about Gamblers"
Seth Crawford, Oregon State University
"Refracting Green: The Inequality Paradox of Marijuana Legalization"
Gnel Gabrielyan, Washington State University
"Efficiency Analysis of Handheld Ban Policies in the U.S"
Sam Bulow, Privateer Holdings
"Investment Choice in the Face of Legal Contradiction: A Cannabis Investor’s Perspective"
Speakers:
Sue Beatty, Dean, PSU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Michael L. Wilson, President and CEO, Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle
Chair: Tom Potiowsky, Portland State University
Speakers:
Chris Lawless, British Columbia
Nathaniel Clayville, Idaho
Pat Barkey, Montana
Mark McMullen, Oregon
Roger Coupal, Wyoming
Steve Lerch, Washington
Caroline Schultz, Alaska
Bob Fox, Alberta
Derrick Hynes, Yukon Territory
Chair: Chris Lawless, British Columbia Investment Management Corporation
Speakers:
Glen Simecek, Seattle Federal Home Loan Bank
William Bernstein, Portland author and investment advisor
Robert Zagunis, Jensen Investment Management
Mike Wilkerson, ECONorthwest
"General discussion"
Chair: Mike Scott, PNNL
Speakers:
Patrick Balducci, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL),
"Financial Feasibility Assessment of Energy Storage Alternatives in the Puget Sound Energy System"
John Wallner, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
"Measuring Energy Savings from the Diffusion of Industrial Behavioral Programs"
Olga Livingston, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
"Modelling Diffusion of Energy Efficient Technologies and Strategic Energy Management Practices: Pacific Northwest Diffusion Model"
Chair: Hart Hodges, Western Washington University
Speakers:
Ehsan Latif, Thompson Rivers University
"Impact of Income Inequality on Health in Canada"
Chian Jones Ritten, University of Wyoming
"WTP study for HPV Vaccination on CSU Campus"
Dinkar Kuchibhotla, Washington State University
"Decomposition of SocioEconomic Inequality in Health Among an Elderly Cohort in India"
Chair: Gary Smith, PNREAP
Speakers:
Thomas R. Harris, University of Nevada-Reno
"Jobs Attracting People Versus People Attracting Jobs"
Gary Smith, PNREAP
"Who’s On First? A Web-Enabled Application of LSGL Analysis to Compare, Characterize and Classify the Composition and Pattern Employment Growth by Industry for Oregon and Oregon County Economies. Roger Coupal, University of Wyoming, A Situational Homework Application of Shift-Share Using the REAP Analytics Tool"
Bill Beyers, Emeritus Professs, University of Washington
"An Overview of the Newer REAP Mapping Analytics"
Chair: James McCafferty, Western Washington University
Speakers:
John Maxwell, Washington State University
"Estimating Welfare Effects in a Regional General Equilibrium Framework"
Ian Davidson, Oregon State University
"Food, Oil and Grease in the Portland Sewer System"
Jenny H. Liu, Northwest Economic Research Center (NERC)
"Oregon Property Tax Capitalization: Evidence from Portland"
Josh Lehner, Oregon Office of Economic Analysis
"State Tax Systems, Arbitrage and Equity"
Chair: Carl Batten, ECONorthwest
Speakers:
Carl Batten, ECONorthwest
"The Potential for Road Pricing in the Pacific Northwest"
Becky Knudson, Oregon Department of Transport
"Estimating the Economic Impacts of Reinforcing Highways to Withstand a Major Seismic Event: An Oregon Case Study"
Logan Blair, Central Washington University
"Impacts of the 2001 Nisqually Earthquake on Western Washington Housing Values: A Hedonic Approach"
Haizhong Wang, Oregon State University
"Potential Changes to Travel Behavior/Patterns in the Next 20-40 Years: A Cognitive Map Approach"
Chair: Scott Bailey, Washington Employment Security Department
Speakers:
Scott Benson, Idaho State University
"25 Years of Right to Work in Idaho: Perspective and Analysis"
Michael Lang, EMSI Economic Modeling Specialists Intl.,
"Disaggregating the Mincer Function for Educational Programs"
Jim Sylvester, University of Montana
"A Study of the Post Vocational Rehabilitation Earnings Attributable to the Montana Vocational Rehabilitation Program"
Chair: Patrick Balducci, PNNL
Speakers:
Ehsan Latif, Thompson Rivers University
"Demand for Electricity in Canada"
Massoud Jourabchi, NW Power and Conservation Council
"Impact of past and upcoming Federal Appliance Standards on NW Regional Demand for Electricity, Natural Gas, and Water"
Mike Scott, PNNL
"Energy and Economic Benefits of Aggressive Building Standards in the Pacific Northwest: An Uncertainty Analysis"
Chair: William B. Beyers, Department of Geography, University of Washington
Speakers:
Dick Conway, Conway and Associates
"The Process of Regional Economic Growth: A Case Study of Washington State"
