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Preliminary Program 65 th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International September 9, 2018

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Preliminary Program65th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association InternationalSeptember 9, 2018

Wednesday, 07 November8:00 AM-5:00 PM

1. CGE Workshop --CHULA VISTA (66)

2. PySal Workshop --RIO GRANDE WEST (55)

6:30 PM-7:30 PM

3. Words of Welcome and RSAI Fellows Plenary --LIVE OAK (60)

Thursday, 08 November8:00 AM-10:00 AM

4. Health and Human Development --BLANCO (36)

The Effects of Physical and Human Medical Resources on Age-Standardized Mortality Rates in South Korea Insu Chang, Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs; Brian H.S. Kim, Seoul National University

The Effect of Rurality of Residential Location on Diagnoses of Chronic Conditions among Older Medicaid Enrollees Bidisha Mandal, Washington State University

What Women Want: Estimating Gender Differences in the Quality of Life across Cities Curtis Lockwood Reynolds, Kent State University; Amanda Weinstein, University of Akron

Policies to the Improvement of Public Access to Pharmaceutical Drugs in Brazil: analysis of the Generic Drugs act and Compulsory License Ivan Cavalcanti, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco; Rafael Vasconcelos, Pimes - UFPE; Tatiane Menezes, Federal University of Pernambuco Brazil

5. Regional and Rural Development I --CHULA VISTA (66)Organizers: Jae Beum Cho, Indiana University; Timothy Slaper, Indiana University; Sarah Low, University of Missouri - Columbia; Daniel Crown, The Ohio State University

A Simulation Approach Towards Modeling Structural Change and Optimal Regional Economic Development Jae Beum Cho, Indiana University

Geographic Differences in Intellectual Property Strategies and Outcomes: Establishment-Level Analysis across the American Settlement Hierarchy Tim Wojan, USDA Economic Research Service; Daniel Crown, The Ohio State University; Anil Rupasingha, USDA Economic Research Service

Are the Problem Spaces of Economic Actors Increasingly Virtual? What Geo-located Web Activity Might Tell Us about Economic Dynamism Timothy Slaper, Indiana University; Tim Wojan, USDA Economic Research Service; Daniel Crown, The Ohio State University; Peter Lenz, Dstillery

Regional Economic Composition, Resilience and Vulnerability to Economic Shocks Ping Zheng, Indiana University; Timothy Slaper, Indiana University

Discussants: Tim Wojan, USDA Economic Research Service Timothy Slaper, Indiana University Daniel Crown, The Ohio State University Jae Beum Cho, Indiana University Daniel Crown, The Ohio State University

6. General Equilibrium I --DIRECTORS (25)

LATIN AMERICA AND CHINA: MUTUAL BENEFITS OR DEPENDENCY? AN APPROACH OF COMPUTABLE GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM FOR SELECTED COUNTRIES Damares Afonso, Federal University of Juiz de Fora; Suzana Quinet Andrade Bastos, Federal University of Juiz de Fora; Fernando Perobelli, Federal University of Juiz de Fora

Pricing urban transport in the Greater Paris Metropolitan Area: A general equilibrium analysis Alex Anas, SUNY - Buffalo; Huibin Chang, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics

Constructing a regional Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model and database for South Africa Elizabeth Roos, Victoria University; Philip Adams, Victoria University

On the Numerical Structure of Local and Nationwide Government Spending Multipliers: What Can We Learn from the Greek Crisis? Eduardo Haddad, FEA-USP; Vinicius de Almeida Vale, Federal University of Parana; Natalia Quiroga Cotarelli, University of São Paulo

7. Development and Local Public Finance --LIVE OAK (60)

Can further be better? Polish administrative reform and its implications for regional development. Michal Myck, Centre for Economic Analysis; Mateusz Najsztub, Centre for Economic Analysis, CenEA

Fiscal Subnational Laziness : An Empirical Evaluation for Colombia Jaime Bonet, Banco de la Republica; Diana Ricculli, Banco de la Republica; Javier Perez, Banco de la Republica (The Central Bank of Colombia)

The impacts of economic development incentives in the Great Lakes region. Joshua Drucker, University of Illinois at Chicago; Rachel Weber, University of Illinois - Chicago; Geon Kim, University of Illinois - Chicago

State Taxes, Public Good Provision and Firm Location in a Monopolistic Competition Model with Variable Labor Supply Juan Carlos Lopez, University of Denver

Discussants: Jaime Bonet, Banco de la Republica Michal Myck, Centre for Economic Analysis Juan Carlos Lopez, University of Denver Joshua Drucker, University of Illinois at Chicago

8. Innovation in Economic Development --LLANO (50)

Not Just a Man's Job Anymore: Examining the Feminine Side of Entrepreneurship Golshan Javadian, Morgan State University; Crystal Dobratz, Morgan State University; Maria Figueroa-Armijos, American University

Happiness and Innovation in U.S. Counties David Fleming, CSIRO; Stephan Goetz, Pennsylvania State University; Yicheol Han, Pennsylvania State University

The Role of Techno Parks on Regional Innovation in Turkey Ferhan Gezici Korten, Istanbul Technical University; Burcu Müderrisoglu, Ondokuz Mayis University; Güliz Salihoglu, Gebze Technical University; Gülay Basarir, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University

Individual and Family Predictors of Self-Employment as a Sustainable Career for Millennials Serge da Motta Veiga, American University; Maria Figueroa-Armijos, American University

9. Papers in Regional Science - Editorial Board Meeting --MEDINA (50)

10. Development and the Environment I --NUECES (30)

Centralized versus Decentralized Cities: Does New Residential Development Patterns Impact on Air Quality in Metro Areas? Jae-Wan Ahn, Ohio State University

Who pollutes for who? Estimating CO2 Emissions Embodied in the U.S. Inter-State Trade Da Fei, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

Simulation Analysis of the Environmental Policy Evaluation and Regional Economy in the Mikawa Bay Basin Katsuhiro Sakurai, Rissho University; Hiroyuki SHIBUSAWA, Toyohashi University of Technology

A Flood of Construction: Considering the National Impact of Flood Risk Reduction from Levees on Residential Development Will Georgic, Ohio State University; H. Allen Klaiber, Ohio State University

Discussants: Will Georgic, Ohio State University Jae-Wan Ahn, Ohio State University Da Fei, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey Katsuhiro Sakurai, Rissho University

11. Economic Development I --PECAN (50)

Social movements and economic development in the Colombian Pacific coast Jaime Bonet, Banco de la Republica; Yuri Reina, Banco de la Republica; Diana Ricculli, Banco de la Republica

Manufacturing corporate R&D investment, economic growth and industrial structure -- based on a dynamic CGE model in China Qinyue Zheng, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Zheng Wang, Chinese Academy of Sciences

The Role of Human Capital in Shaping the Economic Geography of Entrepreneurship in China: Perspectives from Urban Agglomeration Integration Rui Du,; Siqi Zheng, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

MEASURING DISTRICTS' MONTHLY ECONOMIC ACTIVITY FROM OUTER SPACE Robert Beyer, World Bank; Esha Chhabra, World Bank; Virgilio Galdo, World Bank; Martin Rama, World Bank

12. Rural Development --PECOS (50)

Rural and agricultural development by land consolidation: a spatial production analysis of Asturias´ parishes Inmaculada Alvarez, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; Luis Orea, University of Oviedo; Jose A. Perez, University of Oviedo

Efficiency, effectiveness, and management characteristics of rural bus services in the US: A semiparametric approach Miwa Matsuo, Kobe University

New Technological Knowledge, Rural and Urban Agriculture, and Steady State Economic Growth Amit Batabyal, Rochester Institute Of Technology; Karima Kourtit, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm; Peter Nijkamp, Eindhoven University of Technology

Evaluating impacts of the three element structure change of population in urban and rural areas on economic development in China Xiuli LIU, Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science; Xin Xiang, Academy of Mathematics and systems Science

13. Public Policies and Distortions --RIO GRANDE WEST (55)

Samuelson Meets Federalism: Distortions from the Local Production of a National Public Good. Steven Craig, University of Houston; Jan Brueckner, University of California - Irvine; Kangoh Lee, San Diego State University

Can Bureaucrats Manipulate Policy Outcomes? Steven Craig, University of Houston; Edward Hoang, University of Colorado - Colorado Springs; Janet E. Kohlhase, University of Houston

The Impacts of Government Economic Development Incentives on Entrepreneurship Haifeng Qian, University of Iowa; Phuong Nguyen-Hoang, University of Iowa

Voice, Exit and Yardstick Competition in Local Public Goods Provision Yasuyuki Nishigaki, Ryukoku University

Spatial labor market distortions of public expenditure Michiel Gerritse, Erasmus University Rotterdam

14. Formal Paper Session: Spatial Econometric Models I --RIO GRANDE CENTER (50)

Chair: Giuseppe Arbia, Universita della svizzera italiana

Estimating spatial microeconometric models in the presence of uncertain individuals' location Giuseppe Arbia, Universita della svizzera italiana; Giuseppe Espa, university of Trento; Diego Giuliani, University of Trento; Flavio Santi, University of Trento; Maria Michela Dickson, University of Padua

Sensitivity of spatial econometric flow models to different specifications Luc Anselin, University of Chicago; Patricio Aroca, Adolfo Ibáñez University; Coro Chasco, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid

Impact of AFVs on CO2 reduction from Transportation Sector: Spatial Econometric Approach among U.S. States Doohwan Won, Pusan National University; Jaewon Lim, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV)

Heteroscedasticity Consistent Empirical Bayes Estimator: Areal Prevalence Rate and Spatial Autocorrelation Statistics for High Uncertainty in Denominator Data Paul Jung, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Jean-Claude Thill, University of North Carolina - Charlotte; Michele Issel, University of North Carolina - Charlotte

1:30 PM-3:30 PM

15. NE-1749: Rural Health, Outcomes and Issues --BLANCO (36)Organizer: Steven Deller, University of Wisconsin-Madison

American Life Expectancy: Geographic Inequality and Temporal Change Elizabeth Dobis, Pennsylvania State University; Stephan Goetz, Pennsylvania State University; Mark Skidmore, Michigan State University; Heather Stephens, West Virginia University

Rural Health and Worker Productivity: Does Lack of Access Harm Rural Economies Through Reduced Worker Productivity? Steven Deller, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Matt Kures, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Shale Boom, Drug Bust: Did the Oil and Gas Boom Dampen or Exacerbate the Opioid Epidemic in Rural American Communities Michael Betz,; Lauren Jones, Ohio State University

Do Rural Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) Facilities Reduce Opioid Deaths? Devon Meadowcroft, Oklahoma State University; Brian Whitacre, Oklahoma State University

Discussants: Steven Deller, University of Wisconsin-Madison Devon Meadowcroft, Oklahoma State University Elizabeth Dobis, Pennsylvania State University Michael Betz,

16. Regional and Rural Development II --CHULA VISTA (66)Organizers: Ping Zheng, Indiana University; Timothy Slaper, Indiana University; Sarah Low, University of Missouri - Columbia; Stephan Weiler, Colorado State University

A Principal Component Regression Approach to Assessing Industrial Structure and Regional Characteristics for U.S. Counties Timothy Slaper, Indiana University; Chi Nguyen, Indiana University

Regional Psychosocial Characteristics of Economic Activity Josh Shapiro, University of California - San Diego; Mary Walshok, University of California - San Diego; Raphael Cuomo, University of California - San Diego; Timothy Slaper, Indiana University

Industry agglomeration and employment growth: A quantile regression analysis Zheng Tian, Pennsylvania State University; Stephan Goetz, Pennsylvania State University; Timothy Slaper, Indiana University

The Structure of Regional Entrepreneurial Networks on Social Media: Evolving Well-Being and Confidence Johan Bollen, Indiana University; Elham Jafari, Indiana University; Krishna Bathina, Indiana University; Timothy Slaper, Indiana University

Discussants: Zheng Tian, Pennsylvania State University Johan Bollen, Indiana University Josh Shapiro, University of California - San Diego Ping Zheng, Indiana University

17. General Equilibrium II --DIRECTORS (25)

ACCESSIBILITY IN THE REGIONAL CGE FRAMEWORK -- THE EFFECTS OF BIG TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT IN POLAND Bartlomiej Rokicki, University of Warsaw; Marcin Stepniak, Complutense University of Madrid; Eduardo Haddad, FEA-USP; Jonathan Mark Horridge, University of Victoria

The Effect of Oil Price Volatility on Macroeconomics in Various Regions of the World: An Dynamic CGE Model Based Analysis Wenjun Geng, Henan University

Structural impacts of a cash transfer program: an application of a SAM based CGE model for Brazil Debora Freire, FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS - BRAZIL; Edson Domingues, Cedeplar; Gustavo Britto, Cedeplar

Impact Assessment of Scenarios of Interregional Transfers in Colombia Eduardo Haddad, FEA-USP; Luis Galvis, Banco de la Republica - Colombia; Inacio Fernandes de Araujo Junior, Federal University of Juiz de Fora; Vinicius de Almeida Vale, Federal University of Parana

18. Human Capital and Labor Market Outcomes --LLANO (50)Organizers: Flavia Chein, Federal University of Juiz de Fora; Flavia Chein, Federal University of Juiz de Fora

Long-term Effects of Malaria on the educational outcomes in the Brazilian Amazon region Maria Izabel Mendes, Federal University of Juiz de Fora; Flávia Chein, Federal University of Juiz de Fora; Luciana Soares Luz do Amaral, Federal University of Minas Gerais

HUMAN CAPITAL AND INNOVATION: An analysis for countries at different levels of technological development (2000/2012) Suzana Quinet Andrade Bastos, Federal University of Juiz de Fora; Fabio Gama, Federal University of Juiz de Fora; Guilherme Silva Cardoso, Federal University of Minas Gerais

Innovative new firms and human capital spillovers--a microgeographic analysis Charlie Karlsson, Jönköping International Business School; Johan P Larsson,; Lucia Naldi,; Hans Westlund,

Push or Pull, Do Labor Market Conditions Drive New Firm Formation? Andrew Crawley, University of Maine; Angela Hallowell, University of Maine

Discussants: Suzana Quinet Bastos, Federal University of Juiz de Fora Ricardo Freguglia, Federal University of Juiz de Fora Rodger Antunes, Sao Paulo State University Maria Izabel Mendes, Federal University of Juiz de Fora

19. Session I: Entropy, Complexity and Spatial Dynamics: A Rebirth of Theory? --MEDINA (50)Organizers: Aura Reggiani, University of Bologna; Laurie Schintler, George Mason University; Danny Czamanski, Western Galilee College; Laurie Schintler, George Mason University; Reza Banai, University of MemphisChair: Laurie Schintler, George Mason University

Modeling the Hierarchy of Central Places: the Case of Sweden John Osth, Uppsala University; Aura Reggiani, University of Bologna; Laurie Schintler, George Mason University

THE URBAN WORLD IN A NUTSHELL - GRAVITATIONAL FORCES AMONG GLOBAL CITIES Michal Dziechielski, Jheronimus Academy of Data Science; Karima Kourtit, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm; Peter Nijkamp, Eindhoven University of Technology; Waldemar Ratajczak, Adam Mickiewicz University

A Moran eigenvector spatial filtering specification of spatial entropy Daniel Griffith, University of Texas - Dallas; Yongwan Chun, Universeity of Texas at Dallas

Urban Systems Entropy and Ecological Fallacy Reza Banai, University of MemphisDiscussants:

Laurie Schintler, George Mason University Karima Kourtit, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm Daniel Griffith, University of Texas - Dallas Reza Banai, University of Memphis

20. Development and the Environment II --NUECES (30)

On the Evaluation of Heterogeneous Climate Change Impacts on U.S. Agriculture: Will group membership dictate the value? Chang Cai, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Sandy Dall'Erba, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign

Elysium or Pollution Heaven? Evaluating the Environmental Effects of Industrial Park in China Yue Hua, Hunan University; Weizeng Sun, Central University of Finance and Economics

Public Perceptions, Knowledge and Understanding of Groundwater -- A Texas Survey Joni Charles, Texas State University

A STUDY ON ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS FOR BRAZILIAN MUNICIPALITIES: A LIMITED INFORMATION MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD APPROACH TO SPATIAL DYNAMIC PANEL Andre Luis Squarize Chagas, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil; Júlia Gallego Ziero Uhr, UFPel; Daniel de Abreu Pereira Uhr, UFPel

21. Economic Development II --PECAN (50)

Household Broadband Technology Adoption across Rural-Urban Space Peter Stenberg, Economic Research Service - USDA

Spatial Proximity and the Role of Institutions Michael Carroll, University of North Texas Entrepreneurial Women in the Great Recession and in the Recovery Nadia Greenhalgh-Stanley, Kent State

University; Shawn Rohlin, Kent State University; Amanda Weinstein, University of Akron The impact of endogenous and exogenous spatial interactions on the inland distribution of maritime flows

Ticiana Grecco Zanon Moura, Universidad de Oviedo; Zhangliang Chen, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Lorena García Alonso, Universidad de Oviedo

22. Locational Theory --PECOS (50)

Does history matter for choosing your neighbors? Evidence from Canadian cities. Oualid Moussouni, ESG-UQAM; Kristian Behrens, University of Quebec - Montreal

Consequences of the Starting Point: Locational Scarring Effects in Spain Andre Carrascal-Incera, University of Birmingham; Diana Gutierrez Posada, Aberystwyth University

Determinants of Entrepreneurship/Self-employment in Europe: Individual Characteristics vs. Firm Location Diana Gutierrez Posada, Aberystwyth University; Maria Plotnikova, Aberystwyth University

Place the 'Candy' and 'Crush' it: Entry determinants of the Software and Videogames firms in Barcelona Carles Mendez-Ortega, Universitat Rovira i Virgili

23. Spatial Econometric Models II --RIO GRANDE CENTER (50)

Geospatial modeling of microcephaly and Zika virus spread patterns in Brazil Pedro Amaral, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Lucas Carvalho, Federal University of Minas Gerais; Thiago Rocha, Federal University of Minas Gerais; Núbia Silva, Federal University of Minas Gerais; João Vissoci, Duke University

Spatial dynamic panel models for large samples James LeSage, Texas State University; Colin Vance, RWI Essen; Yao-Yu Chih, Texas State University

The Relation of Devolution and Economic Growth of Brazilian Municipalities Tatiane Menezes, Federal University of Pernambuco Brazil; José Rodolfo Fiori, London School of Economics

Spatial Weights Matrix Specification: A Fuzzy Logic Exploration Nooshin Mahmoodi, Semnan University; Roberto Patuelli, University of Bologna; Jesus Mur,

24. Challenges of Primate and Second-Tier Cities of Developing Countries in the Changing Economic Geography of Globalization --RIO GRANDE WEST (55)

Organizers: Ferhan Gezici Korten, Istanbul Technical University; Jungyul Sohn, Seoul National University

An Assessment of Second-Tier Cities and Their Potentials within the Urban System of Turkey Ferhan Gezici Korten, Istanbul Technical University; Büsra Gezer, Yildiz Technical University

Challenges of Primate Cities in Indonesia: Legal Issues on Infrastructure Development to realize integrated connectivity and integrated in the urban areas Maret Priyanta, Faculty of Law Universitas Padjadjaran; Nadia Astriani, Faculty of Law Universitas Padjadjaran; Ida Nurlinda, Faculty of Law Universitas Padjadjaran

Labor sophistication in cities at different hierarchical positions in Brazil Carlos Azzoni, University of Sao Paulo; Henrique Ribas, University of São Paulo

Can Second-Tier Cities Borrow the Size from First-Tier Cities? Evidences from Korea Kyusang Kwon, Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements; Jungyul Sohn, Seoul National University

Discussants: Jungyul Sohn, Seoul National University Ferhan Gezici Korten, Istanbul Technical University Maret Priyanta, Faculty of Law Universitas Padjadjaran Carlos Azzoni, University of Sao Paulo

25. Special Session: Location and Spatial Analysis I -- Chair Alan Murray (UCSB) --RIO GRANDE CENTER (50)Organizers: Alan Murray, University of California - Santa Barbara; Ran Wei, University of California, RiversideChair: Alan Murray, University of California - Santa Barbara

Time-Geographically Weighted Regressions as a Methodology to Support Residential Property Value Assessment Cletus Coughlin, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; Jeffrey Cohen, University of Connecticut; Jeffrey Zabel, Tufts University

A Retrospective Analysis of the Spatial and Temporal Patterns of the West African Ebola Epidemic, 2014--2015, with Particular Emphasis on Urban Versus Rural Ebola Transmission Arthur Getis, San Diego State University; Keith Ord, Georgetown University

Server Cooperation in Reliability-Based Location Problems Carlos Baez, University of California, Santa Barbara; Richard Church, University of California - Santa Barbara

A Geographically Weighted K-Shell Decomposition Method for Urban Agglomeration Identification Qiwei Ma, Tsinghua University; Zhaoya Gong, University of Birmingham; Anrong Dang, Tsinghua University; Changcheng Kan, Baidu.com Times Technology (Beijing) Co.,Ltd.

Discussants: Arthur Getis, San Diego State University Hua Kiefer, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Cletus Coughlin, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Rick Church, University Of California At Santa Barbara

26. Formal Paper Session: Socioeconomic impacts of transportation investments: Causal identification and spatial considerations --LIVE OAK (60)

Organizers: Eleni Bardaka, North Carolina State University; Dimitra Pyrialakou, West Virginia University

Social change, transportation, and urban amenities: An exploration of the Seattle, WA region using geographically-weighted principal components analysis Jonah White, Michigan State University; Kevin Credit, University of Chicago

Public transportation system, citizen mobility, and urban location Miquel-Angel Garcia-Lopez, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona; Rosella Nicolini, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona; Jose Luis Roig, Univesitat Autonoma de Barcelona

Investigating the Spatial Distribution of Causal Impacts of Beltway Development on Property Prices in North Carolina John Murray, North Carolina State University; Eleni Bardaka, North Carolina State University

A meta-analysis of light rail transit's effects on nearby single-family residential land values in the United State Yue Ke, Purdue University; Konstantina Gkritza, Purdue University

Discussants: Eleni Bardaka, North Carolina State University Kevin Credit, University of Chicago Rosella Nicolini, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona Yue Ke, Purdue University

4:00 PM-6:00 PM

27. NE-1749: Rural Health, Health Care Services --BLANCO (36)Organizer: Steven Deller, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Lucrative Services, Critical Services, and the Games Rural Critical Care Hospitals Must Play. Philip Watson, University of Idaho; Alex Maas, University of Idaho; Beau Barnes, Washington State University

A Study of Spatial Differentiation in Online Personal Health Realization. Peter Stenberg, USDA Economic Research Service

The Nexus between Rural Health and Transportation: Current Trends and Future Directions. Lisa Lorena Losada Rojas, Purdue University; Konstantina Gkritza, Purdue University

EMS Response Times when a Hospital Closes. Alison Davis, University of KentuckyDiscussants:

Konstantina Gkritza, Purdue University Philip Watson, University of Idaho Alison Davis, University of Kentucky Peter Stenberg, USDA Economic Research Service

28. Location Modeling --DIRECTORS (25)

High Resolution Demographic Forecasting: The Convergence of Socioeconomic and Remote Sensing Data for Small Area Forecasting Mark Folden, North Central Texas Council of Governments

The Magnification of a Lagging Region's Initial Economic Disadvantages on the Balanced Growth Path Amit Batabyal, Rochester Institute Of Technology; Peter Nijkamp, Eindhoven University of Technology

Reference-Dependent Preference, Agglomeration and Migration: Theoretical Model and Some Evidence Kiyoshi Yonemoto, Takasaki City University of Economics

Imperfect Mobility Zhengyu Cai, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics

29. RSAI Long Range Planning Committee Meeting --LLANO (50)

30. Session II: Entropy, Complexity and Spatial Dynamics: A Rebirth of Theory? --MEDINA (50)Organizers: Aura Reggiani, University of Bologna; Laurie Schintler, George Mason University; Danny Czamanski, Western Galilee CollegeChair: Aura Reggiani, University of Bologna

Gravitational Analysis in Regional Science and Spatial Economics: Review and Robustness Analysis Waldemar Ratajczak, Adam Mickiewicz University; Peter Nijkamp, Eindhoven University of Technology; Karima Kourtit, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm; Michal Michal Dziechielski, Adam Mickiewicz University

Gravitational Waves and Black Holes Gravitational Waves and Black Holes David Boyce, Northwestern University

How sleep can simplify complexity. A dynamic spatial interaction model between humans that sleep every day and a complex reality that evolves slowly. Tomaz Dentinho, University of the Azores

Modeling the Response of Transportation Systems to Vehicular Crashes Timothy Matisziw, University of Missouri

31. Development and the Environment III --NUECES (30)

Does clean air matter the growth of innovation? -Evidence from Chinese cities Seung-hun Chung, The Ohio State University; Min Zhang, Soochow University

City Size and Local Air Quality: Evidence from Chinese Cities Yan Cen, Northeast Normal University; Matthew Cole, University of Birmingham; Robert Elliott, University of Birmingham

Green Space Effects on Cardiovascular Mortality: What Happened If City-wide Green Space Changed? Jae-Wan Ahn, Ohio State University

Large-Scale Blight: Neglected Options for Sustainable Urban Revitalization Reza Banai, University of Memphis; Lilien Ploderer, University of Memphis

32. Economic Development III --PECAN (50)

The "occupational skills space" and transferability of human capital: An application to the hydrocarbon sector in Mexico. MIGUEL FLORES, ESCUELA DE GOBIERNO Y TRANSFORMACION PUBLICA; Grissel Olivera, Tecnologico de Monterrey

Positive Feedback in Human Capital Accumulation Across Chinese Cities in 2000s Seung-hun Chung, The Ohio State University; Min Zhang, Soochow University

Regional Population Diversity & Social Capital Formation Matthew Roskruge, Massey University; Jacques Poot, Free University, Amsterdam

The Effect of Moving Away from Home on Job Success: Analysis using U.S. Army Data Susan Carter, West Point; Ryan Swisher, United States Military Academy, West Point

33. Automobiles and the City --PECOS (50)

HOW U.S. LAND USE PATTERNS WILL AFFECT OWNERSHIP AND USE OF SELF-DRIVING VEHICLES Adam Nodjomian, University of Texas - Austin; Kara Kockelman, The University of Texas, Austin

Studying some of the economic impacts of the autonomous vehicles on freight and logistics sectors -- Setting a theoretical framework El Mehdi Aboulkacem, IFSTTAR

Changing integration of North America's auto industry - evidence from vehicle production and parts sourcing James Rubenstein, Miami University; Thomas Klier, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

Commute Mode Choices and the Role of Parking Prices, Parking Availability and Urban Form: Evidence from Los Angeles County Nagwa Khordagui, University of California - Irvine; Sofia Franco, Nova University of Lisbon

Discussants: El Mehdi Aboulkacem, IFSTTAR James Rubenstein, Miami University Nagwa Khordagui, University of California - Irvine Adam Nodjomian, University of Texas - Austin

34. Spatial Econometric Models III --RIO GRANDE CENTER (50)

A Spatial Autoregressive Semiparametric Regression Model Luc Bauwens, Université catholique de Louvain; Dominique Peeters, Université catholique de Louvain; Alain Pholo Bala, University of Johannesburg

Estimation of Markov Transition Probabilities with a Spatial Moving Average Noise Process Dayton M Lambert, Oklahoma State University; Lixia He Lambert, Oklahoma State University

Merging macroeconomic and territorial determinants of regional growth: The MASST4 model Roberta Capello, Politecnico di Milano; Andrea Caragliu, Politecnico di Milano

The Impact of InfoCrim Program on Crime in São Paulo State Eduardo de Almeida, Federal University of Juiz de Fora; Lucas de Almeida, Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro

35. Publishing in Regional Science - Advice from the Editors --RIO GRANDE WEST (55)

Organizers: Neil Reid, Univ. Of Toledo; Tomaz Dentinho, University of the Azores

Discussants: Tomaz Dentinho, University of the Azores Peter Batey, University of Liverpool Roberta Capello, Politecnico di Milano Dan Rickman, Oklahoma State University

36. Formal Paper Session: Regional and Rural Development III --CHULA VISTA (66)Organizers: Sarah Low, University of Missouri - Columbia; Stephan Weiler, Colorado State University

Sources of Growth for High Wage Producer Services Eric Thompson, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Kalana Jayanetti, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

The Local Food Scene: How Place-Based Factors Influence the Existence, Location, and Dynamics of Food Manufacturing Establishments and Employment Sarah Low, University of Missouri - Columbia; Dawn Thilmany, Colorado State University; Marcelo Castillo, USDA Economic Research Service

Escaping the Prisoner's Dilemma of Overwork: Self Employment as an Alternative to Unsatisfactory Work Hours Nicholas Kacher, Colorado State University

Brownfield Development: Uncertainty, Asymmetric Information, and Investor Requirements Andrew Mueller, Denver University; Michael Trouw, Colorado State University; Stephan Weiler, Colorado State University

Discussants: Tessa Conroy, University of Wisconsin - Madison Eric Thompson, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Dawn Thilmany, Colorado State University Sarah Low, University of Missouri - Columbia

37. Formal Paper Session: Access to Opportunities and Transportation Networks: Policy and Planning Considerations and Evidence from Case Studies --LIVE OAK (60)

Organizers: V. Dimitra Pyrialakou, West Virginia University; Eleni Bardaka, North Carolina State University

The impact of transit service cessation and reintroduction on residential income segregation: The case of Clayton County Levon Mikaelian, Florida State University

Spatial Distributions of Job Accessibility, Housing Rents, and Poverty in Nairobi, Kenya Shohei Nakamura, World Bank; Paolo Avner, World Bank

Is rural transit for older Americans a policy priority? Why or why not? Rebekka Dudensing, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service; James Mjelde, Texas A&M University

Roads and Productivity: The Geographical Effects of Transportation Infrastructure on Firms Productivity Patterns across East and West Germany Samira Barzin, University of Groningen; Daniel Graham, Imperial College London; Sabine D'Costa, University of Westminster

Discussants: Rebekka Dudensing, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Levon Mikaelian, Florida State University Shohei Nakamura, World Bank Ammar Malik, Urban Institute

Friday, 09 November8:00 AM-10:00 AM

38. Impacts of Trade I --BLANCO (36)

Exports and Immigration: The Role of Cultural and Geographic Proximity Luz Saavedra, University Of St Thomas

A Model of Heterogeneous Firm Matches in Cross-Border Mergers & Acquisitions Steven Brakman, University of Groningen; Harry Garretsen, University of Groningen; Michiel Gerritse, Erasmus University Rotterdam; Charles Van Marrewijk, Utrecht University

Evolution and determinants of exports in Mexican regions in the context of NAFTA Ramiro Esqueda Walle, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas; Gregorio Castro Rosales, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro; Lidia Rangel Blanco, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas

Union, International Trade and Unemployment Liwen Hung,; Shinkun Peng, National Taiwan University

39. Economic Development IV --LIVE OAK (60)

A Blessing or A Curse: The Effect of City-County Consolidation on Local Economies, Evidence from China Nanxin Deng, Ohio State University; Bo Feng, The Ohio State University

REGIONAL FUNDING AND REGIONAL INEQUALITIES IN THE BRAZILIAN Renata de Melo Caldas, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign; Luiz Carlos de Santana Ribeiro, UFS-BRAZIL; Kenia Barreiro de Souza, Federal University of Parana; Debora Freire, FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS - BRAZIL; Edson Domingues, Cedeplar

The Role of Productive Structure in Economic Resilience of Brazilian Regions and the case of Minas Gerais State Igor Tupy, Federal University of Minas Gerais; Fernanda Faria, Federal University of Ouro Preto; Pedro Amaral, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Anderson Cavalcante, Federal University of Minas Gerais

Subjective Well-Being and the 2008 recession; Regional Quality of Governance as a Moderator Efstratia Arampatzi,; Martijn Burger, Erasmus University Rotterdam; Spyridon Stavropoulos, Erasmus University Rotterdam; Frank Van Oort, Erasmus University Rotterdam

40. Housing Development I --NUECES (30)

Rail Transit, Residential Mobility and Location Choice Elizabeth Delmelle, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Isabelle Nilsson, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

The Effect of Property Tax and Mortgage Foreclosure on Neighboring Delinquency Timothy Hodge, Oakland University; Timothy Komarek, Old Dominion University

Income Inequality, Housing Affordability, and Gini Coefficient: Theoretical Consideration David Pines, Tel Aviv University

The Influence of Local Authorities on the Supply and Speed of Housing Provision: The Case of Building Permits Ziv Rubin, University of Toronto

41. Urban Economics --PECOS (50)Organizer: William Strange, University Of Toronto

Assessment Regressivity and the Incidence of the Property Tax Daniel McMillen, University of Illinois Housing Tenure and Neighborhood Crime Keith Ihlanfeldt, Florida State University Estimating Supply Functions for Residential Real Estate Attributes Edward Coulson, University of

California - Irvine Tales of the City: What Do Agglomeration Cases Tell Us About Agglomeration in General? William

Strange, University Of TorontoDiscussants:

Keith Ihlanfeldt, Florida State University Edward Coulson, University of California - Irvine William Strange, University Of Toronto Daniel McMillen, University of Illinois

42. CJRS Early Scholar Session --RIO GRANDE WEST (55)Organizer: John Miron, University of Toronto

Car users' landscape experience as means for rethinking urban infrastructure area planning and design: the case of Montreal's gateway corridor (Canada Emile Forest, University de Montreal; Sylvain Paquette, University of Montreal

Housing Price Network Effects from Public Transit Investment: Evidence from Vancouver Alex Chernoff, Bank of Canada; Andrea Craig, University of Windsor

Delineating Convenience from Quality: An Evaluation of Ontario Business Activity Data from 2011". Nathan Stewart, University of Toronto

Housing Affordability and Firm Locational Choice - The Case of Canadian Innovation Clusters Ziv Rubin, University of Toronto

Discussant: John Miron, University of Toronto

43. Special Session: Regional and Rural Development IV --CHULA VISTA (66)Organizers: Sarah Low, University of Missouri - Columbia; Stephan Weiler, Colorado State University

Optimal Public Investment in Economic Centers and the Periphery Johannes Moenius, University of Redlands; Martin Meurers, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

Prudent or Profligate? How owners of oil and gas rights responded to new-found wealth from the U.S. Shale Revolution Daniel Berkowitz, University of Pittsburgh; Andrew Boslett, University of Rochester; Jason Brown, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City; Jeremy Weber, University of Pittsburgh

Rural Coastal Transitions: a benchmark analysis of Blue Economy clusters in the U.S. Great Lakes basin Marcello Graziano, Central Michigan University; Karen Alexander, University of Tasmania; Eva Lema, Central Michigan University; Jose Torres, Central Michigan University

The role of local-regional inputs and factors in ethanol production in the United States Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen, SUNY - Buffalo; Peter Kedron, Arizona State University

Discussants: Marcello Graziano, Central Michigan University Sharmistha Bagchi-Sen, SUNY - Buffalo Jason Brown, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City Johannes Moenius, University of Redlands

44. Special Session: Multi-Economy Trade I --DIRECTORS (25)

Sustainable Global Production in a 9 Billion People World: A Nonlinear Extended World Trade Model Andre Fernandes Tomon Avelino, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Andre Carrascal-Incera, University of Birmingham

WHAT WILL AUTONOMOUS TRUCKING DO TO U.S. TRADE FLOWS? APPLICATION OF THE RANDOM-UTILITY-BASED MULTI-REGIONAL INPUT-OUTPUT MODEL Yantao Huang, University of Texas - Austin; Kara Kockelman, The University of Texas, Austin

Measuring the Generalized Global Industry Relocation: A New Approach Based on the World Input-Output Model Xiang GAO,

The Transfer of Embodied Pollution of China's Trade : a Multi-regional Input-Output Model Analysis Yongming Huang, Wuhan University; Xiaofei Chen, Wuhan University

45. Special Session: Local Food and Drink Culture: Trends, Opportunities, and Challenges in Regional Development I --LLANO (50)Organizers: Neil Reid, Univ. Of Toledo; M. Giulia Pezzi, Gran Sasso Science Institute; Isabelle Nilsson, University of North Carolina at CharlotteChair: M. Giulia Pezzi, Gran Sasso Science Institute

Making American Beer Great Again? Matthew Lehnert, University of Toledo; Neil Reid, Univ. Of Toledo; Isabelle Nilsson, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Identifying Hotspots of Local Entrepreneurialism and Product Innovation in Craft Brewing through Trademarks Jacob Douma, Arizona State University

The Value of a Craft Brewery: On the Relationship between Craft Breweries and Property Values Isabelle Nilsson, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Neil Reid, Univ. Of Toledo

'A big fish in a small pond': How Arizona wine country was made Colleen Myles, Texas State University; Innisfree McKinnon, University of Wisconsin - Stout; Michele Tobias, University of California - Davis

Discussants: Matthew Lehnert, University of Toledo Jacob Douma, Arizona State University Isabelle Nilsson, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Alberto Bertello,

46. Special Session: Housing Issues in Latin America and the Caribbean --PECAN (50)Organizers: ESTEBAN LOPEZ, Universidad Adolfo Ibanez; Raul Silveira Neto, Pimes - UFPE; Andres Blanco, Inter-American Development Bank

Housing Prices Evolution in a Developing Economy: The case of Chile ESTEBAN LOPEZ, Universidad Adolfo Ibanez

The role of micro-entrepreneurship in emerging land markets: A case study of rental markets in Havana, Cuba Raul Santiago-Bartolomei, University of Southern California

The Effect of Height Restrictions on Neighborhoods' Urban Density: a Spatial Difference-in-Difference Strategy Andrews Barros, Federal University of Pernambuco; Raul Silveira Neto, Pimes - UFPE; Diego Firmino Costa da Silva, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco

Housing programs and the labor supply: Evidence from a housing lottery in Brazil Andre Luis Squarize Chagas, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Discussants: ESTEBAN LOPEZ, Universidad Adolfo Ibanez Raul Silveira Neto, Pimes - UFPE Andres Blanco, Inter-American Development Bank Raul Santiago-Bartolomei, University of Southern California

10:30 AM-12:30 PM

47. Impacts of Trade II --BLANCO (36)

The Response of U.S. Regional Demographics to Import Shocks Seung-hun Chung, The Ohio State University; Jung Dae Bae, Ohio State University

FTAs toward RCEP? A dynamic trade CGE model on ASEAN+3 Jingwen Li, Cornell University Effect of Business and Social Networks on Trade between Africa and Europe Leornard Baraka Nafari,

University of Johannesburg; Alain Pholo Bala, University of Johannesburg The price effect of tariffs on Mexican imports from the United States of America. Measuring the impact on

production costs of Mexico's economic activities. Manuel Alejandro Cardenete Flores, Universidad Loyola Andalucia; Alejandro Davila Flores, Universidad Autonoma de Coahuila; Miriam Valdes, CISE-UADEC

48. Multi-Economy Trade II --DIRECTORS (25)

An Inter-Country Input-Output model with Migrant Remittances João Pedro Ferreira, GOVCOPP, University of Aveiro, Portugal; Pedro Ramos, University of Coimbra; Eduardo Castro, University of Aveiro; Michael Lahr, Rutgers University

A Non-Survey Method for Interregional Input-Output Table Estimation Using Pairwise Partitioning Peter Jarosi, West Virginia University; Randall Jackson, West Virginia University

Assessing productive structures in Brazil with dynamic input--output networks Luiz Carlos de Santana Ribeiro, UFS-BRAZIL; Hernane Borges De Barros Pereira, Cimatec; Eder Johnson de Area Leão Pereira, Cimatec; Roberto Luiz Souza Monteiro, Cimatec; Valter De Senna, Cimatec

Construction of State Supply and Use Tables and Input-Output Matrices in Mexico Normand Sanen, UNAM; Juan Manuel Valdes, National Autonomous University of Mexico

The Conversion among the Price Systems: The Case from Supply-Use framework to Make-Use framework Xueting Zhao, IMPLAN Group LLC

49. Retail Business Location: New datasets, methodologies, and approaches - Session 1 --LIVE OAK (60)Organizer: Luc Anselin, University of Chicago

The Death and Life of Mom and Pop: An Analysis of Small Scale Retail in San Francisco, Chicago and New York Emily Talen, University of Chicago; Luc Anselin, University of Chicago; Kevin Credit, University of Chicago; Irene Farah, University of Chicago

QUANTIFICATION OF THE REAL EFFECTS OF THE AIRBNB'S GROWTH IN THE CITY OF MADRID Coro Chasco, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid; Sofía Ruiz, EAE Business School; Edith Macedo, Instituto de Información Estadística y Geográfica de Jalisco

Behavioral Responses to Spatial Tax Notches: Evidence from Gasoline Retail. Carlos Hurtado, University of Illinois

The Effects of San Francisco's Minimum Wage on Employment and Business Births and Deaths Brian Asquith, NBER; David Neumark, University of California - Irvine

50. Housing Development II --NUECES (30)

Premature Deagglomeration: The Burden of Expensive Housing on the Innovation Economy Christopher Esposito, UCLA

Information barriers and housing tenure choice: Does local knowledge matter? Bei Liao, UCI; Jae Hong Kim, University of California - Irvine

Housing Price Network Effects from Public Transit Investment: Evidence from Vancouver Andrea Craig, University of Windsor; Alex Chernoff, Bank of Canada

A Pair-wise Analysis of Price Convergence in China's Property Market Chao Li, University of Waikato; Mark Holmes, University of Waikato; John Gibson, University of Waikato

51. Urban Economics II --PECOS (50)

Who's right, Weber or Glaeser? Andrea Caragliu, Politecnico di Milano; Martijn Smit, University of Utrecht; Frank Van Oort, Erasmus University Rotterdam

The End of Agglomeration Economies and the Last Urbanist. On the National (a-spatial) Foundations of Economic Growth. Mario Polese, University of Quebec

Spatial structure, urban hierarchy and productivity in European regions Frank Van Oort, Utrecht University

Taxi driver learns dynamic spatial equilibrium Ruda Zhang, University of Southern California; Roger Ghanem, University of Southern California

52. CRSA Business --RIO GRANDE WEST (55)

53. Special Session: Regional and Rural Development V --CHULA VISTA (66)Organizers: Sarah Low, University of Missouri - Columbia; Stephan Weiler, Colorado State University

Investigation into the Impact of Local Employment Portfolio on Business Survival Bharman Gulati, Colorado State University; Stephan Weiler, Colorado State University

Getting Women Connected: Implications of Broadband and Rural Development for Women-Owned Businesses Tessa Conroy, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Sarah Low, University of Missouri - Columbia

On the Housing Question: The Political Economy of Homeownership and Affordability in the United States Luke Petach, Colorado State University

Broadband Access and Rural Property Values: A Relationship? Peter Han, USDA Economic Research Service; Sarah Low, University of Missouri - Columbia; Peter Stenberg, USDA Economic Research Service

Discussants: Sarah Low, University of Missouri - Columbia Bharman Gulati, Colorado State University Peter Han, USDA Economic Research Service Luke Petach, Colorado State University

54. Special Session: GeoComputation I: Spatial Flow and Network Analysis --MEDINA (50)Organizers: Zhaoya Gong, University of Birmingham; Jean-Claude Thill, University of North Carolina - Charlotte; Suzana Dragicevic, Simon Fraser University; Ran Tao, University of South Florida

A Dimensionality Reduction Approach to the Representation and Visualization of Reconstructed Functional Space from Spatial Interactions Zhaoya Gong, University of Birmingham; Jean-Claude Thill, University of North Carolina - Charlotte

Spatial Flow Aggregation Method for Reduction of Uncertainty of Flow Data: Application of flowAMOEBA to Migration Estimates in American Community Survey Paul Jung, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Ran Tao, University of South Florida; Jean-Claude Thill, University of North Carolina - Charlotte

Location of Co-Working Spaces: A City Approach Eva Coll-Martínez, Universitat Rovira i Virgili; Carles Mendez-Ortega, Universitat Rovira i Virgili

A BAYESIAN APPROACH TO MODELLING LOW ANIMAL-VEHICLE CRASH COUNTS ACROSS LARGE NETWORKS Zili Li, University of Queensland; Kara Kockelman, The University of Texas, Austin

Discussants: Zhaoya Gong, University of Birmingham Paul Jung, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Qiwei Ma, Tsinghua University James Gaboardi, Florida State University

55. Special Session: Regional/Spatial Analyses of the U.S. Opioid Crisis --PECAN (50)Organizer: David McGranahan, ERS USDAChair: David McGranahan, ERS USDA

Explaining the geography of the opioid epidemic: a look at the supply side David McGranahan, ERS USDA; Tim Parker, USDA Economic Research Service

County-level Overdose Mortality Rates and Economic Conditions in the Appalachian Region Julie Marshall, Appalachian Regional Commission; Logan Thomas, Appalachian Regional Commission

Manufacturing Employment Losses and the Economic Performance of the Industrial Heartland Mark Schweitzer, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Regional Impacts of Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) on U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Elham Erfanian, West Virginia University; Randall Jackson, West Virginia University; Shree Pokharel, West Virginia Legislature

Discussants: Michael Betz, David McGranahan, ERS USDA Julie Marshall, Appalachian Regional Commission

Mark Schweitzer, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

56. Special Session: Migration and demography I: Mobility --RIO GRANDE CENTER (50)Organizers: Mark Brown, Statistics Canada; Rachel Franklin, Brown University; Bruce Newbold, McMaster UniversityChair: Rachel Franklin, Brown University

Spatial-Temporal Trends in IRS County to County Migration Data: 1990 -- 2015 Michael Babb, University of Washington

Labour Mobility in Canada: The Roles of Intra- and Inter-firm Migration Mark Brown, Statistics Canada; Bruce Newbold, McMaster University; Jesse Tweedle, Statistics Canada

Are old regions less attractive?: Interregional migration in a context of population ageing Paula Prenzel, Utrecht University

A Homeownership Dilemma? Mobility after Job Loss Among Older Workers Brian Asquith, NBERDiscussants:

Brian Asquith, NBER Michael Babb, University of Washington Mark Brown, Statistics Canada Paula Prenzel, Utrecht University

57. Formal Paper Session: Location and Spatial Analysis II - Chair Ran Wei (UC Riverside) --LLANO (50)Organizers: Alan Murray, University of California - Santa Barbara; Ran Wei, University of California, RiversideChair: Ran Wei, University of California, Riverside

Understanding the Weber Paradigm Rick Church, University Of California At Santa Barbara Allocation Complexities in Single Facility Siting Alan Murray, University of California - Santa Barbara; Rick

Church, University Of California At Santa Barbara; Xin Feng, University of California, Santa Barbara The two-staged production problem of Weber Antonio Medrano, University of California; Jesse O'Hanley,;

Rick Church, University Of California At Santa Barbara A New Hybrid Heuristic for Solving Regionalization Problems Wangshu Mu, Arizona State University;

Daoqin Tong, Arizona State UniversityDiscussants:

Arthur Getis, San Diego State University Wangshu Mu, Arizona State University Daoqin Tong, Arizona State University Jing Xu, University of California - Santa Barbara

1:30 PM-3:30 PM

58. Impacts of Trade IV --BLANCO (36)

Inter-subregional trade flows derived from the supply and use tables: a multiregional case for mexican macroregions using a gravity model. Normand Eduardo Asuad Sanén, National Autonomous University of Mexico; Eduardo Moreno, National Autonomous University of Mexico; Cristina Vazquez, UNAM

A meta-analysis on the impact of technology and international trade on employment structure. Nikolaos Terzidis, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen; Steven Brakman, University of Groningen; Raquel Ortega-Argiles, University of Birmingham

Incorporating Port-Level Foreign Trade Data into IMPLAN's Gravity Model to Estimate Region-Specific Foreign Trade Rates by Country Trading Partner James Squibb, IMPLAN Group, LLC; Jennifer Thorvaldson, IMPLAN Group, LLC

Local Labor Market Effects of Offshoring Potential in the United States Nattanicha Chairassamee, Ohio State University

59. Structural Changes --DIRECTORS (25)

A Method to Visualize the Skeleton Industrial Structure with Input- Output Analysis and its Application in China, Japan and USA Xiuli LIU, Academy of Mathematics and Systems Science

Enhancing Our Understanding of a Regional Economy: The Complementarity of CGE and EIO Models Andrew Crawley, University of Maine; Geoffrey J.D. Hewings, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign

Productivity Enhancement through a Soda Tax in Philadelphia County: A CGE Analysis Michael Lahr, Rutgers University; Annie Lee, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Yuqi He, Rutgers University; Mykhalo Petrovskyy, Rutgers University

The Seasonal Structure of the US Economy: Estimation of Industrial Linkages at National, State and County Levels Andre Fernandes Tomon Avelino, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

60. Retail Business Location: New datasets, methodologies, and approaches - Session 2 --LIVE OAK (60)Organizer: Kevin Credit, University of Chicago

Local Patterns of Co-Location in the Retail Sector Irene Farah, University of Chicago; Luc Anselin, University of Chicago

Location and new business survival:Some spatial differences within non-metropolitan areas Ismaelh Cisse, Laval University; Dube Jean, Laval University

Capturing the Complete Food Environment with Commercial Data: A Comparison of TDLinx, ReCount, and NETS Clare Cho, Economic Research Service; Patrick McLaughlin, USDA Economic Research Service; Eliana Zeballos, USDA Economic Research Service

Station heterogeneity and the dynamics of retail gasoline prices Julia Gonzalez, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Carlos Hurtado, University of Illinois

61. Housing Development III --NUECES (30)

Do Place-Based Municipal Tax Policies Displace Residents; Evidence From Eviction Cases in Franklin County Ohio Brian Cultice, Ohio State University

External Validity of Hedonic Price Estimates: Heterogeneity in the Price Discount Associated with having African American and Low-Income Neighbors Tammy Leonard, University of North Texas; Lei Zhang, North Dakota State University

The Impact of Municipal Incorporation on Property Values Collin Hodges, West Virginia University; Heather Stephens, West Virginia University

What Drives the Patterns of Urban Land Use in a Developing Country? The Role of Transport Infrastructures and Natural Amenities Ricardo Lima, Federal University of Pernambuco; Raul Silveira Neto, Pimes - UFPE

62. Development and the Environment IV --PECAN (50)

The impact of Japanese Emission Trading Schemes: Carbon leakage or bridging the energy efficiency gap? Taisuke Sadayuki, Waseda University; Toshi H. Arimura, Waseda University

Tenure Stability and Environmental Performance: A Study of Chinese Cities CHUN SONG, Purdue University

Growing Heat Vulnerability of Aging Society: The Potential Role of Heat Island Mitigation Measures Jungmin Lim, Michigan State University; Mark Skidmore, Michigan State University

Energy and environment policies: A model-based assessment for China Guanqun Ding, Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences

63. Urban Economics III --PECOS (50)

How Does Agglomeration of Economic Activity Influence to Urban Spatial Configuration? Mitsuru Ota, University of Tsukuba; Toru Murayama, University of Tsukuba

MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES, SPILLOVER EFFECTS AND LOCAL EMPLOYMENT IN THE NETHERLANDS Nicola Cortinovis, Erasmus University Rotterdam

The impacts of high-speed railway construction on urban agglomerations: Evidence from Kyusyu in Japan Chigusa Okamoto, University of Tokyo; Yasuhiro Sato, University of Tokyo

Segment, price, and use in a simple transportation network John Miron, University of Toronto

64. Regional Economic Effects of Disasters 1 --RIO GRANDE WEST (55)Organizers: Yasuhide Okuyama, University of Kitakyushu; Adam Rose, University of Southern California

Population Repatriation of Migrants Following the 2011 Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Disaster Shingo Nagamatsu, Kansai University; Jonathan Eyer, University of Southern California; Adam Rose, University of Southern California

Did Fire, Police, and EMS Departments Take Advantage of the 9/11 Attacks to Get More Money? David Brasington, University of Cincinnati

Post-Disaster Reconstruction and Managing Social Impact in Anjar district: A governance retrospective on Bhuj Earthquake 2001, Gujarat Janvi Gandhi Kanakia, Tata Institute of Social Science

Recovery and Mitigation Planning Mechanism after Explosion Disaster at Hazard Materials Storage - Case Study of the 2015 Tianjin Port Explosions in China CHI-TUNG HUNG, Ming Chuan University; Wen-Yen Lin, Ming Chuan University

Discussants: David Brasington, University of Cincinnati Janvi Gandhi Kanakia, Tata Institute of Social Science CHI-TUNG HUNG, Ming Chuan University Adam Rose, University of Southern California

65. Special Session: Regional and Rural Development VI --CHULA VISTA (66)Organizers: Sarah Low, University of Missouri - Columbia; Stephan Weiler, Colorado State University

Rural Smart Shrinkage: Concepts & Methodology Kimberly Zarecor, Iowa State University Smart Shrinkage in the Rural Midwest: Communities Can Thrive While Losing Population David Peters,

Iowa State University Perceptions and Actions of Local Stakeholders in Shrink-Smart Communities Sara Hamideh, Iowa State

University A Data-Driven Understanding of Community Connectedness in Shrinking Rural Towns Eric Davis, Industry

Discussants: Fabrice Cambrice, Prairie View A&M University Steven Deller, University of Wisconsin-Madison Judith Stallmann, University of Missouri - Columbia David Peters, Iowa State University

66. Special Session: GeoComputation II: Spatial data analysis and statistics --MEDINA (50)Organizers: Zhaoya Gong, University of Birmingham; Jean-Claude Thill, University of North Carolina - Charlotte; Suzana Dragicevic, Simon Fraser University; Ran Tao, University of South Florida

Some strategies to access web-based urban spatial data for socioeconomic research using R functions Andres Vallone, Madrid Autonomus University - Catholic University of the North; Coro Chasco, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid; Beatriz Sanchez, Catholic University of Avila

Type I and Type II Errors with Spatial Data Peter Rogerson, University at Buffalo A Hierarchical Approach to Scalable Gaussian Process Regression for Spatial Data Tony E. Smith,

University of Pennsylvania; Jacob Dearmon, Oklahoma City University

The Fundamentals of Computing Big Spatial Flow Data Ran Tao, University of South Florida; Zhaoya Gong, University of Birmingham; Jean-Claude Thill, University of North Carolina - Charlotte

Discussants: Andres Vallone, Madrid Autonomus University - Catholic University of the North Peter Rogerson, University at Buffalo Tony E. Smith, University of Pennsylvania Ran Tao, University of South Florida

67. Special Session: Migration and demography II: Impacts --RIO GRANDE CENTER (50)Organizers: Mark Brown, Statistics Canada; Rachel Franklin, Brown University; Bruce Newbold, McMaster UniversityChair: Mark Brown, Statistics Canada

Short-Term Relocation versus Long Term Migration: Measuring Income Transfers by Inter-Provincial Employees across Canadian Provinces Bruce Newbold, McMaster University

The Socio-Economic and Demographic Impacts of Population Loss in the United States in Recent Decades Rachel Franklin, Brown University; Eric Seymour, Brown University

Do Dynamic Business Environments Differentially Attract High- and Low-Skill Labor Force Participants? Evidence from the NLSY97 Sydney Schreiner, The Ohio State University

Baby Boomers' Paths into Retirement: Income/Wealth Dependency of their Migration Behaviors and Patterns Ayoung Kim, Mississippi State University; Brigitte Waldorf, Purdue University

Discussants: Ayoung Kim, Mississippi State University Bruce Newbold, McMaster University Rachel Franklin, Brown University Sydney Schreiner, The Ohio State University

68. Formal Paper Session: Location and Spatial Analysis III -- Chair Daoqin Tong (ASU) --LLANO (50)Organizers: Alan Murray, University of California - Santa Barbara; Ran Wei, University of California, RiversideChair: Daoqin Tong, Arizona State University

Wireless Access Coverage in an Urban Area B. Amelia Pludow, University of California - Santa Barbara; Alan Murray, University of California - Santa Barbara

Optimizing the Spatio-temporal Deployment of Battery Electric Bus System Ran Wei, University of California, Riverside

Medical Drone Delivery: Optimizing Location and Allocation Under Spatiotemporal Heterogeneity Xin Feng, University of California, Santa Barbara; Alan Murray, University of California - Santa Barbara; Richard Church, University of California - Santa Barbara

A spatial optimization approach for simultaneously districting precincts and locating polling stations Kamyoung Kim, Kyungpook National University; Hyun Kim, University of Tennessee

Discussants: Insu Hong, West Virginia University Matthew Niblett, Jesse O'Hanley, University of Kent Ran Wei, University of California, Riverside

4:00 PM-6:00 PM

69. Impacts of Trade III --BLANCO (36)

India's Bilateral Services Trade: What role does Information and Communications Technology (ICT) play? Hiranya K Nath, Sam Houston State University; Hemanta Barman, Indian Institute of Information Technology; Mrinal Dutta, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati

Consumption and willingness to pay for blackberry fruit in the metropolitan area of Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. Gregorio Castro Rosales, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro; Ramiro Esqueda Walle, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas; Elena Fuentes Castillo, Universidad Autonoma Agraria Antonio Narro

LEARNING FROM EXPORTERS: ESTABLISHMENT-LEVEL PRODUCTIVITY SPILLOVERS IN COLOMBIA Nicola Cortinovis, Erasmus University Rotterdam; Jacopo Timini, Bank of Spain

Trade impacts in real GDP per capita for LDCs and WDCs, a comparative analysis for the period 1980 - 2015. Hernan Ocampo Solarte, Georgia State University

70. Planning for Enhancing Disaster Resilience --LIVE OAK (60)Organizers: Sara Hamideh, Iowa State University; Shannon Van Zandt, Texas A&M UniversityChairs: Sara Hamideh, Iowa State University; Shannon Van Zandt, Texas A&M University

New data science approaches to improving disaster resilience and reducing cost of disasters in U.S. regions David Wild, Indiana University; Carol Rogers, Indiana University; Timothy Slaper, Indiana University

Modeling the Impacts of an Earthquake using a Spatial CGE Model Sophie McKee, Colorado State University; Yuchen Hu, Colorado State University; Kim Kakpo, Colorado State University; Harvey Cutler, Colorado State University; Martin Shields, Colorado State University

Using Integrated Transect Analysis to Better Understand Local Disaster Resilience Challenges and Opportunities Robert G. Paterson, University of Texas at Austin; Thomas Hilde, Cleveland State University; Stephen Zigmund, University of Texas at Austin; Deidre Zoll, University of Texas - Austin

State Coastal Management Programs under the CZMA: When do local plans and ordinances matter? Heather Wade, Texas A&M University; Walter Peacock, Texas A&M University

Discussants: Eric Davis, Industry Robert G. Paterson, University of Texas at Austin Harvey Cutler, Colorado State University Deidre Zoll, University of Texas - Austin

71. Session III: Entropy, Complexity and Spatial Dynamics: A Rebirth of Theory? --MEDINA (50)Organizers: Aura Reggiani, University of Bologna; Laurie Schintler, George Mason University; Danny Czamanski, Western Galilee CollegeChair: Danny Czamanski, Western Galilee College

Data--Driven Simulation: Spatial Modelling using Bayesian Inference Michael Batty, University College London

Embedding Heterogeneity in a Spatial Agent-Based Model--A Bottom-Up Explanation of the Zipf's Law and Core-Periphery Patterns László Gulyás, Loránd Eötvös University; Yuri Mansury, Illinois Institute of Technology

Spatial Evolution of Industries Modelled by Cellular Automata MArtin Zoricak, Technical university of Kossice; Vladimir Gazda, Technical university of Kosice; Oto Hudec, Technical University of Košice; Denis Horvath, P. J. Safaarik University

Getting to a Circular Economy by Harnessing Circular Causation Kieran Donaghy, Cornell University

72. Urban Economics IV --PECOS (50)

Endogenous Formation of Urban Structure with Residential Sorting Matsushima Kakuya, Kyoto University; Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Kyoto University

Urban Resurgence as a Consumer City: A Case Study for Weimar in Eastern Germany Alina Schoenberg, IMC University of Applied Sciences; Florian Bartholomae, Bundeswehr University Munich

Tradeoff between time and budget resources: an application to modal choice Toru Murayama, University of Tsukuba; Mitsuru Ota, University of Tsukuba

Quantifying the Impact of Air Service on Regional Economies: The Case of Toledo Express Airport Russell Mills, Bowling Green State University; Will Burns, Bowling Green State University

73. Regional Economic Effects of Disasters 2 --RIO GRANDE WEST (55)Organizers: Yasuhide Okuyama, University of Kitakyushu; Adam Rose, University of Southern California

Comparing the Economic Impact of Natural Disasters Generated by Different Input-Output Models: An Application to the 2007 Chehalis River Flood (WA) Andre Fernandes Tomon Avelino, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Sandy Dall'Erba, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign

Impacts of volcanic ash fall to road transport network and commodity flow in Japan Tomoki Ishikura, Tokyo Metropolitan University

Return of the Inoperability Yasuhide Okuyama, University of Kitakyushu Measuring the Uncertainty of Direct Economic Losses of Sea Ice Disasters in China: A Copula Approach

Xueqin Liu, The State Oceanic Administration of China; Zhenhua Chen, The Ohio State UniversityDiscussants:

Tomoki Ishikura, Tokyo Metropolitan University Yasuhide Okuyama, University of Kitakyushu Zhenhua Chen, The Ohio State University Andre Fernandes Tomon Avelino, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

74. Special Session: Regional and Rural Development VII --CHULA VISTA (66)Organizers: Sarah Low, University of Missouri - Columbia; Stephan Weiler, Colorado State University

Local Financialization, Household Debt, and the Great Recession Luke Petach, Colorado State University The Decline of Rural Dynamism and Locally-owned Banks Craig Carpenter, Texas A&M University; Carson

Mencken, Baylor University; Charles Tolbert, Baylor University; Michael Lotspeich, Baylor University Migrating to Access Credit: Banks, Distances, Financing Constraints, and Business Relocation Anil

Rupasingha, USDA Economic Research Service Role of Small Business Lending on Firm Survival Rate Bharman Gulati, Colorado State University; Stephan

Weiler, Colorado State UniversityDiscussants:

Anil Rupasingha, USDA Economic Research Service Luke Petach, Colorado State University Bharman Gulati, Colorado State University Craig Carpenter, Texas A&M University

75. Special Session: Migration and demography III: Policy --RIO GRANDE CENTER (50)Organizers: Mark Brown, Statistics Canada; Rachel Franklin, Brown University; Bruce Newbold, McMaster UniversityChair: Bruce Newbold, McMaster University

Foreign-Born Graduates and Innovation: Evidence from an Australian Skilled Graduate Visa Program Daniel Crown, The Ohio State University; Alessandra Faggian, Gran Sasso Science Institute; Jonathan Corcoran, University of Queensland

Understanding the Regional Drivers of Productivity Benefits from Immigrant Diversity: Evidence from Norway's Variation in Regional Institutional Inclusiveness Silje Haus-Reve, University of Stavanger; Abigail Cooke, University at Buffalo, SUNY

Local public finance and well-being Dylan Jong, University of Groningen; Philip McCann, University of Sheffield; Viktor Venhorst, University of Groningen

The Brain Drain Impacts on Regional Development: The Chilean Case Patricio Aroca, Adolfo Ibáñez University; Juan Pedro Eberhard, Adolfo Ibáñez University

Discussants:

Patricio Aroca, Adolfo Ibáñez University Daniel Crown, The Ohio State University Abigail Cooke, University at Buffalo, SUNY Dylan Jong, University of Groningen

76. Formal Paper Session: Location and Spatial Analysis IV -- Chair Richard Church (UCSB) --LLANO (50)Organizers: Alan Murray, University of California - Santa Barbara; Ran Wei, University of California, RiversideChair: Rick Church, University Of California At Santa Barbara

Integrating Rainwater Harvesting into Urban Food Production Optimization Daoqin Tong, Arizona State University; Qing Zhong, University of Arizona; Courtney Crosson, University of Arizoan

Issues and Challenges in Capacitated Coverage Modeling Alan Murray, University of California - Santa Barbara; Jing Xu, University of California - Santa Barbara; Zifan Wang, University of California - Santa Barbara; Richard Church, University of California - Santa Barbara

Deriving obstacle-avoiding service coverage on Euclidean plane Insu Hong, West Virginia University; Alan Murray, University of California - Santa Barbara

Planning supporting infrastructure for an expanding retail firm Matthew Niblett,; Rick Church, University Of California At Santa Barbara

Discussants: B. Amelia Pludow, University of California - Santa Barbara Antonio Medrano, University of California Kamyoung Kim, Kyungpook National University Daoqin Tong, Arizona State University Hyun Kim, University of Tennessee

Saturday, 10 November8:00 AM-10:00 AM

77. Migration and Mobility I --BLANCO (36)

Human capital-job (mis)matching and people mobility in rural America Xue Zhang, Cornell University Persistent shocks and incomplete regional adjustment: A model averaging approach Kyle Hood, Bureau

of Economic Analysis; Ryan Greenaway-McGrevy, University of Auckland Determinants of the internal migration in the United States Annie Lee, Rutgers, The State University of

New Jersey Nonlinear Tax-Induced Migration: An Overlooked Tale Yizhou Zhang, University of Illinois; Geoffrey J.D.

Hewings, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign

78. Gentrification in the U.S. --DIRECTORS (25)

Environmental Gentrification in Brooklyn: Access to Environmental Amenities and Exposure to Environmental Hazards as Drivers of Neighborhood Change Yehuda Klein, Brooklyn College; Nishant Yonzan, CUNY Graduate Center

Significance of scale in gentrification research: A case study of Charlotte, NC Daniel Yonto, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Jean-Claude Thill, University of North Carolina - Charlotte

Gentrification and green space development in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Hamil Pearsall, Temple University

Transit-Oriented Development and Housing Displacement: The case of the Chicago Red Line extension ESTEBAN LOPEZ, Universidad Adolfo Ibanez; Dwayne Baker,

79. Global Poverty --LIVE OAK (60)

Poverty in the United States: A Multidimensional Perspective David Folch, Florida State University; Mathew Laird, Florida State University

Double exposure: a dynamic analysis of childhood poverty Tracey Farrigan, Economic Research Service Improved modelling of spatial cost of living differences in developing countries: A comparison of expert

knowledge and traditional price surveys John Gibson, University of Waikato; Trinh Le, Motu Economic & Public Policy Research

Renewal programs and social diversity of neighborhoods: an evaluation using census data in France Florence Goffette-Nagot, University of Lyon; Sylvain Chareyron, Université Lumière Lyon 2

80. Geospatial Applications II --LLANO (50)

Measuring McCities: Chain and Independent Foodscapes in the United States Clio Andris, The Pennsylvania State University; Sohrab Rahimi, The Pennsylvania State University

A Polygon-Based Approach to Spatial Network Allocation: Optimal Facility Location Modeling and Network Analysis James Gaboardi, Florida State University

This is Not Syria: Quantifying the Over-"State"-ing of Sykes-Picot Matthew Lehnert, University of Toledo Flexible spatial difference-in-differences models for impact of full-time schools on neighborhood crime

Diego Firmino Costa da Silva, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco; Raul Silveira Neto, Pimes - UFPE

81. Innovations in Agriculture --MEDINA (50)

Best Practices for Quantifying Economic Impacts of Drought on Agriculture with Regional Input/Output Models Timothy Nadreau, Washington State University; Michael Brady, Washington State University; Jonathan Yoder, Washington State University

Agricultural Transformation and Intergenerational Mobility in the U.S., 1940-1970 Tim Smith, Purdue University

Strategic Investment and Entry Decisions for Soybean Breeding in western Canada Devin Serfas, University of Saskatchewan; Richard Gray, University of Saskatchewan

Land use intensities in grain production: Testing the effects of distances Oyvind Hoveid, NIBIO; Maureen Kilkenny, National Center for Food and Agricultural Policy

82. Education I --NUECES (30)

How Many Einsteins and Edisons are Lost to the Ivy League? Kathryn Dotzel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Daniel Crown, The Ohio State University; Tim Wojan, USDA Economic Research Service

Technical Migration, Technology-Induced Demand of Education and Spatial Skill Inequality: Evidence from U.S. Urban Patent Counts Oudom Hean, Ohio State University; Nattanicha Chairassamee, Ohio State University

Impact of Foreclosure on Education Nikhil Jha, The Nielsen Company; Tammy Leonard, University of North Texas

Legacy of Czar: The Russian Dual System of Schooling and Signaling Aigerim Zhangaliyeva, Tokyo Electron Ltd.; Masaki Nakabayashi, The University of Tokyo

83. Labor Market Challenges --PECAN (50)

Regional Distribution of Labor's Related Variety: An Application for the Hydrocarbon Industry MIGUEL FLORES, ESCUELA DE GOBIERNO Y TRANSFORMACION PUBLICA; Ana Rosa Leal, Tecnológico de Monterrey

The Robots Are Coming -- When, Where, and What Does this Mean for Economic Centers and the Periphery? Johannes Moenius, University of Redlands

Modeling and Measuring Gains from Labor Market Desegregation in Northern Ireland Hannah Mead Kling, St. Norbert College

Opioids and the Labor Market Mark Schweitzer, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

84. Community Development --PECOS (50)

Study on the Influence of the Distribution of Public Transportation Resources and the Surrounding Walking Environment on the Physical and Mental Health of Disadvantaged Groups-Taking Taipei Metro Chia-Nung Li, Chinese Culture University; Chien-Wen Lo, Ming Chuan University; Yi-Kai Hsieh, Chinese Culture University

Fuel Stacking: Household Cooking Fuel Choice in India, 2004-2012. YING-MIN KUO, Oklahoma State University; Mehtabul Azam,

US Minority Banks:Over-or-Under-Performers? James Barth, Auburn University; Jiayi Xu, Auburn University

Collective action on food security in a small island setting: A case study of fishery communities in the Kei islands, Indonesia Lolita Moorena, University of Indonesia; Budy Resosudarmo, Australian National University; Rus'an Nasrudin, University of Indonesia; Wardis Girsang, Pattimura University; Satoshi Yamazaki, University of Tasmania; Eriko Hoshino, University of Tasmania; M. Jibril Tajibu, Hasanuddin University

Discussants: YING-MIN KUO, Oklahoma State University Chia-Nung Li, Chinese Culture University Lolita Moorena, University of Indonesia James Barth, Auburn University

85. Policy Applications --RIO GRANDE CENTER (50)

The Lure of the Northern Star: Is Vancouver, CANADA the Next Shangri-La for Seattle and San Francisco/Silicon Valley Firms and Global Talent? Kathrine Richardson, San Jose State University

Entrepreneurship in Small Cities: Evidence from Micropolitan Areas Shiqin Liu, Northeastern University; Haifeng Qian, University of Iowa; Kingsley Haynes, George Mason University

Motherhood, Migration, and Self-Employment of College Graduates Zhengyu Cai, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics; Heather Stephens, West Virginia University; John Winters, Iowa State University

Are a Few Metros Dominating US Economic Growth? John Connaughton, UNC - Charlotte; Caroline Swartz, University of North Carolina - Charlotte

86. Public Transit and the City --RIO GRANDE WEST (55)

Public Transit Accessibility and Income Segregation Prottoy Akbar, University of Pittsburgh Public Transit Use: The Role of Social Influence Nagwa Khordagui, Economic Analysis of the Overcrowding of Commuting Railway Traffic in Tokyo Takuro Morioka, National

Graduate Institute for Policy Studies; Ryosuke Matsumoto, Railway Technical Research Institute Urban Land Use Structure Change in China: Does the Development of High-Speed Rail Play a Role?

Zhenhua Chen, The Ohio State University; Yulong Zhou, NanKai University

87. Special Session: Regional and Rural Development VIII --CHULA VISTA (66)Organizers: Sarah Low, University of Missouri - Columbia; Stephan Weiler, Colorado State University

The Urban Concentration of Innovation for Rural Industries Gregory Graff, Colorado State University The Regional Determinants of Charter School Formation and Growth Michael Trouw, Colorado State

University How Will Self-Driving Vehicles Affect US Megaregion Traffic? The Case of the Texas Triangle Yantao

Huang, University of Texas - Austin; Kara Kockelman, The University of Texas, Austin; Neil Quarles, Austin Department of Transportation; Haonan Yan, University of Texas - Austin

Exploring the benefits of multiple stakeholders as co-innovators: First phase results of a regional development project in Rottal-Inn (Germany) Markus Lemberger, University of Applied Management; Joel Schmidt, University of Applied Management (Germany)

Discussants: Joel Schmidt, University of Applied Management (Germany) Yantao Huang, University of Texas - Austin Michael Trouw, Colorado State University Gregory Graff, Colorado State University

10:30 AM-12:30 PM

88. Migration and Mobility II --BLANCO (36)

The role of housing costs in inter-city location choices of urban migrants- evidence from China Wanyang Hu, University of California - Los Angeles; Rui Wang, Johns Hopkins University

Sea Level Rise Induced Migration: Spatial Microsimulation with Environmental Changes Yong Kim, Purdue University; Brigitte Waldorf, Purdue University; Juan Sesmero, Purdue University

Tying current regional observations to their preceding data generating process by utilizing interregional migration dynamics Michael Tiefelsdorf, The U. of Texas at Dallas; Xiaojun Pu, The U. of Texas at Dallas

Conservation land attracts high-skilled migrants to neighboring communities Yong Chen, Oregon State University; David Lewis, Oregon State University; Bruce Weber, Oregon State University

89. Geospatial Applications --DIRECTORS (25)

An Analysis of Pedestrian Crashes Using a Spatial Count Data Model Rebekka Apardian, University of Toledo; Oleg Smirnov, University of Toledo

Public Use of GIS Mobile Applications Motivate Restoration of Historic Mill Village in Chicopee, GA Allison Bailey, University of North Georgia; Dale Jaeger,

Resilient Micropolitan Areas -- A Regional Approach for the Midwest Monica Haddad, Iowa State University

Google Street View as a Replacement for In-Person Street Surveys: A Meta-Analysis of Findings from Evaluations Katherine Nesse, Seattle Pacific University; Leah Airt, Seattle Pacific University

90. Education and Regional Development --LIVE OAK (60)

Developing a Multivariate Typology of College Towns to Assess Regional Development Trajectories Elizabeth Mack, Michigan State University; Kevin Stolarick,; Jonah White, Michigan State University

Industry Fluctuations and College Major Choices: Evidence from an Energy Boom and Bust Luyi Han, Oklahoma State University; John Winters, Iowa State University

Charter School Proliferation and School District Fiscal Stress, A Chicken-Egg Problem Bo Feng, The Ohio State University

The Effect of Preschool on Proficiency Level: An Analysis from Longitudinal Data Igor Procopio, Federal University of Juiz de Fora; Ricardo Freguglia, Federal University of Juiz de Fora; Flavia Chein, Federal University of Juiz de Fora

91. Investment Trends and Impacts --LLANO (50)

The Agglomeration Effects of Foreign Direct Investment Inflows in Africa Ruby Kishan, Texas State University; Andrew Ojede, Texas State University; Yao-Yu Chih, Texas State University

Stimulas Plan, Financial Constraints and Corporate Investment: The Evidence from Chinese Listed Firms Huiping Li, Shanghai U. of Finance and Economics (SHUFE); Qiang Li,

Corporate Income Tax, Formula Apportionment, and Multi-regional Firms Santiago Pinto, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Drug-Related Violence in Mexico and its Effects on FDI: A Spatial Durbin Model David Saucedo De La Fuente, The University of Texas at Dallas

92. Regional Science Policy and Practice - Editorial Board --MEDINA (50)

93. Labor market Challenges II --NUECES (30)

The Contribution of Age and Education for Unemployment Dynamics in Germany Carsten Ochsen, University of Applied Labour Studies and University of Rostock

The Effect of Metropolitan Technological Progress on the Non-Metropolitan Labor Market: Evidence from U.S. Patent Counts Oudom Hean, Ohio State University

Worker and firm heterogeneity, agglomeration and wages in Brazil Carlos Azzoni, University of Sao Paulo; Diana Silva, Federal University of Bahia

Shifting Regional Beveridge Curves: An Analysis of US Labor Market Congestion Andrew Crawley, University of Maine; Sarah Welch, University of Maine

94. Applications of Spatial Statistics I --PECAN (50)

An Empirical Analysis of the Geospatial Dimensions of Water Availability and National Conflict Erin Bunting, Michigan State University; James Herndon, University of Alabama; Elizabeth Mack, Michigan State University; Amanda Ross, University of Alabama

Drug-Related Violence and Labor Productivity: A Spatial Panel Data Analysis David Saucedo De La Fuente, The University of Texas at Dallas

A SPATIAL INTERACTION MODEL based on statistical mechanics Zheng Wang, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Changxin Liu, Chinese Academy of Sciences

City Size, Spatial Spillover and Productivity in China Xiumin Li, Northeast Normal UniversityDiscussants:

David Saucedo De La Fuente, The University of Texas at Dallas Zheng Wang, Chinese Academy of Sciences Xiumin Li, Northeast Normal University Erin Bunting, Michigan State University

95. Location and Economic Development --PECOS (50)

The effect of natural gas pipeline on local economy in the U.S. using Synthetic Control Method Sungtae Eun, Texas Tech University

Improved accuracy or increased uncertainty? Adjusting IMPLAN multipliers for long-term projections Rebekka Dudensing, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service; Craig Carpenter, Texas A&M University; Dean McCorkle, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension

The Long-Run Implications of Slum Clearance: A Neighborhood Analysis Jessica LaVoice, University of Pittsburgh

Total Factor Productivity for Mexican cities using stochastic frontier models Rafael Garduno-Rivera, Universidad Panamericana; Hector M. Nuñez, CIDE

96. Border Issues and Potentials --RIO GRANDE CENTER (50)

Secession and distribution of natural resources Tohru Naito, Doshisha University The Impact of Illegal Activities on Vegetation Cover Along the US-Mexico Border Haoying Wang, New

Mexico Tech Does Refugee Inflow Affect Urban Crime? Evidence from the Mariel Boatlift Jung Dae Bae, Ohio State

University; Seung-hun Chung, The Ohio State University

International commuting between neighbouring EU-countries Jouke van Dijk, University of Groningen; Arjen Edzes, University of Groningen; Lourens Broersma, University of Groningen

Discussants: Haoying Wang, New Mexico Tech Tohru Naito, Doshisha University Jouke van Dijk, University of Groningen Jung Dae Bae, Ohio State University

97. Transportation, Land Use, and Intensity --RIO GRANDE WEST (55)

ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION LOCATIONS: THE CASE OF USER EQUILIBRIUM AND ELASTIC DEMAND Yantao Huang, University of Texas - Austin; Kara Kockelman, The University of Texas, Austin

Energy Implications of Urban Land Use and Transportation Policies in Brazil Gervasio Santos, Federal University of Bahia; Andressa Proque, Federal University of Juiz de Fora

Reconstructing Urban Built Environments for Greener Transportation Implementing Superblocks in Downtown Toronto Ran Tu, University of Toronto; Marianne Hatzopoulou, University of Toronto

Transport and Population Density in the Urban Area of the City of Salvador Daniel Daniel Silva Antunes de Carvalho, Federal University of Bahia; Gervasio Santos, Federal University of Bahia

98. Special Session: Regional and Rural Development IX --CHULA VISTA (66)Organizers: Sarah Low, University of Missouri - Columbia; Stephan Weiler, Colorado State University

Resilience in Italian Inner Areas Alessandra Faggian, Gran Sasso Science Institute; Marco Modica, Gran Sasso Science Institute; Giulia Urso, Gran Sasso Science Institute

Entrepreneurship and Resilience: Implications for Regional Development in the US and UK Nicholas Kacher, Colorado State University

Policy outcomes of centralized and decentralized public programs: Implications for rural policy Judith Stallmann, University of Missouri - Columbia; Grichawat Lowatcharin, Khon Kaen University

Human Health and the Urban-Rural Dichotomy: A meta-analysis of quality of life indicators in urban and rural environments Masood Gheasi, Free University, Amsterdam

Discussants: Judith Stallmann, University of Missouri - Columbia Masood Gheasi, Free University, Amsterdam Alessandra Faggian, Gran Sasso Science Institute Nicholas Kacher, Colorado State University

2:45 PM-4:45 PM

99. Tourism and Amenities --BLANCO (36)

Tourism Demand of Inbound Visitors to Las Vegas Jaewon Lim, University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV); Doohwan Won, Pusan National University

THE ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF BIG EVENTS: EVIDENCE FROM THE GREAT JUBILEE 2000 IN ROME Raffaello Bronzini, Bank of Italy; Matteo Mongardini, Bank of Italy; Sauro Mocetti, Bank of Italy

The Role of Amenities in Regional Resilience Timothy Jaquet, Ohio State University Days on market and confused capitalization: Quantifying the relationship between housing price, market

duration, and changing local amenities Mitchell Livy, California State University, Fullerton; Nicholas Irwin, Ohio State University

100. Disaster Impacts --DIRECTORS (25)

Evaluating of Spatial Economic Damages by Natural Disasters in Japan: A Dynamic Input-Output Approach Hiroyuki SHIBUSAWA, Toyohashi University of Technology; Hiroshi Irimoto, Toyohashi University of

Technology; Taiki Sakamoto, Toyohashi University of Technology; Ryota Hanaoka, Toyohashi University of Technology; Yuzuru MIYATA, Toyohashi University of Technology

The Socio-Economic Vulnerability Assessment and Spatial Clustering Analysis of Urban and Rural Townships in Taiwan Wen-Yen Lin, Ming Chuan University; CHI-TUNG HUNG, Ming Chuan University

The economic impact of the 2016-2017 Italian earthquakes: a Bi-regional IEMM approach. Rosita Pretaroli, University of Macerata; Claudio Socci, University of Macerata; Andrea Karim El Meligi, University of Macerata; Francesca Severini, University of Macerata; Luca Piermattei, University of Macerata

Does Earthquake Shake Mortgage Lenders' Risk Perceptions? Evidence from the Nonrecourse States Minhong Xu, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Yilan Xu, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign

101. Methodological Innovations --LIVE OAK (60)

The Welfare Cost of Business Cycles at the States' Levels Francis Ahking, University of Connecticut Agro-Climatic Data by County (ACDC): Methods and Data Generating Processes Seong Yun, Mississippi

State University; Benjamin Gramig, University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign Housing Prices and Time-varying NDVI Ziye Zhang, Cornell University; Wenzheng Li, Cornell University Sub-national stochastic ethnic population projections using cohort change ratios -- An application to New

Zealand Michael Cameron, University of Waikato; Jacques Poot, Free University, Amsterdam

102. Natural Resource Consumption and its Effects --LLANO (50)

THE IMPACT OF MPA ESTABLISHMENT ON FISH EXTRACTION IN INDONESIA Adi Yunanto, Universitas Indonesia; Alin Halimatussadiah, Universitas Indonesia; Noor Aini Zakaria, Economy and Environment Institute Indonesia; Noor Aini Zakaria, Economy and Environment Institute Indonesia; Noor Aini Zakaria, Economy and Environment Institute Indonesia; Noor Aini Zakaria, Economy and Environment Institute Indonesia; Noor Aini Zakaria, Economy and Environment Institute Indonesia

Fracking Boom and its Socioeconomic Consequences Shruti Sengupta, Oklahoma State University; John Winters, Iowa State University

Labor Demand Shocks and Skill Composition: What we can learn from the Shale gas boom in the United States Isha Rajbhandari, University of Puget Sound; Daniel Crown, The Ohio State University; Rodrigo Perez Silva, Ohio State University

An Input-Output Framework for Analyzing Consumer Responses to Changing Water Prices Elizabeth Mack, Michigan State University; Kevin Credit, University of Chicago

103. Regional Science Policy and Practice - Plenary Session --MEDINA (50)

104. Applications of Spatial Statistics II --PECAN (50)

An Analysis of Climate Change Effects on Rice Production Risk and Spatial Distribution in South Korea Yongjoon Kim, Seoul National University; Kwansoo Kim, Seoul National University; Donghwan An, Seoul National University

Understanding spatial distribution of loss ratios in federal crop insurance program Zhangliang Chen, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Fishing for neighborhood trajectory patterns - a comparison of sequence analysis methods WEI KANG, University of California - Riverside; Sergio Rey, University of California - Riverside; Levi Wolf, University of Bristol; Elijah Knaap, University of California - Riverside; Su Han, University of California - Riverside

Deconstructing Neighborhood Change: A Data Driven Ethnographic Approach Andrea Chegut, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Phoebe Holtzman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Discussants: WEI KANG, University of California - Riverside Yongjoon Kim, Seoul National University Andrea Chegut, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Zhangliang Chen, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

105. Entrepreneurial Innovation --RIO GRANDE WEST (55)

The Incremental Value of Urban Innovation Ecosystems: a Spatial Autoregressive Approach to Valuing Coworking Space Andrea Chegut, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Dennis Frenchman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Economic Freedom and Entrepreneurial Startup Activities Shishir Shakya, West Virginia University Smart innovative cities: The impact of Smart City policies on urban innovation Chiara Del Bo, UniversitÃ

degli Studi di Milano; Andrea Caragliu, Politecnico di Milano The structure of the knowledge network: An exploratory study of the Japanese auto-parts product space

Tetsu Kawakami, Kindai University; Eri Yamada, Nagoya City University; Jiro Nemoto, Nagoya University

106. Special Session: Regional and Rural Development X --CHULA VISTA (66)Organizers: Sarah Low, University of Missouri - Columbia; Stephan Weiler, Colorado State University

Employment Shocks and the Provision of Local Public Goods: Evidence from the Post- Reagan Military Personnel Drawdown Timothy Komarek, Old Dominion University

Do Lower State Personal Income Taxes Increase Economic Growth? A Synthetic Control Method Assessment of Recent Changes Dan Rickman, Oklahoma State University; Hangbo Wang, Oklahoma State University

Estimating the cost of wildlife strikes at US airports: A deep learning approach Jordan Navin, Colorado State University; Aaron Anderson, Colorado State University

The Impacts of Buy and Dry on Western US Communities Kevin Crofton, Colorado State University; Dale Manning, Colorado State University; Chris Goemans, Colorado State University

Structural Differences in the Correlates of Intergenerational Mobility in the United States: A Spatial regime analysis Vikash Dangal, Louisiana State University; Matthew Fannin, Louisiana State University

Discussants: Dan Rickman, Oklahoma State University Timothy Komarek, Old Dominion University Matthew Fannin, Louisiana State University Jordan Navin, Colorado State University Kevin Crofton, Colorado State University

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Orphan presentations The technical way to reduction emission from RTG   akram Elentably, kau university Low-income baby boomers, housing affordability, and tenure transition: Lessons from the Great Recession   JINYHUP KIM, University of Maryland Weakness of inter-firm cooperation between small companies exporting Algerian dates: exploratory study of main explanations   lamara hadjou, UMMTO

Firm's location and local characteristics: the case of the Software industry in Madrid   Miguel Gomez-Antonio, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid; Carles Mendez-Ortega, Universitat Rovira i Virgili Invasive Species and Testing the Importance of Natural Science Information   Shana McDermott, Trinity University Do Spaniards vote with their feet? The case of the Spanish inheritance tax   Rafael Gonzalez-Val, Universidad de Zaragoza & Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB); Miriam Marcén, University of Zaragoza The long-term relationship between economic development and regional inequality: South-West Europe, 1860-2010   Alfonso Díez-Minguela, University of Valencia; Rafael Gonzalez-Val, Universidad de Zaragoza & Institut d'Economia de Barcelona (IEB); Julio Martinez-Galarraga, University of Valencia; M. Teresa Sanchis, University of Valencia; Daniel A. Tirado, University of Valencia Fiscal policy interdependence across local governments in Indonesia   Ruth Nikijuluw, Australian National University The pricing strategy for time definite LTL industry under Stackelberg competition   cheng-chang lin, National Cheng Kung University The Technical Efficiency of Local Economies in Mexico   Alejandro Becerra-Ornelas, RAND Corporation; Hector M. Nuñez, CIDE Balanced Development Policy in South Korea: Its 10-Year Records and Some Consequences   Heungsuk Choi, Korea University spsur: An R package for specification, estimation and testing of spatial and spatio-temporal SUR econometric models   Fernando Lopez, Universidad Politecnica de Cartagena; Jesus Mur,; Roman Minguez, Universidad Castilla La Mancha Are Urban-Rural Welfare Differences Growing in India?   Mehtabul Azam, Spatial models in customer churn prediction: An application on an online grocery retailer   Miguel De la LLave, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia; Fernando Lopez, Universidad Politecnica de Cartagena Changes in a regional urban system : the case of Nouvelle Aquitaine from 1793 to 2000   Aurelie LALANNE, University of Bordeaux Income Inequality, Market Size and Firm Conduct: Product Differentiation in the Restaurant Market   Nora Schindler, WU Vienna; Dieter Pennerstorfer, JKU Linz; Biliana Yontcheva, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business; Christoph Weiss, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business FDI inflows and impact in European regions: What role for investment promotion agencies?   Marco Di Cataldo, London School of Economics; Riccardo Crescenzi, London School of Economics; Mara Giua, University of Rome Has regional economic convergence provide Financial Health in Governments? the Mexican case   Rafael Garduno-Rivera, Universidad Panamericana; Gabriel Puron-Cid, Privatization with Quality and Subsidies   Horn-In Kuo, Ming Chuan University,; K.L. Glen Ueng, National Chengchi University,; Fu-Chuan Lai, Academia Sinica Well-being, Job Insecurity and the Opioids Crisis   Samia Islam, Boise State University; Kelly Chen, Boise State University Regional Diversity & Social Capital Formation   Matthew Roskruge, Massey University; Jacques Poot, Free University, Amsterdam

Regional ethnic Diversity & Social Capital Formation   Matthew Roskruge, Massey University; Jacques Poot, Free University, Amsterdam The Linkage between Crime and Entrepreneurship: An Analysis of the City of Miami   Shaoming Cheng, Florida International University; Sukumar Ganapati, Florida International University Detecting spatiotemporal dynamics of PM2.5 emission data in China using DMSP-OLS nighttime stable light data   Guangxing Ji, Routine Tasks and Recovery from Mass Layoffs   Uwe Blien, IAB; Wolfgang Dauth, IAB Institute for Employment Research; Duncan Roth, IAB Institute for Employment Research Asymmetric effects of monetary policy shocks across US States   Fabio Mazzola, University of Palermo; Davide Furceri, University of Palermo; Pietro Pizzuto, University of Palermo An extended multisectoral model and role of income distribution: Case of Nigeria   Irfan Ahmed, Jazan University; Claudio Socci, University of Macerata A Structural Analysis of Mobile Phone Use and Travel Demand in a Leapfrogging Context: A Case Study of Kumasi, Ghana   Dennis Okyere, University of Texas at Dallas; Brian Berry, Internal Forced Displacement and Crime: Evidence from Colombia   Andres Felipe Sanchez, EAFIT University; Juan Mejia, EAFIT University; Hermilson Velasquez, EAFIT University Economic Impacts of Tourism Activities in South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia: A CGE Modelling Approach   Marly Patandianan, Toyohashi University of Technology; Yuzuru MIYATA, Toyohashi University of Technology; Hiroyuki SHIBUSAWA, Toyohashi University of Technology Revisiting the Fundamental Law of Road Congestion using Quantile Regression   Abhradeep Maiti, Indian Institute of Management Kashipur; Debarshi Indra, AB InBev Regional development in agricultural sector and its impact on economic growth of Thailand   Orachos Napasintuwong, Kasetsart University Research on Spatial Evolution of Enterprise Cluster Based on Spatial Analysis Approach: A Case Study of Guangzhou Real Estate Industry   Peng Wang, Jinan University; Xiaoyan Lin, Jinan University; Dajun Dai, Georgia State University Migration and the location of MNEs activities. Evidence from Italian provinces   Anna D'Ambrosio, Politecnico di Torino; Luigi Benfratello, Politecnico di Torino; Davide Castellani, University of Reading Interdependence of rubber prices on rubber plantations: A case study of the eastern region of Thailand   Sutee Anantsuksomsri, Chulalongkorn University; Paitoon Wongsasuthikul, The Thai Rubber Association; Nij Tontisirin, Thammasat University Trade Liberalization, Regional Economic Integration, and its Pass-through Effect on Multi-product Firm Performance -Evidence from China   ZhiQiang Zhang, NanKai University; ZhangHan Yu, Duke University Moving on out...or not? Rural Hospital Closure impacts on Out-migration and Population Change   Cristina Miller, Economic Research Service; Juan Tomas Sayago Gomez, Universidad Icesi The Cost of Decentralization: Jurisdictional Border and Domestic Factor Market Segmentation in China   Wei TANG, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics AGENT-BASED SIMULATION FOR SHARED AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE USE ACROSS THE MINNEAPOLIS-SAINT PAUL REGION   Haonan Yan, University of Texas - Austin; Kara Kockelman, The University of Texas, Austin; Krishna Murthy Gurumurthy, University of Texas - Austin

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