RSUE Editorial Board Meeting

Wednesday, November 19

Sessions 6:00 PM—7:30 PM

1. NARSC Council Meeting (invitations only)

Thursday, November 20

Sessions 8:30 AM—10:10 AM

2. NARSC Presidential Plenary Session

• Presidential Address: Urbanization: the Rural-Urban Divide,  J Vernon Henderson, Brown University

Sessions 10:30 AM—12:10 PM

3. 20 Years of Spatial Econometrics

Chair: Antonio Paez, McMaster University

Organizer: Antonio Paez, McMaster University

•  Luc Anselin, Arizona State University
•  Sergio J. Rey, Arizona State University
•  James Lesage, Texas State University - San Marcos
•  Coro Chasco, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

4. Drivers of Productivity

Chair: Luz Saavedra, University Of St Thomas

• City Drivers of Firms Productivity in Latin America,  Juan Julio Gutierrez, George Mason University ; Tito Yepes, World Bank
• Specialization, FDI and Productivity Growth in Chile,  Patricio Aroca, Universidad Catolica del Norte ; Gianfranco Piras, University Of Illinois
• Vintage of Prefectural Social Capital Stock and Its Effect on Productivity-The Case of Japan-,  Sumio Hamagata, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry

Discussants:
     Luz Saavedra, University Of St Thomas

5. Econometrics I

Chair: Oleg A. Smirnov, University of Toledo

• A simultaneous equations model with spatial heterogeneity and interaction effects in y, x and , and a revisitation of Okuns Law,  Paul Elhorst, University of Groningen ; Annette Illy, University of Groningen
• The Regional Impacts Of Monetary Policy in Germany: A Spatial Vector Autoregression Approach,  Peter Nijkamp, Free University ; Piet Rietveld, VU University, Amsterdam; Masagus M. Ridhwan, VU university amsterdam; Henri Lf De Groot, VU University Amsterdam
• Quality in work and productivity,  Vicente Royuela, University of Barcelona ; Jordi Surińach, University of Barcelona
• Cost function attributes in network sectors,  Mark G. Lijesen

Discussants:
     Oleg A. Smirnov, University of Toledo

6. Economic Impacts of 9/11 Session I

Chair: Adam Rose, University of Southern Califonia

Organizer: Adam Rose, University of Southern Califonia

• Observations on the Economic Effects of the 9/11 Attack on the World Trade Center,  Jason Bram, Federal Reserve Bank of New York ; Andrew Haughwout, Federal Reserve Bank Of New York; James Orr, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
• THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THE SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS ON THE WORLD TRADE CENTER,  Adam Rose, University of Southern Califonia ; Gbadebo Oladosu, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Bumsoo Lee, University of Southern California; Garrett Asay, Centers for Disease Control
• PHYSICAL DAMAGE AND INSURED LOSSES FROM THE SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS ON THE WORLD TRADE CENTER,  Patricia Grossi, Risk Management Solutions Inc.
• Macroeconomic and Industry Impacts of 9/11: An Interindustry Macroeconomic Approach,  Jeff Werling, University of Maryland

Discussant:
     Howard Chernick, Hunter College CUNY

7. Input-Output I: Methods

Chair: William B. Beyers, University Of Washington

• Estimating Labour Market Flows by the ADETON Method ,  Uwe Blien, Institut fuer Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung ; Friedrich Graef, University of Erlangen-Nuernberg
• INCLUSIO: New ways to explore interindustry relationships.,  Juan Carlos Duque, EAFIT University ; Sergio Rey, Arizona State University; Charles R. Schmidt, Arizona State University
• Regional input-output modelling based on total use rectangular tables: is this a better way?,  Ana L. M. Sargento, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria ; Pedro M. G. N. Ramos, University of Coimbra; Geoffrey J.D. Hewings, University Of Illinois
• Expanding Extractions,  Erik Dietzenbacher, University of Groningen ; Michael Lincoln Lahr, Rutgers University

Discussants:
     Nalitra Thaiprasert, Ball State University

8. Labor Markets I: Theory

Chair: Kieran P. Donaghy, Cornell University

• Fair Trade, Information Asymmetries, and Welfare,  Marcus Wiens, University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich ; Florian W. Bartholomae, University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich
• How labor market rigidities shape business taxation?,  Stephane Riou, CREUSET CNRS
• Integration versus Outsourcing with Vertical Linkages,  Gaetano Alfredo Minerva, Universitŕ di Bologna
• Labour Market Imperfections, International Integration and Selection.,  Antonella Nocco, University of Lecce ; Catia Montagna, University of Dundee

Discussants:
     Jan Rouwendal, Free University

9. Location Modeling I

Chair: Timothy Matisziw, University of Missouri-Columbia

Organizers: Tony H. Grubesic, Indiana University

• Optimal Distance Determining Highway Network Centroids for the U.S. Sub-state Regions,  Jiyoung Park, University at Buffalo, State University of New York ; Joongkoo Cho, USC; Sungsoo Yoon, USC
• Drive or Fly? Evaluating the dynamic spatio-temporal structure of inter-city passenger travel,  Changjoo Kim, University of Cincinnati ; Timothy Matisziw, University of Missouri-Columbia; Tony H. Grubesic, Indiana University
• Theoretical linkages of spatial objects based location models,  Alan T. Murray, Arizona State University
• A Typological Framework for Categorizing Infrastructure Vulnerability,  Tony H. Grubesic, Indiana University ; Timothy Matisziw, University of Missouri-Columbia

Discussants:
     Ting Lei, University of California at Santa Barbara

10. Peripheral Regions

Chair: Stephen Hynes, Teagasc

• The Index of Community Vulnerability (ICV) Revisited: Exploring the determinants of rural working age population out-migration in Canada (2001-2006),  Jean-François Frenette, INRS Urbanisation, Culture et Société
• Single industry towns and vulnerable communities in Quebec: what are they, why are they problematic, and can anything be done?,  Richard Shearmur, University of Quebec ; Christophe Ribichesi
• Community vulnerability to population decline: An application of the RPSim (Rural and Regional Policy Simulator),  Alessandro Alasia, Statistics Canada
• Choices and Expectations of Mobility: Public Sector Jobs Moving to a Swedish Rural Region.,  Angelika Sjöstedt Landén, Umeĺ University, Sweden

Discussants:
     Amit Batabyal, Rochester Institute Of Technology

11. Real Estate

Chair: Gunther Maier, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration

• The Effect of Housing Affordability on Employment Growth and Firm Formation: Evidence from California Cities,  Junfu Zhang ; Ritashree Chakrabarti
• Regional Science and Real Estate Research - how closely are they related?,  Gunther Maier, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration ; Emil E Malizia, University of North Carolina
• How determinant are Proximity Attributes in Residential Property Values?, A Local Spatial Statistics Approach. Fontibon, Bogota, Colombia: Case-Study.,  Rafael D. Villarreal Pacheco, Lund University
• The Economics of Conservation of Buildings with Cultural Heritage Value: The White City Tel Aviv,  Daniel -. Shefer, Techninon - Israel Institute of Technology ; Eyal -. Salinger, Technion, Center for Urban and Regional Studies

Discussants:
     Gunther Maier, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration

12. Spatial Econometrics

Chair: Fabrizio Balli, Regione Toscana

• ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SHRINKAGE OF ATENQUIQUE,  Jose Gpe. Vargas Hernandez, Instituto Tecnológico de Cd. Guzmán
• Households Consumption Patterns and Equivalence Scales in Italy: 1997-2004,  Silvia Tiezza, University of Siena ; Fabrizio Balli, Regione Toscana
• Spatial analysis of urban development in Bangladesh,  Jalal Jahir, Jahangirnagar University ; Shohel Reza Amin, Jahangirnagar University
• Specialisation changes in European regions: The role played by externalities across regions,  Toni Mora, School of Economics and Social Sciences, Universit ; Rosina Moreno

Discussants:
     Jalal Jahir, Jahangirnagar University

13. Spatial Modeling I

Chair: Seth E. Spielman, SUNY Buffalo

Organizers: Tony H. Grubesic, Indiana University

• The Distribution of Information-Intensive Industries: Coincidence or a Reflection of Regional Comparative Advantage?,  Elizabeth A. MacK, Indiana University
• The spatial economics of Porkopolis. Evidence from France.,  Carl Gaigné, INRA Rennes ; Solčne Larue, INRA Dijon; Julie Le Gallo, CRESE; Bertrand Henri Schmitt, INRA
• Location vs. Growth of Investments in U.S. Manufacturing,  Jason Paul Brown, Purdue University ; R J G M Florax, Purdue University; Kevin T McNamara, Purdue University
• Measuring the Value of a Moscow Apartment: a Spatial Approach to the Hedonic Pricing of Attributes,  Alexandre Repkine, Konkuk University

Discussants:
     Jean-Claude F. Thill, Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte

14. Transportation I: Transport Data and Analysis

Chair: Kingsley E. Haynes, George Mason University

• Forecasting Network Data: Spatial Interpolation of Traffic Counts Using Texas Data,  Xiaokun Cara Wang, Bucknell University ; Kara M Kockelman, University of Texas at Austin
• Estimating the spatial variability of commute mode choice using Geographically Weighted Regression,  David A. King, Columbia University
• Going beyond the typical weekday: perspectives on the variability of urban behaviors using large-scale microdata,  Hubert Verreault, Ecole Polytechnique ; Catherine Morency, Ecole Polytechnique
• Bridging the gap between complex data and decision makers: an example of innovative interactive tool,  Catherine Morency, Ecole Polytechnique ; Martin Trépanier, Ecole Polytechnique; Daniel Piché, Ecole Polytechnique; Robert Chapleau, Ecole Polytechnique

Discussants:
     Kingsley E. Haynes, George Mason University

15. Transportation, the Environment and Health I

Chair: Hanna Maoh, McMaster University

Organizers: Ron N. Buliung, U Of T, Mississauga

• Linking Land Use, Travel Behavior and Obesity:Assessing the Evidence,  Matthew Hardy, George Mason University
• Environmental influences on a child's mode of travel between home and school in a Canadian city,  Kristian Larsen, University of Toronto ; Jason Gilliland, University of Western Ontario; Paul M. Hess, University of Toronto
• Built Environment, Childhood Mobility and Health: An Empirical Examination of Active School Transport in the Greater Toronto Area,  Raktim Mitra, University of Toronto ; Ron N. Buliung, U Of T, Mississauga; Guy Faulkner, University of Toronto; Caroline Fusco, University of Toronto
• Obesity, Fast Food, and Grocery Stores: Evidence from geo-referencedData,  Susan E. Chen, Purdue University ; R J G M Florax, Purdue University; Samantha D. Snyder, Purdue University
• A Modelling System for Predicting Daily Exposure of Urban Population to Vehicle-Induced Air Pollution,  Marianne Hatzopoulou, University of Toronto ; Eric J. Miller, University of Toronto

Discussants:
     Kristian Larsen, University of Toronto

16. Urban and Regional Indicators

Chair: David Albouy, University of Michigan

• Characterizing Urban Sprawl with Accessibility Measures,  Jungyul Sohn, Seoul National University ; Songhyun Choi, Pusan National University
• Are Big Cities Really Bad Places to Live? Improving Quality-of-life Estimates across Cities,  David Albouy, University of Michigan
• Regional Inflation Persistence: Evidence from Italy,  Andrea Vaona, University of Lugano
• Decomposition of Regional Unemployment Rates: Tracking the Sources of Difference,  Valentyna V. Smal, National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv

Discussants:
     Valentyna V. Smal, National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv

17. Urban Economics Association (A): Housing

Chair: Grace Wong, Wharton School of Business

Organizer: . Urban Economics Association

• Structure and Tenure,  Edward Coulson, Penn State University ; Lynn Fisher, MIT
• Lemon in Real Estate: Do People Believe Repairs?,  Sanghoon Lee, University of British Columbia ; Tsur Somerville, University of British Columbia
• Neighborhood Effects of Concentrated Mortgage Foreclosures,  Vicki Been, New York University ; Solomon Greene, Open Society Institute; Jenny Schuetz, City College of New York
• The American Dream? The Joy, Pain and Externalities of Homeownership,  Grace Wong, Wharton School of Business

Discussants:
     Sanghoon Lee, University of British Columbia

18. Urban Economics Association (B): Agglomeration and Trade

Chair: Michael P. Pflüger, University of Passau

Organizer: . Urban Economics Association

• Trade costs, market access and economic geography: why the empirical specification of trade costs matters,  Maarten E. Bosker, Utrecht University ; Harry Garretsen, Utrecht University
• Endogenous transport prices and trade imbalances,  Olaf Jonkeren, VU University, Amsterdam ; Erhan Demirel, VU University, Amsterdam; Jos Van Ommeren, VU University, Amsterdam; Piet Rietveld, VU University, Amsterdam
• Unlocking the Value of Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions,  Steven Brakman, University of Groningen ; Harry Garretsen, Utrecht University; Charles Van Marrewijk, Erasmaus University
• Trade and location with land as a productive factor,  Michael P. Pflüger, University of Passau ; Takatoshi Tabuchi, University of Tokyo

Discussants:
     Olaf Jonkeren, VU University, Amsterdam

Sessions 12:20 PM—1:20 PM

19. PRSCO Council (invitation only)

20. Regional Science Fellow Plenary Session

• Transportation Network Equilibrium -- The Formalism for Networks Today fromthe Internet to Electric Power Supply Chains and Financial Networks: What theWorld Should Learn from Regional Scientists,  Anna Nagurney, University of Massachusetts

Discussant:
     David Boyce, Northwestern University

Sessions 1:30 PM—3:10 PM

21. 20 Years of Spatial Statistics

Chair: Antonio Paez, McMaster University

Organizer: Antonio Paez, McMaster University

Panel session to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the publication of Dan Griffith's landmark book

•  Daniel Griffith, University Of Texas At Dallas
•  Kelley Pace, LSU
•  Eun-Hye Yoo, University at Buffalo, SUNY
•  Roger Bivand, NHH

22. Agriculture

Chair: Richard Shearmur, University of Quebec

• Analyzing the relationship between land use and water quality using a combined spatial microsimulation and GIS based modelling approach,  Stephen Hynes, Teagasc ; Reamonn Fealy, Teagasc; Cathal O'Donoghue, Teagasc
• The geography of food distribution in the United States and feasibility of food system localization,  Sonya Huang, MIT ; Patrick Canning, USDA Economic Research Service; Karen R. Polenske, MIT; Ayman Ismail, MIT; Arnold Waters, USDA Economic Research Service
• Changes in Agricultural Diversity on the Midwestern Landscape: Spatial and Temporal Effects in Post World War II Iowa,  Sara Kaplan, Iowa State University
• Optimal Resource Management in the Presence of a Deleterious Alien Species: A Stochastic Model for an Orchard,  Amit Batabyal, Rochester Institute Of Technology ; Peter Nijkamp, Free University

Discussants:
     Alessandro Alasia, Statistics Canada

23. Econometrics II: Methods

Chair: Paul Elhorst, University of Groningen

• On Topological Dimension of Spatial Data,  Oleg A. Smirnov, University of Toledo
• Spatial HAC estimator: analysis of income distribution of European regions,  Oleksandr Shepotylo, Kyiv School of Economics
• Spatial J-test: Some Monte Carlo evidence,  Gianfranco Piras, University Of Illinois ; Nancy Lozano-Gracia, Arizona State University
• Measurement of the Growth of China's Provincial Total Factor Productivity and Its Contribution to Economic Growth: Application of Geographically Weighted Regression from a Spatial Temporal Perspective,  Danlin Yu, Montclair State University ; Bingyang Lv, People's University of China

Discussants:
     Mark G. Lijesen

24. Economic Impacts of 9/11 Session II

Chair: Harry W. Richardson, University Of Southern California

Organizer: Adam Rose, University of Southern Califonia

• The Economic Impacts of 9/11,  Jiyoung Park, University at Buffalo, State University of New York ; Peter Gordon, University Park; Eunha Jun, University of Southern Califormia; James E. Moore, University of Southern California; Heosnoo Park, Chung-Ang University; Harry W. Richardson, University Of Southern California
• Modeling and Estimating the Macroeconomic Consequences of Terrorism with An Application to Investigating the Impact of September 11 on the United States Economy,  S. Brock Blomberg, Claremont McKenna College ; Gregory D. Hess, Claremont McKenna College
• The Macroeconomic Impact of 9-11 on the U.S. and New York Region,  Frederick Treyz, Regional Economic Models Inc ; Billy Leung, Regional Economic Models, Inc.
• The Macroeconomic Impact of the 9/11 Attacks: Evidence from the National Accounts and Economic Forecasts,  Bryan Roberts, US Department of Homeland Security

Discussant:
     Michael Lincoln Lahr, Rutgers University

25. Environment I: Policy Analysis

Chair: James Baldwin, Boston University

• Waste demand in the context of waste-price mimicking and waste tourism: a case study of Flemish municipalities,  Stefan Van Parys, Ghent University ; Tom Verbeke, Ghent University; Johan Eyckmans, HUBrussel; Simon De Jaeger, HUBrussel
• Regional Approaches to Planning for Green Buildings,  Rebecca Coleen Retzlaff, Auburn University
• Energy Tool Suite Integration for Campus/Neighborhood Impacts Assessment and Decision-Making,  Yehuda L. Klein, Graduate Center of the City University of New York ; Michael Bobker, Baruch College of the City University of New York; Edward J. Linky, US Environmental Protection Agency

Discussants:
     Jennifer Foster, York University

26. Industry and employment clusters

Chair: Agus Hudoyo, University of Kentucky

• Are our clusters sustainable? Biotechnology in Israel,  Shiri M. Breznitz, University of Cambridge
• Small Business Clusters Formation: MAR or Jacobs Effects?,  Mihai Nica, University of Central Oklahoma
• Residential location and employment clusters. The case of Saint-Etienne in France,  Lise Bourdeau-Lepage, CEMAGREF
• Enterprise by Industrial Design: Creativity and Competitiveness in the Birmingham (UK) Jewellery Quarter,  John R. Bryson, University of Birmingham ; Michael J. Taylor, University of Birmingham

Discussants:
     Marco Percoco, Universitŕ Bocconi

27. Input-Output II: Impact Assessment

Chair: James A. Giesecke, Monash University

• Regional Impacts of modern transport infrastructure Analysis of the Southern german infrastructure project Baden-württemberg 21,  Axel J. Schaffer, University of Karlsruhe
• Modelling major projects and events what are the factors that determine net social benefits?,  James A. Giesecke, Monash University ; John R. Madden, Monash University
• How the Abolition of Provisional Gasoline Tax Rate Affects the Lives of the Public Evidence from Japan,  Pongsun Bunditsakulchai, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry ; Kazumi Hitomi, Central Research Institute of Electric Industry
• The Regional Impacts of Increasing US Domestic Oil and Gas Production,  Christa Dean Jensen, West Virginia University ; Randall W Jackson, Regional Research Institute WVU; Lisa Phares, National Energy Technology Laboratory

Discussants:
     Christa Dean Jensen, West Virginia University

28. Labor Markets II: Policy

Chair: Nancy Brooks, Cornell University

• If You Build, Will the Jobs Come?A Case Study for the Denver Area,  Chiung-Hsia
• Outsourcing, the Skill Premium, and Regional Policy: An Empirical Investigation of Ethiers Explanation,  Nancy Brooks, Cornell University ; Kieran P. Donaghy, Cornell University
• Dynamics of Seoul and the Capital Region, Korea: Evolution of New Spatial Division of Labor and Spatial Dyanmics,  Sam Ock Park, Seoul National University ; Yangmi Koo, Seoul National University
• The Effects of Cultural Diversity on Regional Labour Markets in Germany,  Uwe Blien, Institut fuer Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung ; Jens Suedekum, University of Duisburg-Essen; Katja Wolf, Institut fuer Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung

Discussants:
     Uwe Blien, Institut fuer Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung

29. Location Modeling II

Chair: Alan T. Murray, Arizona State University

Organizers: Tony H. Grubesic, Indiana University

• Minimizing the impact of port operations: a new location model for away-from-port container storage yards,  Rick Church, University Of California At Santa Barbara ; Ting Lei, University of California at Santa Barbara
• A Multi-objective Hierarchical Model for Siting Systems of Medical Facilities: The Development of a Lead Poisoning Screening and Treatment Network for the Dominican Republic,  Jeffrey P. Osleeb, University of Connecticut ; Samuel J. Ratick, Clark University
• Identifying Irregularly Shaped Spatial Clusters Using a Hybrid Multiobjective Evolutionary Algorithm,  Xiaolan Wu, Central Michigan University ; Tony H. Grubesic, Indiana University

Discussants:
     Daoqin Tong, University of Arizona

30. Regional Economic Performance

Chair: Miles Finney, California State Los Angeles

• The Impact of Changes in Productivity and Employment-Led Growth Across Four Regions in the U.S.,  Harvey Cutler, Colorado State University ; Rezki Anindhito, Colorado State University
• Economic Efficiency and the Urban-Rural Distribution of Federal Expenditures,  Matthew McCormick, Bureau of Economic Analysis
• Leading or Following: Health Insurance and its impact on worker productivity,  Michael Scott Jackson, Orkestra Institute
• A Spatial Shift-Share Analysis of Firm Formation in the United States,  Shaoming Cheng, West Virginia University

Discussants:
     Miles Finney, California State Los Angeles

31. Spatial Modeling II

Chair: Rachel Franklin, Association of American Geographers

Organizers: Tony H. Grubesic, Indiana University

• Comparison of hedonic residential rent price models based on spatial autoregressive and geographically weighted regression techniques (tentative),  Michael Loechl, ETH Zurich
• Regional Labor Markets and Aging in Germany,  Carsten Ochsen, University of Rostock
• Regional migrations and the geography of production: the Spanish case (1988-2002),  Rosa Sanchis-Guarner, London School of Economics
• Identifying the Range of Open Space Value in a Housing Market,  Seong-Hoon Cho, Univ. of Tennessee ; Dayton M. Lambert, Univ. of Tennessee; Seunggyu Kim, Univ. of Tennessee

Discussants:
     Seong-Hoon Cho, Univ. of Tennessee

32. Spatial Patterns in the Knowledge Economy

Chair: Brian Ceh, Ryerson University

• Sectoral characteristics, knowledge sources and innovation in developing countries,  Juan Julio Gutierrez, George Mason University
• R&D Partnerships and Capability of Innovation of Small and Medium-Sized Firms in Zhongguancun, Beijing: The Power of Proximity,  Nobuaki Hamaguchi, Kobe University ; Yoshihiro Kameyama, ICSEAD
• Gender and Job Chains,  Joseph Persky, University Of Illinois At Chicago ; Daniel Felsenstein, Hebrew University
• Impact of human and social capital on technology development among U.S. States,  Brian Ceh, Ryerson University ; Todd Sink, Indiana State University; Tony Hernandez, Ryerson University

Discussants:
     Nobuaki Hamaguchi, Kobe University

33. Transportation II: Location and Land Use Patterns

Chair: Kara M Kockelman, University of Texas at Austin

• Can Live Near Your Work Work Where We Live?Evaluating Urban Growth Management Policies in a General Equilibrium Model of Land Use and Transportation,  Elena Safirova, Resources for the Future ; Conrad Coleman, Resources for the Future; Winston Harrington, RFF; Sebastien Houde, RFF
• An Application of Urbansim to the Austin, Texas Region:Integrated-Model Forecasts for the Year 2030,  Siva K. Kakaraparthi, University of Texas at Austin ; Kara M Kockelman, University of Texas at Austin
• The study of relationship among home location, commuting distance, and activity generation decisions in multi-worker households,  Y. C. Liao, Chung-Yuan University ; Shih-Hsien Yang, Chung Yuan University
• A Microsimulation Model of Residential Location Processes,  Muhammad Ahsanul Habib, University of Toronto ; Bilal Farooq, University of Toronto; Eric J. Miller, University of Toronto
• Transportation and Land Use Policy Analysis Using Integrated Transport and Gravity-Based Land Use Models,  Brenda Zhou, The University of Texas at Austin ; Kara M Kockelman, University of Texas at Austin; Jason D. Lemp, University of Texas at Austin

Discussants:
     Y. C. Liao, Chung-Yuan University

34. Transportation, the Environment and Health II

Chair: Ron N. Buliung, U Of T, Mississauga

Organizers: Ron N. Buliung, U Of T, Mississauga

• Driven to Share: Toward an Understanding of Carpool Formation and Use,  Ron N. Buliung, U Of T, Mississauga ; Kalina Soltys, University of Toronto
• Linking an Activity-Based Travel Demand Model with Traffic Emission and Dispersion Models: Predicting Transports Contribution to Air Pollution in Toronto,  Marianne Hatzopoulou, University of Toronto ; Eric J. Miller, University of Toronto
• Evaluating Smart Growth Strategies and Urban Sustainability with Simulations: Evidence from Halifax, Nova Scotia,  Hanna Maoh, McMaster University ; Pavlos Kanaroglou, McMaster University
• Relationship between traffic-related air pollution and airway diseases in Hamilton, Ontario,  Julie Wallace, McMaster University ; Pavlos Kanaroglou, McMaster University; J D. Brannan, Firestone Institute of Respiratory Health; L Dsilva, Firestone Institute of Respiratory Health ; P. Nair, Firestone Institute of Respiratory Health

Discussants:
     Marianne Hatzopoulou, University of Toronto

35. Urban Economics Association (A): Land Use I

Chair: Junichi Suzuki, University of Toronto

Organizer: . Urban Economics Association

• Estimating the holdout problem in land assembly,  Chris Cunningham, Federal Reserve Bank Of Atlanta
• Local Economic Conditions and the Nature of New Housing Supply,  Christian A. L. Hilber, London School of Economics ; Jan Rouwendal, VU University Amsterdam; Wouter Vermeulen, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis
• The Most Popular Kid in the Class: Diffusion of Inclusionary Zoning across San Francisco Bay Area Governments,  Rachel Meltzer, New York University ; Jenny Schuetz, City College of New York
• Land Use Regulation as a Barrier to Entry -Evidence from the Texas Lodging Industry-,  Junichi Suzuki, University of Toronto

Discussants:
     Christian A. L. Hilber, London School of Economics

36. Urban Economics Association (B): Urban Theory I

Chair: Ping Wang, Washington University In St Louis

Organizer: . Urban Economics Association

• The Commuting Game,  Alex Anas, Suny- Buffalo ; Marcus Berliant, Washington University in St. Louis
• Agglomeratin of Spatial Clubs,  Oded Hochman, Ben Gurion U., Beer Sheva
• Rational Expectations in Urban Economics,  Marcus Berliant, Washington University in St. Louis ; Chia-Ming Yu, Washington University in St. Louis
• Locational Stratification by Environment,  Been-Lon Chen, Academia Sinica ; Chien-Chieh Huang, Soo-Chow University; Ping Wang, Washington University In St Louis

Discussants:
     Oded Hochman, Ben Gurion U., Beer Sheva

Sessions 3:30 PM—5:00 PM

37. PiRS Board (invitation only)

38. Analysis of Urban Densities

Chair: Matthew McCormick, Bureau of Economic Analysis

• The demand for city structure,  Miles Finney, California State Los Angeles
• Regularity in Population Density at Intra-Urban Scale Simulating Urban Density Structure,  Jing Li, George Mason University ; David Wong, George Mason University; Daniel Griffith, University Of Texas At Dallas
• Density and the Urban Industrial Mix,  Perry Burnett, COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
• Land and Sea: Measuring Geographys Impact on Population Density Over Time,  Mesbah J. Motamed, Purdue University ; R J G M Florax, Purdue University; Will Masters, Purdue University

Discussants:
     Matthew McCormick, Bureau of Economic Analysis

39. Econometrics III: Development Studies

Chair: Ciro Biderman, LILP/FGV/MIT

• Assessing the Economic Integration of the Pan-Pearl River Delta Region in China,  Yu Chen, The University of Hong Kong ; Anthony G.o. Yeh, The University of Hong Kong
• Study of Chinas Regional Economic Efficiency under the Gradient Development Strategy: A Spatial-temporal Econometric Perspective,  Bingyang Lv, People's University of China ; Danlin Yu, Montclair State University
• Continuous-time Estimation of a Spatial Endogenous-Growth Modelwith Spatial Panel Data,  Clifford R. Wymer, International Monetary Fund ; Gianfranco Piras, University Of Illinois; Kieran P. Donaghy, Cornell University; Giuseppe Arbia, University \\
• Spatial Distribution of Local Economic Performance: An Empirical Analysis of Employment, Income and Poverty in Brazilian Municipalities,  Ciro Biderman, LILP/FGV/MIT ; Danilo Igliori, University of Sao Paolo and University of Cambridge

Discussants:
     Ciro Biderman, LILP/FGV/MIT

40. Environment II: Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Chair: Hong Bae Kim, Hanyang University

• The Changing Regional Structure of U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions, 1963-2002,  James Baldwin, Boston University ; Ian Sue Wing, Boston University
• The Global Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis: New Evidences,  Eduardo Simoes De Almeida, Federal University of Juiz de Fora ; Terciane Sabadini Carvalho, Federal University of Juiz de Fora
• Decomposing the Change of CO2 Emissions across Regions in China,  Man Li
• The Direction of Regional Landuse Policy for Global Warming Prevention: The Case of Korea,  Hong Bae Kim, Hanyang University ; Kap Sik Yun, Incheon Development Institute; Jae Koo Kim, Hanyang University; Dong Hoon Oh, Incheon Development Institute

Discussants:
     Eduardo Simoes De Almeida, Federal University of Juiz de Fora

41. Health Care

Chair: Shiri M. Breznitz, University of Cambridge

• The Fight Against Geography: Malaria and Economic Growth in Italian Regions,  Marco Percoco, Universitŕ Bocconi
• Factors Affecting Critical Access Hospital (CAH) Utilization in Kentucky,  Agus Hudoyo, University of Kentucky ; Lucia Ona, University of Kentucky; Alison Davis, University of Kentucky
• Impact of Local Resources on Hospitalization Patterns of Medicare Beneficiaries and Propensity to Travel outside Local Markets,  Jayasree Basu, AHRQ ; Lee Mobley, RTI
• A Rural/ Urban Comparison of Psychiatric Morbidity in Ireland,  Karym M. Morrissey, University of Leeds ; Graham P. Clarke, University of Leeds

Discussants:
     John R. Bryson, University of Birmingham

42. Housing Markets I: Prices

Chair: Yu Zhou, The Ohio State University

• The Own House Price Valuation and Market Power,  Martijn I. Dröes, University of Utrecht ; Wolter H.j. Hassink, University of Utrecht
• The effect of changes in open space areas; a dynamic hedonic approach,  Geerte Cotteleer, Wageningen University ; Jack Peerlings, Wageningen University
• Spatial Modelling of housing values in the Metropolitan Area of Paris,  Catherine Baumont, Director, LEG, Université de Bourgogne ; Dičgo Legros, Université de Bourgogne; Annick Vignes, Université Paris 2
• The real effects of soft barriers: spatial discontinuities in house prices explained.,  Marnix Koopman, Delft University of Technology ; Roland Goetgeluk, Delft University of Technology

Discussants:
     Yu Zhou, The Ohio State University

43. Input-Output III: Economic Structure

Chair: Uwe Blien, Institut fuer Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung

• Identification of Regional Fundamental Economic Structure (RFES) of the Chilean Economy: An Input-output and Cross-Entropy Approach,  Sudhir K. Thakur, California State University Sacramento ; Jaime Alvayay, California State University, Sacramento
• The interdependence between Minas Gerais state and the rest of the Brazilian economy: an input-output analysis for 1996 and 2002.,  Fernando Salgueiro Perobelli, Federal University of Juiz de Fora
• Structural Change in the Washington Economy: Evidence from Seven Input-Output Models,  William B. Beyers, University Of Washington
• Indianas Factors of Industrial Growth: the Input-Output Demand Side Decomposition and Two Case Studies,  Nalitra Thaiprasert, Ball State University ; Michael J. Hicks, Ball State University

Discussants:
     Erik Dietzenbacher, University of Groningen

44. Labor Markets III: European Studies

Chair: Gaetano Alfredo Minerva, Universitŕ di Bologna

• Homeownership and labour market behaviour: interpreting the evidence,  Jan Rouwendal, Free University ; Peter Nijkamp, Free University
• Spatial Disparities in Exit from Unemployment: Low-Skilled Workers and Foreigners in the Paris Region,  Laurent Gobillon, Institut National d'Etudes Démographiques
• A geographical risk-sharing divide among Italian households?Facts and effects,  Andrea R. Lamorgese, Bank of Italy ; Matteo Bugamelli, Bank of Italy

Discussants:
     Antonella Nocco, University of Lecce

45. Location Modeling III

Chair: Tony H. Grubesic, Indiana University

Organizers: Tony H. Grubesic, Indiana University

• Accounting for Uncertainty in Network Restoration Planning,  Timothy Matisziw, University of Missouri-Columbia ; Alan Murray, Arizona State University; Tony H. Grubesic, Indiana University
• Solving large scale hub location problems,  Enrique Dominguez, University of Malaga ; Jose Muńoz, University of Malaga
• Modeling retailer location choice: an agent-based model of supply chains,  Arthur Huang, University of Minnesota ; David M Levinson, University of Minnesota
• An Agent Based Model of Urban Development,  Eric J. Heikkila, University Of Southern Cal. ; Yiming Wang, University of Southern Cal.

Discussants:
     Samuel J. Ratick, Clark University

46. Regional Economic Effects of Disasters

Organizer: Yasuhide Okuyama, International University of Japan

• Cascade Effects in Economic Recovery Processes after Natural Disasters: Based on Multi-Sector Economic Growth Models,  Kazuyoshi Nakano, Kyoto University ; Hirokazu Tatano, Kyoto University
• Estimating Production Functions Using Input-output Data in the Aftermath of an Earthquake,  Satoshi Tsuchiya, Nagaoka University of Technology ; Hirokazu Tatano, Kyoto University; Norio Okada, Kyoto University
• Economics of Natural Disasters: Further Review,  Yasuhide Okuyama, International University of Japan
• How did the U.S. economy adapt to the shock of the 9/11 attacks?: Applying FlexNIEMO,  Peter Gordon, University Park ; James E. Moore, University of Southern California; Jiyoung Park, University at Buffalo, State University of New York; Harry W. Richardson, University Of Southern California

Discussants:
     Yasuhide Okuyama, International University of Japan

47. Rural Development I Regional Amenities, Attributes, and Development

Organizers: Stephan Weiler

Chair: Stephan Weiler

• Occupational Choice and Social Capital Across Regions: Difference-in-Difference Evidence for Becoming Self-Employed,  Stefan Bauernschuster, University of Jena
• Natural Disasters and the Emergence of Non-Profit Institutions: Natural Experiments in Regional Social Capital,  Sammy Zahran, Colorado State University
• Community Amenities and Willingness to Move: Results of a National Survey,  Scott Loveridge, Michigan State University
• A Meta-Evaluation of the Regional Impacts of Public Lands Designations,  Stephan Weiler

Discussants:
     Peter V Schaeffer, West Virginia University

48. Spatial Modeling III

Chair: Seth E. Spielman, SUNY Buffalo

Organizers: Tony H. Grubesic, Indiana University

• Spatial autoregressive model with two autoregressive terms: Method of evaluating combinations of municipalities' consolidations in Japan,  Takahisa Yokoi, Tohoku University
• Using spatial econometrics on procurement auction data,  Johan Lundberg, CERUM ; Sofia Lundberg, Umea University
• Spatial issues for Zipfs law: examining spatial auto-correlation in Indian city-size distribution.,  Alexandra Schaffar, Lead/aim ; Michel Dimou, University of Reunion
• Testing for heterogeneity among Canadian blood donors,  Bruce Newbold, McMaster University ; Antonio Paez, McMaster University; P.j. Saberton, McMaster University

Discussants:
      To Be Announced, X

49. Transportation III: Energy, Emissions and Transport Fuels

Chair: Julia Andrea Gamas, U.S. E.P.A.

• Energy and the Spatial Distribution of Corn Ethanol Supply,  Julia Andrea Gamas, U.S. E.P.A. ; Rebecca S. Dodder, U.s. Epa; Timothy L. Johnson, U.s. Epa
• Estimating Distribution Costs for Cellulosic Ethanol: Origin-Destination Route Optimization using Geographic Information Systems,  Hayk Khachatryan, Washington State University ; Eric Jessup, Washington State University; Kenneth L. Casavant, Washington State University
• Estimating the Effect of Urban Density on Fuel Demand,  Niovi Karathodorou, Imperial College London ; Daniel J. Graham, Imperial College London; Robert Noland, Imperial College London
• Linking an Activity-Based Travel Demand Model with Traffic Emission and Dispersion Models: Predicting Transports Contribution to Air Pollution in Toronto,  Marianne Hatzopoulou, University of Toronto ; Eric J. Miller, University of Toronto

Discussants:
     Hayk Khachatryan, Washington State University

50. Urban and Regional Theory

• MEGACITIES AND GLOBAL CITIES. Urban size does not make urban function,  Lise Bourdeau-Lepage, CEMAGREF ; Jean-Marie Huriot, University of Burgundy
• Income redistribution as a local public good: an economic geography perspective,  Sylvie Charlot, Cesaer Umr 1041, Inra ; Yves Schaeffer, Cesaer Umr 1041
• Territorial Competitiveness and Development Policy,  James R. Wilson, University of Deusto
• Richard Florida's Creative Capital in a Trading Regional Economy: A Theoretical Investigation,  Amit Batabyal, Rochester Institute Of Technology ; Peter Nijkamp, Free University

Discussants:
     Peter Nijkamp, Free University

51. Urban Economics Association (A): Land Use II

Chair: Jeffrey Zax, University of Colorado at Boulder

Organizer: . Urban Economics Association

• Location heterogeneity and land rents,  Thomas Davidoff, UC Berkeley
• Topography, Regulation, and Housing Supply,  Jed Kolko, Public Policy Institute of California
• Land use regulation and welfare,  Matthew Turner, University of Toronto ; Andrew Haughwout, Federal Reserve Bank Of New York; Wilbert Van Der Klaauw, NYFRB
• Housing allocations and inequality in early and mid-reform urban China,  Jeffrey Zax, University of Colorado at Boulder

Discussants:
     Jed Kolko, Public Policy Institute of California

52. Urban Economics Association (B): Urban Theory II

Chair: Yannis M. Ioannides, Tufts University

Organizer: . Urban Economics Association

• Entrepreneurs and Cities: Balance, Thickness, and Complexity,  Robert Helsley, University of British Columbia ; William Strange, University Of Toronto
• Firms' Location under Product Taste and Demand Heterogeneity,  Pierre Picard, University of Manchester ; Toshihiro Okubo, University of Manchester
• Firm selection and agglomeration,  Jens Suedekum, University of Duisburg-Essen ; Kristian Behrens, University of Quebec at Montreal; Giordano Mion, CORE-UCL; Yasusada Murata, Nihon University
• Memberships and Human Capital Dynamics,  Giulio Zanella, University of Siena ; Yannis M. Ioannides, Tufts University

Discussants:
     Pierre Picard, University of Manchester

53. Urban Research Publishing

Organizer: Jean-Claude F. Thill, Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte

A panel of editors of several urban research journals will discuss differences between the journals, explain the manuscript submission and review process, offer advice to prospective authors. Journal featured include Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, Journal of Urban Economics, Urban Geography, and Urban Studies.

•  Jean-Claude F. Thill, Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte
•  Robert W. Lake, Rutgers University
•  Andrejs Skaburskis, Queens University
•  Stuart Rosenthal, Syracuse University

Sessions 6:00 PM—8:00 PM

54. NARSC Reception / RSAI Awards at the NY Federal Reserve Bank (leave hotel by 5:30, instructions to follow)

Friday, November 21

Sessions 8:00 AM—10:00 AM

55. Registration Desk Opens 7:30 AM

Sessions 8:30 AM—10:10 AM

56. Building Bridges: Accessibility Research in Europe and North America I

Chair: Antonio Paez, McMaster University

Organizers: Antonio Paez, McMaster University

• Accessibility and the impact of socio economic changes in planning processes: Why do we have to incorporate a specific demand for opportunities?,  Torsten Baehr, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research UFZ ; Udo J. Uecker, University of Technology Dresden
• At the intersection between opportunities and travel: Development of a new indicator of relative accessibility,  Antonio Paez, McMaster University ; Ruben G. Mercado, McMaster University; Steven Farber, McMaster University; Catherine Morency, Ecole Polytechnique; Matthew Roorda, University of Toronto
• Accessibility based optimization and evaluation of the spatial distribution of services; tools provided by the Flowmap package,  Tom De Jong, Utrecht University ; Han Floor, Utrecht University
• Accessibility and impedance forms: Empirical applications to the German commuting network,  Aura Reggiani, University of Bologna ; Pietro Bucci, VU University Amsterdam

Discussants:
     Steven Farber, McMaster University

57. Econometrics IV: Applications

Chair: Nikhil Kaza, University of Maryland

• Institutions and economic development: the (missing) spatial link,  Peter Claeys, University of Barcelona ; Fabio Manca, University of Barcelona
• Tree cover in a rapidly-urbanizing region: economic values and implications for policy,  Heather Sander, University of Minnesota ; Stephen Polasky, University of Minnesota; Robert G. Haight, University of Minnesota
• No hope branches: an analysis of bank and building societies branch closure in Great Britain, 1995-2003,  Paola E. Signoretta ; Andrew Leyshon, University of Nottingham; Shaun French, University of Nottingham
• A Cross-sectional Approach to Regional Long-run Inflation in Italy,  Andrea Vaona, University of Lugano

Discussants:
     C. Gustav Helmers, Purdue University

58. Economic Development I: Regional Disparities

Chair: Hannu Tervo, University of Jyvaskyla

• Evolution of Expenditure Inequality between 1996 and 2003 in Brazilian Cities,  Raul Silveira-Neto, Pimes/ufpe
• Regional Economic Change in Finland, 1976-2006,  Aki Kangasharju, Government Institute for Economic Research ; Julien Licheron, University of Rennes 1
• Decomposition of Regional Unemployment Rates: Tracking the Sources of Difference.,  Valentyna V. Smal, National Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv ; Denys Nizalov, Kyiv School of Economics; Olena Nizalova, Kyiv School of Economics
• Does the spillover of income distribution affect Argentina's regional economic growth?,  Alejandro A. Canadas, Mount St. Marys University

Discussants:
     Alejandro Davila, UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE COAHUILA

59. Environment III: Environmental Issues

Chair: Stefan Van Parys, Ghent University

• Urban post-industrial ecologies: the politics of habitat creation,  Jennifer Foster, York University
• Political Parties and Environmental Policy: Evidence from the States,  Per Fredriksson, University of Louisville ; Khawaja A. Mamun, Sacred Heart University; Le Wang, University of New Hampshire
• When the Paths of Commodities and the Externalities they Generate Diverge: Electricity as an Example,  Doug Mitarotonda, Cornell University
• Understanding the Drivers of U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions: A Regional Approach,  James Baldwin, Boston University ; Ian Sue Wing, Boston University

Discussants:
     Doug Mitarotonda, Cornell University

60. Housing Markets II: Residential Choice

Chair: Tom Means, San Jose State University

• A Residential Location Choice Model for the Greater Toronto Area,  Muhammad Ahsanul Habib, University of Toronto ; Eric J. Miller, University of Toronto; Bilal Farooq, University of Toronto
• An Empirical Analysis on Residential Search Behavior: How People Search in Space and Why?,  Cynthia Chen, City College of New York ; Haiyun Lin, City College of New York; Robert Paaswell, UTRC and CCNY
• The impact of urban growth on home maintenance activities,  Diana Mok, The University of Western Ontario
• Historical Deposition Influence in Residential Location Choice: A Distance-based GEV Model for Spatial Correlation,  Cynthia Chen, City College of New York ; Jason Chen, City College of New York; Harry Timmermans, Eindhoven University of Technology

Discussants:
     Jeffrey Zabel, Tufts University

61. Human Capital I: Regional Patterns

Chair: Jaison R. Abel, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

• Where does talent go in China?,  Haifeng Qian, George Mason University
• The Regional Production, Stock, and Flow of Human Capital: How Sticky are Local College Graduates?,  Jaison R. Abel, Federal Reserve Bank of New York ; Richard Deitz, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
• Human capital diffusion and regional growth in Switzerland,  Wolfgang Polasek, Institute for Advanced Studies ; Richard Sellner, Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna; Wolfgang Schwarzbauer, Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna
• Human Capital Accumulation in Brazilian States:The Role of Social and Economic Structure,  Joilson Dias, UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DE MARINGA

Discussants:
     Jaison R. Abel, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

62. Labor Markets IV: Wages

Chair: Enrique López-Bazo, University of Barcelona

• Language and Wage Determination in a Segmented Urban Labor Market,  Qiang Li, University of British Columbia
• Urban Wages - Does City Size Matter?,  Elsie Echeverri-Carroll, University of Texas at Austin ; Sofia G. Ayala, University of Texas at Austin
• Does labour mobility reduce disparities between regional labour markets in Germany?,  Anette Haas, Institute for Employment Research ; Nadia Granato, Institute for Employment Research; Silke Hamann, Institute for Employment Research; Annekatrin Niebuhr, IAB Regional Nord
• Regional heterogeneity in wage distributions. Evidence from Spanish regions.,  Enrique López-Bazo, University of Barcelona ; Elisabet Motellón, Uoc & Aqr-irea; Mayssun El-Attar, European University Institute

Discussants:
     Enrique López-Bazo, University of Barcelona

63. Location Modeling IV

Chair: Rick Church, University Of California At Santa Barbara

Organizers: Tony H. Grubesic, Indiana University

• Efficient Vertex p-Center Problem Solution,  Daoqin Tong, University of Arizona ; Hu Wei, Ohio State University; Alan Murray, Arizona State University
• A Dynamic Firm Location Choice Model with Agglomeration Externalities,  Jeffrey C. Brinkman, Carnegie Mellon University ; Daniele Coen-Pirani, Carnegie Mellon University; Holger Sieg, Carnegie Mellon
• Spatial Competition in a Circular Market with Delivery Direction Choice,  Yuan-Chang Cheng, National Taipei University ; Fu-Chuan Lai, National Taipei University

Discussants:
     Enrique Dominguez, University of Malaga

64. Regional Talent, Creativity and Clustering I

Chair: Kevin Stolarick, University of Toronto

Organizer: Kevin Stolarick, University of Toronto

• The Urban-rural Gap in University Attendance: Determinants of University Participation among Canadian Youth,  Bruce Newbold, McMaster University ; Mark Brown, Statistics Canada
• Understanding Creative Clusters: The Arts and Artists (not necessarily the same),  Elizabeth Currid, University of Southern California ; Kevin Stolarick, University of Toronto
• The Economic Geography of the Entertainment Economy,  Charlotta Mellander, Jonkoping International Business School ; Kevin Stolarick, University of Toronto; Richard Florida, University of Toronto

Discussants:
     Charlotta Mellander, Jonkoping International Business School

65. Rural Development II Regional Entrepreneurship I

Organizers: Peter V Schaeffer, West Virginia University

Chair: Eric Thompson

• Small Bank Lending, Entrepreneurship, and Regional Growth: Tracing the Effects of Geographic Informational Asymmetries,  Eric Thompson, University Of Nebraska Lincoln
• Regional Financial System and the Capital Structure of Small Firms,  Prashanth Mahagaonkar, Max Planck Institute for Economics
• What is Entrepreneurship? Defining and Measuring Entrepreneurship for Rural Development,  Sarah Low, University of Illinois

Discussants:
     Prashanth Mahagaonkar, Max Planck Institute for Economics

66. Spatial Modeling IV

Chair: Elizabeth A. MacK, Indiana University

Organizers: Tony H. Grubesic, Indiana University

• Estimating the Effect of Urban Form on Behavior,  Seth E. Spielman, SUNY Buffalo
• Geographically Weighted Poisson Ridge Regression,  Melissa J. Rura, University of Texas at Dallas
• Additional spatial sampling for image reconstruction,  Eric Delmelle, UNC-Charlotte
• A spatial modeling framework for analyzing potential earthquake damage: an application to memphis,  Tony Smith, University Of Pennsylvania ; Richard L. Bernknopf, US Geological Survey

Discussants:
      To Be Announced, X

67. Transfer Payments

Chair: Sandy Dall Erba, University of Arizona

• Does partisan alignment affect the electoral reward of intergovernmental transfers?,  Pilar Sorribas-Navarro, Universitat de Barcelona ; Albert Solé-Ollé, Universitat de Barcelona
• Unconditional Grants: Effects on Local Public Expenditures in Sweden,  Lena C. Birkelof, Umeĺ University
• Impact Assessment of Interregional Transfers in Brazil: An Input-output Approach,  Eduardo A. Haddad, FEA-USP ; Gilberto T. Lima, FEA/USP; Carlos A. Luque, FEA/USP; Sergio Sakurai, Fearp/usp
• Non-spatial government policies and regional income inequality in Brazil,  Raul Da Mota Silveira Neto, Federal University of Pernambuco ; Carlos Roberto Azzoni, University of Săo Paulo

Discussants:
     Oliver M. Fritz, WIFO

68. Transport Economics I: Road Pricing and Taxing Policies

Chair: Robert Noland, Imperial College London

• An application of distance-based road user charges in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area,  Amado Crôtte, Imperial College London ; Robert Noland, Imperial College London; Daniel J. Graham, Imperial College London
• Labour supply and commuting: implications for optimal road taxes,  Eva Gutierrez, VU University Amsterdam ; Jos Van Ommeren, Free University, Economics
• Carpooling and Congestion Pricing: HOV and HOT Lanes,  Hideo Konishi, Boston College ; Se-Il Mun, Kyoto University
• Welfare effects of distortionary fringe benefits taxation: the case of employer-provided cars,  Eva Gutierrez, VU University Amsterdam ; Jos Van Ommeren, Free University, Economics

Discussants:
     Eva Gutierrez, VU University Amsterdam

69. Transportation IV: Network Modeling

Chair: David Boyce, Northwestern University

• Effects of risk measures on infrastructure network expansion,  Yueyue Fan, University of California
• Reliability evaluation and adjustment of supply chain network design with demand fluctuations,  Chaug-Ing Hsu, National Chiao Tung University ; Hui-Chieh Li, Ta Hwa Institute of Technology
• How to evaluate the robustness of railway networks,  Alicia De-Los-Santos, University of Seville ; Juan A. Mesa, University of Seville; Federico Perea, University of Seville
• Computing challenges of the static traffic assignment problem: past, present and future,  Hillel Bar-Gera, Ben-Gurian University of the Negev ; David Boyce, Northwestern University

Discussants:
     Alicia De-Los-Santos, University of Seville

70. Urban Economics Association (A): Localization

Chair: Douglas P. Woodward, University Of South Carolina

Organizer: . Urban Economics Association

• Patterns of Localisation in the French Manufacturing and Service Industries: a Distance-Based Approach,  Muriel Barlet, Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes ; Anthony Briant, Paris School of Economics; Laure Crusson, Institut National de la Statistique et des Etudes
• An Empirical Regularities between Industrial Location and City Sizes across Economic Regions,  Tomoya Mori, Kyoto University ; Tony Smith, University Of Pennsylvania
• Measures and Models of the Structure and Evolution of Employment in Cities,  Arthur O. Sullivan, Lewis & Clark College ; Robert Helsley, University of British Columbia
• Vertical Disintegration in Marshallian Industrial Districts,  Octávio Figueiredo, University of Porto ; Paulo Guimaraes, Univ South Carolina; Douglas P. Woodward, University Of South Carolina

Discussants:
     Tomoya Mori, Kyoto University

71. Urban Economics Association (B): Local Taxation

Chair: Kurt Schmidheiny, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Organizer: . Urban Economics Association

• The Optimal Spatial Structure of the Property Tax,  Alex Anas, Suny- Buffalo ; David Pines, Tel Aviv University
• The Impact of Local Taxation on Property Prices,  Sylvie Charlot, Cesaer Umr 1041, Inra ; Sonia Paty, INRA & University of Lille 1; Michel Visalli, Cesaer Umr 1041, Inra
• Which communities should be afraid of mobility? The effects of agglomeration economies on the sensitivity of firm location to local taxes,  Jordi Jofre-Monseny, Universitat de Barcelona ; Albert Solé-Ollé, Universitat de Barcelona
• Do Agglomeration Economies Reduce the Sensitivity of Firm Location to Tax Differentials?,  Marius Brulhart, Universite de Lausanne ; Mario Jametti, York University; Kurt Schmidheiny, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Discussants:
     Sylvie Charlot, Cesaer Umr 1041, Inra

Sessions 10:30 AM—12:10 PM

72. Building Bridges: Accessibility Research in Europe and North America II

Organizers: Antonio Paez, McMaster University

The objective of this session is to present leading edge research on the topic of accessibility and to encourage the exchange of ideas between researchers on both sides of the Atlantic.

• Montreals Roots: Exploring the change in accessibility over time in Montreals Indoor City,  Lisa Kastelberger, McGill University ; Ahmed M. El-Geneidy, McGill University
• Accessibilty to health services by the elderly: A comparison of three Canadian cities,  Antonio Paez, McMaster University ; Ruben G. Mercado, McMaster University; Steven Farber, McMaster University; Matthew Roorda, University of Toronto; Catherine Morency, Ecole Polytechnique
• Accessibility and Service Location Planning in Health Services; some recent examples from the Netherlands,  Tom De Jong, Utrecht University ; Stan Geertman, Utrecht University
• Residential self-selection: the role of attitudes towards travel behaviour in residential choice in three Dutch municipalities,  Wendy Bohte, TU Delft ; Kees Maat, TU Delft; Bert Van Wee, TU Delft

Discussants:
     Tom De Jong, Utrecht University

73. Choice Theory and Models

Chair: Erik Ferguson, American University of Sharjah

• Spatial Probit and the Regional Patterns of Arsenic Threat in South Asia: Evidence from Bangladesh,  Md. Mizanur Rahman Sarker, Hitotsubashi University, Institute of Economic Res ; Kazumi Asako, Hitotsubashi University, Institute of Economic Res
• the constrained logit model: parameters estimation,  Francisco J. Martinez, Universidad de Chile ; Marcela A. Munizaga, University of Chile; Marisol Castro, University of Chile
• A method for the efficient estimation of multinomial logit and entropy models in large size problems,  Francisco J. Martinez, Universidad de Chile ; Marcela A. Munizaga, University of Chile; Pedro P. Donoso, Universidad de Chile; José Muńoz, University of Chile
• Time Enough for Utility: Luce + McFadden = Bass (and Beyond),  Erik Ferguson, American University of Sharjah

Discussants:
     Francisco J. Martinez, Universidad de Chile

74. Econometrics V:

Chair: Heather Sander, University of Minnesota

• Entry with respect to ownership type and spatial location - A spatial analysis of Texas hotels,  C. Gustav Helmers, Purdue University ; John M. Connor, Purdue University; R J G M Florax, Purdue University; Govert Vroom, University of Navarra
• Disparities and Dynamics of Regional Unemployment in Germany: A Spatial Filtering Autoregressive Model for the Analysis of Convergence,  Roberto Patuelli, University of Lugano ; Daniel Griffith, University Of Texas At Dallas; Norbert Schanne, Insitute for Employment Research; Peter Nijkamp, Free University
• Exploring alternative Futures Using a Spatially Explicit Econometric Model,  Nikhil Kaza, University of Maryland ; Gerrit Knaap, University of Maryland; Douglas Meade, Inforum; Thomas Hammer
• The influence of geography on the spatial agglomeration of production in the EU,  Coro Chasco, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid ; Ana MŞ López-García, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; Rachel Guillain, Université de Bourgogne

Discussants:
     Andrea Vaona, University of Lugano

75. Economic Development II: Agglomeration

Chair: Matthew Tonts, The University of Western Australia

• Concentration, Congestion, and the Dynamics: Spatial Re-Modeling of the Murphy, Shleifer, and Vishny Model,  Jinhwan Oh, Cornell University
• Spillovers and Specialised Industries: Evidence from the UK,  Andrew James Crawley, University of Glamorgan
• Cluster-based Economic Development: The Human Limits,  Michael C. Carroll, Bowling Green State University ; Mark Zeller, Bowling Green State University
• Agglomeration Economies and Ownership Structure: Evidence from Ukrainian Manufacturing Panel Data,  Volodymyr Vakhitov, Kyiv School of Economic ; Chris Bollinger, University of Kentucky

Discussants:
     Emilia Istrate, George Mason University

76. Environment IV: Energy and Environmental Analysis

Chair: Marcelo Arbex, University of Windsor

• Price Leadership on the World Oil Market,  James Obadiah Bukenya, Alabama A&M University
• Regional Adjustment to Rising Energy Costs,  Ian Sue Wing, Boston University
• Energy Policy and Spatial Economy: do energy transport costs matter?,  Gervasio Ferreira Santos, University of illinois ; Eduardo A. Haddad, FEA-USP; Geoffrey J.D. Hewings, University Of Illinois
• Solow meets Leontief: Economic Growth and Energy Consumption,  Marcelo Arbex, University of Windsor ; Fernando Salgueiro Perobelli, Federal University of Juiz de Fora

Discussants:
     Marcelo Arbex, University of Windsor

77. Housing Markets III: Dynamics

Chair: Eugene Choi, Cleveland State University

• On the Determinants of Housing Value Volatility,  Yu Zhou, The Ohio State University ; Donald R. Haurin, Ohio State University
• Residential Sales Price and Housing Market Instability,  Eugene Choi, Cleveland State University
• Explaining the Variance of the House Price Appreciation Rate,  Lexian Liu, The Ohio State University
• White Flight in Los Angeles County, 1960-2000: A Model of Fuzzy Tipping,  Yiming Wang, University of Southern California

Discussants:
     Yiming Wang, University of Southern Cal.

78. Human Capital II: Returns to Human Capital

Chair: Fabio Manca, University of Barcelona

• Human Capital Composition and Economic Growth at a Regional Level: The case of Spain.,  Fabio Manca, University of Barcelona
• Creative conceptions: Testing for returns to creative and knowledge workers.,  Cory R. Yemen, Rutgers University
• Impact of Human and Social Capital on Innovation and Economic Performance: A Cross-Country Investigation,  Soogwan Doh, George Mason University
• Human Capital and Regional Wage Gaps,  Elisabet Motellón, Uoc & Aqr-irea ; Enrique López-Bazo, University of Barcelona

Discussants:
     Elisabet Motellón, Uoc & Aqr-irea

79. Regional disparities and convergence

Chair: Juan Julio Gutierrez, George Mason University

• Did welfare reform in the US induce a race to the bottom in cash assistance to the poor? Evidence using states welfare expenditures from 1997-2006,  Luz Saavedra, University Of St Thomas
• Regional Convergence in Social Welfare in Europe,  Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, London School of Economics ; Vassilis Tselios, London School of Economics
• Spatial patterns of inequalities in Chinese regions,  Sylvie Charlot, Cesaer Umr 1041, Inra ; Dong Guo, LEG, Université de Bourgogne; Antonio Musolesi, INRA
• FDI and regional disparity: the case of China,  Huaqun Li, George Mason University ; Kingsley E. Haynes, George Mason University

Discussants:
     Sumio Hamagata, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry

80. Regional Talent, Creativity and Clustering II

Chair: Kevin Stolarick, University of Toronto

Organizer: Kevin Stolarick, University of Toronto

A variety of papers that investigate issues surrounding the generation, attraction, retention and clustering of human and creative capital at the regional level.

• Technology, Talent and Tolerance and Internal Migration: Evidence from the 2001 Census of Canada,  Karen M. King, University of Toronto
• Seeking Sun in the Rainforest,  Kathrine Richardson, Univeristy of Toronto
• Where Its At: The Economic Geography of Music in the US, 1970-2000,  Kevin Stolarick, University of Toronto ; Charlotta Mellander, Jonkoping International Business School; Richard Florida, University of Toronto

Discussants:
     Kevin Stolarick, University of Toronto

81. Rural Development III Regional Entrepreneurship II

Organizers: Peter V Schaeffer, West Virginia University

Chair: Steve Deller

• Microenterprises, Amenities, and Rural Economic Growth,  Steven C. Deller, University Of Wisconsin--Madison
• The Role of Employer Sponsored Health Insurance in Individual Decisions to Become Entrepreneurs,  David Mushinski, Colorado State University
• Regional Employment Risk, Returns, and Entrepreneurship,  Sarah Low, University of Illinois

Discussants:
     Sarah Low, University of Illinois

82. Trade I: Econometric Studies

Chair: Anneliese L. Vance, University at Buffalo

• Trade potential of CIS countries: gravity model with zero trade flows and sector heterogeneity.,  Oleksandr Shepotylo, Kyiv School of Economics
• Remittances, Investment and Growth,  Per-Olof Bjuggren, Jönköping International Business School ; James Dzansi, Jönköping International Business School; Ghazi Shukur, Jönköping International Business School
• The Uruguay round triggered regionalism,  Frederic L. Robert-Nicoud, LSE
• Trade Openness and City Interaction,  Mauricio Ramirez Grajeda, Universidad de Guadalajara ; Ian M. Sheldon, The Ohio State University

Discussants:
     Ruth Rama, CSIC

83. Transport Economics II: Sustainability Issues

Chair: Tae Hoon Oum, University of British Columbia

• Social Efficiency Benchmarking of Japanese Domestic Transport Services,  Hiroyoshi Fujimoto, Brandeis University ; Tae Hoon Oum, University of British Columbia; Yuichiro Yoshida, National Graduate Institute For Policy Studies
• The good distance. Ethics of urban daily mobility.,  Sandrine Wenglenski, Université Paris-est
• Sustainable transport: a visionary concept for regional change,  Eva Kassens, MIT
• Environmental Burden of Diseases due to Traffic-related Air Pollution in Taiwan,  Chia Ming Yang, National Chiao Tung University

Discussants:
     Sandrine Wenglenski, Université Paris-est

84. Transportation V: Logistics and International Trade

Chair: Kevin B. O'Connor, University of melbourne

• Inland-Depots-for-Empty-Containers (IDEC) Concept for Effective Regional Repositioning of Empty Containers,  Maria Boile, Rutgers University ; Neha Mittal, Rutgers Unniversity; Sotiris Theofanis, Rutgers University; Alok Baveja, Rutgers University
• The study on urban logistic joint system for temperature-controlled goods,  Chaug-Ing Hsu, National Chiao Tung University ; Wei-Ting Chen, National Chiao Tung Universtiy
• Empirical Analysis of Transport costs and Inter-regional Trade,  Ji Eun Sung
• Institutional Issues in Intermodal Port Performance in the US,  Lata R. Chatterjee, Boston University

Discussants:
     Chaug-Ing Hsu, National Chiao Tung University

85. U.S. IMMIGRATION I: SPATIAL PATTERNS OF SETTLEMENT AND ASSIMILATION

Chair: John I. Carruthers, US Department of Housing and Urban Development

Organizer: John I. Carruthers, US Department of Housing and Urban Development

First of three sessions on US immigration issues -- the papers in these sessions will be published in a special issue of HUD's journal, Cityscape, in November 2009.

• Explaining the Rise in Immigrant Suburbanization,  Casey Dawkins, Virginia Tech University
• Immigrant Enclaves and Language Acquisition in U.S. Metropolitan Areas,  Brigitte S. Waldorf, Purdue University ; Raymond Florax, Purdue University; Thomas De Graaff, VU University Amsterdam; Julia Beckhusen, Purdue University
• Immigrant Housing Patterns in Polycentric Regions,  Rosanne M. Hoyem, Cornell University ; Rolf Pendall, Cornell University

Discussants:
     Mai Thi Nguyen, University of North Carolina

86. Urban Economics Association (A): Dynamics and Cycles

Chair: Abigail Wozniak, University of Notre Dame

Organizer: . Urban Economics Association

• Why does temporary help employment lead permanent employment : Cross-city analysis,  Yukako Ono, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago ; Qinghua Zhang, Peking UNiversity
• Spatial Asset Pricing: A First Step,  Francois Ortalo-Magne, University of Wisconsin ; Andrea Prat, London School of Economics
• The Contribution of Higher-Risk Lending to the 2002-2008 Housing Cycle,  Andreas Lehnert, Federal Reserve Board of Governors ; Raven Saks, Federal Reserve Board
• Labor Reallocation over the Business Cycle: New Evidence from Internal Migration,  Abigail Wozniak, University of Notre Dame ; Raven Saks, Federal Reserve Board

Discussants:
     Francois Ortalo-Magne, University of Wisconsin

87. Urban Economics Association (B): Amenities and Quality of Life

Chair: Jordan Rappaport, Federal Reserve Bank Of Kansas City

Organizer: . Urban Economics Association

• City Beautiful: Revealed Preferences for Amenities and Urban Growth,  Gerald Carlino, Federal Reserve Bank Of Philedelphia ; Albert Saiz, University Of Pennsylvania
• Skill-Based Agglomeration Effects and Amenities: Theory with an Application to Italian Cities,  Alberto Dalmazzo, University of Siena ; Guido De Blasio, Bank of Italy - Rome
• Doing Well by Doing Good? Green Office Buildings,  Piet Eichholtz, Maastricht University ; Nils Kok, Maastricht University; John M. Quigley, University Of California
• Consumption Amenities and City Population Density,  Jordan Rappaport, Federal Reserve Bank Of Kansas City

Discussants:
     Guido De Blasio, Research Dept. - Bank of Italy - Rome

Sessions 12:20 PM—1:20 PM

88. Funding Opportunities at the National Science Foundation

•  Thomas J. Baerwald, National Science Foundation

89. RSAI Council (invitations only)

90. RSAI Fellows Luncheon (invitations only)

SRSA Board Meeting (invitation only)

Sessions 1:30 PM—3:10 PM

91. Building Bridges: Accessibility Research in Europe and North America III

Chair: Antonio Paez, McMaster University

Organizers: Antonio Paez, McMaster University

• Carsharing systems: linking service accessibility, neighborhood features and travel behaviors,  Vincent Grasset, Ecole Polytechnique ; Catherine Morency, Ecole Polytechnique
• Measuring spatial spillovers of transport infrastructure using accessibility indicators: a sensitivity analysis,  Javier Gutierrez, Universidad Complutense de Madrid ; Ana Condeço Melhorado, Universidad de Alcalá; Juan Carlos García-Palomares, Universidad Complutense
• The use of accessibility measures to assess network efficiency and equity effects of high speed rail projects. Application to the case of Spain,  Elena Lopez-Suarez, TRANSyT-Universidad Politecnica de Madrid ; Andres Monzon, TRANSyT-UPM; Emilio Ortega, TRANSyT-UPM; Santiago Mancebo, TRANSyT-UPM
• Access to rail in urban areas can there be too many stations?,  Moshe Givoni, Oxford University

Discussants:
     Moshe Givoni, Oxford University

92. Economic Development III: Growth Patterns

Chair: Alejandro A. Canadas, Mount St. Marys University

• Trade liberalization and relative importance of the internal and external demand in the economic growth of the Mexican states economies. 1993-2004.,  Alejandro Davila, UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE COAHUILA
• Interactions and Growth in a Network of European cities. What Matters the Best : Globalization or Geography ?,  Catherine Baumont, Director, LEG, Université de Bourgogne
• The macroeconomic sceneries for the Brazil and Northeast of Brazil in 2008-2020: The investments in chemical-petrochemical, alcohol and petroleum refinery in Northeast of Brazil and the constructi,  Ana Claudia Arruda Laprovitera, Catholic University of Pernambuco
• Centres and peripheries in Finland: Granger causality tests using panel data,  Hannu Tervo, University of Jyvaskyla

Discussants:
     Aki Kangasharju, Government Institute for Economic Research

93. Environment VI: Industrial Pollution and Policy

Chair: Brid G. Hanna, Rochester Institute of Technology

• Impact of Air Quality Regulations on Entrepreneurial Activity,  Samia Islam, Boise State University ; Scott E. Lowe, Boise State University
• Stigmatized property values: A tale of two neighborhoods,  Helen R. Neill, University of Nevada, Las Vegas ; Djeto Assane, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
• A study on the impacts of tanneries and planning approaches,  Shohel Reza Amin, Jahangirnagar University ; Sharbari Ahamed, Jahangirnagar University
• Environmental Regulation and Plant Location Decisions,  James S. Holladay, University of Colorado

Discussants:
     Agustin Perez-Barahona, Universite Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne and CNRS

94. Housing Markets IV: Policy

Chair: Cynthia Chen, City College of New York

• Inclusionary Zoning and the Development of Residential Land,  Alastair McFarlane, U.S. Dept of Housing and Urban Development
• Regional Heterogeneity, Interdependence, and Nonlinear Dynamic Responses to Monetary Policy,  Hua Kiefer, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency ; Leonard C. Kiefer, Texas Tech University
• Measuring the Qualitative Effects of Mixed-Income Housing Mandates on California Housing Markets,  Tom Means, San Jose State University ; Edward Stringham, San Jose State University
• The Impact of Minimum Lot Size RegulationsOn House Prices in Eastern Massachusetts,  Jeffrey Zabel, Tufts University ; Maurice Dalton, Center for Real Estate, MIT

Discussants:
     Cynthia Chen, City College of New York

95. Regional Policy

Chair: Lena C. Birkelof, Umeĺ University

• The regional impacts of EUuctural funds policies in Austria: simulations with a multiregional econometric input-output model,  Oliver M. Fritz, WIFO ; Peter Mayerhofer, WIFO; Gerhard Streicher, Joanneum Research
• Regional Policy in Australia: Recent Experience and Unresolved Issues,  Paul G. Collits, RMIT University
• Evaluating the differential impact of European regional policy at the regional and subregional level: a sensitivity analysis,  Fabio Mazzola, University of Palermo
• Regional Convergence in productivity and Changes in Regional Productive Structures in the European Union,  Juan R. Cuadrado-Roura, University of Alcala ; Andres Maroto-Sanchez, Autonomous University of Madrid & IAES

Discussants:
     Lena C. Birkelof, Umeĺ University

96. Rural Development IV Labor Markets and Migration

Chair: Sean M. Moore, University of Missouri

Organizers: Stephan Weiler

• Regional Beveridge Curves and Rural/Metro Labor Market Efficiency,  Sean M. Moore, University of Missouri
• Can people vote with their feet? Testing the assumption of choice in Tiebout's theory of local expenditures,  Katherine Nesse, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Integrating Skills Gaps and Occupational Demand into Regional Economic Development Policy: The Upper Savannah Region as a Case Study,  David W. Hughes, Clemson Institute for Economic and Community Development

Discussants:
           Katherine Nesse, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

97. Spatial Statistics I: Regression

Chair: Sergio Rey, Arizona State University

• A Universal Misspecification Test for Spatial Autoregressive Models,  Yongwan Chun, University of Texas at Dallas ; Michael Tiefelsdorf, University of Texas at Dallas
• Eigenvector selection with stepwise regression techniques to construct spatial filters,  Yongwan Chun, University of Texas at Dallas ; Daniel Griffith, University Of Texas At Dallas
• Using Bayesian Methods to Inform Choice of Spatial Weights Matrix in Hedonic Property Analyses ,  Julie M. Mueller, Northern Arizona University ; John B Loomis, Colorado State University
• Ad-hoc Techniques in Spatially Explicit Models of Land Use(Almost) Without an Apology,  Alessandro Depinto, Univ. Of Redlands

Discussants:
     Nicholas Nathaniel Nagle, University Of Colorado

98. Trade II: International Integration

Chair: Per-Olof Bjuggren, Jönköping International Business School

• The changing structure of the global agri-business sector,  Ruth Rama, CSIC
• Does investing abroad reduce domestic activity? Evidence from Italian Manufacturing Firms,  Raffaello Bronzini, Bank of Italy
• Cross-border supply chains in an age of changing border security regimes: Strategic responses of firms in the Niagara and Western Canadian-American borderlands.,  Anneliese L. Vance, University at Buffalo
• Regional specialization and economic development,  Jianfeng Wu, NUS ; Yuming Fu, National University of Singapore

Discussants:
     Per-Olof Bjuggren, Jönköping International Business School

99. Transport Economics III: Impact Assessment Methods

Chair: Ian Sue Wing, Boston University

• The Wider Economic Consequences of Transport Infrastructure,  T. R. Lakshmanan, Boston University
• Assessing the Economic Impacts of Transportation Infrastructure Policies in Brazil,  Eduardo A. Haddad, FEA-USP ; Fernando Salgueiro Perobelli, Federal University of Juiz de Fora; Edson Paulo Domingues, Cedeplar-UFMG; Mauricio Aguiar, Tectran
• Incorporating Risk of Cost Overruns into Transportation Investment Decision-Making,  Joseph Berechman, CCNY ; Li Chen, CCNY
• Marginal productivity of expanding highway capacity,  Piyapong Jiwattanakulpaisarn, Imperial College London ; Robert Noland, Imperial College London; Daniel J. Graham, Imperial College London

Discussants:
     Joseph Berechman, CCNY

100. Transportation VI: Urban Form, Accessibility and Travel Behavior I

Chair: Michael J. Smart, UCLA

• Inclusion of disabled people in transport facilities,  Mir Fahim Shaunak, Jahangirnagar University ; Shohel Reza Amin, Jahangirnagar University
• Interactions between Race/Ethnicity, Attitude, and Crime: Analyzing Walking Trips in the South Bay Area,  Kenneth Joh, University of California, Irvine ; Marlon Boarnet, University Of California Irvine; Mai Thi Nguyen, University of North Carolina
• The Impact on Non-Driver Mobility of Destinations and Bus Routes within Walking Distance of Residences,  Robert B. Case, HRPDC
• Measuring the Effects of Ethnic Neighborhoods on Commute Mode: Implications for Immigrants and Mode Choice Modeling,  Evelyn Blumenberg, UCLA ; Michael J. Smart, UCLA

Discussants:
     Kenneth Joh, University of California, Irvine

101. U.S. IMMIGRATION II: LABOR MARKETS

Chair: John I. Carruthers, US Department of Housing and Urban Development

Organizer: John I. Carruthers, US Department of Housing and Urban Development

Third of three sessions on US immigration issues -- the papers in these sessions will be published in a special issue of HUD's journal, Cityscape, in November 2009.

• Immigration, Aging and the Regional Economy,  Seryoung Park, University of Illinois ; Geoffrey J.D. Hewings, University Of Illinois
• Recent Immigration: The Diversity of Economic Outcomes in Metropolitan America,  Mark D. Partridge, Ohio State University ; Dan S. Rickman, Oklahoma State University; Md. Kamar Ali, University of Saskatchewan
• New Immigrants and Transportation: An Analysis of New Immigrant Workers Work Trips,  Sungyop Kim, University of Missouri, Kansas City

Discussants:
     Mark D. Partridge, Ohio State University

102. Universities and the regional economy

Chair: Maria Abreu, University of Cambridge

• Economic and Tax Revenue Impacts of the University of Arizona Science and Technology Park,  Jaewon Lim, Univ. of Arizona
• University-business knowledge exchange: evidence from the UK,  Maria Abreu, University of Cambridge ; Vadim Grinevich, University of Cambridge; Michael Kitson, University of Cambridge; Alan Hughes, University of Cambridge
• The process of social science knowledge exchange: an exploratory analysis of determinants of Dutch triple helix interactions,  Patricia P. Van Hemert, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam ; Peter Nijkamp, Free University; Jolanda Verbraak, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Discussants:
     Maria Abreu, University of Cambridge

103. Urban economic Theory I: Empirical tests

Chair: Céline Rozenblat, University of Lausanne

• Canadian urban hierarchy 1971-2001: from stability to resiliency,  Aurélie Lalanne, Université Bordeaux Montesquieu
• The American Way of Land Use: A Spatial Econometric Analysis of Regional Form,  Selma Lewis, University of Maryland ; John I. Carruthers, US Department of Housing and Urban Development; Gerrit Knaap, University of Maryland; Robert N. Renner, US Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Understanding metropolitan growth in the U.S. from 1980 to 2005: the role of residential segregation, spatial mismatch and urban policies,  Huiping Li, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte ; Harrison S Campbell Jr, University Of North Carolina; Steven Fernandez, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Stephanie Moller Smith, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
• Homogeneity Tests of Tiebout Sorting - A Case Study at the Interface of City and Surburb,  Lee Hachadoorian, CUNY Graduate Center

Discussants:
     Tatsuaki Kuroda, Nagoya University

104. Urban Economics Association (A): Externalities and Neighbourhood Effects

Chair: Giorgio Topa, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Organizer: . Urban Economics Association

• Crowd Out and the Effect of Place-Based Subsidized Rental Housing,  Stuart Rosenthal, Syracuse University ; Michael Eriksen, University of Georgia
• Why Are Ghettos Bad? Examining the Role of Educational Experiences,  Robert Bifulco, Syracuse University ; Delia Furtado, University of Connecticut; Stephen L. Ross, University of Connecticut
• Housing Externalities: Evidence from Spatially Concentrated Urban Revitalization Programs,  Esteban Rossi-Hansberg, Princeton University ; Pierre-Daniel Sarte, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond; Raymond Owens, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
• Social Spillovers in Personal Bankruptcies,  Giorgio Topa, Federal Reserve Bank of New York ; Astrid Dick, INSEAD; Andreas Lehnert, Federal Reserve Board of Governors

Discussants:
     Stephen L. Ross, University of Connecticut

105. Urban Economics Association (B): Spatial Policy Analysis

Chair: Henry Overman

Organizer: . Urban Economics Association

• An Empirical Framework for Large-Scale Policy Analysis, with an Application to School Finance Reform in Michigan,  Maria M. Ferreyra, Carnegie Mellon University
• Do unemployed workers benefit from entreprise zones? Evidence from France,  Laurent Gobillon, Institut National d'Etudes Démographiques
• State Minimum Wage Rates and the Location of New Business: Evidence from a Border Approach,  Shawn Rohlin, Syracuse University, Center for Policy Research
• The effect of industrial policy on corporate performance: Evidence from panel data,  Chiara Criscuolo, LSE ; Ralf Martin, LSE; Henry Overman, LSE; John Van Reenen, LSE

Discussants:
     Laurent Gobillon, Institut National d'Etudes Démographiques

106. Urban Modeling

Chair: Tschangho John Kim, University Of Illinois

• Ten years after: Assessing and calibrating a spatiotemporal urban evolution model.,  Panos Manetos, University of Thessaly ; Yorgos N. Photis, University of Thessaly
• Uncertainty Analysis and its Impacts on Decision-Making in an Integrated Transportation and Gravity-based Land Use Model,  Jennifer Duthie, University Of Texas Austin ; Avinash Voruganti, University of Texas at Austin; Kara M Kockelman, University of Texas at Austin; S. Travis Waller, University of Texas at Austin
• Dynamic Microsimulation of Housing Market for the Greater Toronto Area within the Integrated Land Use Transport and the Environment (ILUTE) framework,  Bilal Farooq, University of Toronto ; Muhammad Ahsanul Habib, University of Toronto; Eric J. Miller, University of Toronto; Murtaza Haider, McGill University
• Technology-Land Substitution in the US Cities,  Tschangho John Kim, University Of Illinois

Discussants:
     Kara M Kockelman, University of Texas at Austin

Sessions 3:00 PM—3:45 PM

"Meet the Editors" of Papers in Regional Science and the new journal Regional Science Policy and Practice (exhibitors area)

Sessions 3:30 PM—5:10 PM

107. Economic Development IV: Firms' Decision Making

Chair: Andrew James Crawley, University of Glamorgan

• Small Businesses' Location Decision Problem: The Case of the Urban Informal Economy,  Emilia Istrate, George Mason University
• Firm Relocation in Germany,  Udo Brixy, Institute for Employment Research
• Location determinants of foreign firms' business functions in the enlarged Europe: evidence from negative binomial additive models,  Roberto Basile, ISAE ; Luigi Benfratello, University of Turin
• Enterprise, Power and Local Development: An Empirical Analysis of Australian Manufacturing Firms,  Matthew Tonts, The University of Western Australia ; Michael J. Taylor, University of Birmingham; Paul Plummer, University of Calgary

Discussants:
     Andrew James Crawley, University of Glamorgan

108. Environment V: Environment and Health

Chair: James S. Holladay, University of Colorado

• Regional differences on life expentancy and environmental performance,  Agustin Perez-Barahona, Universite Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne and CNRS ; Fabio Mariani, PSE, Paris 1 and IZA; Natacha Raffin, PSE and Paris 1
• Exposure of demographic groups to toxic pollutants in New York State,  Brid G. Hanna, Rochester Institute of Technology
• Modeling of Arsenicosis risks on family life and child development and respondents perception in Rural Bangladesh,  Md. Mizanur Rahman Sarker, Hitotsubashi University, Institute of Economic Res ; Kazumi Asako, Hitotsubashi University, Institute of Economic Re; Nahid Akhtar, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Un
• Do physical neighborhood characteristics matter in understanding the prevalence of obesity and its geographic difference?,  Yong-Jin Ahn, University of Southern California

Discussants:
     James S. Holladay, University of Colorado

109. Housing Markets V: Homeownership

Chair: Laurie Schintler, George Mason University

• The role of local real estate market information in determining residential tenure,  Sejeong Ha, LSE
• The Impact of the Local Environment on the Probability of Becoming Homeowner in England,  Simonetta Longhi, University of Essex
• Application of Random Coefficient Logit Model on Homeownership Disparity in Korea,  Seongwoo Lee, Seoul National University ; Dongwoo Kang, Seoul National University; Miyoung Kim, Seoul National University
• The Wage Impact of Homeownership,  Kamhon Kan

Discussants:
     Laurie Schintler, George Mason University

110. New Topics in Spatial Economic Research

Organizer: William B. Beyers, University Of Washington

This session will include papers focused on new topics in regional economic/regional science research.

• Global Logistics Regions and Logistics Services Development,  Kevin B. O'Connor, University of melbourne
• Services innovation and regional competiveness: Recent policy developments in the UK,  Peter A. Wood, University College London
• Establishing a Policy Framework for Business and Professional Services in the West Midlands, UK,  Peter W. Daniels, University of Birmingham ; John R. Bryson, University of Birmingham
• Design Economies: Transnational relationships and theCreation and Delivery of Bespoke and Made-to-Measure Clothing,  John R. Bryson, University of Birmingham

Discussant:
     William B. Beyers, University Of Washington

111. Rural Development V International and Agricultural Issues in Rural Development

Organizers: Peter V Schaeffer, West Virginia University

Chair: Edmund Tavernier

• Risk Management Strategies and Farming at the Rural/Urban Fringe: A New Jersey Case Study,  Edmund Tavernier, Rutgers University
• Tourism and Wildlife Conservation in Africa: Measuring the Impact on Rural Households,  Robert B. Richardson, Michigan State University
• The Interaction Between Unemployment Benefits and Journey To Work: Fish Plant Employment in Rural Newfoundland,  David Freshwater, University Of Kentucky
• Creating the Cultural Community: Ethnic Diversity vs. Agglomeration,  Margaret Rose Olfert, University of Saskatchewan ; Mark D. Partridge, Ohio State University

Discussants:
     Robert B. Richardson, Michigan State University

112. Social Aspects of Economic Development

Chair: Andrew Wenzl, University of Washington

• The phenomenon of invention in cancer cure,  Songpyo Kim, Cleveland State Univ
• Religions Influence on Entrepreneurship: An Empirical Analysis of the U.S. States and Counties,  Brian J. Osoba, Central Connecticut State University
• Financing Strategies of Muslim Female Entrepreneurs,  Samia Islam, Boise State University ; John C. Mc Intosh, Boise State University
• Altruistic Behavior and Competition in the Religious Marketplace,  Lynne Pepall, Tufts University ; Dan J. Richards, Tufts University; John Straub, Tufts University; Ben Brooks, Tufts University

Discussants:
     Andrew Wenzl, University of Washington

113. Spatial Statistics II: Methods

Chair: Michael Tiefelsdorf, University of Texas at Dallas

• Generalizing population densities with factorial kriging,  Nicholas Nathaniel Nagle, University Of Colorado
• PySOM: A Graph Based Implementation of Self-Organizing Maps,  Charles Schmidt, Arizona State University ; Sergio Rey, Arizona State University; Andre Skupin, San Diego State University
• Exploratory spatial data analysis: purposes, outcomes and challenges,  Roger Bivand, NHH
• Identifying patterns of change in income inequality across geographic areas,  Sergio Rey, Arizona State University ; Boris Dev, SDSU
• A New Algorithm For Evaluating Network Distance On Incomplete Networks,  Andrew Winslow, Arizona State University ; Luc Anselin, Arizona State University

Discussants:
     Yongwan Chun, University of Texas at Dallas

114. Theoretical Policy Studies

Chair: Hamid Beladi, University of Texas at San Antonio

• The Effects of Corruption on Regional Competitiveness and Voting Behavior. A Theoretical Approach.,  Florian W. Bartholomae, University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich ; Alina M. Popescu, University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich
• A Theoretical Analysis of Income Tax Evasion, Optimal Auditing, and Credibility,  Amit Batabyal, Rochester Institute Of Technology ; Hamid Beladi, University of Texas at San Antonio
• A Model of Microfinance With Adverse Selection, Loan Default, and Self-Financing,  Amit Batabyal, Rochester Institute Of Technology ; Hamid Beladi, University of Texas at San Antonio

Discussants:
     Amit Batabyal, Rochester Institute Of Technology

115. Trade III: Regional Economic Impacts

Chair: Geoffrey J.D. Hewings, University Of Illinois

• The effect of trade on regional income equality in Mexico,  Gianfranco Piras, University Of Illinois ; Kathy Baylis, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics,; Rafael Garduno-Rivera, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics,
• How Has Trade Openness Affected Economic Sectors in Mexico? A Sub-national Level Analysis,  Marcela Gonzalez Rivas, Cornell University
• Spatial Aspects of Trade Liberalization in Colombia: A General Equilibrium Approach,  Eduardo A. Haddad, FEA-USP ; Geoffrey J.D. Hewings, University Of Illinois; Fernando Salgueiro Perobelli, Federal University of Juiz de Fora
• Local Export Spillovers in France,  Pamina Koenig, University Paris West and Paris School of Economics ; Florian Mayneris, Paris School of Economics; Sandra Poncet, University of Paris I

Discussants:
     Jaime A. Bonet, Banco de la República

116. Transport Economics IV: Impact Assessment Applications

Chair: Daniel J. Graham, Imperial College London

• Understanding the Contribution of Transportation to Regional Economic Development in China: A Comparison between Highway and Railroad,  Xin Zhou, GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY ; Junyang Yuan, George Mason Univ.
• Comparison of Catalytic Economic Impacts of Aviation in Two Regions,  Ryan Tam, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Accessibility Measures of Rail Transit Networks and Their Impact on Rent,  Jiuxu Cui, The Graduate Center, City University of New York ; Jeffrey P. Osleeb, University of Connecticut
• A causal interpretation of agglomeration effects from transport interventions,  Daniel J. Graham, Imperial College London ; Kurt Van Dender, Oecd / Itf

Discussants:
     Ryan Tam, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

117. Transportation VII: Diverse Issues in Commercial Aviation

Chair: David E. Pitfield, Loughborough University

• Price vs. Quantity-Based Approaches to Airport Congestion Management,  Jan Brueckner, UC Irvine
• Operating Route Choice of Airlines with Network Cost Complementarity when Airports are Capacity Constrained,  Yuichiro Yoshida, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
• Organization of Multiple Airports in a Metropolitan Area,  Se-Il Mun, Kyoto University ; Yusuke Teraji, Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University
• A three stage least squares approach to the analysis of airline strategies for aircraft size and airline frequency with changing demand and competition on the north Atlantic.,  David E. Pitfield, Loughborough University ; Mohammed Quddus, Loughborough University; Robert E. Caves, Loughborough University

Discussants:
     David E. Pitfield, Loughborough University

118. U.S. IMMIGRATION III: HOUSING AND LOCATION CHOICE

Chair: John I. Carruthers, US Department of Housing and Urban Development

Organizer: John I. Carruthers, US Department of Housing and Urban Development

Second of three sessions on US immigration issues -- the papers in these sessions will be published in a special issue of HUD's journal, Cityscape, in November 2009.

• A Comparative Analysis of Immigrants in the Housing Choice Voucher Program: Residential Choices and Outcomes in a Suburban Environment,  Victoria Basolo, UC Irvine ; Mai Thi Nguyen, University of North Carolina
• Immigrant Assimilation in Urban Neighborhoods,  Natasha T. Duncan, Purdue University ; Brigitte S. Waldorf, Purdue University
• The Urban Poor and Quality of Life: An Analysis of Labor Market Behavior Among Immigrant Residents of Federally Subsidized Housing,  John I. Carruthers, US Department of Housing and Urban Development ; David E Clark, Marquette University

Discussants:
     Casey Dawkins, Virginia Tech University

119. Urban Economic Theory II: Agglomeration

Chair: Selma Lewis, University of Maryland

• Agglomeration and gravity: estimating the spatial decay of labour market economies using data on commuting flows,  Patricia Melo, Imperial College London ; Daniel J. Graham, Imperial College London; Robert Noland, Imperial College London
• Agglomeration Economies and Network Economies :Interaction levels between Cities systems and Global value chains,  Céline Rozenblat, University of Lausanne
• Muth meets Tiebout under Agglomeration Economy:When compact city emerges?,  Tatsuaki Kuroda, Nagoya University ; Haruhisa Ishizuka, Japan Real Estate Institute
• Measuring Urban Agglomeration Economies over Time with Office Rents,  Hugh F. Kelly, Nyu ; Matthew Drennan, UCLA

Discussants:
     Selma Lewis, University of Maryland

120. Urban Economics Association (A): Housing and Mortgage Crash

Chair: Stuart Rosenthal, Syracuse University

Organizer: . Urban Economics Association

• Negative Equity and Foreclosure: Theory and Evidence,  Christopher Foote, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston ; Kristopher Gerardi, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston; Paul Willen, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
• Juvenile Delinquent Mortgages: Bad Credit or Bad Economy?,  Andrew Haughwout, Federal Reserve Bank Of New York ; Richard Peach, Federal Reserve Bank of New York; Joseph Tracy, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
• Do Borrowers Know their Mortgage Terms?,  Brian Bucks, Federal Reserve Board ; Karen Pence, Federal Reserve Board
• Housing Bubbles and Housing Supply,  Edward Glaeser, Harvard University ; Joseph Gyourko, University of Pennsylvania; Albert Saiz, University Of Pennsylvania

Discussants:
     Andrew Haughwout, Federal Reserve Bank Of New York

121. Urban Economics Association (B): Transportation and Accesibility

Chair: Janet Kolhase, University of Houston

Organizer: . Urban Economics Association

• The Fundamental Law of Highway Congestion: Evidence from the US,  Gilles Duranton, University of Toronto ; Matthew Turner, University of Toronto
• The Spatial Structure of Income in China: The Role of Economic Geography and Spatial Interactions,  Laura Hering, University Paris 1 ; Sandra Poncet, University of Paris I
• The Stability of Downtown Parking and Traffic Congestion,  Eren Inci, Sabanci University ; Richard Arnott, University of California, Riverside
• Portage and path dependence: City formation and increasing returns in U.S. history,  Jeffrey Lin, Federal Reserven Bank of Philadelphia ; Hoyt Bleakley, University of Chicago

Discussants:
     Janet Kohlhase, University Of Houston

122. Urban Land Use and Transportation

Chair: Kara M Kockelman, University of Texas at Austin

• Sustainable Urban Structure for Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emission Focusing on Subway Extension,  Sohee Lee, University of Tsukuba ; Tsutomu Suzuki, University of Tsukuba
• A Multi-objective Programming Model for Urban Land Use Allocation from Stakeholders Perspective,  Afsana Haque, University of Tokyo ; Yasushi Asami, University of Tokyo
• Does Telecommuting Cause Urban Sprawl?,  Hyok-Joo Rhee, Seoul National University of Technology
• Lessons Learned in Developing and Applying Land Use Model Systems: A Parcel-based Example,  Brenda Zhou, The University of Texas at Austin ; Kara M Kockelman, University of Texas at Austin

Discussants:
     Manishika Jain, MLSU

Sessions 5:30 PM—7:00 PM

RRI Advisory Board Meeting

RSAmericas Council Meeting

Urban Economics Association Reception

123. Women in Regional Science Reception

Sessions 7:00 PM—9:00 PM

Regional Science and Urban Economics Board Meeting

124. Sloan Industry Studies Program Reception (invitations only)

Saturday, November 22

Sessions 8:00 AM—9:40 AM

125. Amenities

Chair: Scott Loveridge, Michigan State University

• Impact of Urban Amenities and Infrastructure on Rural Environment: A Study of Udaipur, India,  Manishika Jain, MLSU
• Analyzing the impacts of different amenity levels on wages in Northern Colorado,  Anne Grace Gongwe, Colorado State University
• Reassessing the Importance of Tiebout Sorting: Environmental Amenities and the Cost-of-Living,  David S. Bieri, Virginia Tech ; Nicolai V. Kuminoff, Virginia Tech; Jaren C. Pope, Virginia Tech

Discussants:
     Afsana Haque, University of Tokyo

126. CGE Models for Energy and Environmental Analysis

Chair: Patrick Neil Canning, USDA

• Regional economic development analysis of oil and gas mega-projects: A dynamic CGE modeling framework,  Hodjat Ghadimi, West Virginia University
• Estimation of Transportation Investment Demands with a CGE Model,  Euijune Kim, Seoul National University ; Myoungsub Choi, Seoul National University; Yujin Bae, Seoul National University
• Assessing the Economic Impacts of Congestion and Infrastructure Improvements: A General Equilibrium Approach,  Ian Sue Wing, Boston University ; Bill Anderson, University of Windsor; T. R. Lakshmanan, Boston University
• PECAS as a CGE Model,  John Abraham, University Of Calgary ; J D. Hunt, University of Calgary

Discussants:
     Hiroyuki Shibusawa, Toyohashi University of Technology

127. Disparities in income and employment

Chair: Brian J. Osoba, Central Connecticut State University

• An examination of regional disparity in United States capital gains income using the 2004 IRS Statistics of Income,  Andrew Wenzl, University of Washington
• Regional unemployment disparities and matching inefficiencies,  Sanna-Mari Hynninen, University of Jyväskylä ; Aki Kangasharju, Government Institute for Economic Research; Jaakko Pehkonen, University of Jyväskylä
• The Income Inter-regional Redistribution and the Income Spatial Stabilization Effects: An Application to Portugal,  Carla Coimbra, Instituto Nacional de Estatística ; Pedro M. G. N. Ramos, University of Coimbra
• Persistent Prosperity,  Mallory Lynn Rahe, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign ; Andrew Mark Isserman, University Of Illinois

Discussants:
     Brian J. Osoba, Central Connecticut State University

128. Econometrics VI: Growth

Chair: Benoit Delbecq, Purdue University

• A contribution to the Schumpeterian growth theory and empirics,  Cem Ertur, Universite d'Orleans ; Wilfried Koch, Université de Bourgogne
• Cross-Country Economic Growth: A Spatial Panel Data Approach,  Ferdinand J. Paraguas, VU University Amsterdam ; R J G M Florax, Purdue University; Henri Lf De Groot, VU University Amsterdam
• An Advanced MASST Model:the Social and Sectoral Dimensions Reconsidered,  Roberta Capello, Politecnico di Milano ; Ugo Fratesi, Politecnico di Milano
• Regional Divergence of Income And Allocation Of Public Facilities In Bangladesh,  Shohel Reza Amin, Jahangirnagar University ; Umma Tamima, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technolog

Discussants:
     Benoit Delbecq, Purdue University

129. Education

Chair: Paul A Coomes, University of Louisville

• The Impact of Ethnic Heterogeneity on Education Spending: A Spatial Econometric Analysis of United States School Disticts,  Gbenga Ajilore, University of Toledo
• Divergence and Immobility In College Attainment Across U.S. Labor Market Areas: 1970-2000,  George Hammond, WVU ; Eric Thompson, University Of Nebraska Lincoln
• Estimating the Social Value of Higher Education: Willingness to Pay for Community and Technical Colleges,  Paul A Coomes, University of Louisville ; Glenn C. Blomquist, University of Kentucky; Christopher Jepsen, University of Kentucky; Brandon Koford, University of Kentucky; Kenneth R. Troske, University of Kentucky
• A Structural Path Analysis of State and Local Impacts of University Expenditures in a Time of Hollowing Out,  Iwan Azis, Cornell University ; Sutee Anantsuksomsri, Cornell University; Nij Tontitsirin, Cornell University

Discussants:
     Paul A Coomes, University of Louisville

130. Housing Markets VI: Foreclosure Crisis

Chair: Janet Kolhase, University of Houston

• Spatial Aspects of the Foreclosure Crisis,  Laurie Schintler, George Mason University ; Emilia Istrate, George Mason University; Danilo Pelletiere, National Low Income Housing Coalition; Rajendra Kulkarni, George Mason University
• Homeowner Associations and Foreclosures: An Impending Crisis?,  Jeremy Groves, Northern Illinois University ; William Rogers, University of Missouri - St. Louis
• Regional Housing Price Cycles:A Spatio-Temporal Analysis Using US State Level Data,  Todd H. Kuethe, Purdue University ; Valerien Olivier Pede, Purdue University

Discussants:
     Janet Kolhase, University of Houston

131. Industry Studies - RSAI Special Session I

Chair: Frank Giarratani, University Of Pittsburgh

• Entrepreneurship, Innovation and the Growth of Cities,  Zoltan Acs, George Mason University
• Innovation Policy and High Technology Industrial Growth: Comparative Lessons from the IT Industry,  Dan Breznitz, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Location, control and firm innovation,  Ram Mudambi, Temple University

Discussants:
     Frank Giarratani, University Of Pittsburgh

132. Knowledge- and Creativity-based Occupations: Implications for Regional Economic Development

Organizers: Jaison R. Abel, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Four papers on the creative and knowledge economies are presented, each using an occupation-based approach to regional economic development. The relationships among creativity/knowledge, earnings and productivity, and leisure activities are explored.

• Defining the Creative Class: An Exploratory Analysis,  Cory R. Yemen, Rutgers University ; Michael Lincoln Lahr, Rutgers University
• Evolving Knowledge Intensity in the Regional Workforce: An Analysis of the Polarization Hypothesis,  Edward J Feser, University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign ; Henry C. Renski, University of Massachusetts Amherst
• Place Shaping Time: Active Leisure across Cityscapes,  Timothy R Wojan, USDA ERS ; Karen S Hamrick, USDA - ERS
• Creativity, Skills, and Urban Economic Activity,  Jaison R. Abel, Federal Reserve Bank of New York ; Todd Gabe, University Of Maine

Discussants:
     David McGranahan, ERS USDA

133. Migration I:

Chair: Alexander Tziamalis, University of Sheffield

• A geodemographic approach to the analysis of residential turnover and neighbourhood change: findings for North West England,  Peter J B Brown, University of Liverpool ; Peter Batey, University of Liverpool; Simon Pemberton, University of Liverpool; Simon Whalley, Beacon Dodsworth
• Determinants and Impacts of Return Migration in Albania,  Matloob E. Piracha, University of Kent ; Florin Vadean, University of Kent
• Employment performance and local ethnic networks,  Cécile Détang-Dessendre, INRA ; Hubert Jayet, Medee-equippe; Nadiya Ukrayinchuk, Equippe
• Migration, Relationship Capital and International Travel: Theory and Evidence,  Philip McCann, University of Waikato ; Jacques Poot, University of Waikato; Lynda Sanderson, Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Discussants:
     Cécile Détang-Dessendre, INRA

134. Rural Development VI Regional Growth

Organizers: Peter V Schaeffer, West Virginia University

Chair: Dan Rickman

• Using Geographic Interdependencies to Assess Retail Base Spectra,  Benjamin Widner, New Mexico State University
• Recent Growth Patterns across the Urban Hierarchy: Firm Agglomeration Effects versus Household Amenity Migration,  Dan S. Rickman, Oklahoma State University
• How Does Concentrated Employment Influence Post-Employment Recovery for Small and Medium MSAs?,  Martin Shields, Colorado State University
• A Regional-Global Modeling Approach to the Changing Interior American West,  Gundars Rudzitis, University of Idaho

Discussants:
     Gundars Rudzitis, University of Idaho

135. Spatial Statistics III: Space-Time Models

Chair: Ron McChesney, Ohio State University

• Space and Time Analysis of the Knowledge Production Function,  Olivier Parent, University of Cincinnati
• Distributional Properties of LISA Time Paths,  Sergio Rey, Arizona State University ; Xinyue Ye, San Diego State University
• A genetic algorithm for detecting moving objects in spatio-temporal point patterns.,  Yorgos Graikousis, National Technical University ; Yorgos N. Photis, University of Thessaly
• Spatial Dependence in Continuous Time Modeling of Panel Data,  Henk Folmer, University of Groningen ; Peter Nijkamp, Free University

Discussants:
     Md. Mizanur Rahman Sarker, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi Univ

136. Transportation VIII: Urban Form, Accessibility and Travel Behavior II:

Chair: Ron N. Buliung, U Of T, Mississauga

• The Effectiveness of an Urban Centers Strategy to Change Travel Behavior in King County, Washington State,  Chang-Hee Christine Bae, University Of Washington
• GIS, Space-Time Prisms and Shopping Destination Choice,  Darren M. Scott, McMaster University ; Sylvia Y. He, USC
• Modeling Private Auto Ownership in China: Investigating the Impact of Urban Form across Megacities,  Jieping Li, Boston University ; Sumeeta Srinivasan, Harvard University; Joan Walker, Boston University; Bill Anderson, University of Windsor
• Economic Value of Transport Reliability,  Kamrul Islam, University of New South Wales

Discussants:
     Darren M. Scott, McMaster University

137. Urban Economic Theory III: City size distribution

Chair: Marcus Berliant, Washington University in St. Louis

• New Geographic Economy Explains City-Size Distribution,  Marcus Berliant, Washington University in St. Louis ; Hiroki Watanabe, Washington University in St. Louis
• (Why) Zipf's law holds,  Kristian Giesen, University of Duisburg-Essen ; Jens Suedekum, University of Duisburg-Essen
• Pure Path Dependence in a Spatial Agent-Based Model,  Yuri Mansury, KDI School of Public Policy and Management ; Jae Kyun Shin, School of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam Univers

Discussants:
     Belal Fallah, University of saskatchewan

138. Urban Economics Association (A): Systems of Cities I

Chair: Miren Laforcade, Université de Valenciennes and Paris-School of Eco

Organizer: . Urban Economics Association

• Urban Growth Drivers and Spatial Inequalities: Europe - a case with geographically sticky people,  Paul C. Cheshire, London School of Economics ; Stefano Magrini, University of Venice
• Sequential City Growth: Empirical Evidence,  David Cuberes, Clemson University
• Diverse Cities and the Distribution of Skills,  Jan Eeckhout, University of Pennsylvania ; Robert Pinheiro, University of Pennsylvania
• The Rise and Fall of Spatial Inequalities in France: a long-run perspective (1860-1930-2000),  Pierre-Philippe Combes, Université d'Aix-Marseille and Paris School of Eco ; Miren Laforcade, Université de Valenciennes and Paris-School of Eco; Jacques F. Thisse, UCLouvain; Jean-Clead Toutain, Université de Paris 1 and ERMES-Université de Pari

Discussants:
     David Cuberes, Clemson University

139. Urban Economics Association (B): Empirical Analysis of Agglomeration I

Chair: Eleonora Patacchini, University of Rome \"La Sapienza\"

Organizer: . Urban Economics Association

• Understanding the City Size Wage Gap,  Nathaniel Baum-Snow, Brown University ; Ronni Pavan, University of Rochester
• A Quantitative Assessment of the Role of Agglomeration in the Spatial Concentration of U.S. Employment,  Satyajit Chatterjee, FRB Philadelphia
• Productivity and Employment Density: New Estimates and Macroeconomic Implications,  Morris A. Davis, University of Wisconsin-Madison ; Jonas Fisher, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago; Toni Whited, University of Wisconsin - Madison
• Juvenile Delinquency and Conformism,  Eleonora Patacchini, University of Rome \"La Sapienza\" ; Yves Zenou, Stockholm University

Discussants:
     Satyajit Chatterjee, FRB Philadelphia

140. Urban Issues

Chair: Chaug-Ing Hsu, National Chiao Tung University

• Commuting times variation by nationality and urban structures: a comparison between the two main Spanish metropolitan areas,  Maite Blázquez, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid ; Carlos Llano, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; Julián Moral, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
• Where are the urban poor? A comparative analysis of US and Canadian cities,  Kaissy Charbonneau, Université du Québec ; Mario Polese, University Of Quebec
• Applying the Energy Expenditure Model to Resize the Walking Distance for Pedestrian in Commuting Trip,  Chaug-Ing Hsu, National Chiao Tung University ; Robert Y.c. Tsai, National Chiao Tung University

Discussants:
     Chaug-Ing Hsu, National Chiao Tung University

Sessions 10:00 AM—11:40 AM

141. Analysis of Patent Data

Chair: Breandan O Huallachain, Arizona State University

• Knowledge Flows, Geography and Economic Development: A Social Networks Approach for the Case of Patents in High-Tech Industries in the US.,  Luis Armando Galvis, Arizona State University
• Technology Innovation, Patents and Structural Change in Mexico: Trends and Regional Aspects,  Vicente Germán-Soto, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila ; Luis Gutiérrez Flores, Universidad Autonóma de Coahuila
• The impact of knowledge stocks on regional total factor productivity,  James Lesage, Texas State University - San Marcos ; Manfred M. Fischer, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration

Discussants:
     James Lesage, Texas State University - San Marcos

142. CGE Models: New Applications

Chair: Ian Sue Wing, Boston University

• Evaluating Technological Propagation Effects of Marshallian External Economies: A General Equilibrium Model Approach,  Hiroyuki Shibusawa, Toyohashi University of Technology ; Yoshiro Higano; Hirotada Kohno
• Regional Policy Spillovers: Evaluating the National Impact of Supply-Side Policy in an Interregional Computable General Equilibrium Model of the UK,  Kim Swales, University of Strathclyde
• The Economic Impacts, National and Regional, of the 2008-2011 Brazilian Federal Government's Pluriannual Plan,  Edson Paulo Domingues, Cedeplar-UFMG ; Joaquim Bento De Souza Ferreira Filho, Esalq-USP; James Giesecke, Cops-Monash; Mark Horridge, Cops-Monash
• A Monopolistic Competition Model of Intra-Industry Trade in the United States,  Patrick Canning, USDA ; Sonya Huang, MIT; Karen R. Polenske, MIT

Discussants:
     Euijune Kim, Seoul National University

143. Drivers of Regional Growth I

Chair: R. Stimson, University of Queensland

• Non-farm proprietorships and local economic performance,  Anil Rupasingha, New Mexico State University
• Does Getting the Olympics Pay Off?,  Stephen Billings, University of Colorado-Boulder ; Scott Holliday, University of Colorado-Boulder
• Are Community Development Strategies Instrumental to Economic Development?Empirical Evidence from a Country in Transition,  Denys Nizalov, Kyiv School of Economics ; Olena Nizalova, Kyiv School of Economics
• What explains regional variation in new firm formation: with a spatial analysis and cross-industry comparison,  Jiamin Wang, George Mason University

Discussants:
     R. Stimson, University of Queensland

144. Econometrics VII: Productivity Analysis

Chair: Roberta Capello, Politecnico di Milano

• Directional effects of cross-country technological spillovers,  Benoit Delbecq, Purdue University ; R J G M Florax, Purdue University; Will Masters, Purdue University
• The Appropriateness of the Poolability Assumption for Multiproduct Technologies,  Anna Bottasso, University Of Genova ; Maurizio Conti, University Of Genova; Massimiliano Piacenza, University Of Torino; Davide Vannoni, University of Torino
• Productivity Growth, Technical and Efficiency Change in European Regions: A Spatial Frontier Analysis,  Ferdinand J. Paraguas, VU University Amsterdam ; R J G M Florax, Purdue University; Henri Lf De Groot, VU University Amsterdam; Peter Mulder, VU University Amsterdam
• Integrating the effects of geography into development policy impact modeling: The GMR-approach,  Attila Varga, University of Pécs ; Hans Joachim Schalk, University of Munster; Atsushi Koike, Tottori University; Peter Jarosi, University of Pécs; Lori Tavasszy, University of Nijmeghen

Discussants:
     Shohel Reza Amin, Jahangirnagar University

145. Essential Data, New Directions

Organizers: Andrew Mark Isserman, University Of Illinois

Public data are critical for research, tracking trends, and policy. Building on the 2008 Association of Public Data Users conference at Brookings, this session provides opportunities to learn about and affect federal data programs and possible changes.

146. Housing Markets VII: Urban Housing

Chair: Christopher Bitter, University Of Arizona

• Estimating of urban housing demand by using model - In case of Korea,  Jun Seok Choi, Hanyang University ; Hong Bae Kim, Hanyang University
• The richer the more mobile, except for Parisian public housing tenants,  Anne Laferrčre, Insee, Crest
• What is the Optimal Length of a Contract for Tenants, Landlords and the Society in the Rental Housing Market?,  Yukiko Shimizu, Tokyo Institute of Technology ; Noboru Hidano, Tokyo Institute of Technology
• Intraurban House Price Dynamics: The Case of Tucson, Arizona,  Christopher Bitter, University Of Arizona

Discussants:
     Christopher Bitter, University Of Arizona

147. Industry Studies - RSAI Special Sessions II

Chair: Philip McCann, University of Waikato

Organizers: Susan M. Christopherson, Cornell University

• The Significance of Human Capital and Labor Force Formation for Industrial Policy: A Case Study of Regional Variation in Cultural Industry by Occupation Structure,  Ann R Markusen, University of Minnesota
• State Policies to Subsidize Film and Television Production:Who Pays? Who Benefits?,  Susan M. Christopherson, Cornell University
• Museums in the Neighborhood,  Stephen Sheppard, Williams College
• Seattle Music Industy Study 2008,  William B. Beyers, University Of Washington

Discussants:
     Philip McCann, University of Waikato

148. Migration II: International Migrants

Chair: Peter J B Brown, University of Liverpool

• the location of immigrants in Italy: disentangling networks and local effects ,  Nadiya Ukrayinchuk, Equippe ; Hubert Jayet, Medee-equippe; Giuseppe De Arcangelis, Dip. di Teoria Economica MQSP and CIDEI
• Student migration to England: the Greek case,  Alexander Tziamalis, University of Sheffield ; Megan Blake, University of Sheffield; Dimitris Ballas, University of Sheffield
• Regional economic impacts of international migration: a review,  Simonetta Longhi, University of Essex ; Peter Nijkamp, Free University; Jacques Poot, University of Waikato

Discussants:
     Matloob E. Piracha, University of Kent

149. Patterns of Urban Development

Chair: Amit Batabyal, Rochester Institute Of Technology

• Slums - Institutional and economic determinants,  Marco Percoco, Universitŕ Bocconi
• Urban Enterprise Zone and Dynamics of Jobs,  Sumei Zhang, University of Louisville
• Urban Growth Externalities and Neighborhood Incentives: Another Cause of Urban Sprawl?,  Virginia D. McConnell, UMBC ; Matthias Cinyabuguma, UMBC
• A fixed-effects model of the impact of minimum-lot-size zoning on residential development,  Paul D Gottlieb, Rutgers University ; Li Jiang, Yale University

Discussants:
     Amit Batabyal, Rochester Institute Of Technology

150. Rural Development VII Social and Policy Forces

Organizers: Peter V Schaeffer, West Virginia University

Chair: Peter Schaeffer

• How to Enhance Regional Sciences Contributions to State Rural Policy Research,  Peter V Schaeffer, West Virginia University
• Bridging and bonding social capital effects on community poverty outcomes,  Scott Loveridge, Michigan State University
• Socializing Interaction and Social Attitude Formation,  Abdul Munasib, Oklahoma State University
• Enabling Ex-Post Evaluation of Ethanol Plant Operation Using Ex-Ante Impact Estimates,  Timothy R Wojan, USDA ERS ; David McGranahan, ERS USDA; Stephen J Vogel, USDA; Dayton M. Lambert, Univ. of Tennessee

Discussants:
     Abdul Munasib, Oklahoma State University

151. Spatial Statistics IV: Environmental Applications

Chair: Henk Folmer, University of Groningen

• Modeling spatial variation of arsenic exposure on human health in Bangladesh,  Md. Mizanur Rahman Sarker, Hitotsubashi University, Institute of Economic Res ; Kazumi Asako, Hitotsubashi University, Institute of Economic Res; Nahid Akhtar, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Un
• Building an Environmental Quality Index for a big city: A spatial interpolation approach with DP2,  José MŞ Montero, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha ; Beatriz Larraz, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha; Coro Chasco, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
• Windscapes,  Ron McChesney, Ohio State University
• Spatial Clustering of Obesity and Related Morbidity and Its Relationship to Urban Sprawl Characteristics,  Vasudha Lathey, Arizona State University ; Subhrajit Guhathakurta, Arizona State University; Rimjhim Aggarwal, Arizona State University

Discussants:
     Sergio J. Rey, Arizona State University

152. Statistical analysis of clusters

Chair: Hamilton D. Galloway, Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc.

• Regional Industry Cluster Analysis for the Gulf Coast Economic Development District,  Pramod Sambidi
• Methodological aspects of the multivariate estimation ofSocioeconomic regional clusters,  Joăo Oliveira Soares, Technical University of Lisbon ; Cristina C. Coutinho, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa
• Does spatial clustering help explaining differences in the inequality of income distribution,  Alejandro A. Canadas, Mount St. Marys University
• Knowledge and Innovation Cluster Identification: A GIS Application of Concentration, Co-Existence, and Correlation of Indicators,  Hamilton D. Galloway, Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc. ; Henry Robison, Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc.

Discussants:
     Alejandro A. Canadas, Mount St. Marys University

153. Transportation IX: Information Technology, Travel Behavior and Mode Choice

Chair: Eric J. Miller, University of Toronto

• Who goes virtual?,  Irene Casas, University At Buffalo
• The Effects of Transit Passengers Travel and Activity Choices with Dynamic Information Provision,  Chaug-Ing Hsu, National Chiao Tung University ; Chia-Wen Li, National Chiao Tung University
• A Nested Logit Model of Impact of Commute Trip Reduction Program on Journey to Work Mode Choice,  Qing Su, Kent State University ; Liren Zhou, Wilbur Smith Associates

Discussants:
     Chaug-Ing Hsu, National Chiao Tung University

154. Urban Economic Theory IV: Migration and Labor Markets

Chair: Alexandra Schaffar, Lead/aim

• The effect of Market Access on the Wage Distribution of U.S. Metropolitan Workers.,  Belal Fallah, University of saskatchewan ; Mark D. Partridge, Ohio State University
• Wages, Rents and Heterogeneous Moving Costs,  Douglas J. Krupka, IZA, Bonn ; Kwame N. Donaldson, Georgia State University
• Bifurcations in regional migration dynamics,  Marcus Berliant, Washington University in St. Louis ; Fan-Chin Kung, City University of Hong Kong
• Urban Economic Model over a Continuous Plane with Commodity and Labor Flows,  Yuzuru Miyata, Toyohashi University of Technology ; Hirofumi Nonaka, Toyohashi University of Technology

Discussants:
     A K M Riaz Uddin, University of Illinois

155. Urban Economics Association (A): Systems of Cities II

Chair: Gianmarco I.P. Ottaviano, University of Bologna

Organizer: . Urban Economics Association

• Survival of the fittest in an urban environment: Agglomeration, selection and polarisation,  Kristian Behrens, University of Quebec at Montreal ; Frederic L. Robert-Nicoud, LSE
• Central Place Theory and Zipf's Law,  Wen-Tai Hsu, Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Intercity Trade and Convergent vs. Divergent Urban Growth,  Yannis M. Ioannides, Tufts University
• Cultural identity and productivity growth in cosmopolitan cities,  Gianmarco I.P. Ottaviano, University of Bologna ; Giovanni Prarolo, University of Bologna

Discussants:
     Wen-Tai Hsu, Chinese University of Hong Kong

156. Urban Economics Association (B): Empirical Analysis of Agglomeration II

Chair: William Strange, University Of Toronto

Organizer: . Urban Economics Association

• Can Competition and Selection Account for Observed Agglomeration Economies?,  Jason Faberman, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia ; Matthew Freedman, Cornell University
• Economies of Density versus Natural Advantage: Crop Choice on the Back Forty,  Thomas Holmes, University of Minnesota ; Sanghoon Lee, University of British Columbia
• Spatial concentration and firm-level productivity in France,  Philippe Martin, Paris School of Economics ; Thierry Mayer, Paris School of Economics; Florian Mayneris, Paris School of Economics
• Urban Interactions: Soft Skills vs. Specialization,  William Strange, University Of Toronto ; Marigee Bacolod, UC Irvine; Bernardo S. Blum, University of Toronto

Discussants:
     Thomas Holmes, University of Minnesota

Sessions 11:50 AM—1:50 PM

157. NARSC Awards Luncheon

Sessions 2:00 PM—3:40 PM

158. Disasters I: Economic Impacts

Chair: Frank Walsh, University College Dublin

• The Re-Building Effect of Hurricanes on Local Economies: Evidence from Employment in the US Construction Industry,  Frank Walsh, University College Dublin
• The Affects of Earthquake Risk Mitigation Plans on Historical and Environmental Values of stanbul: Turkish Case,  Ersan Koç, Middle East Technical University
• Natural Climatic Hazards and Regional Economic Development on the Gulf Coast,  Guyslain K. Ngeleza, Mississippi State University ; Keith H. Coble, Mississippi State University; Barry Barnett, Mississippi State University

Discussants:
     Huiping Li, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte

159. Drivers of Regional Growth II

Chair: Bill Anderson, University of Windsor

• Modelling Non-Metropolitan Regional Performance in Australia: SeekingExplanation of Spatial Variations in Endogenous Growth and Decline,  Robert J. Stimson, University of Queensland ; Tung-Kai Shyy, University of Queensland
• Imports and regional economic growth,  Martin Andersson, Jönköping International Business School ; Charlie Karlsson, Jönköping International Business School; Johan Klaesson, Jönköping International Business School
• Application of Cluster Analysis to the Shift Share Decomposition of Firm Formation in British Counties,  Maria Plotnikova, University of Reading Business School
• Regional Effects of Technology Shocks,  Bryan D. Goudie, Bureau of Economic Analysis, RPD

Discussants:
     Bill Anderson, University of Windsor

160. Econometrics VIII: Hybrid Models

Chair: Harvey Cutler, Colorado State University

• A City Level Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Model,  Harvey Cutler, Colorado State University ; Niroj Bhattarai, Colorado State University
• Warlasian Interpretation of Bi-Proportionarity in Regional Econometric Input-Output Model,  Hiroshi Taguchi, Central Reaserch Institute of Electric Power Industry ; Kazumi Hitomi, Central Research Institute of Electric Industry
• Incorporating Intra-Regional Dynamics and Some Supply Constraints into a Regional Econometric Input-Output Model,  Jae Hong Kim, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ; Geoffrey J.D. Hewings, University Of Illinois
• Transboundary Analysis of Public Affairs Management (PAM): the effect of direct crossait link to Penghu,  Ming-Shen Wang, National Sun Yat-Sen University ; Ching-Jung Chiu, National Sun Yat-Sen University; Shu-Tsung Li, National Sun Yat-Sen University

Discussants:
     Ming-Shen Wang, National Sun Yat-Sen University

161. GIS

Chair: Ahmed M. El-Geneidy, McGill University

• Measuring the Spatial Patterns of Urban Land Development and their Economic Determinants in South Africa,  Luisito Bertinelli, University of Luxembourg ; Eric Strobl, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris; Nicola Viegi, University of Cape Town
• Geography of Movement-Mapping Migration Flows in Brazil Using GIS,  Joao F. De Abreu, Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais/Brazil ; Claudio F. MacHado, Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais/Bra
• Measuring neighborhood walkability for obesity research,  Ikuho Yamada, University of Utah ; Barbara B. Brown, University of Utah; Ken R. Smith, University of Utah; Jessie X. Fan, University of Utah; Lori R. Kowaleski-Jones, University of Utah; Cathleen D. Zick, University of Utah
• Relating household accessibility measures to global ones,  Ahmed M. El-Geneidy, McGill University

Discussants:
     Ikuho Yamada, University of Utah

162. Industry Studies - RSAI Special Session III

Chair: Philip McCann, University of Waikato

• Modeling Regional Recycling and Remanufacturing Processes:? From Micro to Macro,  Joyce Cooper, University of Washington (x) ; Randall W Jackson, Regional Research Institute WVU; Nancy Green Leigh, Georgia Institute of Technology
• The evolving geography of the US auto industry,  Thomas Klier, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
• The changing structure of the global agri-business sector,  Ruth Rama, CSIC
• The Impact of Changes in Global Airline Network Structures on Accessibility,  Aisling J. Reynolds-Feighan, University College Dublin

Discussants:
     Philip McCann, University of Waikato

163. Migration III

Chair: Manas Chatterji, Binghamton University

• Mobility, Inter- and Intraregional Income Inequality,  Alina M. Popescu, University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich ; Florian W. Bartholomae, University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich
• The impact of unskilled labor mobility in new economic geography models,  Stephan Russek, Passau University
• A META-Analytical Study of the Effect of Migration on Income Convergence,  Ceren Ozgen, VU University Amsterdam, ; Peter Nijkamp, Free University; Jacques Poot, University of Waikato
• Structural Operations and Net Migration within the European Union,  Peter Egger, LMU Munich and ifo Institut ; Wolfgang Eggert, University of Paderborn; Mario Larch, ifo Institut for Economic Research

Discussants:
     Stephan Russek, Passau University

164. Regional Economic Analysis Using Microdata

Organizers: Sebastien Breau, McGill University

• Productivity Spillovers from Competitive Reallocation: Evidence from Canadian Manufacturing Plants,  Guy Gellatly, Statistics Canada
• Testing the substitution of external for internal economies: The effect of localization economies on the multifactor productivity of small versus large firms,  Mark Brown, Statistics Canada ; David Rigby, UCLA
• Understanding Shifts in Regional Wage Inequality Since 1980,  Abigail Cooke, UCLA ; David Rigby, UCLA
• Trade, foreign ownership and wages in Canada,  Sebastien Breau, McGill University

Discussants:
     Timothy F. Leslie, George Mason University

165. Rural Development VIII Regional Innovation, Knowledge, and Growth

Organizers: Peter V Schaeffer, West Virginia University

Chair: Vincenzo Spiezia

• Universities, Population, and Regional Innovation,  Michael J Orlando, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City ; Stephan Weiler
• The Speed of Knowledge Flows across OECD Regions: New Evidence from Patent Citations,  Vincenzo Spiezia
• The Lifecycle of Regions,  Stephan Heblich, Max Planck Institute of Economics
• Regional Change and the "Old" to "New" American West Continuum: A GIS Modeling Approach,  Gundars Rudzitis, University of Idaho

Discussants:
     Gundars Rudzitis, University of Idaho

166. Social and Economic Interactions in Space

Chair: Sam Ock Park, Seoul National University

• Social Networks and Campaign Finance: Comparative Perspectives on the Politics of the Two Main Parties,  Jiamin Wang, George Mason University ; Soogwan Doh, George Mason University
• A Social Network Analysis on the Structural and Spatial Characteristics of Personal Actor Networks:The Case of Industries for the Elderly in Korea,  Yangmi Koo, Seoul National University ; Sam Ock Park, Seoul National University
• Long Distance Travel Behavior and Social Interaction,  Jessica Y. Guo, University of Wisconsin - Madison ; Qi Gong, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• A Dynamic Model of Lottery Competition among States,  Ruben Hernandez

Discussants:
     Jessica Y. Guo, University of Wisconsin - Madison

167. Spatial Statistics V: Economic Applications

Chair: Toni Mora, School of Economics and Social Sciences, Universit

• Interdependencies of regional business cycles in Japan,  Motonari Hayashida, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry
• Forecasting Input Demand Shocks on Chinas Gross Value of Agricultural Output,  Dayton M. Lambert, Univ. of Tennessee ; Seong-Hoon Cho, Univ. of Tennessee
• Network Access and Employment Centers in Los Angeles region: A Study Using Spatial Autoregressive Models,  Sylvia Y. He, USC ; Ajay Agarwal, University of Southern California
• Determinants of spatial weights in spatial wage equations: A Meta-analysis with a consistent framework,  P. Gabriel M. Ahlfeldt, University of Hamburg ; Arne Feddersen, University of Hamburg

Discussants:
     Catherine Baumont, Director, LEG, Université de Bourgogne

168. Theoretical models of location with agglomeration

Chair: Lynne M. Pepall, Tufts University

• Economic Geography with Multiple manufacturing Sectors:a Synthesis of the FC and the FE Industries,  Shin-Kun Peng, Academia Sinica
• Hierarchical Three-Level Regional Structure and Agglomeration Economies,  Daisuke Nakamura, University of Illinois at Urbana and Champaign
• Entrepreneurial First Movers, Brand-Name Fast Seconds, and the Evolution of Market Structure ,  Lynne Pepall, Tufts University ; George Norman, Tufts University; Dan J. Richards, Tufts University; Lynne Pepall, Tufts University

Discussants:
     Daisuke Nakamura, University of Illinois at Urbana and Champaign

169. Transportation X: Activity Pattern and Time Use

Chair: Darren M. Scott, McMaster University

• How does a couple plan joint activities? Toward a real household activity scheduling model,  Hejun Kang, McMaster University ; Darren M. Scott, McMaster University; Sean T. Doherty, Wilfrid Laurier University
• A simultaneous equations approach to measuring social exclusion through activities and time use.,  Steven Farber, McMaster University ; Antonio Paez, McMaster University; Ruben G. Mercado, McMaster University; Matthew Roorda, University of Toronto; Catherine Morency, Ecole Polytechnique
• Time-dependent utility in activity-travel choice behavior,  John P. Gliebe, Portland State University ; Kihong Kim, Portland State University

Discussants:
     John P. Gliebe, Portland State University

170. Urban Economic Theory V: Policy Analysis

Chair: Dirk Stelder, University of Groningen

• A Model of Spatial Economy with 2-worker Households: Implications for Policy Analysis,  Elena Safirova, Resources for the Future
• Second-best urban growth controls in the presence of a Marshallian production externality,  Wouter Vermeulen, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis
• Do urban growth controls hurt regional economic growth?,  Laudo Ogura, Grand Valley State University ; Boaz Nandwa, American University in Dubai
• On the allocation of local crime preventive activities throughout the city,  Subhayu Bandyopadhyay, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, and IZA, Bonn ; Santiago Pinto, West Virginia University

Discussants:
     Jose Melendez, Tinbergen Institute

171. Urban Economics Association (A): Mobility and Worker Flows

Chair: Curtis J. Simon, Clemson University

Organizer: . Urban Economics Association

• Understanding Gross Worker Flows Across U.S. States,  Daniele Coen-Pirani, Carnegie Mellon University
• Status Caste Exchange: Preferences for Race and Poverty in Large Metropolitan Areas, 1970-2000,  Janice Madden, University Of Pennslyvania
• Immigration Accounting in U.S. States: 1960-2006,  Giovanni Peri, University Of California Davis
• Migration of Power Couples: Evidence from U.S. Census Microdata,  Curtis J. Simon, Clemson University ; Scheuren Paul, Clemson University

Discussants:
     Janice Madden, University Of Pennslyvania

172. Urban Economics Association (B): Developing World Cities

Chair: Alain Bertaud, Independent Consultant

Organizer: . Urban Economics Association

• A Theory of Urban Squatting and Land-Tenure Formalization in Developing Countries,  Jan Brueckner, UC Irvine ; Harris Selod, Paris School of Economics
• Motorization in Developing Countries: Causes, Consequences, and Effectiveness of Policy Options,  Mark Kutzbach, University of California, Irvine
• Does urbanisation Affect rural poverty? Evidence from Indian Districts,  Massimiliano Calě, Overseas Development Institute ; Carlo Menon, LSE
• Do Planning Policies Constrain the Growth of Urban Areas?,  Stephen Sheppard, Williams College

Discussants:
     Alain Bertaud, Independent Consultant

173. Urban Growth

Chair: Boris A. Portnov, University of Haifa

• Urban Growth, Uninsured Risk, and the Rural Origins of Aggregate Volatility,  Steven Poelhekke, De Nederlandsche Bank, and European University Institute
• New Evidence on Gibrats Law for Cities,  Rafael González-Val, Universidad de Zaragoza ; Luis Lanaspa, Universidad de Zaragoza; Fernando Sanz, Universidad de Zaragoza
• On the Importance of the 'Location Package' for Urban Growth,  Boris A. Portnov, University of Haifa
• Optimal Industrial Mix of an Urban Expansion,  Perry Burnett, COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY

Discussants:
     Rafael González-Val, Universidad de Zaragoza

Sessions 4:00 PM—5:40 PM

174. Agglomeration

Chair: George Norman, Tufts University

• Spatial Competition and Agglomeration: An Application to Motion Pictures,  George Norman, Tufts University
• Testing for endogeneity in the estimation of agglomeration economies,  Daniel J. Graham, Imperial College London ; Patricia Melo, Imperial College London; Piyapong Jiwattankulpaisarn, Imperial College London
• Metropolitan Patenting: Urbanization or Localization Economies?,  Jose Lobo, Arizona State University ; Deborah A. Strumsky, University of North Carolina-Charlotte; James Ryan, University of North Carolina-Charlotte
• Cities and Product Variety in the Restaurant Industry,  Nathan M. Schiff, Brown University

Discussants:
     Jose Lobo, Arizona State University

175. Analytical Tools for Regional Decision Makers

Chair: Neil Reid, Univ. Of Toledo

• Organizing for Regional Collaboration in Economic Development,  Neil Reid, Univ. Of Toledo ; Bruce W. Smith, Bowling Green State University; Paula Ross, University of Toledo
• Using Data-Driven Economic Analysis for Regional Decision Making,  Hamilton D. Galloway, Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc.
• Municipal Economic Development Tool Kit,  Denys Nizalov, Kyiv School of Economics

Discussants:
     Denys Nizalov, Kyiv School of Economics

176. Disasters II: Policy

Chair: Yasuhide Okuyama, International University of Japan

• Racial Segregation, Economic Growth, and Natural Disaster Resilience,  Huiping Li, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte ; Steven Fernandez, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Auroop Ganguly, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Emergency Road Network For Flood vulnerable Area,  Noor A. Mahmuda, Jahangirnagar University ; Shohel Reza Amin, Jahangirnagar University
• Disaster Reduction Education as Mixed Goods,  Eizo Hideshima, Nagoya Institute of Technology

Discussants:
     Yasuhide Okuyama, International University of Japan

177. Industry Studies - RSAI Special Sessions IV

Chair: Geoffrey J.D. Hewings, University Of Illinois

• The Wafer and Assembly Sectors of the Global Semiconductor Industry,  Tomokazu Arita, University of Tsukuba ; Philip McCann, University of Waikato
• Creating Agglomeration Economies in Craft-based Industries,  Peter B. Doeringer, Boston University ; David G. Terkla, University of Massachuesetts, Boston
• Information Technology, Organizations, and the Spatial Distribution of Economic Activity,  Chris Forman, Georgia Institute of Technology
• The Internet and Economic Geography,  Matthew Zook, University of Kentucky

Discussants:
     Geoffrey J.D. Hewings, University Of Illinois

178. Integrated Economic and Environmental Analysis

Chair: Kieran P. Donaghy, Cornell University

• Interzonal Economic Model with Transport and Natural Environment,  Yuzuru Miyata, Toyohashi University of Technology ; Hiroyuki Shibusawa, Toyohashi University of Technology; Yasuhiro Hirobata, Toyohashi University of Technology
• Managing Regional Growth in a Coupled Ecological-Economic Model,  Yong Chen, The Ohio State University ; Elena G. Irwin, Ohio State University; Ciriyam Jayaprakash, The Ohio State University
• Environmental Indicators and Regional Growth Models: A Contradictory Approach?,  Philippe Chenard, INRS-UCS
• Resource-based Sustainable Development: An Energy Planning Model for Nigeria,  Dolapo Enahoro, Cornell University ; Kieran P. Donaghy, Cornell University

Discussants:
     Philippe Chenard, INRS-UCS

179. Local Public Finance

Chair: Steven G. Craig, University of Houston

• Does urban sprawl increase the costs of providing local public services? Evidence from Spanish municipalities.,  Miriam Hortas, University of Barcelona ; Albert Sole-Olle, University of Barcelona
• Municipal preferences for state imposed amalgamations: An empirical study based on the 1952 municipal reform in Sweden,  Niklas Hanes, Umeĺ University ; Magnus Wikström, Umea University; Erik Wangmanr, Vaxjo University
• Do Cost Increases for the Elderly Reduce Benefits for the Disabled? State Government Design of Medicaid with Distinct Recipient Groups,  Steven G. Craig, University of Houston ; Larry Howard, California State University, Fullerton
• Gubernatorial Reputation and Vertical Tax Externalities: All Smoke, No Fire?,  Per Fredriksson, University of Louisville ; Khawaja A. Mamun, Sacred Heart University

Discussants:
     Steven G. Craig, University of Houston

180. Migration IV:

Chair: Rakib Hossain, University of Hawaii at Manoa

• Return migration and earnings,  Thomas A Knapp, Penn State Wilkes-Barre Campus ; Nancy E White, Bucknell University; Amy Wolaver, Bucknell University
• Inter-regional labor migration and returns to higher education,  Lina Bjerke, Jönköping International Business School ; Mikaela Backman, Jönköping International Business School
• Determinants of migration among working-aged people: Are there age-specific differences?,  Satu Nivalainen, Pellervo Economic Research Institute
• Exploring Impact of Internal Migration: How Economic Attainments are Associated with Socio-economic Characteristics in Khulna City, Bangladesh?,  Rakib Hossain, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Discussants:
     Lina Bjerke, Jönköping International Business School

181. NEG: Extensions and Empirical Tests

Chair: Manfred M. Fischer, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration

• Heterogeneous Transport Costs and Spatial Sorting in a Model of New Economic Geography,  Corey Lang, Cornell University
• New Economic Geography Meets Chinese Data:The Equilibrium Allocation of Economic Activity across China,  Maarten Bosker, University Of Groningen ; Steven Brakman, University Of Groningen; Harry Garretsen, Utrecht University; Marc Schramm, Utrecht University
• Testing the New Economic Geography,  Eckhardt Bode, Kiel Institute for the World Economy
• Neoclassical Theory versus New Economic Geography. Competing explanations of cross-regional variation in economic development,  Bernard Fingleton, Department of Economics, University of Strathclyde ; Manfred M. Fischer, Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration

Discussants:
     Eckhardt Bode, Kiel Institute for the World Economy

182. Poverty

Chair: Mariegabrielle Piketty, CIRAD

• Sugar cane in Brazil, poverty and equity: evidences for the 1992-2006 period.,  Tatiane Ameida De Menezes, PIMES/UFPE ; Mariegabrielle Piketty, CIRAD; Joăo Bernardo Duarte, Decon/ufpe
• Spatial Inequalities explained - Evidence from Burkina Faso,  Johannes Gräb, University of Göttingen ; Michael Grimm, Institute for Social Studies
• Welfare Policies and Poverty Rate Across the US 48 continental states: A spatial Approach,  John M. Ulimwengu, IFPRI ; Guyslain K. Ngeleza, Mississippi State University
• Regional disparity in Bangladesh- An inquiry based on selected Millennium Development Goal indicators,  Md. Musleh Uddin Hasan, BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY ; Abu Khaleque Mo Riaz Uddin, UIUC; Afsana Haque, University of Tokyo

Discussants:
     John M. Ulimwengu, IFPRI

183. Regional Population and Employment Patterns

Chair: Natalia Kolesnikova, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

• Employment Dynamics and Relocation Patterns in New York City 1992-2005,  Francesco Brindisi, New York City Economic Development Corporation ; Lindsay M. Wilhelm, New York City Economic Development Corporation
• Indigenous people, public good provision and urbanization in Mexico,  Marcela Gonzalez Rivas, Cornell University
• Why Do So Few Women Work in New York (and So Many in Minneapolis)? Labor Supply of Married Women across U.S. Cities,  Dan Black, University of Chicago ; Natalia Kolesnikova, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; Lowell Taylor, Carnegie Mellon University

Discussants:
     Marcela G Rivas, Unc Chapel Hill

184. Spatial Statistics VI: Urban Applications

Chair: Dayton M. Lambert, Univ. of Tennessee

• Spatial Data Analysis of Neighborhoods in the Metropolitan Area of Paris (1990;1999),  Catherine Baumont, Director, LEG, Université de Bourgogne ; Dičgo Legros, Université de Bourgogne
• Spatial Structure in U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas: Metrics and Theory,  Joanna Ganning, Univ. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• Combining micro and macro approaches to capture local economic effects,  Eveline S. Van Leeuwen, Free University Amsterdam ; Graham P. Clarke, University of Leeds; Peter Nijkamp, Free University

Discussants:
     Dayton M. Lambert, Univ. of Tennessee

185. Technology

Chair: Lawrence McKeown, Statistics Canada

• Broadband in Less Densely Populated Regions,  Peter L. Stenberg, Economic Research Service ; Mitchell J. Morehart, Economic Research Service
• Bootstrapping High-Tech: Evidence from Emerging High-Tech Regions,  Heike Mayer, Virginia Tech ; David S. Bieri, Virginia Tech
• Are international technology gaps growing or shrinking in the age of globalization?,  Thomas Kemeny, University of California, Los Angeles
• Spatial diffusion of Internet use in Canada,  Lawrence McKeown, Statistics Canada ; Jeff Corman, Industry Canada; Joseph Duggan, Statistics Canada

Discussants:
     Thomas Kemeny, University of California, Los Angeles

186. Tourism and Regional Science

Chair: Tadayuki Hara, University Of Central Florida

Organizers: ; Tadayuki Hara, University Of Central Florida

• Exploratory Estimation of Sub-Regional Tourism Satellite Accounts - Hotel & Lodging Sector in Perspective,  Tadayuki Hara, University Of Central Florida
• Modeling Possible Reduction of Environmental Impact by usage of Bio Diesel Fuel in Visitors consumption of Tourism Commodities A Case of Wakayama, Japan,  Noboru Yoshida, Wakayama University ; Tadayuki Hara, University Of Central Florida
• Regional Assets and City Logo in Korea:Determinants of Selecting Logo Types ,  Eugene Choi, Cleveland State University

Discussants:
           Tadayuki Hara, University Of Central Florida

187. Transportation XI: Understanding Urban Congestion: Roads and Congestion

Chair: Rachel Weinberger, University of Pennsylvania

• The Political Economy of Congestion Pricing:An Econometric Model of the New York City Council Voting Behavior,  Rachel Weinberger, University of Pennsylvania ; Frank Goetzke, University of Louisville
• Congestion in the Dutch Randstad: An application of the bottleneck model,  Jan Rouwendal, Free University ; Erik T. Verhoef, Free University; Jasper Knockaert, Free University
• Exploring the Feasibility of Bus Probe-Based Real-Time Traffic Monitoring on Urban Arterial,  Wenjing Pu, PB ; Jane Lin, University Of Illinois Chicago
• Planning of Vancouvers Transit Network with an Operations-Based Model,  Ian Fisher, SBCTA/TransLink ; Kean Lew, PTV America; Wolfgang Scherr, PTV America; Cherry Xiong, PTV America

Discussants:
     Ian Fisher, SBCTA/TransLink

188. Urban Economic Theory VI:

Chair: Elena Safirova, Resources for the Future

• On Competition Intensity, Transport Infrastructure and Welfare,  Jose Melendez, Tinbergen Institute
• Industrial Restructuring, Legacy Capital, and Urban Growth,  In Kwon Park, Ohio State University ; Burkhard Von Rabenau, Ohio State University
• A Positive Model of Business Improvement Districts,  Stephen Billings, University of Colorado-Boulder
• Two versus many; the geographical dimension in NEG models,  Dirk Stelder, University of Groningen

Discussants:
     Wouter Vermeulen, CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis

189. Urban Spatial Patterns

Chair: Timothy F. Leslie, George Mason University

• Parking Policies' Impact on Vehicle-Kilometers Traveled, Vehicle-Hours Traveled, and Pollutant Emissions and Concentrations,  Daniel Shefer, Daniel ; Shlomo Bekhor, Shlomo (Faculty Of Civil And Environmental; Daphna Rosenberg Mishory, Daphna (Center For Urban And Re
• Temporary Geographical Proximity for Business and Work Coordination: When, How and Where?,  André Torre, INRA ; Alain Rallet, University Paris South
• Post-Industrial Manufacturing in a Sunbelt Metropolis: Where are Factories Located in Phoenix?,  Timothy F. Leslie, George Mason University ; Breandan O Huallachain, Arizona State University
• Spatial interaction of retail activities in urban areas: Home entertainment stores in the city of Volos, Greece.,  Yorgos N. Photis, University of Thessaly ; Argiris Kaklidis, University of Thessaly

Discussants:
     Yorgos N. Photis, University of Thessaly








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