36th Annual Meeting of the Western Regional Science AssociationRoyal Waikoloan Resort ~ The Big Island of Hawaii
February 23-27, 1997
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Sunday, February 23
(Morning) WRSA Turnbull Cup Golf Tournament
9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon RSAI Council Meeting
(International Lounge; By Invitation Only)
1:00-3:00 PM PRSCO Council Meeting
1:00-6:30 PM Registration (Ballroom Foyer)
Sunday, 4:00-7:15 PM
Gala Opening Session (King’s Ballroom)
Chair: Jon R. MILLER, WRSA President
Regional Overview
Juanita LIU, Univ. Hawaii, USA “Hawai’i Tourism: Crossing the Cultural Boundaries”
Presentation Ceremonies
The Eleventh Annual Charles M. Tiebout Prize Presented by John KEITH, Chair, 1996-97 Reading Committee
The Second Annual Springer-Verlag Prize, Presented by Roger STOUGH, Coeditor, The Annals of Regional Science
Presidential Address
Jack C. STABLER, WRSA President-Elect, “Rural America: A Challenge to Regional Scientists”
Discussant: Gordon F. MULLIGAN, Univ. Arizona, USA
World Premier Piano Performance
Jean PAELINCK, Erasmus Univ., The Netherlands “March of the WRSA”
President’s Reception (For All Meeting Participants; Sunset Terrace)
Monday, February 24, Morning
7:30 AM and throughout the day, Registration (Ballroom Foyer)
8:00 or 8:45 AM-12:15 PM
Seven Concurrent Paper Sessions:
1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F, 1G
(10:15-10:45 AM, Coffee Break)
Monday, 8:00 AM-12:15 PM
Paper Session 1A: ‘Ekahi
Networks and Interaction
Chair: Peter NIJKAMP, Free Univ. Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The Network City: Contribution of Information Technologies to New Concepts of Spatial Planning
Paul DREWE, Delft Univ. Technology, The NetherlandsDiscussant: Harry RICHARDSON, Univ. Southern California, USA8:45-9:30
Network Industries, Economic Stability and Spatial Integration
Kenneth BUTTON, George Mason Univ., USA, and Peter NIJKAMP, Free Univ. of Amsterdam, The NetherlandsDiscussant: Roger E. BOLTON, Williams College, USA9:30-10:15
Economic Growth by Chatting: A Model of Communication, Technological Progress and Innovative Regions
Hans-Peter KOHLER, Univ. California, Berkeley, USADiscussant: Koji SATO, Kanagawa Univ., Japan
10:45-11:30‘Place’ as ‘Network’: Applications of Network Theory to Local Communities
Roger E. BOLTON, Williams College, USADiscussant: Antoine BAILLY, Univ. Genève, Switzerland11:30-12:15
An Interaction-Cost Perspective on Networks and Territory
Hans WESTLUND, Swedish Inst. Regional Res., SwedenDiscussant: Thomas LEINBACH, Univ. Kentucky, USA
Paper Session 1B: ‘Elua
Immigration and Internal Migration
Chair: Gary L. HUNT, Univ. Maine, USA
Immigration, Race, and Security on the California-Mexico Border
Randy WILLOUGHBY, Univ. San Diego, USADiscussant: Deborah J. BALDWIN, Univ. Arkansas, Little Rock, USA8:45-9:30
The Impact of Immigration on Internal Migration in the U.S.: Demographic and Geographic Dimensions
William H. FREY, Univ. Michigan, USA, and Kao-Lee LIAW, McMaster Univ., USADiscussant: Andrei ROGERS, Univ. Colorado, Boulder, USA9:30-10:15
Source-Country Social Programs and North American Immigration
Michael J. GREENWOOD, Univ. Colorado, Boulder, USA, John M. MCDOWELL, Arizona State Univ., USA, Mahmood HUSSAIN, and Steven S. ZAHNISER, Univ. Colorado, Boulder, USADiscussant: Seong Woo LEE, Univ. Southern California, USA
10:45-11:30The Internal Migration of the Foreign Born in the United States: Period, Cohort, and Assimilation Effects
Michael J. GREENWOOD and Sabine HENNING, Univ. Colorado, Boulder, USADiscussant: Sonya GLAVAC, Univ. Arizona, USA11:30-12:15
Immigration and the Interregional Migration of Less-Skilled Native Workers in the U.S.
Gary L. HUNT, Univ. Maine, USADiscussant: Jacques POOT, Univ. Tsukuba, Japan
Paper Session 1C: ‘Ekolu
Regional Economic Systems: Planning for Performance
Chair: Peter W.J. BATEY, Univ. Liverpool, England
Inventing a Future for Regions: New Frameworks for Regional Economic Development Planning
Brian ROBERTS, Queensland Univ. Technology, AustraliaDiscussant: Jack W. OSMAN, San Francisco State Univ., USA9:30-10:15
State Economic Growth and Growth Policy Impact
Roger F. RIEFLER, Univ. Nebraska, Lincoln, USADiscussant: Tony SORENSEN, Univ. New England, Armidale, Australia
10:45-11:30Deindustrialization and Regional Productivity in the Swedish Manufacturing Industry 1970-1990
Mats JOHANSSON, Swedish Inst. for Regional ResearchDiscussant: Mark DRABENSTOTT, Federal Reserve Bank, Kansas City, USA
Monday, 8:45 AM-12:15 PM
Paper Session 1D: Honoka’a
Regional Theory: Public Goods and the Environment
Chair: Chennat GOPALAKRISHNAN, Univ. Hawaii, Manoa, USA
The Optimal Provision of Public Goods by Local and Central Governments
Toshihiro IHORI, Univ. Tokyo, Japan, and Nobuo AKAI, Kobe Univ. of Commerce, JapanDiscussant: Steven G. CRAIG, Univ. Houston, USA9:30-10:15
The Neutrality of Income Transfer on Environmental Quality
Tadaaki YOSHIOKA, Kanagawa Univ., JapanDiscussant: John A. LIST, Univ. Central Florida, USA
Water Conveyance, Spatial Technology Choice and RentsUjjayant CHAKRAVORTY, Univ. Hawaii, USA, and Chieko UMETSU, East-West Center, Hawaii, USADiscussant: John E. KEITH, Utah State Univ., USA11:30-12:15
Optimal Institutional Arrangements for Pollution Control: Evidence from a Differential Game with Asymmetric Players
John A. LIST, Univ. Central Florida, USADiscussant: Chung-Hsin YANG, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Paper Session 1E: Kamuela
Socioeconomic Implications of Regional Growth and Change
Chair: Andrew M. ISSERMAN, West Virginia Univ., USA
Innovative Milieu and New Generations of Regional Policies
Denis MAILLAT, Univ. Neuchâtel, SwitzerlandDiscussant: Charles LAMPHEAR, Univ. Nebraska, Lincoln, USA9:30-10:15
The Appropriate Social Discount Rate to Use in Environmental Studies
Anthony E. BOARDMAN, Univ. British Columbia, Canada, David GREENBERG, Univ. Maryland, USA, Aidan VINING, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada, and David WEIMER, Univ. Rochester, USADiscussant: Robert G. FLETCHER, California State Univ., Bakersfield, USA
10:45-11:30Religion, Regional Self-Sufficiency, and Economic Development in Utah: 1847-1896
L. Dwight ISRAELSEN, Utah State Univ., USADiscussant: Ian MACLACHLAN, Univ. Lethbridge, Canada11:30-12:15
Geographic Variation in Change in Income Inequality Among U.S. States, 1970-1990
Richard L. MORRILL, Univ. Washington, USADiscussant: Brigitte WALDORF, Univ. Arizona, USA
Paper Session 1F: Waimea
Northern Development/Remote Regions I:Development on the Frontier
Chair: Matt BERMAN, Univ. Alaska, Anchorage, USA
Searching for Bonanza: The Economic History of Alaska
Lee HUSKEY, Univ. Alaska, Anchorage, USA, and Terrance COLE, Univ. Alaska, Fairbanks, USADiscussant: William MORRISON, Univ. Northern British Columbia, Canada8:45-9:30
Forgotten People? Community Planning in Australian Natural World Heritage Sites
John LEA, Univ. Sydney, AustraliaDiscussant: Greg PROTASEL, Univ. Alaska, Anchorage, USA9:30-10:15
Perceptions of Marginality in the U.S. and Canada
Michael PRETES and Bradley CULLEN, Univ. New Mexico, USADiscussant: Kjell LUNDMARK, Univ. Umea, Sweden
10:45-11:30Israel’s Negev Desert: The Transformation of a Frontier into a Periphery
Yehuda GRADUS, Ben Gurion Univ., IsraelDiscussant: Matt BERMAN, Univ. Alaska, Anchorage, USA11:30-12:15
Economic Impacts and Net Benefits of Non-Resident Fishing in Alaska
Sharman HALEY, Univ. Alaska, Anchorage, USADiscussant: Douglas BAKER, Univ. Northern British Columbia, Canada
Paper Session 1G: International Lounge
Regional Implications of Public Education: I
Chair: Olli KULTALAHTI, Univ. Tampere, Finland
Equalization of Public School Expenditures and the Demand for Private Education
Jonathan SANDY, Univ. San Diego, USADiscussant: James E. METZGER, Webster Univ., Little Rock, AR, USA9:30-10:15
Measuring Technical Inefficiency in Public Education Using a Stochastic Frontier Production Function
Kalyan CHAKRABORTY, Basudeb BISWAS, and W. Cris LEWIS, Utah State Univ., USADiscussant: David E. CLARK, Marquette Univ. USA
10:45-11:30Factors Influencing Workers’ Interest in Educational or Training Opportunities in the Face of Layoff: The Nevada Test Site
R. Keith SCHWER, Rennae DANESHVARY, and Nasser DANESHVARY, Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas, USADiscussant: David LEVINSON, Univ. California, Berkeley, USA11:30-12:15
Spatial Characteristics of Educational Production Functions
Robert SINGLETON, Loyola Marymount Univ., USADiscussant: William E. HERRIN, Univ. of the Pacific, USA
Monday, February 24, Afternoon
12:15-1:15 PM, Lunch (On Your Own)
12:30-2:45 PM, The Annals of Regional Science Board Meeting and Luncheon (By Invitation Only; International Lounge)
Registration Continues, Throughout the Afternoon
1:15-5:30 PM
Six Concurrent Paper Sessions: 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, 2F
(2:45-3:15 PM, Coffee Break)
3:30-5:30 PM, WRSA Board Meeting
(By Invitation Only; International Lounge)
Monday, 1:15-5:30 PM
Paper Session 2A: ‘Ekahi
Issues in Travel Demand Management
Chair: Mei-Po KWAN, Ohio State Univ., USA
Intelligent Transportation Systems Benefits Priorities: An Application to the Woodrow Wilson Bridge
Kingsley HAYNES, George Mason Univ., USA, William BOWEN, Cleveland State Univ., USA, Carlos ARIEIRA, Sara BURHANS, Pofen Lin SALEM, and Hadi SHAFIE, George Mason Univ., USADiscussant: Marlon G. BOARNET, Univ. California, Irvine, USA2:00-2:45
VMT Forecasting and Monitoring in Southern California: Improving Existing Methodologies and Exploring Prospects for Using Intelligent Transportation Systems Technologies
Xueming CHEN, California State Univ., Northridge, USADiscussant: Donald R. DESKINS, Univ. Michigan, USA
3:15-4:00FASTRAK: Congestion Pricing at Last! Equity Aspects Reconsidered
Harry W. RICHARDSON and Chang-Hee Christine BAE, Univ. Southern California, USADiscussant: Larry N. GERSTON, San Jose State Univ., USA4:00-4:45
The Effects of Traffic Information on Travel Behavior
Youngbin YIM, Univ. California, Berkeley, USADiscussant: Mei-Po KWAN, Ohio State Univ., USA4:45-5:30
Commuting Behavior in the City with Telecommuting and Office Work
Hiroyuki SHIBUSAWA, Toyohashi Univ. of Technology, JapanDiscussant: Chiou-nan YEH, Alabama State Univ., USA
Paper Session 2B: ‘Elua
Regional Systems: Growth and Change
Chair: Thomas LEINBACH, Univ. Kentucky, USA
Innovation, Competition and the Structure of Local Production Networks: Some Evidence from Hertfordshire
Douglas HART and James SIMMIE, Univ. Reading, EnglandDiscussant: Hans-Peter KOHLER, Univ. California, Berkeley, USA2:00-2:45
Regional Industrial Policy and Technology Center Programs in Germany: A Case of Nordrhein-Westfalen
Koji SATO, Kanagawa Univ., JapanDiscussant: Kenneth BUTTON, George Mason Univ., USA
3:15-4:00São Paulo Metropolitan Region in Brazil: Mercosul’s Main Economic Center
José L.C. RONCA, Carlos E. ZAHN, and Issao MINAMI, Univ. São Paulo, BrazilDiscussant: Paul DREWE, Delft Univ. Technology, The Netherlands
4:00-4:45
The Changing Economic Structure of Four Central West Queensland Shires
Tony SORENSEN and Roger EPPS, Univ. New England, Armidale, AustraliaDiscussant: Hans KUIPER, Erasmus Univ., Rotterdam, The Netherlands4:45-5:30
Is New York City Still Propelling Economic Growth in the Tri-State Region?
Michael L. LAHR and Ruchika SAH, Rutgers Univ., USADiscussant: Roger F. RIEFLER, Univ. Nebraska, Lincoln, USA
Paper Session 2C: ‘Ekolu
Migration Analysis
Chair: William H. FREY, Univ. Michigan, USA
Residential Mobility of Vietnamese Immigrants in Brisbane, Australia
Sonya M. GLAVAC and Brigitte WALDORF, Univ. Arizona, USADiscussant: Olli KULTALAHTI, Univ. Tampere, Finland2:00-2:45
Are Americans Migrating Less but with Greater Spatial Focus?
Andrei ROGERS, Univ. Colorado, Boulder, USA, and Stuart H. SWEENEY, Univ. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USADiscussant: Thomas KONTULY, Univ. Utah, USA
3:15-4:00Rural/Urban Migrations in Zimbabwe in 1982-92: Selectivity by Gender, Place of Birth, and Educational Attainment
Kao-Lee LIAW, McMaster Univ., Canada, and Yasuko HAYASE, Inst. of Developing Economies, JapanDiscussant: Don MAR, San Francisco State Univ., USA4:00-4:45
Independent and Linked Migration: Individual Returns of Employment Opportunity and Household Returns of Poverty to African-American Inter-State Migration in 1975-78 and 1985-88
Seong Woo LEE and WooSuk ZHEE, Univ. Southern California, USADiscussant: Michael J. GREENWOOD, Univ. Colorado, Boulder, USA4:45-5:30
Interstate and Sub-State Occupational Migration: Econometric Models with Occupation-Specific Explanatory Variables
Harvey A. GOLDSTEIN and Stuart H. SWEENEY, Univ. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USADiscussant: Mahmood HUSSAIN, Univ. Colorado, Boulder, USA
Paper Session 2D: Honoka’a
Advances in Input-Output and CGE Modeling
Chair: William D. MACMILLAN, Oxford Univ., England
Aggregation Error Minimization in Input-Output Modeling
Alan T. MURRAY, Queensland Univ. Technology, AustraliaDiscussant: R. Keith SCHWER, Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
2:00-2:45
A Price-Responsive Framework for Interregional Input-Output
John R. ROY, CSIRO, AustraliaDiscussant: Michael MAGURA, Univ. Toledo, USA
3:15-4:00Interregional Employment Multipliers in an Extended Input-Output Modelling Framework
Peter W.J. BATEY, Univ. Liverpool, EnglandDiscussant: David W. HOLLAND, Washington State Univ., USA4:00-4:45
Urban Computable General Equilibrium: A Residential-Location, Spatial-Interaction Model
William D. MACMILLAN, Univ. Oxford, EnglandDiscussant: Kieran DONAGHY, Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA4:45-5:30
The Economic Inpact of Global Warming Mitigation Policy on the Taiwan Economy
Ping-Cheng LI, Tamkang Univ., TaiwanDiscussant: Ujjayant CHAKRAVORTY, Univ. Hawaii, Manoa, USA
Paper Session 2E: Kamuela
What Makes Rural Systems Tick?
Chair: Paul E. POLZIN, Univ. Montana, USA
Examining the Performance of the U.S. Rural Economy: A Component Economic Area Approach
Mark DRABENSTOTT, Federal Reserve Bank, Kansas City, USA, and Mark HENRY, Clemson Univ., USADiscussant: Ron CRONOVICH, Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas, USA2:00-2:45
Use of Advanced Telecommunications Technologies in Rural Communities
F. Larry LEISTRITZ, North Dakota State Univ., Fargo, USA, John C. ALLEN, Bruce B. JOHNSON, Duane OLSEN, Univ. Nebraska, Lincoln, USA, and Randy SELL, North Dakota State Univ., Fargo, USADiscussant: Gary L. HUNT, Univ. Maine, USA
3:15-4:00Employment Stability and the Role of Sectoral Dominance in Rural Economies
Christopher FAWSON, Dawn D. THILMANY, and John E. KEITH, Utah State Univ., USADiscussant: Brian ROBERTS, Queensland Univ. Technology, Australia4:00-4:45
Private Open Space and Preferences for Rural Landscapes, for Development Types, and for Growth Management Options in Sublette County, Wyoming
Donald MCLEOD, Jody WOIRHAYE, Carol KRUSE, and Dale MENKHAUS, Univ. Wyoming, USADiscussant: Mark WILSON, Michigan State Univ., USA
Paper Session 2F: Waimea
Issues in Environmental Management
Chair: Kenneth E. COREY, Michigan State Univ., USA
The Demand for Recycling in California
Andrew NARWOLD, Univ. San Diego, USADiscussant: Mehdi HARIRIAN, Bloomsburg Univ. of Pennsylvania, USA2:00-2:45
California’s Zero Emissions Vehicle Mandate: The Interregional Transmission of Costs and Pollution
Jack W. OSMAN and C. Daniel VENCILL, San Francisco State Univ., USADiscussant: Peter GORDON, Univ. Southern California, USA
3:15-4:00Perceptions of Environmental Crisis: Public Images of Environmental Conditions at the Russian and American Nuclear Weapons Sites
John PIERCE, Washington State Univ., USA, Russell DALTON, Univ. California, Irvine, USA, and Nick LOVRICH, Washington State Univ., USADiscussant: Diane CLARK, Univ. Lethbridge, Canada4:00-4:45
Modeling Basin-Wide Equity and Efficiency: A Stella®r Stream Simulation Model
Craig ZUMBRUNNEN, Univ. Washington, USADiscussant: Kenneth E. COREY, Michigan State Univ., USA
7:30 AM and throughout the day, Registration
8:00 or 8:45 AM-12:15 PM
Seven Concurrent Paper Sessions: 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E, 3F, 3G
(10:15-10:45 AM, Coffee Break)
Tuesday, 8:00 AM-12:15 PM
Paper Session 3A: ‘Ekahi
Land Policy and Urban Management
Chair: Frank G. MITTELBACH, Univ. California, Los Angeles, USA
The Decision-Making System of the Government of Japan with Particular Reference to Land Policy Making Around 1990
Koichi MERA, Univ. Southern California, USADiscussant: Warren GILL, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada8:45-9:30
Urban Development and the Location of Population and Employment
Steven G. CRAIG, Janet E. KOHLHASE, and Steven PITTS, Univ. Houston, USADiscussant: Gary TOMPKINS, Univ. Regina, CANADA9:30-10:15
Metropolitan Decentralization: Further Evidence
Peter GORDON, Harry W. RICHARDSON, and Gang YU, Univ. Southern California, USADiscussant: Richard L. MORRILL, Univ. Washington, USA
10:45-11:30A New Perspective on Clothing the Emperor: Canadian Metropolitan Form, Function, and Frontiers
James LIGHTBODY, Univ. Alberta, CanadaDiscussant: L. Dwight ISRAELSEN, Utah State Univ., USA11:30-12:15
The Theory of Residential Property Tax Incidence: A Tiebout Approach
Timothy IIJIMA, Washington Univ., St. Louis, USADiscussant: Jim JOHNSON, McMaster Univ., Canada
Paper Session 3B: ‘Elua
Regional Labor Market Issues
Chair: Jack W. OSMAN, San Francisco State Univ., USA
Regional Differences in Asian American Earnings Determinants: Japanese, Chinese, Filipino American Earnings in California and Hawaii
Don MAR, San Francisco State Univ., USADiscussant: Dawn D. THILMANY, Utah State Univ., USA9:30-10:15
Remaking Maquiladoras: Locational and Structural Changes in Mexico’s In-Bond Industry
Ian MACLACHLAN, Univ. Lethbridge, CanadaDiscussant: Vera K. PAVLAKOVIC, Univ. Arizona, USA
10:45-11:30Where Youth Live: Economic Effects
Katherine M. O’REGAN, Yale Univ., USA, and John M. QUIGLEY, Univ. California, BerkeleyDiscussant: Timothy HOGAN, Arizona State Univ. USA11:30-12:15
Home or Office: Technology, Attitude and At-Home Work
David LEVINSON, Univ. California, Berkeley, USADiscussant: F. Larry LEISTRITZ, North Dakota State Univ., USA
Paper Session 3C: ‘Ekolu
GIS and Spatial Analysis
Chair: Arthur GETIS, San Diego State Univ., USA
Exact Computational Methods for Calculating Distances Between Objects in a Cartographic Database
Atsuyuki OKABE, Univ. Tokyo, Japan, and Harvey J. MILLER, Univ. Utah, USADiscussant: Waldo TOBLER, Univ. California, Santa Barbara, USA8:45-9:30
Combining a Decision Model and GIS for Site Location Problems
Daniel R. DOLK, George W. THOMAS, Naval Postgraduate School, USA, Mark A. MURPHY, and Peter R. FALK, United States Navy, USADiscussant: Carl J. AMRHEIN, Univ. Toronto, Canada9:30-10:15
From Conventional to CI-Based Spatial Analysis
Manfred M. FISCHER, Vienna Univ. Economics and Business Admin., AustriaDiscussant: Reginald GOLLEDGE, Univ. California, Santa Barbara, USA
10:45-11:30TILT – A Model for Integrated Analysis of Household Location and Travel Choices
Jonas ELIASSON and Lars-Göran MATTSSON, Royal Institute of Technology, SwedenDiscussant: John R. ROY, CSIRO, Australia11:30-12:15
A GIS-Based Traffic Analysis Zone Design: Implementation and Evaluation (Part II)
Jinsoo YOU, Zorica NEDOVIC-BUDIC, and Tschangho John KIM, Univ. Illinois, Urbana, USADiscussant: Daniel R. DOLK, Naval Postgraduate School, USA
Paper Session 3D: Honoka’a
Northern Development/Remote Regions II:Government and Governing in Remote Regions
Chair: Michael PRETES, Univ. New Mexico, USA
The Rights Economy: Getting Paid to Do Your Own Laundry
Gunnar KNAPP, Univ. Alaska, Anchorage, USADiscussant: Clifford HICKEY, Univ. Alberta, Canada8:45-9:30
Federalism and Economic Development in the North: The Alaska and Russian Experiences
Greg PROTASEL, Univ. Alaska, Anchorage, USADiscussant: Geoffrey WELLER, Univ. Northern British Columbia, Canada9:30-10:15
Reclamation Strategies for Dust Control on Williston Reservoir
Douglas BAKER and William MORRISON, Univ. Northern British Columbia, CanadaDiscussant: John LEA, Univ. Sydney, Australia
10:45-11:30Export-Led Regional Growth in the Soviet Union and Russia: The Case of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
John TICHOTSKY, Univ. Hawaii, USADiscussant: Sharman HALEY, Univ. Alaska, Anchorage, USA11:30-12:15
The Impact of Fiscal Federalism on Indigenous Public Sector Expenditure, Alberta and Queensland
Michele IVANITZ, Griffith Univ., AustraliaDiscussant: Michael PRETES, Univ. New Mexico, USA
Paper Session 3E: Kamuela
Transportation Policy
Chair: Roger R. STOUGH, George Mason Univ., USA
United States Mass Transit Policy: A National and Local View
Larry N. GERSTON and Stephen D. VAN BEEK, San Jose State Univ., USADiscussant: Xueming CHEN, California State Univ., Northridge, USA8:45-9:30
Financing Regional Transport Infrastructure: The Australian Experience in Context
Michael LINDFIELD, Australian Housing and Urban Research InstituteDiscussant: Aura REGGIANI, Univ. Bologna, Italy9:30-10:15
Infrastructure Services and the Productivity of Public Capital: The Case of Streets and Highways
Marlon G. BOARNET, Univ. California, Irvine, USADiscussant: Daniel B. KLEIN, Santa Clara Univ., USA
10:45-11:30Economic Efficiency Gains from Public Transport: Regulatory Changes in Europe
Kenneth BUTTON, George Mason Univ., USA, and Alvaro COSTA, Univ. Porto, PortugalDiscussant: Michel BEUTHE, Univ. Catholiques Mons, Belgium11:30-12:15
Local and Regional Implications of Trans-European Transport Networks: The Channel Tunnel Rail Link
Charlotte NORMAN and Roger VICKERMAN, Univ. Kent, EnglandDiscussant: Sam Ock PARK, Seoul National Univ., Korea
Paper Session 3F: Waimea
Regional Implications of Public Education: II
Chair: Nasser DANESHVARY, Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas, USA
Public School Quality and Home Sale Prices: Evidence from a California Housing Market
David E. CLARK, Marquette Univ., USA, and William E. HERRIN, Univ. of the Pacific, USADiscussant: Andrew NARWOLD, Univ. San Diego, USA9:30-10:15
Factors Affecting the Adoption of School Community Based Management (SCBM) in Hawaii’s Public Schools
Eileen O’HORA-WEIR and John F. YANAGIDA, Univ. Hawaii, Manoa, USADiscussant: Jonathan SANDY, Univ. San Diego, USA
10:45-11:30Educating Arkansas: Public School Funding in the 1990s
James E. METZGER, Webster Univ., Little Rock, AR, USADiscussant: Kalyan CHAKRABORTY, Utah State Univ., USA11:30-12:15
The Cost of Public Schooling in Hawaii: An Examination of Size Economies in Elementary Schools
Eileen O’HORA-WEIR and John F. YANAGIDA, Univ. Hawaii, Manoa, USADiscussant: Robert SINGLETON, Loyola Marymount Univ., USA
Paper Session 3G: International Lounge
Service Industries in Regional Systems
Chair: Lawrence M. SOMMERS, Michigan State Univ., USA
Digital Tigers: Information Technology and Public Policy in Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand
Kenneth E. COREY, Michigan State Univ., USA, Pichet DURONGKAVEROJ, National Electronics and Computer Technology Center, Thailand, and Mark WILSON, Michigan State Univ., USADiscussant: José L.C. RONCA, Univ. São Paulo, Brazil9:30-10:15
The Development of the Information Industries in the Shanghai City
Yoshiro HIGANO, Univ. Tsukuba, JapanDiscussant: Eric J. HEIKKILA, Univ. S. California, USA
10:45-11:30Consolidation Trends in Commercial Banking: The Spatial Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions
Audrey E. CLARKE, Northern Illinois Univ., USADiscussant: Paul E. POLZIN, Univ. Montana, USA11:30-12:15
External Ownership and Bank Lending Behavior: Empirical Evidence Using Control Group Methods
Andrew M. ISSERMAN and Kimberly D. MENCKEN, West Virginia Univ., USADiscussant: Julie LEONES, Univ. Arizona, USA
(2:45-3:15 PM, Coffee Break)
6:00 PM, Reception and Banquet Dinner
(For All Conference Participants)
Tuesday, 1:15-5:30 PM
Paper Session 4A: ‘Ekahi
Location Theory
Chair: Jean H.P. PAELINCK, Erasmus Univ., The Netherlands
Natural Science Theory Versus Social Science Phenomena: A Look from Regional Spectrum
Hsin-Ping CHEN, National Chengchi Univ., TaiwanDiscussant: Manfred M. FISCHER, Vienna Univ. Economics and Business Admin., Austria2:00-2:45
A More Consistent Retail Demand Model: Integration of Discrete and Continuous Choice
John R. ROY, CSIRO, AustraliaDiscussant: Lars LUNDQVIST, Royal Institute Tech., Sweden
3:15-4:00Some Implications of Behavior in Agricultural Markets
Gordon F. MULLIGAN, Univ. Arizona, USADiscussant: DeeVon BAILEY, Utah State Univ., USA4:00-4:45
Location-Allocation Aspects of Tinbergen-Bos Systems
Jean H.P. PAELINCK, Erasmus Univ., The Netherlands, and Rajendra KULKARNI, George Mason Univ., USADiscussant: Thomas R. HARRIS, Univ. Nevada, Reno, USA4:45-5:30
The Empirical Relevance of the Location Factors Modelled by Krugman
Marianne VAN DEN BERG and Jan-Egbert STURM, Univ. Groningen, The NetherlandsDiscussant: Gordon F. MULLIGAN, Univ. Arizona, USA
Paper Session 4B: ‘Elua
Northern Development/Remote Regions III:Institutions and Remote Development
Chair: Greg PROTASEL, Univ. Alaska, Anchorage, USA
Aboriginal Tradition and Native Title Representative Bodies
Julie FINLAYSON, Australian National Univ.Discussant: Jerry MCBEATH, Univ. Alaska, Fairbanks, USA2:00-2:45
Australian Aboriginal Forms in the India Outback: The Gujar Reconsidered
David TURNER, Trinity College, CanadaDiscussant: Michael ZAPF, Univ. Calgary, Canada
3:15-4:00Who Keeps the Books? A Case Study in Establishing Community Based First Nations Studies at a New University
Margaret ANDERSON, Univ. Northern British Columbia, Canada, and Deanna NYCE, Wilp Wilxo’oskwhl Nisga’aDiscussant: Terrence COLE, Univ. Alaska, Fairbanks, USA4:00-4:45
The Local/Global Articulations and Indigenous Resource Management: Canada and Australia
Michele IVANITZ, Griffith Univ., AustraliaDiscussant: Yehuda GRADUS, Ben Gurion Univ., Israel
Paper Session 4C: ‘Ekolu
Human Behavior and Regional Management
Chair: Bob BROWN, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada
Compliance Bias in Dichotomous Choice CVM: Some Evidence from a Utah Wilderness Study
John E. KEITH and Christopher FAWSON, Utah State Univ., USADiscussant: Juliet A. MAY, Univ. Wyoming, USA2:00-2:45
Sustainable Agriculture in Hawaii
Chennat GOPALAKRISHNAN, Univ. Hawaii, Manoa, USADiscussant: K.K. KLEIN, Univ. Lethbridge, Canada
3:15-4:00The Influence of Sex, Age, and Area of Residence on Perceptions of Community: Lessons from the Lethbridge Community Survey
Diane CLARK, Univ. Lethbridge, CanadaDiscussant: Jody WOIRHAYE, Univ. Wyoming, USA
Paper Session 4D: Honoka’a
Social Costs and Public Goods
Chair: Franca SUVA, Hôpital régional Porrentruy, Switzerland
Hospital Care for the Indigent: Tradeable Admissions Permits
Andrew J. BUCK, Temple Univ., USA, and Min PENG, Univ. Illinois, Chicago, USADiscussant: Jonathan SANDY, Univ. San Diego, USA2:00-2:45
A ‘Healthy’ Health Sector Is Crucial for Community Economic Development
Gerald A. DOEKSEN, Oklahoma State Univ., USA, and Tom JOHNSON, Virginia Tech. Univ., USADiscussant: Michel PÉRIAT, Hôpital régional Porrentruy, Switzerland
3:15-4:00The Burglar as a Regional Scientist: A Rational Residential Target Search
Gideon FISHMAN, Haifa Univ., Israel, Simon HAKIM, Temple Univ., USA, and Yochanan SHACHMUROVE, Univ. Pennsylvania, USADiscussant: Llad PHILLIPS, Univ. California, Santa Barbara, USA4:00-4:45
Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Auto Theft in Philadelphia
George F. RENGERT, Mark MATTSON, and Simon HAKIM, Temple Univ., USADiscussant: Daniel R. DOLK, Naval Postgraduate School, USA4:45-5:30
Elderly Women, Motorization and Impairment in Mobility in the Montreal Metropolitan Area: Future Perspectives
Anne BERNARD and Yves BUSSIÈRE, Univ. Québec, Montréal, CanadaDiscussant: Simon HAKIM, Temple Univ., USA
Paper Session 4E: Kamuela
Transportation Services and Their Effects
Chair: T. John KIM, Univ. Illinois, Champaign, USA
European Freight Transport Analysis Using Neural Networks and Logit Models
Peter NIJKAMP, Free Univ., The Netherlands, Aura REGGIANI, Univ. Bologna, Italy, and Wai Fai TSANGDiscussant: Waldo TOBLER, Univ. Calif., Santa Barbara, USA2:00-2:45
A Sensitivity Analysis of Transportation Modes Market Shares on a Multimodal Network: The Case of Dry Bulk Transports Between Benelux/Germany and Spain
L. DEMILIE, B. JOURQUIN, and Michel BEUTHE, Univ. Catholiques Mons, BelgiumDiscussant: Roger R. STOUGH, George Mason Univ., USA
3:15-4:00A Property Rights Framework for Competition in Transit Services
Daniel B. KLEIN, Santa Clara Univ., USA, Adrian T. MOORE, and Binyam REJA, Univ. California, Irvine, USADiscussant: Kenneth BUTTON, Loughborough Univ., England4:00-4:45
Monopsony Location Model with Variable Transportation Rates
Chiou-nan YEH, Alabama State Univ., USADiscussant: Byung-Ho OH, Tae Jon National Univ. of Technology, Korea4:45-5:30
An Application of Probabilistic Inventory Analysis: A Case of Airline Industry
Bijan VASIGH, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., USA, and Mehdi HARIRIAN, Bloomsburg Univ. of Pennsylvania, USADiscussant: Kevin O’CONNOR, Monash Univ., Australia
Paper Session 4F: Waimea
Regional Growth and Management
Chair: Marshall WORDEN, Univ. Arizona, USA
Residential Land Prices and Urban Form
Stan W. HAMILTON, Univ. British Columbia, Canada, and Eric J. HEIKKILA, Univ. Southern California, USADiscussant: Gary TOMPKINS, Univ. Regina, Canada2:00-2:45
Growth Management and Controls in California’s Central Valley: A Region in Transition
Frank G. MITTELBACH, Univ. California, Los Angeles, USA, Robert G. FLETCHER, and Brenda J. MOSCOVE, California State Univ., Bakersfield, USADiscussant: Brian HOLLY, Univ. Washington, USA
3:15-4:00Urban Growth with Lumpy Infrastructure: A Dynamic Theory of Urban Growth Management
Gerrit KNAAP, Chengri DING, and Lewis HOPKINS, Univ. Illinois, Champaign, USADiscussant: Koichi MERA, Univ. Southern California, USA4:00-4:45
The Spatial Variation of Land Use Pattern in the Taichung Basin
Y.H. FAN, National Taiwan Univ.Discussant: Eric J. HEIKKILA, Univ. Southern California, USA
Paper Session 4G: International Lounge
Migration: International Case Studies
Chair: Kao-Lee LIAW, McMaster Univ., Canada
Flight from Paradise: Outmigration from Hawaii
Lawrence H. NITZ, Univ. Hawaii, Manoa, USADiscussant: Randy WILLOUGHBY, Univ. San Diego, USA2:00-2:45
Migration’s Role in Seasonal Farm Labor Markets: The Case of Washington State
Dawn D. THILMANY, Utah State Univ., USADiscussant: Stuart H. SWEENEY, Univ. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA
3:15-4:00Migration Pressure in Eastern and Central European Transition Countries: Estonia, Russia, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic
Olli KULTALAHTI, Univ. Tampere, FinlandDiscussant: Hans WESTLUND, Swedish Inst. Regional Res.4:00-4:45
Contrasts of the Counterurbanization Experience in European Nations
Thomas KONTULY, Univ. Utah, USADiscussant: Matts JOHANSSON, Swedish Inst. Regional Research4:45-5:30
‘Sun-Belt’ Migration to Australia’s Gold Coast
Robert STIMSON and John MINNERY, Queensland Univ. Technology, AustraliaDiscussant: Lawrence H. NITZ, Univ. Hawaii, Manoa, USA
7:30 AM until Mid-Afternoon, Registration
(Ballroom Foyer)
8:00 or 8:45 AM-12:15 PM
Seven Concurrent Paper Sessions:
5A, 5B, 5C, 5D, 5E, 5F, 5G
(10:15-10:45 AM, Coffee Break)
Wednesday, 8:45 AM-12:15 PM
Paper Session 5A: ‘Ekahi
Northern Development/Remote Regions IV:
Resources and Economic Development
Chair: Lee HUSKEY, Univ. Alaska, Anchorage, USA
The Federal Government and the Alaska Cement Industry
Claus-M. NASKE, Univ. Alaska, Fairbanks, USADiscussant: Douglas NORD, Univ. Northern British Columbia, Canada9:30-10:15
Finding a Niche: Developing a Sustainable Agriculture in the Far North
Jerry MCBEATH and Jennifer MCBEATH, Univ. Alaska, Fairbanks, USADiscussant: Gunnar KNAPP, Univ. Alaska, Anchorage, USA
10:45-11:30Mining in the Western American and Northern Canadian Frontiers
William MORRISON and Douglas BAKER, Univ. Northern British Columbia, CanadaDiscussant: Julie FINLAYSON, Australian National Univ.11:30-12:15
Limiting Fishing Rights in Small Coastal Communities
Matt BERMAN, Univ. Alaska, Anchorage, USADiscussant: Lee HUSKEY, Univ. Alaska, Anchorage, USA
Paper Session 5B: ‘Elua
Economic Growth and the Frontiers of Regional Science Methodology
Chair: Marianne VAN DEN BERG, Univ. Groningen, The Netherlands
Barro Growth Models Vs. Economic Base: Which Work Best?
Paul E. POLZIN, Univ. Montana, Missoula, USADiscussant: Andrew M. ISSERMAN, West Virginia Univ., USA8:45-9:30
The Macroeconomics of Fertility in Small Open Economies: A Test of the Becker-Barro Model for The Netherlands and New Zealand
Lewis T. EVANS, Victoria Univ. Wellington, New Zealand, Jacques POOT, Univ. Tsukuba, Japan, and Jacques J. SIEGERS, Univ. Utrecht, The NetherlandsDiscussant: Julie LEONES, Univ. Arizona, USA9:30-10:15
Land Use Change and Agricultural Efficiency: Analysing Regional Development in China Through the Integrated Use of RS, GIS and DEA
Yanping HUANG and William D. MACMILLAN, Univ. Oxford, EnglandDiscussant: Raymond RAAB, Univ. Minnesota, Duluth, USA
10:45-11:30Spatial Autoregressive and Filter Models for Representing Regional Economic Disparities in China
Long Gen YING and Arthur GETIS, San Diego State Univ., USADiscussant: Janet E. KOHLHASE, Univ. Houston, USA11:30-12:15
Mapping Market Areas Using Nonparametric Smoothing
B. Wade BRORSEN, Oklahoma State Univ., USA, DeeVon BAILEY, Utah State Univ., USA, and Michael R. THOMSEN, Univ. Minnesota, USADiscussant: Jonas ELIASSON, Royal Inst. Tech., Sweden
Paper Session 5C: ‘Ekolu
Tourism and Economic Growth
Chair: Juanita LIU, Univ. Hawaii, Manoa, USA
A Framework for Management Agencies to Evaluate Recreation Opportunity Enhancement Projects
Juliet A. MAY, David T. TAYLOR, Christopher T. BASTIAN, and Glen D. WHIPPLE, Univ. Wyoming, USADiscussant: Brenda J. MOSCOVE, California State Univ., USA8:45-9:30
Sovereignty: Economic Issues in American Indian Casino Gambling
Audie BLEVINS, Katherine JENSEN, and Judith ANTELL, Univ. Wyoming, USADiscussant: Jay STAUSS, Univ. Arizona, USA9:30-10:15
Cost and Revenue Comparisons for Hotel Casinos by Size
George W. BORDEN, Robert R. FLETCHER, and Thomas R. HARRIS, Univ. Nevada, Reno, USADiscussant: Thayne ROBSON, Univ. Utah, USA
10:45-11:30Highlights from Singapore’s Experience in Attracting International Visitors
Brenda J. MOSCOVE, Robert G. FLETCHER, California State Univ., Bakersfield, USA, and Frank G. MITTELBACH, Univ. California, Los Angeles, USADiscussant: Y.H. FAN, Taiwan National Univ.11:30-12:15
Factors Affecting International Tourists’ Decisions to Come to Wyoming
Patricia BRAID, Univ. Wyoming, USADiscussant: Juanita LIU, Univ. Hawaii, Manoa, USA
Paper Session 5D: Honoka’a
Governmental and NGO Income Streams
Chair: Bruce WRIGHT, Univ. Arizona, USA
Property Tax Rates, Equity, and Incidence in Selected Utah Markets
W. Cris LEWIS, Utah State Univ., USADiscussant: Andrew J. BUCK, Temple Univ., USA9:30-10:15
Residential Property Values and Casinos in Henderson, Nevada: A Hedonic Price Model
Barbara K. GIANNINI, Thomas M. CARROLL, Terrence M. CLAURETIE, Nasser DANESHVARY, and Helen NEILL, Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas, USADiscussant: L. Michael FARRELL, Univ. Québec, Trois-Rivières, Canada
10:45-11:30Historical Trends in Kansas Income, Property, and Sales Taxes: 1981-1994
John D. WONG, Wichita State Univ., USADiscussant: Richard WOBBEKIND, Univ. Colorado, Boulder, USA11:30-12:15
Individual Philanthropy: The Regional Distribution of Charitable Donations in Canada
L. Michael FARRELL, Univ. Québec, Trois-Rivières, CanadaDiscussant: James LIGHTBODY, Univ. Alberta, Canada
Paper Session 5E: Kamuela
Land Use and Transportation
Chair: Youngbin YIM, Univ. California, Berkeley, USA
Aggregate Urban Land Rent, Urban Income, and Henry George Theorem
Chang-I HUA, National Taiwan Univ.Discussant: Yoshiro HIGANO, Tsukuba Univ. Japan8:45-9:30
Land Use, Transportation and Travel Behavior: An Empirical Assessment
Anup KULKARNI and Michael G. MCNALLY, Univ. California, Irvine, USADiscussant: T. John KIM, Univ. Illinois, Champaign, USA9:30-10:15
Can Land Use Policy Really Affect Travel Behavior? A Study of the Link Between Non-Work Travel and Land Use Characteristics
Marlon G. BOARNET and Sharon SARMIENTO, Univ. California, Irvine, USADiscussant: Michael LINDFIELD, Queensland Univ. Technology, Australia
10:45-11:30Impact of Transportation Networks on the Urban and Regional Development
Byung-Ho OH and Sang-Ho LEE, Tae Jon National Univ. Technology, KoreaDiscussant: Kingsley HAYNES, George Mason Univ., USA11:30-12:15
Travel and Activity Choices Based on an Individual Accessibility Model
Chaug-ing HSU and Yu-Ping HSIEH, National Chiao Tung Univ., TaiwanDiscussant: Michael G. MCNALLY, Univ. California, Irvine, USA
Paper Session 5F: Waimea
Regional Impacts of Resource Based Industries
Chair: Tadoaki YOSHIOKA, Kanagawa Univ., Japan
The Economic Contribution of the Food and Agricultural System in Indiana
David BROOMHALL, Purdue Univ., USADiscussant: Leslie J. REINHORN, Utah State Univ., USA9:30-10:15
Government Stockpiles of Agricultural Products: Could They Be Optimal?
Leslie J. REINHORN, Utah State Univ., USADiscussant: Nubuo AKAI, Kobe Univ. Commerce, Japan
10:45-11:30A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the British Columbia Salmon Fishery
Steven GLOBERMAN, Richard SCHWINDT, and Aidan VINING, Simon Fraser Univ., CanadaDiscussant: Christopher FAWSON, Utah State Univ., USA11:30-12:15
Regional Economic Impacts of Global Warming on Agriculture in the Canadian Prairie Provinces
K.K. KLEIN, A.M. WALBURGER, and I.K. WONG, Univ. Lethbridge, CanadaDiscussant: Bob BROWN, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada
Paper Session 5G: International Lounge
International Integration and Trade
Chair: Jean H.P. PAELINCK, Erasmus Univ., The Netherlands
Do Exchange Rates and Foreign Income Matter for Exports at the Subnational Level?
Ron CRONOVICH and Ricardo C. GAZEL, Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas, USADiscussant: Esmail ADIBI, Chapman Univ., USA9:30-10:15
Regional Disparity in the European Community: 1950-1990
Hans KUIPER, Erasmus Univ., Rotterdam, The NetherlandsDiscussant: Denis MAILLAT, Univ. Neuchâtel, Switzerland
10:45-11:30Dynamics of Trade and Mobility in the Baltic Region – Macro and Micro Perspectives
Lars LUNDQVIST, Lars O. PERSSON, and Svante BERGLUND, Royal Inst. of Technology, SwedenDiscussant: Craig ZUMBRUNNEN, Univ. Washington, USA11:30-12:15
Economic Growth and International Integration
Bahram ADRANGI, Univ. Portland, USADiscussant: Michael MAGURA, Univ. Toledo, USA
12:15-1:15 PM, Lunch (On Your Own)
1:15-5:30 PM
Seven Concurrent Paper Sessions: 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D, 6E, 6F, 6G
(2:45-3:15 PM, Coffee Break)
6:00 PM (Optional), Royal Lu’au
(Make Reservations at Hotel Desk)
Wednesday, 1:15-5:30 PM
Paper Session 6A: ‘Ekahi
Industrial Clusters and Linkages
Chair: Roger E. BOLTON, Williams College, USA
Industry Cluster — Concept, Policy Tool and Empirical Evidence
Vera K. PAVLAKOVICH and Bruce A. WRIGHT, Univ. Arizona, USADiscussant: Robert FORMAINI, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, USA2:00-2:45
Lean Production Systems in Regions: Conceptual and Measurement Requirements
Edward M. BERGMAN, Edward FESER, and Alexander KAUFMANN, Vienna Univ. Economics and Bus., AustriaDiscussant: Harvey A. GOLDSTEIN, Univ. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA
3:15-4:00Interfirm Linkages in the High Technology Industry
Alberta CHARNEY and Julie LEONES, Univ. Arizona, USADiscussant: Audrey E. CLARKE, Northern Illinois Univ., USA4:00-4:45
Productivity Convergence in Eight Sectors in Eight Midwestern States
Michael MAGURA, Univ. Toledo, USADiscussant: Douglas HART, Univ. Reading, England4:45-5:30
Perspectives of New Mexico Firms on the Benefits of Cooperative Research and Development Agreements with Federal Laboratories
Robert R. LANSFORD and M. Fatin JALLAD, New Mexico State Univ., Las Cruces, USADiscussant: Robert R. FLETCHER, Univ. Nevada, Reno, USA
Paper Session 6B: ‘Elua
Transportation Networks and Spatial Relationships
Chair: Harvey J. MILLER, Univ. Utah, USA
Developing an Object-Oriented Testbed for Modeling Transportation Networks
Mei-Po KWAN, Ohio State Univ., USA, Jon SPIEGLE, and Reginald GOLLEDGE, Univ. California, Santa Barbara, USADiscussant: Harvey J. MILLER, Univ. Utah, USA2:00-2:45
Regional Road Networks and Connectivity
Roger R. STOUGH and Rajendra KULKARNI, George Mason Univ., USADiscussant: Roger VICKERMAN, Univ. Kent, England
3:15-4:00Visualizing the Impact of Transport on Spatial Relations
Waldo TOBLER, Univ. California, Santa Barbara, USADiscussant: Hiroyuki SHIBUSAWA, Toyohashi Univ. of Technology, Japan4:00-4:45
An Activity-Based Approach to Accessibility
C. CHEN, W.W. RECKER, and Michael G. MCNALLY, Univ. California, Irvine, USADiscussant: Chang-I HUA, National Taiwan Univ.4:45-5:30
Racial and Gender Differences in the Commuting Patterns of Detroit Metropolitan Residents
Tyrone A. FORMAN, Donald R. DESKINS, Jr., and Moon-Kie JUNG, Univ. Michigan, USADiscussant: Youngbin YIM, Univ. Califiornia, Berkeley, USA
Paper Session 6C: ‘Ekolu
Water Management Issues
Chair: Kennith E. FOSTER, Univ. Arizona,USA
Regional Strategies for Salvaging Agricultural Conveyance Losses: The Cost Effectiveness of Municipal Water Supply Options for Casper, Wyoming
Aaron WALLER and Donald MCLEOD, Univ. Wyoming, USADiscussant: Jon R. MILLER, Univ. Idaho, USA2:00-2:45
Water, Water Everywhere, But Not a Drop to Drink — Unless!!
Hamp MERRILL, Kennith E. FOSTER, and Martin M. KARPISCAK, Univ. Arizona, USADiscussant: David BROOMHALL, Purdue Univ., USA
3:15-4:00Demand Side Management Policies for Urban Water Use: Who Bears the Conservation Burden?
Mary RENWICK and Sandra ARCHIBALD, Univ. Minnesota, USADiscussant: Anthony E. BOARDMAN, Univ. British Columbia, Canada4:00-4:45
A Comparison of Water Pricing Schemes: Weber Basin Conservancy District, Salt Lake County Conservancy District, and the Société du Canal de Provence
John E. KEITH, Utah State Univ., USADiscussant: Richard SCHWINDT, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada
Paper Session 6D: Honoka’a
Regional Modeling Applications
Chair: Kieran DONAGHY, Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA
Using Regional Index of Leading Economic Indicators to Revise Employment Data
Ricardo C. GAZEL, Robert D. POTTS, and R. Keith SCHWER, Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas, USADiscussant: Bahram ADRANGI, Univ. Portland, USA2:00-2:45
Hawaii’s Sugar Industry Decline: A CGE Model Approach to Determine Statewide Impacts
John F. YANAGIDA, Univ. Hawaii, Manoa, USA, Deying ZHOU, Colorado Comm. Coll., USA, PingSun LEUNG and Ujjayant CHAKRAVORTY, Univ. Hawaii, Manoa, USADiscussant: Ping-Cheng LI, Tamkang Univ., Taiwan
3:15-4:00What Is Oregon’s Economic Base: Implications from an Oregon Social Accounting Matrix
Edward C. WATERS, Oregon State Univ., USA, and David W. HOLLAND, Washington State Univ., USADiscussant: Peter W.J. BATEY, Univ. Liverpool, England4:00-4:45
An Efficiency Analysis of Minnesota Counties: A Data Envelopment Analysis Using 1993 IMPLAN Input-Output Analysis
Raymond RAAB and Richard LICHTY, Univ. Minnesota, Duluth, USADiscussant: Alan T. MURRAY, Queensland Univ., Australia
Paper Session 6E: Kamuela
Northern Development/Remote Regions V:The Impact of Northern Universities
Chair: Claus-M. NASKE, Univ. Alaska, Fairbanks, USA
The Impact of Lakehead and Laurentian Universities on the Development of Thunder Bay and Sudbury
Geoffrey WELLER, Univ. Northern British ColumbiaDiscussant: Claus-M. NASKE, Univ. Alaska, Fairbanks, USA2:00-2:45
The Impact of the University of Northern British Columbia on the City of Prince George
Douglas NORD, Univ. Northern British Columbia, CanadaDiscussant: David TURNER, Trinity College, Canada
3:15-4:00The Impact of the University of Umea on the City of Umea
Kjell LUNDMARK, Univ. Umea, SwedenDiscussant: John TICHOTSKY, Univ. Hawaii, USA4:00-4:45
A Lesson from Social Work Education in Northern Communities: Discovering My ‘Voice’ in Teaching
Michael ZAPF, Univ. Calgary, CanadaDiscussant: Margaret ANDERSON, Univ. Northern British Columbia, Canada
Paper Session 6F: Waimea
Public Goods
Chair: Robert STIMSON, Queensland Univ. Tech., Australia
Regulatory Reform at the Local Level: Regulating for Competition, Opportunity, and Prosperity
Adrian T. MOORE, Univ. California, Irvine, USA, and Tom ROSE, City of Indianapolis, USADiscussant: Robert STIMSON, Queensland Univ. Technology, Australia2:00-2:45
Crime Control Policy in California: The Decade Ahead
Llad PHILLIPS and Harold L. VOTEY, Univ. California, Santa Barbara, USADiscussant: George F. RENGERT, Temple Univ., USA
3:15-4:00Medicometry: Epistemological Foundations and Case Studies
Antoine BAILLY, Univ. Genève, Switzerland, and Michel PÉRIAT, Hôpital régional Porrentruy, SwitzerlandDiscussant: Gerald A. DOEKSEN, Oklahoma State Univ., USA
Paper Session 6G: International Lounge
AUBER-WRSA Joint Session: Western States’ Economic Outlook
Chair: Timothy HOGAN, Arizona State Univ., USA
Timothy HOGAN, Arizona State Univ., USACaliforniaEsmail ADIBI, Chapman Univ, USAColoradoRichard WOBBEKIND, Univ. Colorado, Boulder, USA
The Northern Tier StatesPaul E. POLZIN, Univ. Montana, Missoula, USANevadaR. Keith SCHWER, Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas, USAUtahThayne ROBSON, Univ. Utah, USA
Chair: David A. Plane, Univ. Arizona
Cochairs: Lay James Gibson, Brigitte Waldorf, and Adrian X. Esparza, Univ. Arizona
Sonya Glavac, Univ. Arizona
Kingsley Haynes, George Mason Univ.
Timothy Hogan, Arizona State Univ.
Gary Hunt, Univ. Maine
Lee Huskey, Univ. Alaska, Anchorage
Linda Koski, Univ. Arizona
Juanita Liu, Univ. Hawaii
Harvey Miller, Univ. Utah
Beth Mitchneck, Univ. Arizona
Gordon Mulligan, Univ. Arizona
Jim Sell, Univ. Arizona
Arthur Silvers, Univ. Arizona
Jack Stabler, Univ. Saskatchewan
Steve Yool, Univ. Arizona