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Program<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/center>
38th<\/sup> Annual Meeting of the Western Regional Science Association<\/p>\n

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Ojai Valley Inn and Spa, Ojai, California ~ February 21-24, 1999<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/center>
Most recent changes \/ updates made:? February 10, 1999<\/span><\/em><\/center>
(This version sent to the printers as our “Final Program”)<\/span><\/em><\/center>
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Sunday, February 21<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
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9:00 AM ? 1:30 PM, WRSA Turnbull Cup Golf Tournament<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Organizer: Robert FORMAINI, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, USA<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
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1:00 ? 3:30 PM, WRSA Tennis Tournament<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Organizer: Andrei ROGERS, Univ. Colorado, Boulder, USA<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
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2:00 ? 6:00 PM, Registration<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
(Topa Foyer)<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
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4:00 ? 5:15 PM, Opening Plenary Session<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
(Topa Center)<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
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5:15 ? 6:45 PM, Welcoming Reception for All Conference Participants<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
(Shangri La Pavilion)<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
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Sunday, 4:00 ? 5:15 PM<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Opening Plenary Session<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
(Topa Center)<\/span><\/center>
Chair: Anthony H. PASCAL, RAND Corp., Santa Monica, CA<\/span><\/center>
Presentations<\/span><\/span><\/center>
“Southern California?s Riviera: A Landscape of Affluence”<\/span><\/em><\/center>
David HORNBECK, Jr., California State Univ., Northridge, USA<\/span><\/center>
“Ojai: A Surviving Slice of Old Southern California”<\/span><\/em><\/center>
John BROESAMLE, California State Univ., Northridge, USA<\/span><\/center>
Reception Follows Immediately<\/span><\/span><\/center>
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Monday, February 22, Morning<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
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8:00 AM, Coffee Available (Topa Center)<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
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8:00 AM and throughout the day, Registration (Topa Foyer)<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
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8:15 or 9:00 AM ? 12:30 PM<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Six Concurrent Paper Sessions: 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
(10:30 ? 11:00 AM, Coffee Break)<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
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Monday, 9:00 AM ? 12:30 PM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Paper Session 1A<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Regional Industrial Analysis<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/center>
Chair: Keith R. PHILLIPS, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, USA<\/span><\/span><\/center>9:00 ? 9:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nMarket Rules and Spatial Outcomes: Insights from the Corporate Restructuring of U.S. Food Retailing<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Neil WRIGLEY, Univ. Southampton, England<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Sanjoy CHAKRAVORTY, Temple Univ., USA<\/span><\/span>
\n9:45 ? 10:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nThis Little Piggy Went to Market: Will the New Pork Industry Call the Heartland Home?<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Mark DRABENSTOTT, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Thomas R. HARRIS, Univ. Nevada, Reno, USA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
10:30 ? 11:00, Coffee Break<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n

11:00 ? 11:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nInformation Linkages in Local Economic Development: Private and Social Returns in the Colorado Micromalting Project<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Eric SCORSONE and Stephan WEILER, Colorado State Univ., USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Johannes TRAXLER, Univ. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA<\/span><\/span>
\n11:45 ? 12:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nWhere Are the New U.S. Information-Technology Jobs?<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? R. D. NORTON, Bryant College, Smithfield, RI, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Brian P. HOLLY, Portland State Univ., USA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Monday, 9:00 AM ? 12:30 PM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Paper Session 1B<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Western States Economic Outlook<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/center>
(Cosponsored by AUBER)<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/center>
Chair: Timothy HOGAN, Arizona State Univ., USA<\/span><\/span><\/center>Description: <\/em>Overviews and updates on economic\/demographic trends and forecasts for western U.S. states. Discussion of factors underlying growth and comparison of sectoral trends. All conference participants welcome!<\/span><\/span>
Presenters<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/center>Arizona<\/span><\/span>
\n??????????????????? Lee MCPHETERS, Arizona State Univ., USA<\/span><\/span>
\nCalifornia<\/span><\/span>
\n??????????????????? Esmael ADIBI, Chapman Univ., Orange, CA, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nColorado<\/span><\/span>
\n??????????????????? Richard WOBBEKIND, Univ. Colorado, Boulder, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nNorthern Mountain States<\/span><\/span>
\n??????????????????? Paul POLZIN, Univ. Montana, USA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
10:30 ? 11:00, Coffee Break<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n

Nevada<\/span><\/span>
\n??????????????????? R. Keith SCHWER, Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nNew Mexico<\/span><\/span>
\n??????????????????? Brian MCDONALD, Univ. New Mexico, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nUtah<\/span><\/span>
\n??????????????????? Thayne ROBSON, Univ. Utah, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nWashington<\/span><\/span>
\n??????????????????? Pete PARCELLS, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA, USA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Monday, 9:00 AM ? 12:30 PM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Paper Session 1C<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Policy and Perspectives<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/center>
Chair: Robert FORMAINI, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, USA<\/span><\/span><\/center>9:00 ? 9:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nEnvironmental Policy and Location Behavior of Firms: A Synopsis of the Micro and Regional Economic Literature<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Tim JEPPESEN, Odense Univ., Denmark, and Henk FOLMER, Tilburg Univ. and Wageningen Agricultural Univ., The Netherlands?<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: A. MOLLARD, Univ. Pierre Mend?s France, Grenoble, France<\/span><\/span>
\n9:45 ? 10:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nScience Policy for a Small Nation: Survey and Analysis of New Zealand<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Jack W. SOMMER, Univ. North Carolina, Charlotte, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Robert J. STIMSON, Univ. Queensland, Australia<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
10:30 ? 11:00, Coffee Break<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n

11:00 ? 11:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nAn Analysis of Efficiency among Fields of Science in Major Research Universities of the United States<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Roger R. STOUGH, Mustafa DINC, Serdar YILMAZ, and Jean H. P. PAELINCK, George Mason Univ., USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Jon R. MILLER, Univ. Idaho, USA<\/span><\/span>
\n11:45 ? 12:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nWeb-Based Learning Materials in Regional Science<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Scott LOVERIDGE, West Virginia Univ., USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Jack W. SOMMER, Univ. North Carolina, Charlotte, USA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Monday, 9:00 AM ? 12:30 PM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Paper Session 1D<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Transportation I: Urban Policy and Planning Analysis<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/center>
Chair: Y. H. FAN, Taiwan National Univ.<\/span><\/span><\/center>9:00 ? 9:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nPrivate Toll Roads: An Economic Analysis<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Simon HAKIM and Erwin A. BLACKSTONE, Temple Univ., USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Koji SATO, Kanagawa Univ., Japan<\/span><\/span>
\n9:45 ? 10:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nThe Trouble with Minimum Parking Requirements<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Donald C. SHOUP, Univ. California, Los Angeles, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Spenser W. HAVLICK, Univ. Colorado, Boulder, USA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
10:30 ? 11:00, Coffee Break<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n

11:00 ? 11:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nAnalysis of Episodic Emission Controls for the Transportation Sector in the Chicago Region<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Tschango John KIM, Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA, and Gary DORRIS, Hagler Bailly Services, Inc., Boulder, CO, USA<\/span><\/span> Discussant: Robert B. NOLAND, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, USA<\/span><\/span>
\n11:45 ? 12:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nPublic Transport Access Efficiency and Coverage<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Alan T. MURRAY, Univ. Queensland, Australia<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: David LEVINSON, Univ. California, Berkeley, USA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Monday, 9:00 AM ? 12:30 PM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Session 1E<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Migration and Economic Crisis<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/center>
Chair: Dawn THILMANY, Colorado State Univ., USA<\/span><\/span><\/center>9:00 ? 10:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nOut-migration, Depopulation, and Regional Economic Distress I: Theory and Measurement<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Stuart H. SWEENEY, Univ. California, Santa Barbara, USA, and Edward J. FESER, Univ. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nOut-migration, Depopulation, and Regional Economic Distress II: Spatial and Temporal Sensitivity Analysis<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Stuart H. SWEENEY, Univ. California, Santa Barbara, USA, and Edward J. FESER, Univ. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Suzanne Davies WITHERS, Univ. Washington, USA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
10:30 ? 11:00, Coffee Break<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n

11:00 ? 11:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nMobile Unemployment during Labor Market Crisis: The Case of Sweden<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Mats JOHANSSON, Swedish Inst. for Regional Research, ?stersund, Sweden and Lars O. PERSSON, Nordic Centre for Spatial Development, Stockholm, Sweden<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Don MAR, San Francisco State Univ., USA<\/span><\/span>
\n11:45 ? 12:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nFinnish Economic Depression: Unemployment, Regional Migration and Job Search<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Olli KULTALAHTI, Tampere Univ., Finland, and Jack W. OSMAN, San Francisco State Univ., USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Rachel MARTIN, Univ. Arizona, USA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Monday, 9:00 AM ? 12:30 PM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Paper Session 1F<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Underlying Factors in Regional Development around the World<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/center>
Chair: Claude LACOUR, Univ. Montesquieu, Bordeaux IV, France<\/span><\/span><\/center>9:00 ? 9:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nAn Update on Singapore?s Current Economic and Other Conditions and the Retailing Sector<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Brenda J. MOSCOVE and Robert G. FLETCHER, California State Univ., Bakersfield, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Juanita C. LIU, Univ. Hawaii, Manoa, USA<\/span><\/span>
\n9:45 ? 10:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nGoverning Inter-provincial Conflicts: Planning for the Extended Kwangyang Bay Region in Southern Korea<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Soo-Young PARK, Woo-Bae LEE, and Dong-Ho SHIN, Hannam Univ., Taejon, Korea<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Jean-Marie HURIOT, Univ. Burgundy, France<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
10:30 ? 11:00, Coffee Break<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n

11:00 ? 11:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nThe Role of Universities in Regional Development: Endogenous Human Capital and Growth in a Two-Region Model<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Charlie KARLSSON, J?nk?ping Univ., Sweden, and Wei-Bin ZHANG, Inst. for Futures Studies, Stockholm, Sweden<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: John M. QUIGLEY, Univ. California, Berkely, USA<\/span><\/span>
\n11:45 ? 12:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nOn the Determinant of Regional Income Distribution<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Ermelinda LOPES, Univ. Minho, Braga, Portugal<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: David E. CLARK, Marquette Univ., USA<\/span><\/span>
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Monday, February 22, Afternoon<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
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12:30 ? 2:00 PM, Lunch (on your own)<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
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1:30 PM and throughout the afternoon, Registration (Topa Foyer)<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
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2:00 ? 5:30 PM<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Five Concurrent Paper Sessions: 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
(3:30 ? 4:00 PM, Coffee Break)<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
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2:00 ? 3:30 PM, Panel Session 2F: Critiques of Regional Planning<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
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4:00 ? 5:30 PM, Panel Session 2G: Issues Surrounding Agricultural Preservation and Urban Development<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
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4:00 ? 5:30 PM, WRSA Board Meeting (By Invitation Only)<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
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5:45 ? 7:15 PM, President?s Reception (For All Participants)<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
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Monday, 2:00 ? 5:30 PM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Paper Session 2A<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Transportation II: Mobility and Commuting<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/center>
Chair: Bijan VASIGH, Embry-Riddle Univ., USA<\/span><\/span><\/center>2:00 ? 2:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nEmploying Welfare Recipients: Spatial and Transport Implications<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Katherine M. O?REGAN, Yale Univ., USA, and John M. QUIGLEY, Univ. California, Berkeley, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: C. Daniel VENCILL, San Francisco State Univ., USA<\/span><\/span>
\n2:45 ? 3:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nSustainable Mobility in Europe: Problems in Defining and Implementing an Operational Measure<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Roger VICKERMAN, Univ. Kent, England<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Odile HEDDEBAUT, INRETS TRACES, Villeneuve d?Ascq, France<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
3:30 ? 4:00, Coffee Break<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n

4:00 ? 4:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nPolicies Promoting Telework<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Koji SATO, Kanagawa Univ., Japan<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Donald C. SHOUP, Univ. California, Los Angeles, USA<\/span><\/span>
\n4:45 ? 5:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nA Fatal Oversight in Regional Planning: The Child as Pedestrian<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Spenser W. HAVLICK, Univ. Colorado, Boulder, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Dawn THILMANY, Colorado State Univ., USA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Monday, 2:00 ? 5:30 PM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Paper Session 2B<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Population Change and Socioeconomics<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/center>
Chair: Olli KULTALAHTI, Tampere Univ., Finland<\/span><\/span><\/center>2:00 ? 2:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nAre Suburban Firms More Likely to Discriminate against African-Americans?<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Steven RAPHAEL, Univ. California, San Diego, USA, Michael A. STOLL, Univ. California, Los Angeles, USA, and Harry J.<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? HOLZER, Michigan State Univ., USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Brigitte S. WALDORF, Univ. Arizona, USA<\/span><\/span>
\n2:45 ? 3:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nSocial and Economic Change in Queensland Local Government Areas over the Decade 1986?1996<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Robert J. STIMSON and Rex DAVIS, Univ. Queensland, Australia<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Mats JOHANSSON, Swedish Inst. for Regional Research, ?stersund, Sweden<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
3:30 ? 4:00, Coffee Break<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n

4:00 ? 4:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nIn-migrants to North Dakota: A Socioeconomic Profile<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? F. Larry LEISTRITZ and Randall S. SELL, North Dakota State Univ., USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Edward J. FESER, Univ. North Carolina, USA<\/span><\/span>
\n4:45 ? 5:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nCensus from Heaven: An Estimate of the Global Human Population Using Nighttime Satellite Imagery and Regional Parameters<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Paul SUTTON, Univ. California, Santa Barbara, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Seong Woo LEE, Seoul National Univ., Korea<\/span><\/span>
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Monday, 2:00 ? 5:30 PM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Paper Session 2C<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Economic Structure and Change<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/center>
Chair: Brian P. HOLLY, Portland State Univ., USA<\/span><\/span><\/center>2:00 ? 2:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nRegional Requirements for Endogenous Development<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Leila K?BIR and Denis MAILLAT, Univ. Neuch?tel, Switzerland, and Antoine S. BAILLY, Univ. Gen?ve, Switzerland<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Scott LOVERIDGE, West Virginia Univ., USA<\/span><\/span>
\n2:45 ? 3:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nCredit Access in Rural Markets: The Role of Financial Innovation and Structural Transition in Rural Utah Economies<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Christopher FAWSON, Utah State Univ., USA, and Jos? BLANCO, Saint Mary?s College of California, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Thomas H. KLIER, Chicago Federal Reserve Bank, USA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
3:30 ? 4:00, Coffee Break<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n

4:00 ? 4:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nHow Does Structural Reform Affect Regional Development?<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Sanjoy CHAKRAVORTY, Temple Univ., USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Eric SCORSONE, Colorado State Univ., USA<\/span><\/span>
\n4:45 ? 5:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nFrom Global to Local: Regional Responses to a Changing World Economy<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Nicole MELLOW, Univ. Texas, Austin, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Richard WOBBEKIND, Univ. Colorado, Boulder, USA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Monday, 2:00 ? 4:45 PM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Paper Session 2D<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Urban Planning and Urban Spatial Structure<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/center>
Chair: Dong-Ho SHIN, Hannam Univ., Taejon, Korea<\/span><\/span><\/center>2:00 ? 2:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nThe Effects of the Greenbelt on Urban Spatial Structure: The Case of the Seoul Metropolitan Area<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Myung-Jin JUN, Chung-Ang Univ., Korea<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Koichi MERA, Univ. Southern California, USA<\/span><\/span>
\n2:45 ? 3:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nDiversity, Specialization, and Urban Stability: Some Results from a Regional Perspective (Aquitaine)<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Claude LACOUR, Univ. Montesquieu, Bordeaux IV, France<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Henk VAN HOUTUM, Univ. Nijmegen, The Netherlands<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
3:30 ? 4:00, Coffee Break<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n

4:00 ? 4:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nHow Information Shapes Cities: Theory and Facts<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Rachel GUILLAN and Jean-Marie HURIOT, Univ. Burgundy, France<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Johannes TRAXLER, Univ. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n

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Monday, 2:00 ? 5:30 PM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Paper Session 2E<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Public Policy<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/center>
Chair: Anthony H. PASCAL, RAND Corp., Santa Monica, CA<\/span><\/span><\/center>2:00 ? 2:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nRegional Attributes of the Inability to Get Health Care: The Case of Nevada<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Martin BOYETT, Rennae DANESHVARY, Bruce PENCEK, and R. Keith SCHWER, Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Lee MCPHETERS, Arizona State Univ., USA<\/span><\/span>
\n2:45 ? 3:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nPrivatization of Penitentiaries: Economic Benefit or Public Peril?<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? R. Pete PARCELLS and Ben LEITCH, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Simon HAKIM, Temple Univ., USA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
3:30 ? 4:00, Coffee Break<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n

4:00 ? 4:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nThe Housing Market and the 1986 Tax Reform Act<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Andrew NARWOLD, Univ. San Diego, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Charles L. LEVEN, Washington Univ., St. Louis, USA<\/span><\/span>
\n4:45 ? 5:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nMonetary Politics: A Sectional Analysis of Coalitions and Conflicts<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Jeffrey W. LADEWIG, Univ. Texas, Austin, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Susan HINE, Colorado State Univ., USA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Monday, 2:00 ? 3:30 PM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Panel Session 2F<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Critiques of Regional Planning<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/center>
Convenor: Robert FORMAINI, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, USA<\/span><\/span><\/center>
Presenters<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/center>
Robert FORMAINI, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, USA<\/span><\/span><\/center>
Sam STALEY, Reason Public Policy Inst., Los Angeles, USA<\/span><\/span><\/center>
Commentator<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/center>
Jack W. SOMMER, Univ. North Carolina, Charlotte, USA<\/span><\/span><\/center>
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Monday, 4:00 ? 5:30 PM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Panel Session 2G<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Issues Surrounding Agricultural Preservation and Urban Development<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/center>
Convenor: Robert G. FLETCHER, California State Univ., Bakersfield, USA<\/span><\/span><\/center>
Panelists<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/center>
Frank MITTELBACH, Univ. California, Los Angeles, USA<\/span><\/span><\/center>
Dennis WAMBEM, Consultant, Riverside County, CA, USA<\/span><\/span><\/center>
Alvin SOKOLOW, Univ. California, Davis, USA<\/span><\/span><\/center>
Albert G. MEDVITZ, Farmer, Rio Vista, CA, USA<\/span><\/span><\/center>
Description<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/center>Farm and open land conversion to urban use remains a controversial issue in California and elsewhere in the United States.? This panel discussion will examine arguments surrounding this issue from both sides of the controversy.<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n
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Monday, 5:45 ? 7:15 PM<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
President’s Reception<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
(For all Participants)<\/span><\/center>
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Tuesday, February 23, Morning<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
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8:00 AM, Coffee Available<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
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8:00 AM and throughout the day, Registration (Topa Foyer)<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
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8:30 AM ? 12:00 PM<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Six Concurrent Paper Sessions: 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E, 3F<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
(10:00 ? 10:30 AM, Coffee Break)<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
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Tuesday, 8:30 AM ? 12:00 PM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Paper Session 3A<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Remote Regions \/ Northern Development I: Institutional Change and Northern Development<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/center>
Chair: Lee HUSKEY, Univ. Alaska, Anchorage, USA<\/span><\/span><\/center>8:30 ? 9:15<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nInstitutional Response to Uncertainty: The Regional Effects of Global Change<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Matt BERMAN, University of Alaska, Anchorage, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: James ALLAWAY, Western Washington Univ., USA<\/span><\/span>
\n9:15 ? 10:00<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nFishing on Firm Ground: The Evidence that the Tsimshian Have a Constitutionally Protected Right to Sell Salmon<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Margaret ANDERSON, Univ. Northern British Columbia, Canada<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Terrence COLE, Univ. Alaska, Fairbanks, USA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
10:00 ? 10:30, Coffee Break<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n

10:30 ? 11:15<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nNorthern State versus Multinational Corporation: The Regulation of Oil and Gas Development in Alaska<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Jerry MCBEATH, Univ. Alaska, Fairbanks, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Lee HUSKEY, Univ. Alaska, Anchorage, USA<\/span><\/span>
\n11:15 ? 12:00<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nThe Impact of Local Government on the Development of the Russian North: Problems and Prospects<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Greg PROTASEL, Univ. Alaska, Anchorage, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Gigi BERARDI, Western Washington Univ., USA<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n

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Tuesday, 8:30 AM ? 12:00 PM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Paper Session 3B<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Economic Impact Analysis<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/center>
Chair: Brenda J. MOSCOVE, California State Univ., Bakersfield, USA<\/span><\/span><\/center>8:30 ? 9:15<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nThe Economic Impact of Silver State Industries on the State of Nevada<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? George W. BORDEN, Robert R. FLETCHER, and Thomas R. HARRIS, Univ. Nevada, Reno, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Thayne ROBSON, Univ. Utah, USA<\/span><\/span>
\n9:15 ? 10:00<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nThe Economic Impact of Hawai?i Museums on the Local Economy<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Juanita C. LIU, Univ. Hawai?i, Manoa, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Robert G. FLETCHER, California State Univ., Bakersfield, USA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
10:00 ? 10:30, Coffee Break<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n

10:30 ? 11:15<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nThe Impact of Economic Development Programs Supported by Targeted Local Sales Taxes: Evidence from Texas<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Chris KANE, Terry CLOWER, and Bernard WEINSTEIN, Univ. North Texas, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: R. D. NORTON, Bryant College, Smithfield, RI, USA<\/span><\/span>
\n11:15 ? 12:00<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nTrends in the Economic Impact of the Department of Energy on the State of New Mexico Over the Last Ten Years<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Robert R. LANSFORD and Matthew R. FALKENSTEIN, New Mexico State Univ., USA, and Larry D. ADCOCK, U.S. Dept. of Energy, Albuquerque, NM, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: F. Larry LEISTRITZ, North Dakota State Univ., USA<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n

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Tuesday, 9:15 AM ? 12:00 PM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Paper Session 3C<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Regional Modeling, I<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/center>
Chair: Charles L. LEVEN, Washington Univ., St. Louis, USA<\/span><\/span><\/center>9:15 ? 10:00<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nInput-Output Modeling for Economic Purposes and Ecological Usages<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Harry BOETTCHER and Axel SCHAFFER, Univ. of Karlsruhe, Germany<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Geoffrey J. D. HEWINGS, Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
10:00 ? 10:30, Coffee Break<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n

10:30 ? 11:15<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nLarge Sample Analysis of the Two-Stage Data Envelopment Analysis Decomposition Technique<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? James NOLAN, Univ. Saskatchewan, Canada, Pamela RITCHIE and John ROWCROFT, Univ. of New Brunswick, Canada<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Heonsoo PARK, Anyang Univ., Korea<\/span><\/span>
\n11:15 ? 12:00<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nA Procedure to Estimate the Contemporaneous Quarterly Regional GNP<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Bernard? CABRER and Jose Manuel PAVI?, Univ. Valencia, Spain<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Michael L. LAHR, Rutgers Univ., USA<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n

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Tuesday, 8:30 AM ? 12:00 PM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Paper Session 3D<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Labor Markets, Migration, and Employment Change<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/center>
Chair: Andrei ROGERS, Univ. Colorado, Boulder, USA<\/span><\/span><\/center>8:30 ? 9:15<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nPost-Migratory Employment Prospects: Evidence from Finland<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Hannu TERVO, Univ. Jyv?skyl?, Finland<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Paul E. POLZIN, Univ. Montana, USA<\/span><\/span>
\n9:15 ? 10:00<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nChanging Jobs and Changing Houses: Mobility Outcomes of Employment Transitions<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? William A. V. CLARK, Univ. California, Los Angeles, USA, and Suzanne Davies WITHERS, Univ. Washington, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: B. Martin R. VAN DER VELDE, Univ. Nijmegen, The Netherlands<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
10:00 ? 10:30, Coffee Break<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n

10:30 ? 11:15<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nJob Access and Urban Form: The Case of Unemployment in the Bordeaux and Chicago Metropolitan Areas<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Eamon C. BOYLE, Indiana Univ. of Pennsylvania, USA, and Sylvette PUISSANT, Univ. Montesquieu-Bordeaux IV, France<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Peter DE GIESEL, Univ. Maastricht, The Netherlands<\/span><\/span>
\n11:15 ? 12:00<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nAre Worker?s Wages Driven by National or Local Factors?<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Dwight W. ADAMSON, South Dakota State Univ., USA, David E. CLARK, Marquette Univ., USA, and Mark D. PARTRIDGE, St. Cloud State Univ., USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Henk FOLMER, Tilburg Univ. and Wageningen Agricultural Univ., The Netherlands<\/span><\/span>

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Tuesday, 8:30 AM ? 12:00 PM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Paper Session 3E<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
National Economies in Transition, I<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/center>
Chair: Lawrence SOMMERS, Michigan State Univ., USA<\/span><\/span><\/center>8:30 ? 9:15<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nCollapse or a New Dynamism? Russia Facing the 21st<\/sup> Century<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Hans WESTLUND, Swedish Inst. for Regional Research, ?stersund, Sweden<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Daniel BERKOWITZ, Univ. Pittsburgh, USA<\/span><\/span>
\n9:15 ? 10:00<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nSocio-economic and Political Consequences of Privatisation in Central and Eastern Europe<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Jolanta Dziembowska KOWALSKA and Jan S. KOWALSKI, Univ. Karlsruhe, Germany<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Jack OSMAN, San Francisco State Univ., USA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
10:00 ? 10:30, Coffee Break<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n

10:30 ? 11:15<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nTargeting Industries for Regional Development in Israel and in Germany: A Comparative Study<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Daniel SHEFER and Amnon FRENKEL, Technion, Haifa, Israel, Knut KOSCHATZKY and G?nter H. WALTER, Fraunhofer Inst. for Systems and Innovation Research, Karlsruhe, Germany<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Darla K. ANDERSON, Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA<\/span><\/span>
\n11:15 ? 12:00<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nEconomic Reform and China?s Coal Industry<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Mark G. HENDERSON, Univ. California, Berkeley, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Theodore LANE, Thomas\/Lane & Associates, Seattle, WA, USA<\/span><\/span>

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Tuesday, 8:30 AM ? 12:00 PM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Paper Session 3F<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Transportation III: Methodology and Theory<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/center>
Chair: Roger VICKERMAN, Univ. Kent, England<\/span><\/span><\/center>8:30 ? 9:15<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nApplication of Space-Time Prisms for the Measurement of Accessibility<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Ming S. LEE and Michael G. MCNALLY, Univ. California, Irvine, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: David A. PLANE, Univ. Arizona, USA<\/span><\/span>
\n9:15 ? 10:00<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nRelationships between Highway Capacity and Induced Vehicle Travel<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Robert B. NOLAND, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Marlon G. BOARNET, Univ. California, Irvine, USA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
10:00 ? 10:30, Coffee Break<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n

10:30 ? 11:15<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nA Utility-Theory-Consistent System-of-Demand Equations Approach to Household Travel Choice<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Kara M. KOCKELMAN, Univ. Texas, Austin, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Tschango John KIM, Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA<\/span><\/span>
\n11:15 ? 12:00<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nTolling at a Frontier: A Game Theoretic Analysis<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? David LEVINSON, Univ. California, Berkeley, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Jean H. P. PAELINCK, Erasmus Univ., The Netherlands<\/span><\/span>
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Tuesday, February 23, Afternoon<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
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12:15 ? 1:45 PM, WRSA Annual Banquet Luncheon (For All Participants)<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
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1:45 PM and throughout the afternoon, Registration continues (Topa Foyer)<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
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2:00 ? 5:30 PM<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Five Concurrent Paper Sessions: 4A, 4B, 4C, 4D, 4E<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
(3:30 ? 4:00 PM, Coffee Break)<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
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2:00 ? 5:00 PM, Session 4F: NE-162\/WRSA Workshop<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
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8:00 ? 9:30 PM, NE-162 Business Meeting<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
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Tuesday, 12:15 ? 1:45 PM<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
WRSA Annual Banquet Luncheon<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
(Shangri La Pavilion)<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Chair: Lay James GIBSON, WRSA President (1998?99)<\/span><\/center>
Presentation Ceremonies:<\/span><\/span><\/center>
The Thirteenth Annual Charles M. Tiebout Prize in Regional Science<\/span><\/em><\/center>
Presented by: Jon R. MILLER, Chair, 1998-99 Reading Committee<\/span><\/center>
The Fourth Annual Springer-Verlag Prize<\/span><\/em><\/center>
Presented by: T. John KIM, Coeditor, The Annals of Regional Science<\/span><\/center>
Presidential Address:<\/span><\/span><\/center>
“WRSA: A Spatial Association”<\/span><\/em><\/center>
Arthur GETIS, WRSA President (1999?2000)<\/span><\/center>
Discussant:<\/span>? T. John KIM, Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign<\/span><\/center>
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Tuesday, 2:00 ? 5:30 PM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Paper Session 4A<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
National Economies in Transition, II<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/center>
Chair: Sylvette PUISSANT, Univ. Montesquieu-Bordeaux IV, France<\/span><\/span><\/center>2:00 ? 2:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nEuropean Monetary Union: Implications for the United States<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? John OLIENYK and Susan HINE, Colorado State Univ., USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Ricardo GAZEL, Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank, USA<\/span><\/span>
\n2:45 ? 3:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nThe Historiography of Transition: Two Perspectives on the Bulgarian Village during the Transition<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Bob BEGG, Indiana Univ. Pennsylvania, USA, and Mieke MEURS, American Univ., Washington, DC, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Mark G. HENDERSON, Univ. California, Berkeley, USA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
3:30 ? 4:00, Coffee Break<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n

4:00 ? 4:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nRussia?s Internal Border<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Daniel BERKOWITZ and David N. DE JONG, Univ. Pittsburgh, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Jolanta Dziembowska KOWALSKA, Univ. Karlsruhe, Germany<\/span><\/span>
\n4:45 ? 5:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nPeasant Farm Efficiency in Poland: A Spatial Econometric Analysis<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Darla K. ANDERSON, Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Hans WESTLUND, Swedish Inst. for Regional Research, ?stersund, Sweden<\/span><\/span>
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Tuesday, 2:00 ? 4:45 PM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Paper Session 4B<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Transportation IV: Policy Analysis<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/center>
Chair: James NOLAN, Univ. Saskatchewan, Canada<\/span><\/span><\/center>2:00 ? 2:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nThe Cross-Channel Support Strategy in Kent and the Nord-Pas-de-Calais Region: Between Specific Institutional Contexts and Timing Differences<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Odile HEDDEBAUT, INRETS TRACES, Villeneuve d?Ascq, France<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Kara M. KOCKELMAN, Univ. Texas, Austin, USA<\/span><\/span>
\n2:45 ? 3:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nRoad Infrastructure, Economic Productivity, and the Need for Highway Finance Reform<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Marlon G. BOARNET, Univ. California, Irvine, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Alan T. MURRAY, Univ. Queensland, Australia<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
3:30 ? 4:00, Coffee Break<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n

4:00 ? 4:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nAn Empirical Analysis of Airline Safety: A Case of Regional Airlines<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Bijan VASIGH, Embry-Riddle Univ., USA, and Mehdi HARIRIAN, Bloomsburg Univ. of Pennsylvania, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Ming S. LEE, Univ. California, Irvine, USA<\/span><\/span>

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Tuesday, 2:00 ? 5:30 PM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Paper Session 4C<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Immigration, Immigrants, and Regional Labor Markets<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/center>
Chair: Brigitte S. WALDORF, Univ. Arizona, USA<\/span><\/span><\/center>2:00 ? 2:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nThe Wage Curve and Local Labour Markets in New Zealand<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Philip S. MORRISON and Jacques POOT, Victoria Univ., Wellington, New Zealand<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Keith R. PHILLIPS, Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, USA<\/span><\/span>
\n2:45 ? 3:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nA Preliminary Analysis of the Regional Foreign-Born and Native-Born Population Geographies in the United States during the 20th<\/sup> Century<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Andrei ROGERS and James RAYMER, Univ. Colorado, Boulder, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Eamon C. BOYLE, Indiana Univ. Pennsylvania, USA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
3:30 ? 4:00, Coffee Break<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n

4:00 ? 4:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nQuality Based Investigation of Immigrants? Housing Consumption, 1980?1990<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? SeongWoo LEE, Seoul National Univ., Korea<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Steven RAPHAEL, Univ. California, San Diego<\/span><\/span>
\n4:45 ? 5:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nRegional Differences in Self-Employment among Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino Americans<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Don MAR, San Francisco State Univ., USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Sandra HOLLAND, Univ. Arizona, USA<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n

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Paper Session 4D<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Regional Modeling, II<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/center>
Chair: Reginald GOLLEDGE, Univ. California, Santa Barbara, USA<\/span><\/span><\/center>2:00 ? 2:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nWhen Quality Meets Territorialism: The Rent Theory Revisted in the Context of New Forms of Territorial Development<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? A. MOLLARD and B. PECQUEUR, Univ. Pierre Mend?s France, Grenoble, France<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Gordon F. MULLIGAN, Univ. Arizona, USA<\/span><\/span>
\n2:45 ? 3:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nFuzzy ARTMAP Classification of World System Regions<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Sucharita GOPAL and Raymond DEZZANI, Boston Univ., USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Arthur GETIS, San Diego State Univ., USA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
3:30 ? 4:00, Coffee Break<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n

4:00 ? 4:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nStructural Change and Regional Divergence: Simulations with a Multi-Period Two-Region CGE Model<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? James GIESECKE, Univ. Tasmania, Australia<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Axel SCHAFFER, Univ. Karlsruhe, Germany<\/span><\/span>

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Tuesday, 2:00 ? 5:30 PM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Paper Session 4E<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Remote Regions \/ Northern Development II: Government and the Villages<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/center>
Chair: Michael PRETES, Stanford Univ., USA<\/span><\/span><\/center>2:00 ? 2:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nIsran and Minqaq: The Economic Potential of ?Iglu-Industry? Arts and Crafts in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta of Alaska<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Molly LEE, Univ. Alaska, Fairbanks, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Chris SOUTHCOTT, Lakehead Univ., Canada<\/span><\/span>
\n2:45 ? 3:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nCommunity Function and Disfunction in Six Western Alaska Communities: Observations on Water and Sanitation Operations and Management<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Sharman HALEY, Univ. Alaska, Anchorage, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Carolyn REDL, Keyano College, Ft. McMurray, Canada<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
3:30 ? 4:00, Coffee Break<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n

4:00 ? 4:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nSettlement, Sanitation, and Schools: Using Participatory Research Methods in Alaska Villages<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Gigi BERARDI, Western Washington Univ., USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Greg PROTASEL, Univ. Alaska, Anchorage, USA<\/span><\/span>
\n4:45 ? 5:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nFrozen Fantasies: Alaskan Movies in the 1920s<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Terrence COLE, Univ. Alaska, Anchorage, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Steve COLT, Univ. Alaska, Anchorage, USA<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n

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Tuesday, 2:00 ? 5:00 PM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Session 4F<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
NE-162 \/ WRSA Workshop on Theory and Practice of Community Policy Analysis<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/center>
Convenor: David W. HOLLAND, Washington State Univ., USA<\/span><\/span><\/center>
Description<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/center>One in a series of workshops organized by NE-162 to develop community policy tools by a network of regional and community scientists. The workshop will continue the process of defining and redefining decision support tools and outreach programs for communities in urban and rural areas. All conference participants are welcome to participate.<\/span><\/span>
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Wednesday, February 24, Morning<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
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8:00 AM, Coffee Available<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
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8:00 AM and throughout the morning, Registration (Topa Foyer)<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
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8:15 ? 10:30 AM, Panel Session 5A: New Directions in Regional Science<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
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8:15 or 9:00 AM ? 12:30 PM<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Four Concurrent Paper Sessions: 5B, 5C, 5D, 5E<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
(10:30 ? 11:00 AM, Coffee Break)<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
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Wednesday, 8:15 ? 10:30 AM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Panel Session 5A<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
New Directions in Regional Science<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/center>
Convenors: Antoine BAILLY, Univ. Gen?ve, Switzerland, and Lay J. GIBSON, Univ. Arizona, USA<\/span><\/span><\/center>
Panelists:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/center>
Martin CLARKE, GMAP Ltd., Leeds, England<\/span><\/span><\/center>
Geoffrey J. D. HEWINGS, Univ. Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA<\/span><\/span><\/center>
Denis MAILLAT, Univ. Neuch?tel, Switzerland<\/span><\/span><\/center>
David A. PLANE, Univ. Arizona, USA<\/span><\/span><\/center>
Bernard WEINSTEIN, Univ. North Texas, USA<\/span><\/span><\/center>?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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Wednesday, 8:15 AM ? 12:30 PM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Paper Session 5B<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
NE-162\/WRSA Joint Session: Analysis of Rural Public Policy<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/center>
Chair: Bruce WEBER, Oregon State Univ., USA<\/span><\/span><\/center>8:15 ? 9:00<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nDo Commuters Free-Ride? A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of the Net Fiscal Effects of In-commuters<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Martin SHIELDS, Pennsylvania State Univ., USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Thomas R. HARRIS, Univ. Nevada, Reno, USA<\/span><\/span>
\n9:00 ? 9:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nLocal Privatization Trends: Survey Results from Municipalities in Illinois and Wisconsin<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Steven DELLER, Univ. Wisconsin, Madison, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Stephen C. COOKE, Univ. Idaho, USA<\/span><\/span>
\n9:45 ? 10:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nInterregional Spillovers under ?The Contract on America?: A Fiscal SAM Analysis<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Maureen KILKENNY, Iowa State Univ., USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Garth TAYLOR, Univ. Idaho, USA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
10:30 ? 11:00, Coffee Break<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n

11:00 ? 11:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nAmenities and Rural Economic Development and Growth<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Steven DELLER, Tsung-Hsiu TSAI, and David MARCOUILLER, Univ. Wisconsin, Madison, USA, and Donald ENGLISH, U.S. Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Athens, GA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: David HUGHES, Louisiana State Univ., USA<\/span><\/span>
\n11:45 ? 12:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nThe Benefits of Beach Management Policy on the Georgia Coast<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Craig LANDRY, Warren KRIESEL, and Andrew KEELER, Univ. Georgia, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: David BARKLEY, Clemson Univ., USA<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n

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Wednesday, 8:15 AM ? 12:30 PM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Paper Session 5C<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Regional Modeling, III<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/center>
Chair: Bernard? CABRER, Univ. Valencia, Spain<\/span><\/span><\/center>8:15 ? 9:00<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nThe Fuzzy Logic of Accessibility<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Eric J. HEIKKILA, Univ. Southern California, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Stuart SWEENEY, Univ. California, Santa Barbara, USA<\/span><\/span>
\n9:00 ? 9:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nOn the Accuracy of Exponential Smoothing Methods for Updating Untimely Data: A Study of Northwest U.S. Regions<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Jon R. MILLER, Univ. Idaho, USA, and Julia M. DICKSON, Andersen Consulting, Seattle, WA, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Neil WRIGLEY, Univ. Southampton, England<\/span><\/span>
\n9:45 ? 10:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nExpenditure Based Inter-area Cost-of-Living Indexes<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Alexander VOICU and Michael L. LAHR, Rutgers Univ., USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Mark DRABENSTOTT, Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank, USA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
10:30 ? 11:00, Coffee Break<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n

11:00 ? 11:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nA GIS Based Model to Evaluate Policy Impact and Voter Behavior<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Rex DAVIS and Robert J. STIMSON, Univ. Queensland, Australia<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Serge REY, San Diego State Univ., USA<\/span><\/span>
\n11:45 ? 12:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nExports at the Subnational Level: How Reliable Are the Data?<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Ricardo GAZEL, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, USA, and Ron CRONOVICH, Univ. Nevada, Las Vegas, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Luis-Eduardo VILA, Univ. Valencia, Spain<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Wednesday, 9:00 AM ? 12:30 PM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Paper Session 5D<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Remote Regions \/ Northern Development III: Travel and Tourism in the North<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/center>
Chair: Matt BERMAN, Univ. Alaska, Anchorage, USA<\/span><\/span><\/center>9:00 ? 9:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nRegional Planning for Compatible Development: The Gulf of Alaska North Coast as an Example of Opportunities and Obstacles<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? James ALLAWAY, Western Washington Univ., USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Jerry MCBEATH, Univ. Alaska, Fairbanks, USA<\/span><\/span>
\n9:45 ? 10:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nWomen Going North<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Carolyn REDL, Keyano College, Ft. McMurray, Canada<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Molly LEE, Univ. Alaska, Fairbanks, USA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
10:30 ? 11:00, Coffee Break<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n

11:00 ? 11:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nMining the Tourists, Touring the Mines in Potosi, Bolivia<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Michael PRETES, Stanford Univ., USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Sharman HALEY, Univ. Alaska, Anchorage, USA<\/span><\/span>
\n11:45 ? 12:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nThe Alaska Highway and a Proposed Trans-Canada-Alaska Railroad<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Claus-M. NASKE, Univ. Alaska, Fairbanks, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Matt BERMAN, Univ. Alaska, Anchorage, USA<\/span><\/span>
\n?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Wednesday, 9:00 AM ? 12:30 PM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Paper Session 5E<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Environmental Assessment<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/center>
Chair: Joe MCCLURE, McClure Associates, Phoenix, AZ, USA<\/span><\/span><\/center>9:00 ? 9:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nPolitical Decisions and Economic Externalities: The Perverse Dynamics of the Paraguay-Paran? Waterway Project<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Paul C. HUSZAR, Colorado State Univ., USA, and Sigrid ANDERSEN, Consultoria Ambiental, Curitiba, Brazil<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Bob BEGG, Indiana Univ. Pennsylvania, USA<\/span><\/span>
\n9:45 ? 10:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nThe SynCon Project: Arctic Environmental Contamination Assessment<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Kara L. NANCE, Sharon W. GEORGE, and Mahla STROHMAIER, Univ. Alaska, Fairbanks<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Peter TREUNER, Univ. Stuttgart, Germany<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
10:30 ? 11:00, Coffee Break<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n

11:00 ? 11:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nAssessing the Financial and Economic Feasibility of Rural Water System Improvements<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Steven PIPER, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: L. Michael FARRELL, Univ. Qu?bec ? Trois-Rivi?res, Canada<\/span><\/span>
\n11:45 ? 12:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nConservation Estimation through December 1997 for the Las Vegas Valley Water District<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Chris MEENAN, Las Vegas Valley Water District, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: R. Bruce BILLINGS, Univ. Arizona, USA<\/span><\/span>
\n?<\/span><\/span>

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Wednesday, February 24, Afternoon<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
12:30 ? 2:00 PM, Lunch (on your own)<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
?<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
2:00 ? 5:30 PM<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Five Concurrent Paper Sessions: 6A, 6B, 6C, 6D, 6E<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
(3:30 ? 4:00 PM, Coffee Break)<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
?<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
5:30 PM, Close of Conference<\/span><\/strong><\/center>
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Wednesday, 2:00 ? 4:45 PM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Paper Session 6A<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Special Session on International Borders<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/center>
Chair: B. Martin R. VAN DER VELDE, Univ. Nijmegen, The Netherlands<\/span><\/span><\/center>2:00 ? 2:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nSearch Behavior on a Cross-Border Labor Market<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? B. Martin R. VAN DER VELDE, Univ. Nijmegen, The Netherlands<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Hannu TERVO, Univ. Jyv?skyl?, Finland<\/span><\/span>
\n2:45 ? 3:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nCross-border Labor Markets in the EU: Observed versus Potential Mobility in Germany and The Netherlands<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Peter DE GIJSEL, Univ. Maastricht, The Netherlands, and Manfred JANSSEN, Univ. Osnabrueck, Germany<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: John SPINDLER, Univ. Arizona, USA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
3:30 ? 4:00, Coffee Break<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n

4:00 ? 4:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nDo Borders Matter in International Economic Networking?<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Henk VAN HOUTUM, Univ. Nijmegen, The Netherlands<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Kingsley E. HAYNES, George Mason Univ., USA<\/span><\/span>
\n?<\/span><\/span>

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Wednesday, 2:00 ? 4:45 PM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Paper Session 6B<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Remote Regions \/ Northern Development IV: Views of the North<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/center>
Chair: Claus-M. NASKE, Univ. Alaska, Fairbanks, USA<\/span><\/span><\/center>2:00 ? 2:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nTwo Views of the New Harpoon: Economic Analysis of Alaska?s Native Regional Corporations<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Steve COLT, Univ. Alaska, Anchorage<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Michael PRETES, Stanford Univ., USA<\/span><\/span>
\n2:45 ? 3:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nShifting Paradigms on the Last Frontier: Remoteness and the Alaska Village Economy<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Lee HUSKEY, Univ. Alaska, Anchorage, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Margaret ANDERSON, Univ. Northern British Columbia, Canada<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
3:30 ? 4:00, Coffee Break<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n

4:00 ? 4:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nCanada?s North and the Definition of Region: Towards a More Productive Categorization of Canada?s Regions<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Chris SOUTHCOTT, Lakehead Univ., Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Claus-M. NASKE, Univ. Alaska, Fairbanks<\/span><\/span>
\n?<\/span><\/span>

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Wednesday, 2:00 ? 5:30 PM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Paper Session 6C<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Regional Modeling III<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/center>
Chair: Jos? Manuel PAVI?, Univ. Valencia, Spain<\/span><\/span><\/center>2:00 ? 2:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nRegional Dynamic Forecasting through Error Correction Mechanisms<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Luis-Eduardo VILA and Rosa BADILLO, Univ. Valencia, Spain<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: James NOLAN, Univ. Saskatchewan, Canada<\/span><\/span>
\n2:45 ? 3:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nEconomic Disturbances and Regional Employment Fluctuations: A Structural VAR Approach<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Heonsoo PARK and Kyuyoung CHO, Anyang Univ., Korea<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Serge REY, San Diego State Univ., USA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
3:30 ? 4:00, Coffee Break<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n

4:00 ? 4:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nNew Extensions to Tinbergen-Bos Systems<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Jean H. P. PAELINCK, Erasmus Univ., The Netherlands<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Charlie KARLSSON, J?nk?ping Univ., Sweden<\/span><\/span>
\n4:45 ? 5:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nThe Role of Income in Welfare Evaluations with RUM<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Anders KARLSTR?M, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: James GIESECKE, Univ. Tasmania, Australia<\/span><\/span>
\n?<\/span><\/span>

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Wednesday, 2:00 ? 4:45 PM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Paper Session 6D<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Urban Environmental Issues and Analysis<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/center>
Chair: Kara L. NANCE, Univ. Alaska, Fairbanks<\/span><\/span><\/center>2:00 ? 2:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nIntegration of Socio-Economic and Ecological Objectives in Critical Land Use Decisions<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Peter TREUNER, Univ. Stuttgart, Germany<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Chris MEENAN, Las Vegas Valley Water District, USA<\/span><\/span>
\n2:45 ? 3:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nUrban Air Quality and Residential Property Values<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? G. Rod ERFANI, Transylvania Univ., Lexington, KY, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Timothy HOGAN, Arizona State Univ., USA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
3:30 ? 4:00, Coffee Break<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n

4:00 ? 4:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nApartment Complex Characteristics as Determinants of Apartment Water Demand in a Desert City<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Donald E. AGTHE, Economic Consultant, Tucson, AZ, USA, and R. Bruce BILLINGS, Univ. Arizona, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Steven PIPER, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Denver, CO, USA<\/span><\/span>
\n?<\/span><\/span>

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Wednesday, 2:00 ? 5:30 PM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
Paper Session 6E<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>
State and Local Policy Analysis<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/center>
Chair: Bob MONAHAN, Western Washington Univ., USA<\/span><\/span><\/center>2:00 ? 2:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nThe Impact of Airport Operations on Land Values: A Case Study of Seattle Tacoma International Airport<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Ted LANE, Thomas\/Lane & Associates, Seattle, WA, USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Joe MCCLURE, McClure Associates, Phoenix, AZ, USA<\/span><\/span>
\n2:45 ? 3:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nBudgeting by Ballot: Regional Variations in Recent California Statewide Referenda<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? Jack W. OSMAN and C. Daniel VENCILL, San Francisco State Univ., USA<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Stephen C. COOKE, Univ. Idaho, USA<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
3:30 ? 4:00, Coffee Break<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/div>\n

4:00 ? 4:45<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nThe Mexican Border Cities: An Alternative Approach for Urban Poverty?s Reduction<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? C?sar Fuentes FLORES and Mahyar AREFI, El Colegio de la Frontera Norte?Ciudad Ju?rez, Mexico<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Lay James GIBSON, Univ. Arizona, USA<\/span><\/span>
\n4:45 ? 5:30<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nFraud, Insider Abuse and Illegal Real Estate Flips<\/span><\/span>
\n??????? L. Michael FARRELL, Univ. du Qu?bec ? Trois-Rivi?res, Canada<\/span><\/span>
\nDiscussant: Andrew NARWOLD, Univ. San Diego, USA<\/span><\/span>

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Wednesday, 5:30 PM<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/center>

Close of Conference<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/center>
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