9:00 PM - North American Regional Science Council

2012North American Meetings of theRegional Science AssociationInternational59 th Annual ConferenceNovember 7‐10, 2012Westin OttawaOttawa, ON

Welcome to Ottawa!On behalf of the organizing committee, welcometo the Ottawa Westin and the 59 th NorthAmerican Meetings of the Regional ScienceAssociation International.A great deal of work has gone into putting thisprogram together, and I thank everyoneinvolved, particularly Jean‐Claude Thill who hasprovided constant support throughout thisprocess. Mark Brown has provided invaluableassistance with local arrangements, and AntonioPaez has also provided input. I would also like tothank Tami LeBlanc and Kelly Courtemanche atthe Ottawa Westin – they put up with myconstant questions.Be sure to take some time to explore Ottawa.While it is a government town, it has many greatsites to see and visit. The Rideau Canal – aUNESCO World Heritage site – is just metersfrom the conference hotel. Be sure to follow thecanal past the Chateau Laurier to view the steplocks down into the Ottawa River. The NationalArt Gallery, Parliament Hill, and the By‐Wardmarket are also easy walks from the hotel.Ottawa is also home to numerous othermuseums: the National Aviation Museum, theCanadian War Museum, the Canadian Museumof Civilization (in Gatineau, Quebec) and theRoyal Canadian Mint are also nearby and worththe visit if you have time.Sunday, November 11 th is the day uponwhich Canada honours her war dead. Thehotel is just steps from the National WarMemorial, which will be the site ofRemembrance Day services at 11:00am onSunday. The ceremony starts at 10:50amand lasts about one hour (go earlier to seethe arrival of dignitaries and other activitiesand just to get a vantage point). It is usually2

Table of Contents2012 ORGANIZING ANDPROGRAM COMMITTEE… 5NARSC DIRECTORY… 6PAST AND FUTURE CONFERENCES… 9INSTRUCTIONS TO CHAIRS, PRESENTERSAND DISCUSSANTS… 12PROGRAM‐AT‐A‐GLANCE… 14DETAILED PROGRAMWEDNESDAY, 07 NOVEMBER 2012… 18THURSDAY, 08 NOVEMBER 2012… 20FRIDAY, 9 NOVEMBER 2012… 49SATURDAY, 10 NOVEMBER 2012… 87INDEX TO PARTICIPANTS… 116SPONSORS… 136HOTEL FLOOR PLAN… 1404

2012 Organizing & ProgramCommitteeLocal Arrangements ChairMark Brown, Economic Analysis Division,Statistics CanadaProgram ChairsBruce Newbold and Antonio Paez, McMasterUniversityProgram Committee (Session Organizers)David Boyce, Northwestern UniversityMark Brown, Economic Analysis Division,Statistics CanadaJan Brueckner, University of California, IrvineRoberta Capello, Politecnico di MilanoSuzana Dragicevic, Simon Fraser UniversityAlessandra Faggian, The Ohio State UniversityMaria Ferreyra, Carnegie Mellon UniversityTony H. Grubesic, Drexel UniversityKara M. Kockelman, University of Texas at AustinElizabeth A. Mack, Arizona State UniversityTimothy C. Matisziw, University of MissouriYasuhide Okuyama, University of KitakyushuMark Partridge, The Ohio State UniversityShanna Ratner, Yellow Wood AssociatesPeter V. Schaeffer, West Virginia UniversityKurt Schmidheiny, Universität BaselJean‐Claude Thill, University of North Carolina,CharlotteMatthew Turner, University of TorontoStephan Weiler, Colorado State UniversityNARSC Graduate Student Paper CompetitionCo‐ChairsElizabeth Mack, Arizona State UniversityShaoming Cheng, Florida International UniversityNORTH AMERICAN REGIONAL SCIENCECOUNCIL5

The North American Regional Science Council(NARSC) promotes the scholarly exchange ofideas and knowledge that apply to urban andregional phenomena in North America andacross the globe. The Association fostersexchange across academic disciplines and buildson the understanding that urban and regionalissues are best addressed by utilizing tools,methods, and theoretical frameworksspecifically designed for regional analysis, as wellas concepts, procedures, and analyticaltechniques of the various social and othersciences. The Association organizes an annualnational conference that provides a forum forinteraction and discussion, and sponsorsscholarly regional science journals for thedissemination of research and ideas. NARSC is anobjective, scientific body without political, social,financial, or nationalistic bias.NARSC DirectoryVoting MembersWilliam P. Anderson, PresidentDepartment of Political Science, University ofWindsorKieran Donaghy, ChairDepartment of City and Regional Planning,Cornell UniversityElena G. Irwin, Councillor‐at‐Large, 2010‐2012Department of Agricultural, Environmental andDevelopment Economics, The Ohio StateUniversityStephen Ross, Councillor‐at‐Large, 2011‐2013Department of Economics, University ofConnecticutAnna Nagurney, Councillor‐at‐Large, 2011‐20136

Department of Finance and OperationsManagement, University of MassachusettsAmherstChristine Bae, Councillor‐at‐Large, 2012‐2014Department of Planning, University ofWashingtonJohn I. Carruthers, Councillor‐at‐Large, 2012‐2014College of Professional Studies, GeorgeWashington UniversityWilliam P. Anderson, Canadian RSADepartment of Political Science, University ofWindsorSteven C. Deller, Mid‐Continent RSADepartment of Agricultural and AppliedEconomics, University of WisconsinKieran Donaghy, Northeast RSADepartment of City and Regional Planning,Cornell UniversityNancy White, Southern RSADepartment of Economics, Bucknell UniversityRachel Franklin, Western RSASpatial Structures in the Social Sciences, BrownUniversityEx‐Officio (Non‐voting) MembersJean‐Claude Thill, NARSC Executive DirectorDepartment of Geography & Earth Sciences,University of North Carolina at CharlotteEdward Feser, NARSC representative toRSAmericas, 2011‐2013Department of Urban and Regional Planning,University of Illinois7

Elena G. Irwin, NARSC representative toRSAmericas, 2011‐2013Department of Agricultural, Environmental andDevelopment Economics, The Ohio StateUniversityJames LeSage, NARSC representative toRSAmericas, 2011‐2013Department of Finance and Economics, TexasState University – San MarcosMario Pòlese, NARSC representative toRSAmericas, 2011‐2013INRS Urbanisation, Culture et SociétéJean‐Claude Thill, NARSC representative toRSAmericas, 2011‐2013Department of Geography & Earth Sciences,University of North Carolina at CharlotteTomaz Lopes Cavalheiro Ponce Dentinho, RSAIExecutive DirectorUniversidade dos AzoresJouke van Dijk, Editor‐in‐Chief, Papers inRegional ScienceDepartment of Economic Geography, Universityof GroningenJames LeSage, North American Editor, Papers inRegional ScienceDepartment of Finance and Economics, TexasState University – San MarcosMichael C. Carroll, Editor‐in‐Chief, RegionalScience Policy and PracticeCentre for Regional Development, BowlingGreen State UniversityTerry Clower, Associate Editor, Regional SciencePolicy and PracticeCentre for Economic Development andResearch, Bowling Green University8

Neil Reid, Associate Editor, Regional SciencePolicy and PracticeDepartment of Geography and Planning, TheUniversity of ToledoAndrew Haughwout, Immediate Past‐ChairFederal Reserve Bank of New York2012 Nominations CommitteeKieran Donaghy (Chair), Christine Bae, JohnCarruthers2012 Honors CommitteeGilles Duranton (Chair), David Plane, WilliamAnderson2012 Executive CommitteeKieran Donaghy, William Anderson, Jean‐ClaudeThill2012 Ben Stevens Fellowship CommitteeLarry Brown (Chair), Antonio Paez, NathanielBaum‐Snow, Tony Grubesic, Cynthia Rogers2012 William Alonso Memorial PrizeCommitteeLuc Anselin (treasurer), Amy Glasmeier, Kyung‐Hwan Kim, Philip McCann, Koichi Mera(secretary)Past and Future ConferencesDetroit, MI Dec. 27‐29, 1954New York, NY Dec. 27‐30, 1955Cleveland, OH Dec. 27‐29, 1956Philadelphia, PA Dec. 28‐30, 1957Chicago, IL Dec. 27‐29, 1958Washington, DC Dec. 27‐29, 1959St. Louis, MO Dec. 28‐30, 1960New York, NY Dec. 27‐29, 1961Pittsburgh, PA Dec. 27‐29, 1962Chicago, IL Nov. 15‐17, 1963Ann Arbor, MI Nov. 13‐16, 1964Philadelphia, PA Nov. 12‐14, 19659

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Instructions to Chairs,Presenters, and Discussants1. Please adhere to the times printed in theprogram. Each session presentation is assigned aspecific time. If you have a no‐show, use thetime for a discussion of the preceding paper(s)or for a recess. Do not shift papers to fill voids,as individuals may want to attend a particularpaper.2. Each paper should be allocated 30 minutes(assuming 4 papers per session), with 20minutes allocated for the presentation, 5minutes for discussant, and 5 minutes forgeneral questions and answers from theaudience. A handful of sessions have 5 papers.Sessions with 3 papers should start at theallocated time, with 30 minutes total allocatedto each (including discussant and generalquestions). The last 30 minutes should be usedfor open discussion.3. Hold each individual to the time allotted. If aspeaker continues after time has expired, rise,ask those present to join you in thanking thespeaker, and announce the next presentation.The audience and other speakers will respectand support your decision.4. Please be considerate of the next session byensuring your session is completed at theappropriate time and that the room is vacated intime for the next session to set up.5. Each paper is assigned a discussant to reviewand offer constructive comments on the paper.The discussant should come prepared to provideapproximately 5 minutes discussion of thepaper. Possible speaking points include its meritsand questions’ regarding methods, data, orfindings – a summary of the paper is neitherexpected nor appropriate. As a presenter, we12

ask that you share your paper (or PowerPointpresentation) with your discussant as early aspossible, so that the discussant has sufficienttime to review it.13

Program‐At‐A‐Glance7:007:308:008:309:009:3010:0010:3011:0011:3012:0012:301:001:302:002:303:003:304:004:305:005:306:006:307:007:308:008:309:009:30Wednesday, November 7thWorkshops2, 3 & 79:00 ‐ 12:00Lunch(On your own)Workshops2, 3 & 7(Cont'd)1:00 ‐ 4:00RSAI FellowsPlenary (David Plane)RSAI General AssemblyNARSCIceBreakerReception14

Thursday, November 8th7:007:308:00CoffeeConcurrent NARSC8:30 Session Council9:009:30#18:00 ‐ 10:00 AM10:0010:3011:0011:3012:00Coffee BreakNARSC PresidentialPlenary Session10:30 AM ‐ 12:00 PMRSAI12:30 Lunch LRPC1:001:302:002:303:00(On your own)ConcurrentSession#21:30 ‐ 3:30 PM3:30Coffee Break4:00 Concurrent PiRS RRS4:30 Session Editorial Editorial5:00 #3Team Board5:30 & JRS Special Session PiRS6:00 Editorial Brd6:307:007:308:008:309:009:30NARSCReception6:30 ‐ 9:00 PM15

Friday, November 9th7:00 JRS7:30 Coffee Ed. Coffee8:00 Concurrent RSAmer CRSA8:30 Session Council AGM9:009:3010:0010:3011:0011:30#48:00 ‐ 10:00 AMConcurrentSession#5Coffee Break12:0012:3010:30 AM ‐ 12:30 PMLunch Fellows SRSA PRSCO1:00 (On your own) Lunch Business Lunch1:30 ConcurrentLunch2:002:303:00Session#61:30 ‐ 3:30 PM3:30Coffee Break4:00 ConcurrentRSAI4:30 Session #7Council5:005:306:00& UEA Quigley Sessio4:00 ‐ 6:00 PM6:30 UEA Women7:00 Cocktail in7:30 Recp. Reg8:00 Sci8:309:009:3016

7:007:308:008:309:009:3010:0010:3011:0011:3012:0012:301:001:302:002:303:003:304:004:305:00Saturday, November 10thCoffeeConcurrentSession #8& Poster Session**8:00 ‐ 10:00 AMCoffee BreakConcurrentSession #9& Publishing Workshop10:30 AM ‐ 12:30 PMNARSC Luncheon&RSAI Awards12:30 ‐ 2:30 PMConcurrentSession#103:00 ‐ 5:00 PMEnd of Conference17

Wednesday, 07 November 2012Wednesday, 07 November 20129:00 AM‐4:00 PM1. Workshop II: Computation Economics and NewEconomic Geography Settings: WednesdayNovember 7 | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM | AlbertaOrganizer: Mauricio Ramirez Grajeda, Universidad deGuadalajara2. Workshop VII: Introduction to Spatial AgentbasedModeling: Wednesday November 7 | 9:00 AM– 4:00 PM | British ColumbiaOrganizers: Yuri Mansury, Cornell University; LaszloGulyas3. Workshop III: An Introduction to Spatial StatisticalMethods in Regional Science: Wednesday November7 | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM | ManitobaOrganizers: Daniel A Griffith, University of Texas ‐Dallas ; Yongwan Chun, University of Texas ‐ Dallas7:00 PM‐7:30 PM4. Welcome and RSAI Fellows: WednesdayNovember 7 | 7:00 PM – 7:30 PM | ProvincesBallroomChairs: Jean‐Claude F Thill, Univ. of North Carolina atCharlotte; Neil Reid, Univ. Of Toledo7:30 PM‐8:30 PM5. RSAI Fellows Plenary: Wednesday November 7 |7:00 PM – 7:30 PM | Confederation IOrganizer: David Boyce, Northwestern UniversityChair: David Boyce, Northwestern University18

Wednesday, 07 November 2012’People‐Based’ Perspectives on PopulationDensity: With Applications to Recent U.S.Metropolitan Population Distribution andChange, ’Return to the City’ ResidentialDevelopment, and Coastal PopulationVulnerability David A. Plane, University of Arizona8:30 PM‐9:00 PM6. RSAI General Assembly: Wednesday November 7| 8:30 PM – 9:00 PM | Confederation I9:00 PM‐10:00 PM7. NARSC Ice‐Breaker Reception: WednesdayNovember 7 | 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM | GovernorGeneral I/II19

Thursday, 08 November 2012Thursday, 08 November 20128:00 AM‐10:00 AM8. Energy: Thursday November 8 | 8:00 AM – 10:00AM | AlbertaChair: Tim Komarek, Valdosta State University Labor Market Restructuring in Shale Gas BoomsAmanda L. Weinstein, The Ohio State University;Mark D. Partridge, Ohio State University The "Other’’ Benefits of Renewable EnergyPromotion Randall Wigle, Balsillie School ofInternational Affairs; Nicholas J. Rivers,University of Ottawa Energy Consumption Disparity in China 1987‐2007: An Interregional Decomposition AnalysisMichael L. Lahr, Rutgers University; HaiyanZhang, Rutgers University Analysis of the Geographic Distribution ofBiomass Energy Industries Using RecentDevelopments in Industry ConcentrationMeasurement Dayton M. Lambert, Univ. ofTennessee; Burton C. English, University ofTennessee; Robert J. Menard, University ofTennesseeDiscussants: Randall Wigle, Balsillie School of InternationalAffairs Maria Teresa Alvarez‐Martinez, Rutgers University Dayton M Lambert, Univ. of Tennessee Amanda L Weinstein, The Ohio State University9. Transportation and Land Use: Thursday November8 | 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | British ColumbiaOrganizers: Kara Kockelman, The University of Texas,Austin; David Boyce, Northwestern UniversityChair: Kakuya Matsushima, Kyoto UniversityLand use diversity and regional sustainability:Insights from the first nation‐wide large‐scale20

Thursday, 08 November 2012GPS‐based household travel survey SWETABYAHUT, AUBURN UNIVERSITYEndogenous formation of urban structure byresidential sorting mechanism KakuyaMatsushima, Kyoto University; Kiyoshi Kobayashi,Kyoto UniversityEvaluation of the impacts of urban road pricingon social and spatial inequalities StephanieSouche, University of Lyon; Aurelie Mercier,University of Lyon; Nicolas Ovtracht, CNRSDiscussants: Kakuya Matsushima, Kyoto University Aurlie Mercier, University of Lyon SWETA BYAHUT, AUBURN UNIVERSITY10. UEA: Agglomeration 1: Thursday November 8 |8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Governor General IOrganizers: Matthew Turner, University of Toronto;Jan Brueckner, UC Irvine; Maria Ferreyra, CarnegieMellon UniversityChair: Tomoya Mori, Institute of Economic ResearchKyoto UniversityThe Economics of Density: Evidence from theBerlin Wall Gabriel Ahlfeldt, London School ofEconomics; Stephen Redding, PrincetonUniversity; Daniel Sturm, London School ofEconomics; Nikolaus Wolf, Humboldt UniversityAre NEG Models Capable of SimulatingAgglomeration in the Real World? TakatoshiTabuchi, University of TokyoTransportation Technologies Agglomeration andthe Structure of Cities Jeffrey Brinkman, FederalReserve Bank of PhiladelphiaA spatial approach to identifying agglomerationdeterminants Tomoya Mori, Institute ofEconomic Research Kyoto University; Tony E.Smith, Department of Electrical and SystemsEngineering University of PennsylvaniaDiscussants: Takatoshi Tabuchi, University of Tokyo Jeffrey Brinkman, Federal Reserve Bank ofPhiladelphia21

Thursday, 08 November 2012 Tomoya Mori, Institute of Economic ResearchKyoto University Stephen Redding, Princeton University11. UEA: Policy Impacts: Thursday November 8 |8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Governor General IIOrganizers: Matthew Turner, University of Toronto;Jan Brueckner, UC Irvine; Maria Ferreyra, CarnegieMellon UniversityChair: Leo Feler, Johns Hopkins University SAISThe effects of state fair housing laws onmetropolitan segregation Jeffrey Zax, Universityof Colorado Boulder; Veronika Furst, Fort LewisCollegeIncidence and Search: Evidence from HousingVouchers Peter Ganong, Harvard University;Robert Collinson, Department of Housing andUrban DevelopmentThe Influence of State Policy and Proximity toMedical Services on Health Outcomes Jing Li,Syracuse UniversityBank Ownership Lending and Local EconomicPerformance During the 2008‐2010 FinancialCrisis Leo Feler, Johns Hopkins University SAIS;Nicholas Coleman, Brown UniversityDiscussants: Peter Ganong, Harvard University Jing Li, Syracuse University Leo Feler, Johns Hopkins University SAIS Jeffrey Zax, University of Colorado Boulder12. UEA: Behavior of Housing Markets: ThursdayNovember 8 | 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | GovernorGeneral IIIOrganizers: Matthew Turner, University of Toronto;Jan Brueckner, UC Irvine; Maria Ferreyra, CarnegieMellon UniversityChair: William Strange, Rotman School ofManagement ‐ U of TorontoAlternative Mortgages in an Equilibrium Model ofHousing and Mortgage Markets Edward Kung,UCLA22

Thursday, 08 November 2012Endogenous Sources of Cycling in HousingMarkets: The Joint Buyer‐Seller Problem ElliotAnenberg, Federal Reserve Board; Pat Bayer,DukePrice and Time to Sale Dynamics in the HousingMarket: the Role of Incomplete InformationGabriel Ehrlich, University of MichiganWhat is the Role of the Asking Price for a House?Lu Han, Rotman School of Management ‐ U ofToronto; William Strange, Rotman School ofManagement ‐ U of TorontoDiscussants: Elliot Anenberg, Federal Reserve Board Gabriel Ehrlich, University of Michigan William Strange, Rotman School of Management ‐U of Toronto Edward Kung, UCLA13. Trade and Border Issues: Thursday November 8 |8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Les SaisonsChair: Carlos Llano Verduras, Universidad Autonomade MadridEconomic Implications of the Canada‐US BorderBridges: Applying a Transportation‐CombinedMultiregional Input‐Output Model for Canadaand the U.S. Jiyoung Park, SUNY ‐ Buffalo;Changhyun Kwon, SUNY ‐ BuffaloThe Cost of Moving Merchandise Trade by Truckacross the Canada‐U.S. Border in the Pre‐ andPost‐9/11 Security Eras Mark Brown, StatisticsCanadaBorder effects, language barriers and trade in theEU Stephan Brunow, Institute for EmploymentResearch; Ana M. Condeço Melhorado,The "dam break wave effect" on trade: Does thecross‐border trade shows larger spatialconcentration patterns? Carlos Llano Verduras,Universidad Autonoma de Madrid; Nuria GallegoLopez, Universidad Autonoma de MadridDiscussants: Carlos Llano Verduras, Universidad Autonoma deMadrid23

Thursday, 08 November 2012 Stephan Brunow, Institute for EmploymentResearch Jiyoung Park, SUNY ‐ Buffalo Mark Brown, Statistics Canada14. Human Capital I: Returns: Thursday November 8| 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | ManitobaOrganizer: Mark Brown, Statistics CanadaChair: Thomas A Knapp, Penn State Wilkes‐BarreCampusRegional skill ecosystems to assist young peoplemaking education employment linkages intransition from school to work Paul Dalziel,Lincoln UniversityThe role of human capital, market access andamenities to understand the spatial wagedisparity of Chile Dusan JC Paredes, UniversidadCatolica del NorteA Research on the Difference, Equilibrium andEvolution of the Wage in Inter‐province: anAnalysis Based on the Equilibrium Theory JunboXue, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Wang Zheng,Chinese Academy of SciencesThe Economic Returns to Migration: Examiningthe Role of Social Networks Thomas A Knapp,Penn State Wilkes‐Barre Campus; Nancy E.White, Bucknell University; Amy Wolaver,Bucknell UniversityDiscussants: Michael Fritsch, University of Jena Sandy Dall Erba, University of Arizona Paul Dalziel, Lincoln University Dusan JC Paredes, Universidad Catolica del Norte15. NARSC Council: Thursday November 8 | 8:00 AM– 10:00 AM | Maple(By Invitation)16. Crime and Corruption: Thursday November 8 |8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | New BrunswickChair: Elena Costas‐Perez, University of Barcelona24

Thursday, 08 November 2012Urban Sprawl and Crime: an empirical analysis onBogota, Colombia Juan Tomas Sayago‐Gomez,West Virginia University; Gianfranco Piras, WestVirginia UniversityHow Unemployment, Inequality, Wages, andMigration Determine Violent Crime in BrazilBetween 1980‐2000. Tiago Freire, XJTLUTiebout, crime and feeling insecure: effects on theFlemish municipalities’ local income tax base.CARINE SMOLDERS, GHENT UNIVERSITY/GHENTUNIVERSITY COLLEGE; junior burssens, UniversityCollege Ghent; stijn goeminne, University CollegeGhentA comparison of day and night crime patterns inRecife, Brazil Tatiane Ameida de Menezes,Federal University of Pernambuco Brazil; AntonioPaez, McMaster University; Circe Monteiro,Federal University of Pernambuco; Raul Silveira‐Neto, Federal University of Pernambuco; JoseLuiz Ratton, Federal University of PernambucoDiscussants: Tatiane Ameida de Menezes, Federal University ofPernambuco Brazil Juan Tomas Sayago‐Gomez, West VirginiaUniversity Tiago Freire, XJTLU CARINE SMOLDERS, GHENT UNIVERSITY/GHENTUNIVERSITY COLLEGE17. Education: Thursday November 8 | 8:00 AM –10:00 AM | NewfoundlandChair: Lindsay Nicole Amiel, UW MadisonEconomic Impact of the Expansion of FederalUniversities in Brazil Henrique E F Vinhais,University of Sao Paulo; Joaquim J.M. Guilhoto,University of Sao PauloSpatial Municipal Analysis of Education Inequalityin Brazil, 2000‐2010 Monica Amaral Haddad,Iowa State University; Leticia J. Marteleto,University of Texas ‐ Austin; Ana Maria B. Barufi,FEA‐USPUrban wage premium increasing with educationlevel: Identification of agglomeration effects for25

Thursday, 08 November 2012Norway Hildegunn Stokke, Norwegian Universityof Science and Technology; Fredrik carlsen,Norwegian University of Science and Technology;Jorn Rattsø, Norwegian University of Science andTechnologyRegional Engagement or KnowledgeCommercialization? A Comparison of UniversityFaculty Norms in the U.S. and Europe GunterMaier, Institut für Regional‐ undUmweltwirtschaft; Harvey Goldstein,; EdwardBergman,Spatial Interaction and School District EfficiencyLindsay Nicole Amiel, UW MadisonDiscussants: Lindsay Nicole Amiel, UW Madison Henrique E F Vinhais, University of Sao Paulo Gunter Maier, Institut für Regional‐ undUmweltwirtschaft Monica Amaral Haddad, Iowa State University Fredrik carlsen, Norwegian University of Scienceand Technology18. Central Places: Thursday November 8 | 8:00 AM– 10:00 AM | Nova ScotiaChair: Michiel Gerritse, VU University AmsterdamReform of Classification of Central Places inBavaria Florian W. Bartholomae, BundeswehrUniversity Munich; Chang Woon Nam, ifoInstitute; Alina M. Schoenberg, BundeswehrUniversity MunichPolicentric structure and the coagglomeration ofeconomic activities in Bogota: A nonparametricperspective. Hernan Enriquez, Universidad SergioArboleda; Antonio Avendano, Universidad SergioArboledaHierarchical central‐place system and well‐beingoptimization for sustainable economic growthDaisuke Nakamura, ICSEADManagerial arrangements as determinants of thespatial dispersion of economic activities CarlosEduardo Lobo e Silva, Pontificia UniversidadeCatolica do Rio Grande do Sul26

Thursday, 08 November 2012Policy Competition and/or the Housing MarketMichiel Gerritse, VU University AmsterdamDiscussants: Michiel Gerritse, VU University Amsterdam Carlos Eduardo Lobo e Silva, Pontificia UniversidadeCatolica do Rio Grande do Sul Florian W. Bartholomae, Bundeswehr UniversityMunich Hernan Enriquez, Universidad Sergio Arboleda Daisuke Nakamura, ICSEAD19. UEA: Topics in Urban Economics: ThursdayNovember 8 | 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Provinces IOrganizers: Matthew Turner, University of Toronto;Jan Brueckner, UC Irvine; Maria Ferreyra, CarnegieMellon UniversityChair: Brian Adams, University of MinnesotaRegulation, Rents and ’Iconic Design’: estimatesof the value of trophy architects in the tightlyconstrained London office market Paul Cheshire,London School of Economics; Gerard Dericks,London School of EconomicsTime Is Money: An Empirical Examination of theDynamic Effects of Regulatory Uncertainty onResidential Subdivision Development DouglasWrenn, Ohio State University; Elena Irwin, OhioState UniversityThe Determinants of Residential Vacancy Rates:Paul Cheshire, London School of Economics;Christian Hilber, London School of Economics;Hans Koster, Free University Amsterdam/SERCMigration and Agglomeration Among MotorVehicle Parts Suppliers Brian Adams, University ofMinnesotaDiscussants: Elena G. Irwin, The Ohio State Univesity Paul Cheshire, London School of Economics Brian Adams, University of Minnesota Christian Hilber, London School of Economics27

Thursday, 08 November 201220. Infrastructure I: Selected Issues: ThursdayNovember 8 | 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Provinces IIChair: Marco PercocoSurface Transportation and Regional Output: ASpatial Panel Approach Zhenhua Chen, GeorgeMason University; Kingsley E. Haynes, GeorgeMason UniversityRegulated input price, vertical separation, andleadership in free entry markets NoriakiMatsushima, Osaka University; ToshihiroMatsumura, University of TokyoResidential Segregation, GovernanceFragmentation, and Disparity in Public ServiceProviding: The Case of Shanghai Huiping Li,Shanghai U. of Finance and Economics (SHUFE);Qingfang Wang, The University of North Carolinaat Charlotte; Wei Shi, Shanghai University ofFinance and Economics; Zhongwei Deng,Highways, local economic structure and urbandevelopment: quasi‐experimental evidence fromItalian cities Marco Percoco,Regional competitiveness and road accessibility:a historical analysis for Europe 1955‐2012 DirkStelder, University of GroningenDiscussants: Marco Percoco Huiping Li, Shanghai U. of Finance and Economics(SHUFE) Noriaki Matsushima, Osaka University Dirk Stelder, University of Groningen Zhenhua Chen, George Mason University21. Knowledge, Innovation and Territory: ThursdayNovember 8 | 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | QuebecOrganizer: Roberta Capello, Politecnico di MilanoChair: Roberta Capello, Politecnico di MilanoProximity, Networking and KnowledgeProduction in Europe Raffaele Paci, University ofCagliari; Emanuela Marrocu, University ofCagliari; Stefano Usai , CRENoS28

Thursday, 08 November 2012Territorial patterns of innovation and economicgrowth: Innovation and efficiency in Europeanregions Roberta Capello, Politecnico di Milano;Camilla Lenzi, Politecnico di MilanoR&D, Socio‐Economic Conditions and theterritorial dynamics of Innovation in the UnitedStates. Riccardo Crescenzi, London School ofEconomics; Andres Rodriguez‐Pose, LondonSchool of EconomicsAn ’extended’ Knowledge Production Functionapproach to the genesis of innovation in theEuropean regions Sylvie Charlot, INRA; RiccardoCrescenzi, London School of Economics; AntonioMusolesi, INRA, GAELDiscussants: Sylvie Charlot, INRA Riccardo Crescenzi, London School of Economics Raffaele Paci, University of Cagliari Roberta Capello, Politecnico di Milano10:00 AM‐10:30 AM22. Coffee Break ‐ Thursday morning Provinces Foyer10:30 AM‐12:00 PM23. NARSC Presidential Plenary: RegionalDevelopment in the Cross‐Border Economy:Thursday November 8 | 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM |Confederation II/IIIOrganizer & Chair: William Anderson, University ofWindsorPanelists: David Davidson, University of Western Washington Kathryn Friedman, University of Buffalo RegionalInstitute29

Thursday, 08 November 201212:00 PM‐1:30 PM24. RSAI LRPC: Thursday November 8 | 12:00 PM –1:30 PM | Spruce(By Invitation)1:30 PM‐3:30 PM25. Trade, Innovation and Development: ThursdayNovember 8 | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | AlbertaOrganizer: Mark Brown, Statistics CanadaChair: Antonio Accetturo, Bank of ItalyCity structure and policy competition: the role ofgovernment objectives Michiel Gerritse, VUUniversity AmsterdamExports and innovation. Do regions really matter?Enrique Lopez‐Bazo, University of Barcelona;Elisabet Motellón, Open University of CataloniaInnovation and trade. Evidence from Italianmanufacturing firms Antonio Accetturo, Bank ofItaly ; Andrea R. Lamorgese, Bank of Italy; MatteoBuggamelli, Bank of Italy; Andrea Linarello, Bankof ItalyDiscussants: Antonio Accetturo, Bank of Italy Michiel Gerritse, VU University Amsterdam Enrique Lopez‐Bazo, University of Barcelona26. Regional Development I: Location andAgglomeration: Thursday November 8 | 1:30 PM –3:30 PM | British ColumbiaOrganizers: Elizabeth A Mack, Arizona StateUniversity; Alessandra Faggian, Ohio State UniversityChair: Elizabeth A Dobis, Purdue UniversityWhen Spatial Equilibrium Fails: Is Place‐BasedPolicy Second Best? Mark D. Partridge, Ohio StateUniversity ; Dan S. Rickman, Oklahoma StateUniversity; M. Rose Olfert, University of30

Thursday, 08 November 2012Saskatchewan; Ying Tan, Oklahoma StateUniversityAnalyzing Changes in the Advice and SupportNetwork of an Industrial Cluster Using SocialNetwork Analysis Neil Reid, Univ. Of Toledo;Bruce W. Smith, Bowling Green State University;Paula S. Ross, University of ToledoAgglomeration in the European automobilesupplier industry Thomas H. Klier, FederalReserve Bank of Chicago; Dan McMillen,Urban Hierarchy, Population, and Markets: ASmooth Transition Grid Cell Approach for the U.S.Elizabeth A. Dobis, Purdue University; JohnCromartie, USDA Economic Research Service;Raymond Florax, Purdue UniversityDiscussants: Neil Reid, Univ. Of Toledo Thomas H. Klier, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Elizabeth A Dobis, Purdue University Dan S Rickman, Oklahoma State University27. UEA: Knowledge Spillovers: Thursday November8 | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | Governor General IOrganizers: Matthew Turner, University of Toronto;Jan Brueckner, UC Irvine; Maria Ferreyra, CarnegieMellon UniversityChair: Max Nathan, London School of Economics andSpatial Economics Research CentreLocalization and Co‐Localization within an UrbanArea Stephen Billings, University of NorthCarolina‐Charlotte; Erik Johnson, QuinnipiacUniversityLocalized knowledge spillovers and patentcitations: A distance‐based approach YasusadaMurata, Nihon University; Ryo Nakajima,Yokohama National University; RyosukeOkamoto, National Graduate Institute for PolicyStudies; Ryuichi Tamura, Yokohama NationalUniversityMy precious! The location and diffusion ofscientic research: evidence from the SynchrotronDiamond Light Source Christian Helmers, UC3M;Henry Overman, London School of Economics31

Thursday, 08 November 2012Do inventors talk to strangers? How spatial socialinstitutional and ethnic proximity shapescollaborative knowledge creation RiccardoCrescenzi, London School of Economics andSpatial Economics Research Centre; Max Nathan,London School of Economics and SpatialEconomics Research Centre; Andrés Rodríguez‐Pose, London School of Economics and SpatialEconomics Research CentreDiscussants: Yasusada Murata, Nihon University Henry Overman, London School of Economics Max Nathan, London School of Economics andSpatial Economics Research Centre Stephen Billings, University of North Carolina‐Charlotte28. UEA: Congestion: Thursday November 8 | 1:30PM – 3:30 PM | Governor General IIOrganizers: Matthew Turner, University of Toronto;Jan Brueckner, UC Irvine; Maria Ferreyra, CarnegieMellon UniversityChair: Matthew Turner, University of TorontoDynamic Congestion Pricing and the Split‐SecondConsumer Decision to Enter a Toll Lane ChunyingXie, University of MinnesotaBottleneck congestion in a monocentric citySergejs Gubins, VU University Amsterdam; Erik T.Verhoef, VU University AmsterdamDaily Commuting Without Queueing MarcusBerliant, Washington University in St. LouisSpeed Matthew Turner, University of Toronto;Victor Couture, University of Toronto; GillesDuranton, University of TorontoDiscussants: Sergejs Gubins, VU University Amsterdam Marcus Berliant, Washington University in St. Louis Matthew Turner, University of Toronto Chunying Xie, University of Minnesota32

Thursday, 08 November 201229. UEA: Urban Land Use: Thursday November 8 |1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | Governor General IIIOrganizers: Matthew Turner, University of Toronto;Jan Brueckner, UC Irvine; Maria Ferreyra, CarnegieMellon UniversityChair: Wendong Zhang, THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITYSimultaneous Optimization of Building Size LotSize and Zonal Boundaries Tatsuhito Kono,Tohoku University; Joshi Kirti Kusum,Razing San Francisco: The 1906 Disaster as aNatural Experiment in Understanding Urban LandUse James Siodla, University of California IrvineTests of the urban economic model using a newmeasure of leapfrog development WendongZhang, THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY; DouglasWrenn, Ohio State University; Elena G. Irwin, THEOHIO STATE UNIVERSITYWelfare Gains from Relaxation of Land‐UseRestrictions: The Case of India’s Building‐HeightLimits Jan Brueckner, UC Irvine; Kala Sridhar,Public Affairs Center IndiaDiscussants: James Siodla, University of California Irvine Wendong Zhang, The Ohio State University Jan Brueckner, UC Irvine Tatsuhito Kono, Tohoku University30. Spatial Statistics: Applications I: ThursdayNovember 8 | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | Les SaisonsChair: Rajesh Paleti, University of Texas ‐ AustinRethinking Priority Development Zones: A SpatialAnalysis of Multidimensional Poverty in MexicoMyrna L. Sastre Gutierrez, UniversidadAutonoma de CoahuilaSpatial correlation and clustering in estimatingthe effects of cohesion policy using NUTS3 LionelVEDRINE,Regional and Interregional Economic Impacts ofSeverance Taxes Dennis P. Robinson, Universityof Arkansas at Little Rock33

Thursday, 08 November 2012A Spatial Multivariate Count Model of FirmLocation Decisions Rajesh Paleti, University ofTexas ‐ Austin ; Chandra R. Bhat, The Universityof Texas at Austin; Palvinder Singh, ParsonsBrinckerhoffDiscussants: Paolo Postiglione, University of Chieti‐Pescara Carlos Frederico Uchoa, Federal University ofPernambuco Chandra R Bhat, The University of Texas at Austin Whitney T Farhat, Howard University31. Human Capital II: Productivity and Innovation:Thursday November 8 | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM |ManitobaOrganizer: Mark Brown, Statistics CanadaChair: Sandy Dall Erba, University of ArizonaBalanced Skills and the City: An Analysis of theRelationship between Entrepreneurial SkillBalance, Thickness, and Innovation MichaelFritsch, University of Jena; Elisabeth Bublitz,Friedrich Schiller University; Michael Wyrwich,Friedrich Schiller University JenaKnowledge assets and regional performanceEmanuela Marrocu, University of Cagliari ;Raffaele Paci, University of CagliariThe impact of private, public and human capitalon the US counties and states economies: theory,extensions and evidence Sandy Dall Erba,University of Arizona; Irving Llamosas‐Rosas,University of ArizonaThe Chicken‐Egg of Knowledge Workers andAdvanced Technology Industries Mark D.Partridge, Ohio State University ; Belal Fallah,Palestine Polytechnic University; Michael Betz,Ohio State UniversityPlease, stand on the right; are Dutch recentgraduates getting off the escalator faster? ViktorA. Venhorst, University of Groningen; Jouke vanDijk, University of GroningenDiscussants:34

Thursday, 08 November 2012 Dusan JC Paredes, Universidad Catolica del Norte Junbo Xue, Chinese Academy of Sciences Viktor A. Venhorst, University of Groningen Thomas A Knapp, Penn State Wilkes‐Barre Campus Sandy Dall Erba, University of Arizona32. Commuter Behavior: Thursday November 8 |1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | New BrunswickOrganizers: Kara Kockelman, The University of Texas,Austin; David Boyce, Northwestern UniversityChair: Pavlos Kanaroglou, McMaster UniversityCan Active Commuting Help Stem the ObesityEpidemic? An Endogenous Treatment Model ofObserved Commuter Choice Tim Wojan, USDAEconomic Research Service ; Karen S. Hamrick,USDA Economic Research ServiceAnalyzing Commuter Train User Behavior: ADecision Framework For Access Mode AndStation Choice Vincent Chakour, McGillUniversity; Naveen Eluru, McGill UniversityPaper WithdrawnConcepts and Indices on Excess Commuting: ACritical Evaluation Pavlos Kanaroglou, McMasterUniversity; Tufayel Chowdhury, McMasterUniversitySocial Satisfaction, Commuting, andNeighborhoods Elizabeth C. Delmelle, Universityof North Carolina at Charlotte; Eva Haslauer,University of Salzburg; Thomas Prinz, ResearchStudio iSpaceDiscussants: Pavlos Kanaroglou, McMaster University No discussant Tim Wojan, USDA Economic Research Service Elizabeth C Delmelle, University of North Carolinaat Charlotte Vincent Chakour, McGill University35

Thursday, 08 November 201233. Regional/Rural Development I: Policy: ThursdayNovember 8 | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | NewfoundlandOrganizers: Stephan Weiler; Peter Schaeffer, WestVirginia UniversityChair: Harvey Cutler, Colorado State UniversityEmployment Lock in Rural Areas David Mushinski,Colorado State UniversityDefault Options and Local Prohibition: Measuringthe Impact on Alcohol Accessibility Mark Burkey,North Carolina A&T State UniversityDo Welfare Recipients Respond the Same to TANFand Low‐Income Policies Across Urban and RuralRegions? Donald Hirasuna, Federal Reserve Bankof MinneapolisChoosing the Best Way to Raise State TaxRevenue: A CGE Analysis Harvey Cutler, ColoradoState University ; Stephen Davies, Colorado StateUniversity; Martin Shields, Colorado StateUniversityDiscussants: Mark Burkey, North Carolina A&T State University Harvey Cutler, Colorado State University David Mushinski, Colorado State University Donald Hirasuna, Federal Reserve Bank ofMinneapolis34. Air Quality and Transport: Thursday November 8| 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | Nova ScotiaOrganizers: Kara Kockelman, The University of Texas,Austin; David Boyce, Northwestern UniversityChair: Timothy Sider, McGill UniversityEconometric Estimation and Qualitative Analysisof a Dynamic Commodity‐Flow Model forStudying Impacts of Globalization andInfrastructure System Changes on Regional AirQuality Jialie Chen, Cornell University ; KieranDonaghy, Cornell UniversityEvaluating the Effects of Traffic Operation andTechnology on Transit Bus Emissions Ahsan Alam,McGill University; Marianne Hatzopoulou, McGillUniversity36

Thursday, 08 November 2012Carbon footprint of induced traffic from Highway25 Extension Project Shohel Reza Amin,Concordia University; Luis E Amador‐Jiménez,Concordia UniversityEconomic Assessment of Electric Vehicle Societyin Toyohashi City, Japan‐ ACGE ModellingApproach‐ Yuzuru MIYATA, Toyohashi Universityof Technology; Hiroyuki Shibusawa, ToyohashiUniversity of Technology; ShamsunnaharKhanam, Toyohashi University of TechnologyDiscussants: Yuzuru Miyata, Toyohashi University of Technology Shohel Reza Amin, Concordia University Jialie Chen, Cornell University Ahsan Alam, McGill University35. UEA: Theory: Thursday November 8 | 1:30 PM –3:30 PM | Provinces IOrganizers: Matthew Turner, University of Toronto;Jan Brueckner, UC Irvine; Maria Ferreyra, CarnegieMellon UniversityChair: Maximilian von Ehrlich, ETH ZurichSpatial versus Social Mismatch Yves Zenou,Stockholm UniversitySpatial Segregation and Urban Structure PierrePicard, U. Luxembourg; Pascal Mossay, U.ReadingReal Estate Brokers and the Dynamics ofSegregation Amine Ouazad, INSEAD and LondonSchool of EconomicsAgglomeration and credit constraints Maximilianvon Ehrlich, ETH Zurich; Tobias Seidel, ETH ZurichDiscussants: Pierre Picard, U. Luxembourg Amine Ouazad, INSEAD and London School ofEconomics Maximilian von Ehrlich, ETH Zurich Yves Zenou, Stockholm University37

Thursday, 08 November 201236. Infrastructure III: Technology: ThursdayNovember 8 | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | Provinces IIChair: Peter L Stenberg, Economic Research ServicePan‐European digital networks: a spatialperspective Emmanouil Tranos, VU University;Peter Nijkamp, VU UniversityBroadband Provision and New Firm FormationJitendra Parajuli, George Mason University;Kingsley E. Haynes, George Mason UniversityBroadband Internet and Firm Entry: Evidencefrom Rural Iowa Younjun Kim, Iowa StateUniversity; Peter F. Orazem, Iowa StateUniversityBroadband Technology Adoption in RuralHouseholds Peter L. Stenberg, EconomicResearch ServiceEvaluating the Evidence of Transport Investmentand Economic Growth: Re‐distributive andGenerative Effects David A. King, ColumbiaUniversity; Lauren Fischer, Columbia UniversityDiscussants: David A King, Columbia University Peter L Stenberg, Economic Research Service Emmanouil Tranos, VU University Jitendra Parajuli, George Mason University37. GeoComputation 1: Spatial Analysis and GIS:Thursday November 8 | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM |QuebecOrganizers: Suzana Dragicevic, Simon FraserUniversity; Jean‐Claude F Thill, Univ. of North Carolinaat CharlotteChair: Michael Carroll, Bowling Green State UniversityComparative Space‐Time Analysis of WarnNotices Michael Carroll, Bowling Green StateUniversity ; Xinyue Ye, Bowling Green StateUniversityA heuristic approach for delineating functionalregions Kamyoung Kim, Kyungpook NationalUniversity; Yongwan Chun, University of Texas ‐Dallas; Hyun Kim, University of Tennessee38

Thursday, 08 November 2012Integration of soft computing with GIS formodeling land‐use suitability Richard Minardi,Simon Fraser University ; Suzana Dragicevic,Simon Fraser University; Jozo Dujmovic, SanFrancisco State UniversityA Semi‐Automated Software Framework forDelineating Oil And Well Pad Footprints InAlberta, Canada Verda Kocabas, BlackbridgeGeomaticsDiscussant: Stephanie Kleinschmidt, Arizona State University3:00 PM‐3:30 PM38. Coffee Break ‐ Thursday afternoon ProvincesFoyer4:00 PM‐5:30 PM39. Papers in Regional Science Editorial Team:Thursday November 8 | 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM |Spruce(By Invitation)4:00 PM‐6:00 PM40. Trade, Labor and Resources: Thursday November8 | 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | AlbertaOrganizer: Mark Brown, Statistics CanadaChair: Yasuhiro Takarada, Nanzan UniversityThe Rise of the East and the Far East: GermanLabor Markets and Trade Integration JensSuedekum, University of Duisburg‐Essen;Wolfgang Dauth, IAB Institute for EmploymentResearch; Sebastian Findeisen, University ofZurichRecycling Subsidies and Import Tariffs inVertically Related Markets Hajime Sugeta, Kansai39

Thursday, 08 November 2012University; Takayoshi Shinkuma, KansaiUniversityGeographical interregional trade frictions: Anapproach based on municipal data Jorge DiazLanchas, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid;Carlos Llano Verduras, Universidad Autonoma deMadrid; José L. Zofío, Universidad Autonoma deMadridDiscussants: Kathrine E. Richardson, San Jose State University Stephan Brunow, Institute for EmploymentResearch Jorge Diaz Lanchas, Universidad Autonoma deMadrid41. Trade, transport & industry interactions:Thursday November 8 | 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM |British ColumbiaOrganizers: Kara Kockelman, The University of Texas,Austin; David Boyce, Northwestern UniversityChair: Jeffrey Peter, Statistics CanadaThe effects of transport subsidies on firmperformance: A regional analysis using microdata Kent Eliasson, ; Niklas Hanes, UmeåUniversity; Johan Lundberg, UmeÃ¥ university,SwedenRevisiting the border effect in Europe and Spain:New results using region‐to‐region intra‐nationaland inter‐national flows. Nuria Gallego Lopez,Universidad Autonoma de Madrid; Carlos LlanoVerduras, Universidad Autonoma de MadridEstimation of a road freight demand model forMexico. Amado Crotte, Mexico Ministry ofCommunications and Transport; Omar Del ValleColosio, Mexico Ministry of Communications andTransportTrends in the Canadian airline industry: Astatistical review Jeffrey Peter, Statistics Canada ;Lawrence McKeown, Statistics CanadaDiscussants: Amado Crotte, Mexico Ministry ofCommunications and Transport40

Thursday, 08 November 2012 Kent Eliasson Jeffrey Peter, Statistics Canada Nuria Gallego Lopez, Universidad Autonoma deMadrid42. UEA: Long Run Growth: Thursday November 8 |4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Governor General IOrganizers: Matthew Turner, University of Toronto;Jan Brueckner, UC Irvine; Maria Ferreyra, CarnegieMellon UniversityChair: Shawn Kantor, University of Califoria ‐ Merced& NBER Entrepreneurship and Urban Growth: AnEmpirical Assessment with Historical Mines EdGlaeser, Harvard University; Sari Kerr, WellesleyCollege; William Kerr, Harvard Business School Market potential and city growth: Spain 1860‐1960 Elisabet Viladecans‐Marsal, Universitat deBarcelona; Rafael González‐Val, Universitat deBarcelona; Daniel Tirado‐Fabregat, Universitat deValenica Spatial Takeoff in the First Industrial RevolutionAlex Trew, University of St Andrews Private Gains from Public University Research:The Case of Productivity Spillovers fromAgricultural Experiment Stations Shawn Kantor,University of Califoria ‐ Merced & NBER;Alexander Whalley, University of Califoria ‐Merced & NBERDiscussants: Elisabet Viladecans‐Marsal, Universitat deBarcelona Alex Trew, University of St Andrews Shawn Kantor, University of Califoria ‐ Merced &NBER William Kerr, Harvard Business School43. UEA: Transportation Theory: ThursdayNovember 8 | 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | GovernorGeneral IIOrganizers: Matthew Turner, University of Toronto;Jan Brueckner, UC Irvine; Maria Ferreyra, Carnegie41

Thursday, 08 November 2012Mellon UniversityChair: Ioannis Tikoudis, VU University AmsterdamA Bathtub Model of Downtown TrafficCongestion Richard Arnott, University ofCalifornia RiversideCost Recovery of Congested Infrastructure underMarket Power Erik Verhoef, VU UniversityOn revenue recycling and the welfare effects ofsecond best congestion pricing in a monocentriccity Ioannis Tikoudis, VU University Amsterdam;Erik Verhoef, VU University; Jos Van Ommeren,VU University AmsterdamDiscussants: Erik Verhoef, VU University Ioannis Tikoudis, VU University Amsterdam Richard Arnott, University of California Riverside44. UEA: Education and Neighborhood Choice:Thursday November 8 | 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM |Governor General IIIOrganizers: Matthew Turner, University of Toronto;Jan Brueckner, UC Irvine; Maria Ferreyra, CarnegieMellon UniversityChair: Henry Pollakowski, Harvard UniversityPeer Effects in Education Sport and ScreenActivities: Local Aggregate or Local Average?Eleonora Patacchini, Syracuse University;Xiaodong Liu, University of Colorado at Boulder;Yves Zenou, Stockholm UniversityCharter School Entry and School Choice: The Caseof Washington D.C. Maria Ferreyra, CarnegieMellon University; Grigory Kosenok, NewEconomic SchoolEstimating Neighborhood Choice Models: Lessonsfrom a Housing Assistance Experiment SebastianGaliani, Washington University in St Louis; AlvinMurphy, Washington University in St Louis; JuanPantano, Washington University in St LouisEstimating the Long‐Term Economic Effects ofChildren’s Housing: Using Data Density andRegression Discontinuity Design for IdentificationJohn Haltiwanger, University of Maryland; Mark42

Thursday, 08 November 2012Kutzbach, US Census Bureau; Henry Pollakowski,Harvard University; Daniel Weinberg, US CensusBureau; Fredrik Andersson, Office of theComptroller of the CurrencyDiscussants: Maria Ferreyra, Carnegie Mellon University Alvin Murphy, Washington University in St Louis Henry Pollakowski, Harvard University Eleonora Patacchini, Syracuse University45. Journal of Regional Science Special Session: NewLooks at Urban Agglomeration: Thursday November8 | 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Les SaisonsChair: Mark D Partridge, Ohio State UniversityRoads, Railroads and Decentralization of ChineseCities Vernon Henderson, Brown UniversityThe task content of employment in US Cities1880‐2000 Stephen Redding, PrincetonUniversity; Guy Michaeles, LSE; Ferdinand Rauch,Oxford UniversityDiscussants: Marlon Boarnet, USC Carlianne Patrick, Georgia State University46. Productivity: Thursday November 8 | 4:00 PM –6:00 PM | ManitobaOrganizer: Mark Brown, Statistics CanadaChair: Xi Tian, Oklahoma State UniversityEffects of Sub‐Centres in Labour Productivity,Firm Formation and Urban Growth: Evidencefrom Barcelona Metropolitan Region JaumeMasip Tresserra, Polytechnic University ofCataloniaThe impact of structural and macroeconomicfactors on regional productivity. Sabine D’Costa,Queen Mary University of London; EnriqueGarcilazo, OECD; Joaquim Oliveira Martins, OECDEuropean regions productivity gaps. RaquelOrtega‐Argiles, University of Groningen; Claudio43

Thursday, 08 November 2012Cozza, Formit Foundation; Maria Cristina Piva,Universita Cattoloica Del Sacro CuoreCorporate Tax Reform in China Xi Tian, OklahomaState University; Abdul Munasib, Oklahoma StateUniversityDiscussants: Xi Tian, Oklahoma State University Raquel Ortega‐Argiles, University of Groningen Jaume Masip Tresserra, Polytechnic University ofCatalonia Sabine D’Costa, Queen Mary University of London47. Disasters & Climate Change Thursday November8 | 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | New BrunswickChair: Cecile Detang‐Dessendre, INRAClimate Change and the Urban EnvironmentAdaptation in Korea: Risk Assessment andDevelopment of the Indices. Minsu Son, SUNY‐Buffalo; Jiyoung Park, SUNY ‐ Buffalo; Brian H.S.Kim, Seoul National University; Chang Sug Park,Korea Environment Institute; Jungeun Kang,Korea Environment InstituteThe Rule of Social Capital for Climate ChangeAdaptation in Coastal Transportation KIYOMIKAWAMOTO, Hokkaido University of EducationIs sprawling residential behavior influenced byclimate? cecile Detang‐Dessendre, INRA; CyrusGrout, University of Washington; Jean cavailhes,INRA; Alban Thomas, INRAClimate Co‐benefits of Tighter SO₂ and NOxRegulations in China Kyung‐Min Nam,Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Caleb J.Waugh, Massachusetts Institute of Technology;Sergey Paltsev, Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology; John M. Reilly, MassachusettsInstitute of Technology; Valerie J. Karplus,Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyLong‐Term Hydrologic Impact of Urbanizationusing SWMM and L‐THAI Mohammad AminHedayati, City of SadraDiscussants:44

Thursday, 08 November 2012 Mohammad Amin Hedayati, City of Sadra Minsu Son, SUNY‐Buffalo Kyung‐Min Nam, Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology KIYOMI KAWAMOTO, Hokkaido University ofEducation cecile Detang‐Dessendre, INRA48. Regional/Rural Development II:Entrepreneurship and Labor Markets ThursdayNovember 8 | 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | NewfoundlandOrganizers: Stephan Weiler; Peter Schaeffer, WestVirginia UniversityChair: Anil Rupasingha, Federal Reserve Bank ofAtlantaEntrepreneurship, Information, and Income DevinBunten, University of California ‐ Los Angeles ;Eric Thompson, University of Nebraska ‐ Lincoln;Stephan Weiler,Determinants of Female Entrepreneurship Acrossthe United States Tessa Conroy, Colorado StateUniversityRural rebound: Determinants of metro to nonmetromigration in the U.S. Anil Rupasingha,Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta; Yongzheng Liu,Georgia State University; Mark D. Partridge, OhioState UniversityDiscussants: Anil Rupasingha, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Devin Bunten, University of California ‐ Los Angeles Tessa Conroy, Colorado State University49. Culture and Amenities Thursday November 8 |4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Nova ScotiaChair: Xiaodong Fu, RENMIN University of ChinaA Case for Amenity‐Driven Growth? EstimatingHeterogeneous Household Demands for LakeAmenities and Industrial Disamenities in theGreat Lakes Region Heather Stephens, CaliforniaState University, Long Beach; H. Allen Klaiber,45

Thursday, 08 November 2012Ohio State University; Elena Irwin, Ohio StateUniversityCultural environment and the economy of cities:Does culture affect local productivity and urbanamenities of American cities? Brahim Boualam,University of GenevaRegional Air Quality and Happiness in GermanyFrank Goetzke, University of LouisvilleDesign a new mechanism for protection andexploitation of cultural heritage Xiaodong Fu,RENMIN University of China; Shanshan Li,Renmin University of ChinaDiscussants: Xiaodong Fu, RENMIN University of China Frank Goetzke, University of Louisville Heather Stephens, California State University, LongBeach Brahim Boualam, University of Geneva50. UEA: Agglomeration 2 Thursday November 8 |4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Provinces IOrganizers: Matthew Turner, University of Toronto;Jan Brueckner, UC Irvine; Maria Ferreyra, CarnegieMellon UniversityChair: Thomas Holmes, University of MinnesotaAgent‐Based Models of Agglomeration and CityFormation Arthur O’Sullivan, Economics Lewis &Clark CollegeWhy Has Urban Inequality Increased? NathanielBaum‐Snow, Brown University; MatthewFreedman, Cornell University; Ronni Pavan,University of RochesterDoes Self‐Employment MeasureEntrepreneurship? Evidence from Great BritainGiulia Faggio, Spatial Economics Research Centre(SERC) London School of Economics.; Silva Olmo,The Joint Production of Goods and Ideas: WhenIndustry Moved to the South did InnovationFollow? Thomas Holmes, University ofMinnesota; Bitmaro Kim, University of MinnesotaDiscussants:46

Thursday, 08 November 2012 Nathaniel Baum‐Snow, Brown University Silva Olmo Thomas Holmes, University of Minnesota Arthur O’Sullivan, Economics Lewis & Clark College51. Infrastructure II: Technology Thursday November8 | 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Provinces IIOrganizers: Kara Kockelman, The University of Texas,Austin; David Boyce, Northwestern UniversityChair: David Boyce, Northwestern UniversitySpatial and Temporal Coordination ofMaintenance and Rehabilitation Works inTransportation Asset Management AhmadrezaFaghih‐Imani, Concordia University; Luis EAmador‐Jiménez, Concordia UniversityAuctions for private congestible infrastructuresVincent AC van den Berg,Advantaged bidders for private infrastructuresVincent AC van den Berg,Assigning User Class Link Flows Uniquely toUrban Road Networks David Boyce,Northwestern University; Jun Xie, TongjiUniversityDiscussants: David Boyce, Northwestern University Ahmadreza Faghih‐Imani, Concordia University David Boyce, Northwestern Univeristy Ahmadreza Faghih‐Imani, Concordia University52. RRS Editorial Board: Thursday November 8 | 4:00PM – 6:00 PM | Room TBA(By Invitation)54. Agriculture I: Thursday November 8 | 4:00 PM –6:00 PM | QuebecChair: Denise Imori, University of São PauloThe Impact of Climate Change on the South‐WestUS Agriculture: the Ricardian Approach Revisited47

Thursday, 08 November 2012Sandy Dall Erba, University of Arizona; FrancinaDominguez, University of ArizonaEvaluation of Structural Problem of JapaneseAgriculture under Climate Change: Utilizing theDynamic CGE model Yuko Akune, ReitakuUniversity ; Mitsuru okiyama,; SuminoriTokunaga, University of TsukubaDoes proprietor wealth influence small businessdecisions? Land appreciation and farm businessoutput, investment and borrowing JeremyWeber, USDA Economic Research Service ; NigelKey, USDA Economic Research ServiceDiscussants: Jeremy Weber, USDA Economic Research Service Jeremy Weber, USDA Economic Research Service Yuko Akune, Reitaku University5:30 PM‐6:30 PM55. Papers in Regional Science Editorial Board:Thursday November 8 | 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM | Spruce(By Invitation)7:00 PM ‐ 9:00 PM56. NARSC Reception: Thursday November 8 | 7:00PM – 9:00 PM | Governor General Ballroom48

Friday, 09 November 2012Friday, 09 November 20127:00 AM‐8:00 AM57. JRS Editorial Board Meeting: Friday November 9| 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM | CedarChair: Mark D Partridge, Ohio State University(By Invitation)8:00 AM‐10:00 AM58. Econometric Models I: Friday November 9 | 8:00AM – 10:00 AM | AlbertaChair: Harry H Kelejian, University of Maryland ‐College ParkEconomic Contagion under Uncertainly: Using aCGE Model with the Monte Carlo ExperimentHiroshi Sakamoto, The International Centre forthe Study of East Asian Development (ICSEAD)Estimation of Spatial Models with EndogenousWeighting Matrices, and an Application to aDemand Model for Cigarettes Harry H. Kelejian,University of Maryland ‐ College Park ;Gianfranco Piras, West Virginia UniversityA policy‐analysis tool for evaluating thedistributional effects of regional traffic emissionsand population exposure to air pollution TimothySider, McGill University; Ahsan Alam, McGillUniversity; Muhammad Zukari, McGill University;Hussam Dugum, McGill University; NathanGoldstein, McGill University; Naveen Eluru,McGill University; Marianne Hatzopoulou, McGillUniversityA New Spatial Multiple Discrete‐ContinuousModeling Approach to Land Use Change AnalysisChandra R. Bhat, The University of Texas atAustinDiscussants:49

Friday, 09 November 2012 Timothy Sider, McGill University Hiroshi Sakamoto, The International Centre for theStudy of East Asian Development (ICSEAD) Harry H Kelejian, University of Maryland ‐ CollegePark Solmaria Halleck Vega, University of Groningen59. CRSA AGM: Friday November 9 | 8:00 AM –10:00 AM | Birch60. Regional Development II: Migration: FridayNovember 9 | 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | BritishColumbiaOrganizers: Elizabeth A Mack, Arizona StateUniversity; Alessandra Faggian, The Ohio StateUniversityChair: Steve Deller, University of Wisconsin ‐ MadisonRent/Value Ratios in Spatial Disequilibrium:Booming versus Lagging Cities AlessandraFaggian, The Ohio State University; PhilipGraves,; Mark D. Partridge, Ohio State UniversityCollege Student Migration in the United States,2000‐2009: Implications for Regional HumanCapital Distribution Alessandra Faggian, The OhioState University; Rachel S. Franklin, BrownUniversityRecreational Housing and Rural EconomicDevelopment Steve Deller, University ofWisconsin ‐ MadisonHealth and regional development: evidence fromdemographic and health transition in Italy MarcoPercoco,Discussants: John I. Carruthers, The George WashingtonUniversity Steve Deller, University of Wisconsin ‐ Madison Rachel S. Franklin, Brown University Philip Graves, University of Colorado ‐ Boulder61. UEA: Cities and Development: Friday November9 | 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Governor General I50

Friday, 09 November 2012Organizers: Matthew Turner, University of Toronto;Jan Brueckner, UC Irvine; Maria Ferreyra, CarnegieMellon UniversityChair: Laura Hering, Erasmus UniversityIs Urbanizatiuon in Sub‐Saharan Africa Different?Vernon Henderson, Brown University; MarkRoberts, World Bank and Cambridge University;Adam Storeygard, Tufts UniversitySuburbanization and Highways: When theRomans the Bourbons and First Automobiles StillShape Spanish Cities Miquel‐Angel Garcia‐Lopez,Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona ‐ Institutd’Economia de Barcelona; Adelheid Holl, CSICInstitute for Public Goods and Policies; ElisabetViladecans‐Marsal, Universitat de BarcelonaThe Effects of Fiscal Equalization on HousingMarkets: Evidence from Brazil Daniel Da Mata,University of CambridgeEnvironmental policy and trade performance:Evidence from China Laura Hering, ErasmusUniversity; Sandra Poncet, Université de ParisDiscussants: Miquel‐Angel Garcia‐Lopez, Universitat Autonomade Barcelona ‐ Institut d’Economia de Barcelona Daniel Da Mata, University of Cambridge Laura Hering, Erasmus University Vernon Henderson, Brown University62. UEA: Fuel Prices, Parking: Friday November 9 |8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Governor General IIOrganizers: Matthew Turner, University of Toronto;Jan Brueckner, UC Irvine; Maria Ferreyra, CarnegieMellon UniversityChair: Martijn Kobus, VU University AmsterdamThe Effect of Gasoline Taxes and Public TransitInvestments on Driving Patterns Elisheba Spiller,Resources for the Future; Heather Stephens,Department of Economics California StateUniversity Long Beach; Christopher Timmins,;Allison Smith,51

Friday, 09 November 2012Distorted parking supply Jos Van Ommeren, VUUniversity Amsterdam; Jesper de Groote, VU;Giuliano Mingardo,Carpooling and Driver Responses to Fuel PriceChanges: Evidence from Traffic in Los AngelesAntonio Bento, Cornell University; JonathanHughes, University of Colorado Boulder; DanielKaffine, Colorado School of MinesThe on‐street parking premium and car drivers’choice between street and garage parkingMartijn Kobus, VU University Amsterdam; EvaGutiérrez‐i‐Puigarnau, VU University Amsterdam;Piet Rietveld, VU University Amsterdam; Jos VanOmmeren, VU University AmsterdamDiscussants: Jos Van Ommeren, VU University Amsterdam Jonathan Hughes, University of Colorado Boulder Martijn Kobus, VU University Amsterdam Elisheba Spiller, Resources for the Future63. UEA: Effects of Foreclosures: Friday November 9| 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Governor General IIIOrganizers: Matthew Turner, University of Toronto;Jan Brueckner, UC Irvine; Maria Ferreyra, CarnegieMellon UniversityChair: Yi Niu, University of Maryland College ParkWhat Can We Learn From Hedonic Models WhereMarkets are Domianted by Foreclosures JeffreyZabel, Tufts University; Edward Coulson,Pennsylvania State UniversityHousing Price Fluctuations and Home Sales IssiRomem, UC Berkeley Economics Dept.Labor Market and Regional Reallocation Effectsof Housing Busts Plamen Nenov, BI NorwegianBusiness SchoolJob Losses and Housing Foreclosures: Evidencefrom the State of Maryland Chengri Ding,University of Maryland College Park; Yi Niu,University of Maryland College ParkDiscussants:52

Friday, 09 November 2012 Issi Romem, UC Berkeley Economics Dept. Plamen Nenov, BI Norwegian Business School Yi Niu, University of Maryland College Park Jeffrey Zabel, Tufts University64. Urban Economic Theory & Analysis I: FridayNovember 9 | 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Les SaisonsChair: Stefan Leknes, Norwegian University of Scienceand TechnologyRegional Capability and Regional Disparity JunKoo, Korea University ; Hee chul Lee, KoreauniversityWhat’s the Holdup? An Empirical Analysis of theLand Assembly Problem Michael Gedal, New YorkUniversityEuropean cities growth: local, geographical ornetworking spillovers? Catherine Baumont,Université de Bourgogne; Rachel Guillain,Université de BourgogneUrbanity and education: Investigating amenitylevel differences across Norwegian regions StefanLeknes, Norwegian University of Science andTechnology; Fredrik carlsen, NorwegianUniversity of Science and TechnologyDiscussants: John R Miron, University of Toronto Harris Selod, The World Bank Xiaofei Li, Purdue University Giorgio Fazio, Università degli Studi di Palermo65. RSAmericas Board Meeting: Friday November 9 |8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | ManitobaOrganizer: Patricio Aroca, Universidad Catolica delNorte(By Invitation)66. Community and Social Development: FridayNovember 9 | 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | New BrunswickChair: Luz Saavedra, University Of St Thomas53

Friday, 09 November 2012A Study On Success Factor Of ConflictManagement In National Development Project :Focused on Changes In The NGOs Roles SongheeYoo, Korea UniversityRegional Development and Women’s Rights inQuébec Denyse Côté, University du Quebec enOutaouais; Camille Tremblay‐Fournier, Universitédu Québec à MontréalEnvironmental Satisfaction in Chinese CitiesChunhua Wang,Cross‐Country Spillovers in the Creation of SocialTrust Luz Saavedra, University Of St Thomas;Robert J. Riley, , University of St. ThomasDiscussants: Luz Saavedra, University Of St Thomas Chunhua Wang Songhee Yoo, Korea University Denyse Côté, University du Quebec en Outaouais67. Firm Structure, Trade and Development: FridayNovember 9 | 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | NewfoundlandOrganizer: Mark Brown, Statistics CanadaChair: Knut Ingar WesterenInternationalization, competition and the effortsby companies in BRIC countries to enter marketsin USA and Europe. Knut Ingar Westeren, Nord‐Trøndelag University CollegeEmployment trends of German multinationalsinvesting in the Czech Republic Michael Moritz,Institute for Employment Research (IAB);Veronika Hecht, Institute for EmploymentResearch (IAB)Innovation and its sources in Swedish cities andtowns. Hans Westlund, KTH & JIBSKnut Ingar Westeren, Nord‐Trøndelag UniversityCollegeDiscussants: Michael Moritz, Institute for Employment Research(IAB) Erik Dietzenbacher, University of Groningen54

Friday, 09 November 201268. Housing I: Mortgage, Foreclosure, and Crisis:Friday November 9 | 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | NovaScotiaChair: Michael S Moore, University of ToledoThe Impact of Housing Submarkets and UrbanForm on the Foreclosure Crisis in U.S. UrbanCounties Indro Ray, Indian Institute of HumanSettlements; Subhrajit Guhathakurta, GeorgiaInstitute of TechnologyThe Relationship Between the Timing of theHousing and Labor Market Crises and Doubling‐Up: An MSA‐Level Analysis, 2005‐2010 WilliamRogers, University Of Missouri Saint Louis; AnneE. Winkler, University of Missouri ‐ St. LouisDenied: A 2006 and 2009 Comparison ofMortgage Lending in the Toledo MetropolitanStatistical Area. Michael S. Moore, University ofToledoPolicy Failures, Moral Hazards and Greed inHousing and Financial Market: Lessons fromKorea Ji‐Chung Yang, Seoul National UniversityDiscussants: Maria Plotnikova, Aberystwyth University Nicolas E. Coulombel, Université Paris Est Debarshi Indra, University at Buffalo, The StateUniversity of New York Laura H Atuesta, Inter‐American DevelopmentBank69. UEA: City Size Distribution: Friday November 9 |8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Provinces IOrganizers: Matthew Turner, University of Toronto;Jan Brueckner, UC Irvine; Maria Ferreyra, CarnegieMellon UniversityChair: Suzanne Kok, University of GroningenUS City Size Distribution: Robustly Pareto butOnly in the Tail Yannis Ioannides, TuftsUniversity; Spyros Skouras, Athens University ofEconomics and BusinessThe size distribution across all ’cities’ù: A unifyingapproach Kristian Giesen, University of Duisburg‐55

Friday, 09 November 2012Essen; Jens Suedekum, University of Duisburg‐EssenOn the number and size of cities/jurisdictionswithin a large metropolitan area Carl Gaigné,INRA Rennes; stéphane Riou, GATE L‐SEUniversity of Saint‐Etienne; Jacques‐FrançoisThisse, CORE CREA HSETown and city jobs: job contents skills and citysize Suzanne Kok, University of GroningenDiscussants: Kristian Giesen, University of Duisburg‐Essen Jacques‐François Thisse, CORE CREA HSE Suzanne Kok, University of Groningen Yannis Ioannides, Tufts University70. Location Modeling I: Friday November 9 | 8:00AM – 10:00 AM | Provinces IIOrganizers: Tony H Grubesic, Drexel University;Timothy C Matisziw, University of Missouri ‐ ColumbiaChair: Timothy C Matisziw, University of Missouri ‐ColumbiaEvaluating Greece’s new administrative units: ACase Example Using Location‐AllocationModeling. Yorgos N. Photis, University ofThessaly; Argiro Papafragaki, national technicalGeographic Approaches for ModelingRemoteness Timothy C. Matisziw, University ofMissouri ‐ Columbia ; Tony H. Grubesic, DrexelUniversityGeographical flows decomposition: acomparative analysis Yongwan Chun, Universityof Texas ‐ Dallas ; Daniel A. Griffith, University ofTexas ‐ DallasEvaluating polygon overlay to support coveragemodeling Ran Wei, Arizona State University; AlanT. Murray, Arizona State UniversityDiscussants: Hyun Kim, University of Tennessee Rick Church, University Of California At SantaBarbara56

Friday, 09 November 2012 Matthew R Niblett, University of California, SantaBarbara Yorgos N. Photis, University of Thessaly71. GeoComputation 2: Spatial Modeling: FridayNovember 9 | 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | QuebecOrganizers: Suzana Dragicevic, Simon FraserUniversity; Jean‐Claude F Thill, Univ. of North Carolinaat CharlotteChair: Xinyue Ye, Bowling Green State UniversityVisualizing and Detecting Space‐Time ChainXinyue Ye, Bowling Green State University ;Michael Carroll, Bowling Green State University;Ling Wu, Zhongnan University of Economics &LawMarkov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) Simulation ofGeostatistical Variogram Parameters ofUnstructured Spatial Soil Test Phosphorus usingGibbs Sampler Alaba Boluwade, McGill UniversityModeling Land Use/ Land Cover Impacts of aMajor Employer in Rural Areas Sudeshna Ghosh,University of CincinnatiModeling spatial dependence: the importance ofchoosing a method in geo‐computation Oleg A.Smirnov, The University of ToledoMapping Brazilian Economic and Social ScenarioUsing GIS, Multivariate Statistics and NeuralNetworks Joao F. de Abreu, Pontifical CatholicUniversity of Minas Gerais‐BrazilDiscussant: Oleg A Smirnov, The University of Toledo10:00 AM‐10:30 AM72. Coffee Break ‐ Friday morning Provinces Foyer10:30 AM‐12:30 PM73. Econometric Models II: Friday November 9 |10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Alberta57

Friday, 09 November 2012Chair: Dennis P Robinson, University of Arkansas atLittle Rock Is Spatially Bootstrapping a Panacea for ValidInference? Torben Klarl, University of Augsburg Model Selection using J‐test for the SpatialAutoregressive Model vs. the Matrix ExponentialSpatial Model Xiaoyi Han, Ohio State Univerisity;Lung‐fei Lee, Ohio State University On Spatial Econometric Models, Spillover Effects,and W Solmaria Halleck Vega, University ofGroningen; Paul Elhorst, University of Groningen Discrete Spatial Model of Voting Behavior Oleg A.Smirnov, The University of ToledoDiscussants: Oleg A Smirnov, The University of Toledo Dennis P Robinson, University of Arkansas at LittleRock Torben Klarl, University of Augsburg Xiaoyi Han, Ohio State Univerisity74. Regional Development III: Entrepreneurship:Friday November 9 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | BritishColumbiaOrganizers: Elizabeth A Mack, Arizona StateUniversity; Alessandra Faggian, The Ohio StateUniversityChair: Michael Fritsch, University of JenaSpatio‐temporal dynamics of high technologyentrepreneurship: A comparison of California andNew England (1999‐2006) Haifeng Qian,Cleveland State University; Xinyue Ye, BowlingGreen State UniversityDoes Broadband Boost Entrepreneurship? AnEconometric Evaluation of the Impact ofBroadband Internet Connections onEntrepreneurial Activity Elizabeth A. Mack,Arizona State UniversityExternalities or Entrepreneurial Human Capital:Investigating the sources of localization in thestudy of start‐up business survival Henry C.Renski, University of Massachusetts Amherst58

Friday, 09 November 2012 Regional Knowledge and Innovative Start‐ups ‐‐An Empirical Investigation for Germany 1995‐2008 ‐‐ Michael Fritsch, University of Jena;Ronney Aamoucke, Friedrich Schiller UniversityDiscussants: Elizabeth A Mack, Arizona State University Henry C. Renski, University of MassachusettsAmherst Michael Fritsch, University of Jena Haifeng Qian, Cleveland State University75. UEA: Taxes and the Location of EconomicActivity: Friday November 9 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM| Governor General IOrganizers: Matthew Turner, University of Toronto;Jan Brueckner, UC Irvine; Maria Ferreyra, CarnegieMellon UniversityChair: Elizabeth Fisher, University of GeorgiaDo welfare benefits deter migration? Jordi Jofre‐Monseny, Economia Pública Economia Política iEconomia EspanyolaTaxe Induced Migration of High IncomeForeigners: Quasi‐Experimental Evidence fromSwitzerland. Kurt Schmidheiny, Universität Basel;Michaela Slotwinski, Universität Basel; FrankSomogyi, Deutsche BundesbankTax Avoidance and Business Location in a StateBorder Model Shawn Rohlin, The University ofAkron; Stuart Rosenthal, Syracuse University;Amanda Ross, West Virginia UniversityResidency Requirements and House Prices: ANatural Experiment from Ohio Carolyn Dehring,University of Georgia; Elizabeth Fisher, Universityof GeorgiaDiscussants: Kurt Schmidheiny, University of Basel Stuart Rosenthal, Syracuse University Elizabeth Fisher, University of Georgia Jordi Jofre‐Monseny, Economia Pública EconomiaPolítica i Economia Espanyola59

Friday, 09 November 201276. UEA: Effects of Transportation InfrastructureInvestment: Friday November 9 | 10:30 AM – 12:30PM | Governor General IIOrganizers: Matthew Turner, University of Toronto;Jan Brueckner, UC Irvine; Maria Ferreyra, CarnegieMellon UniversityChair: Alex Anas, State University of New York atBuffaloVestiges of Transit: Path Dependence and theModern City Leah Brooks, Federal Reserve Boardof Governors; Byron Lutz, Federal Reserve Boardof GovernorsAirports and the Production of Goods andServices Nicholas Sheard, Aix‐Marseille School ofEconomicsAirports and Urban Growth: Evidence from aQuasi‐Natural Policy Experiment Bruce A.Blonigen, University of Oregon and NBER; AncaD. Cristea, University of OregonTransit oriented development (TOD) in a systemof cities: Alex Anas, State University of New Yorkat BuffaloDiscussants: Nicholas Sheard, Aix‐Marseille School of Economics Anca D. Cristea, University of Oregon Alex Anas, State University of New York at Buffalo Leah Brooks, Federal Reserve Board of Governors77. UEA: Housing Finance: Friday November 9 |10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Governor General IIIOrganizers: Matthew Turner, University of Toronto;Jan Brueckner, UC Irvine; Maria Ferreyra, CarnegieMellon UniversityChair: Edward Kung, UCLACan ’’High Costs’’ Rationalize Weak Demand forthe Home Equity Conversion Mortgage? ThomasDavidoff, UBCFinancial Repression and Housing Investment: AnAnalysis of the Korean Chonsei Jinwon Kim,University of California Irvine60

Friday, 09 November 2012Payment Changes and Default Risk: The Impactof Refinancing on Expected Credit Losses JosephTracy, Federal Reserve Bank of NY; JoshuaWright, Federal Reserve Bank of NYInterest Rates and Fundamental Fluctuations inHome Values Albert Saiz, University ofPennsylvaniaDiscussants: Jinwon Kim, University of California Irvine Joseph Tracy, Federal Reserve Bank of NY Albert Saiz, University of Pennsylvania Thomas Davidoff, UBC78. Urban Economic Theory & Analysis II: FridayNovember 9 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Les SaisonsChair: Bo Jiang, Southwestern University of Financeand EconomicsVoice, Exit, and the Development of UrbanHierarchy: Evidence from Early Modern Europe.Sidney Turner, George Mason UniversityDelimiting the postmodern urban center: ananalysis of urban amenity clusters in Los AngelesSamuel G. Krueger, University of SouthernCaliforniaPopulation Decline and Service Continuity: SpatialPatterns of Site Consolidation in a Linear MarketAsao Ando, Tohoku University; Kazuki Suzuki,Tohoku UniversityOpportunity Cost of Land and Urban Growth BoJiang, Southwestern University of Finance andEconomicsDiscussants: Hee chul Lee, Korea university Michael Gedal, New York University Catherine Baumont, Université de Bourgogne Stefan Leknes, Norwegian University of Science andTechnology61

Friday, 09 November 201279. Agriculture II: Friday November 9 | 10:30 AM –12:30 PM | ManitobaChair: Jeremy L Sage, Washington State UniversityCounter‐Hegemonic Possibilities: Recovering theSpaces of Food Consumption? Jeremy L. Sage,Washington State UniversityFood‐related energy use in the U.S.: Amultiregional assessment Patrick Canning, USDAEconomic Research Service ; HamidehEtemadnia, PSUThe Local Economic Impact of the Farm Boom onthe Corn Belt in the Midwest: A spatialeconometric perspective Comlanvi MartinKONOU, University of Nebraska ‐ LincolnProduction efficiency of farm households andbusiness farms in the Brazilian regions DeniseImori, University of São Paulo ; Joaquim J.M.Guilhoto, University of Sao Paulo; Fernandopostali, University of São PauloDiscussants: Denise Imori, University of São Paulo Jeremy L Sage, Washington State University Patrick Canning, USDA Economic Research Service Comlanvi Martin KONOU, University of Nebraska ‐Lincoln80. Spatial Modeling: Friday November 9 | 10:30 AM– 12:30 PM | New BrunswickOrganizer: Tony H Grubesic, Drexel UniversityChair: Peter L Stenberg, Economic Research ServiceTesting the New Economic Geography usingMicrodata John Francis, Louisiana TechUniversity; Yuqing Zheng, RTI InternationalNew Economic Geography and ReunifiedGermany at Twenty: A Fruitful Match? FrankBickenbach, Kiel Institute for the World Economy; Eckhardt Bode, Kiel Institute for the WorldEconomyAre LUTI models efficient? Development of anassessment methodology and application to themodel PIRANDELLO Nicolas E. Coulombel,62

Friday, 09 November 2012Université Paris Est; Jean Delons, Cofiroute;Guillaume Curnier, CofirouteAgglomeration and directional imbalance oftransport costs: the role of density economiesKenmei TSUBOTA, Institute of DevelopingEconomies, Japan External Trade Organization;Kiyoyasu Tanaka, Institute of DevelopingEconomiesDiscussants: Eckhardt Bode, Kiel Institute for the WorldEconomy Carlos Eduardo Lobo e Silva, Pontificia UniversidadeCatolica do Rio Grande do Sul Nicolas E. Coulombel, Université Paris Est Tony H Grubesic, Drexel University81. Regional/Rural Development III: Energy and theGreat Recession: Friday November 9 | 10:30 AM –12:30 PM | NewfoundlandOrganizers: Stephan Weiler; Peter Schaeffer, WestVirginia UniversityChair: Peter Schaeffer, West Virginia UniversityGrowing Fuels and Jobs? The Effect of EthanolPlants on Local Employment Tim Komarek,Valdosta State University ; Soren Anderson,Michigan State UniversityThe Reach of the ’Shale Gas Revolution’:Extraction, Employment, and Spillovers JeremyWeber, USDA Economic Research ServiceWhere in the rural was the economic downturn?Rural Canada in the OECD context Ray Bollman,Rural Development InstituteRegional Science Reconsidered Peter Schaeffer,West Virginia University ; Randy Jackson, WestVirginia University; James Bukenya, AlabamaA&M UniversityDiscussants: Jeremy Weber, USDA Economic Research Service Tim Komarek, Valdosta State University Peter Schaeffer, West Virginia University Ray Bollman, Rural Development Institute63

Friday, 09 November 201282. Housing II: Pricing: Friday November 9 | 10:30AM – 12:30 PM | Nova ScotiaChair: Luis A. Galvis, Banco de la Republica ‐ ColombiaA Simultaneous Spatial Model of HedonicHousing Price and Neighborhood Composition inU.S. Metropolitan Areas Yan Bao, Ohio StateUniversityThe Repeat Rent Index Edward Coulson, PennState University; Brent Ambrose, Penn State; JiroYoshida, Penn StateA Spatial Price Index for Urban Housing inColombia: A Matching Approach Luis A. Galvis,Banco de la Republica ‐ Colombia; BladimirCarrillo, Banco de la RepublicaThe Impact Of Rural Hospitals On Rural HousingPrices In Illinois: A Hedonic Approach CristinaMiller, University of Illinois at ChicagoEstimating Housing Price Indices for 10 MSAs forIllinois ESTEBAN LOPEZ, University of Illinois;Minshu Du, University of Illinois ‐ Urbana‐Champaign; Geoffrey Hewings, University ofIllinois ‐ Urbana‐ChampaignDiscussants: Indro Ray, Indian Institute of Human Settlements William Rogers, University Of Missouri Saint Louis Cristina Miller, University of Illinois at Chicago ESTEBAN LOPEZ, University of Illinois Michael S Moore, University of Toledo83. UEA: Wages and the Cost of Living: FridayNovember 9 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Provinces IOrganizers: Matthew Turner, University of Toronto;Jan Brueckner, UC Irvine; Maria Ferreyra, CarnegieMellon UniversityChair: David Bieri, University of MichiganImmigrants’ Real Wages J. Nicholas Dadson,Simon Fraser UniversityWages Rents Unemployment and the Quality ofLife Matthias Wrede, University of Erlangen‐Nuremberg64

Friday, 09 November 2012Are Poor Cities Cheap for Everyone? Non‐Homotheticity and the Cost of Living Across U.S.Cities Jessie Handbury, Columbia UniversityHousing Affordability with Local Wage and PriceVariation David Bieri, University of Michigan;Casey Dawkins, University of MarylandDiscussants: Matthias Wrede, University of Erlangen‐Nuremberg Jessie Handbury, Columbia University David Bieri, University of Michigan J. Nicholas Dadson, Simon Fraser University84. Location Modeling II: Friday November 9 | 10:30AM – 12:30 PM | Provinces IIOrganizers: Tony H Grubesic, Drexel University;Timothy C Matisziw, University of Missouri ‐ Columbia; Sergio Rodolfo Garate, Marquette UniversityChair: Sergio Rodolfo Garate, Marquette UniversityLand organization in the proximity of airports:the case of aerotropolis Rosella Nicolini,Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona; RicardoFlores‐Fillol, Universitat Rovira i Virgili; Miquel‐Angel Garcia‐Lopez, Universitat Autonoma deBarcelona ‐ Institut d’Economia de BarcelonaPutting a Price on Politics as Usual: Rural AirTransport in the United States Tony H. Grubesic,Drexel University; Alan T. Murray, Arizona StateUniversity; Timothy C. Matisziw, University ofMissouri ‐ ColumbiaEssential Air Service: A Local Geographic MarketPerspective Fangwu Wei, Drexel University; TonyH. Grubesic, Drexel UniversityMeasuring the Impact of Agglomeration onChilean Supermarket Productivity Sergio RodolfoGarate, Marquette University; AnthonyPennington‐Cross, Marquette UniversityDiscussants: Tony H Grubesic, Drexel University Kamyoung Kim, Kyungpook National University Alan T Murray, Arizona State University65

Friday, 09 November 2012 Rosella Nicolini, Universitat Autonoma deBarcelona85. GeoComputation 3: Cellular Automata: FridayNovember 9 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | QuebecOrganizers: Suzana Dragicevic, Simon FraserUniversity; Jean‐Claude F Thill, Univ. of North Carolinaat CharlotteChair: Fang Wang, University of CalgaryModelling regional Urban Dynamics: the JingJinJimetropolitical area in China Ruibo Han,University of Ottawa; Huhua Cao, University ofOttawaA Cellular Automata Model to Study ClassicalTechnical Change at Municipalities in Mexico1999‐2009 Jose Antonio Huitron, NationalUniversity of Mexico; Marcos Valdivia, NationalUniversity of MexicoSimulation of land use change and buildingconstruction for construction of new roadinfrastructure Shohel Reza Amin, ConcordiaUniversity; Luis E Amador‐Jiménez, ConcordiaUniversityEvaluation of land‐use planning scenarios in theeastern Elbow River watershed using a fine‐scalepatch‐based CA model Fang Wang, University ofCalgary; Danielle J. Marceau, University ofCalgaryDiscussant: Didier G. Leibovici, University of Leeds12:30 PM‐1:30 PM86. RSAI Fellows Lunch: Friday November 9 | 12:30PM – 1:30 PM | Room TBA(By Invitation)87. SRSA Business Lunch: Friday November 9 | 12:30PM – 1:30 PM | Room TBA(By Invitation)66

Friday, 09 November 201212:30 PM‐2:00 PM88. PRSCO Lunch: Friday November 9 | 12:30 PM –2:00 PM | Ontario(By Invitation)1:30 PM‐3:30 PM89. Econometric Models III: Friday November 9 |1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | AlbertaChair: Kara Kockelman, The University of Texas,AustinSpatial Panel Data Forecasting over DifferentHorizons, Cross‐Sectional and TemporalDimensions Matías Mayor, University of Oviedo ;Roberto Patuelli, University of BolognaState transfers at different moments in time: aspatial probit approach Paul Elhorst, Universityof Groningen; Pim Heijnen, University ofGroningen; Anna Samarina, University ofGroningen; Jan Jacobs, University of GroningenUsing a spatial bivariate probit model to analyzepublic school consolidation Olivier Parent,University of Cincinnati; David brasington,University of CincinnatiA Spatial Autoregressive Multinomial ProbitModel for Anticipating Land Use Change inAustin, Texas Yiyi Wang, The University of Texas,Austin; Kara Kockelman, The University of Texas,Austin; Paul Damien, The University of Texas,AustinDiscussants: Yiyi Wang, The University of Texas, Austin Matías Mayor, University of Oviedo Paul Elhorst, University of Groningen Olivier Parent, University of Cincinnati67

Friday, 09 November 201290. Regional Development IV: Knowledge andInnovation: Friday November 9 | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM| British ColumbiaOrganizers: Elizabeth A Mack, Arizona StateUniversity; Alessandra Faggian, The Ohio StateUniversityChair: Richard Shearmur, INRS UrbanisationModern Regional Innovation Policy. PhilipMcCann, University of Groningen; Raquel Ortega‐Argiles, University of GroningenHuman Capital, Knowledge Spillovers, and OneKind of Semi‐Endogenous Economic Growth inMultiple Regions Amit Batabyal, RochesterInstitute Of Technology; Hamid Beladi, Universityof Texas ‐ San AntonioLocal innovation and local growth: rethinking thegeography of innovation Richard Shearmur, InrsUrbanisationRegional Innovation Patterns and the EURegional Policy Reform: Towards SmartInnovation Policies Roberta Capello, Politecnicodi Milano; Roberto Camagni, Politecnico diMilanoDiscussants: Amit Batabyal, Rochester Institute Of Technology Richard Shearmur, INRS Urbanisation Roberta Capello, Politecnico di Milano Philip McCann, University of Groningen91. UEA: Agglomeration 3: Friday November 9 | 1:30PM – 3:30 PM | Governor General IOrganizers: Matthew Turner, University of Toronto;Jan Brueckner, UC Irvine; Maria Ferreyra, CarnegieMellon UniversityChair: Daniel Murphy, University of MichiganA Spatial Knowledge Economy Donald Davis,Columbia University; Jonathan Dingel, ColumbiaUniversityGeographical Concentration of Inter‐Organizational Collaborations Hiroyasu Inoue,Osaka Sangyo University; Kentaro Nakajima,68

Friday, 09 November 2012Tohoku University; Yukiko Saito, ResearchInstitute of Economy Trade and IndustryTravel demand and the consumption value ofurban density. Victor Couture, University ofTorontoUrban Density and the Substitution of MarketPurchases for Home Production Daniel Murphy,University of MichiganDiscussants: Kentaro Nakajima, Tohoku University Victor Couture, University of Toronto Daniel Murphy, University of Michigan Jonathan Dingel, Columbia University92. UEA: Trade: Friday November 9 | 1:30 PM – 3:30PM | Governor General IIOrganizers: Matthew Turner, University of Toronto;Jan Brueckner, UC Irvine; Maria Ferreyra, CarnegieMellon UniversityChair: Kristian Behrens, UQAMEconomic Relations Between EmploymentCenters Janet Kohlhase, Dept of EconomicsUniversity of Houston; Steven Craig, Dept ofEconomics University of Houston; Adam Perdue,Dept of Economics University of HoustonRoads and Trade: Evidence from the US GillesDuranton, University of Toronto; Peter M.Morrow, University of Toronto; Matthew A.Turner, University of TorontoTrade and Towns: On the Uneven Effects of TradeLiberalization Marius Brülhart, University ofLausanne; Céline Carrère, University of Geneva;Frédéric Robert‐Nicoud, University of GenevaUnweaving clusters: Manufacturing localizationand international trade in Canada 2001’ì2009Kristian Behrens, UQAMDiscussants: Peter M. Morrow, University of Toronto Frédéric Robert‐Nicoud, University of Geneva Kristian Behrens, UQAM Janet Kohlhase, Department of EconomicsUniversity of Houston69

Friday, 09 November 201293. UEA: Effects of Negative Housing Equity: FridayNovember 9 | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | GovernorGeneral IIIOrganizers: Matthew Turner, University of Toronto;Jan Brueckner, UC Irvine; Maria Ferreyra, CarnegieMellon UniversityChair: Morris A. Davis, University of Wisconsin ‐MadisonHousehold Mobility Negative Home Equity andEconomic Insecurity: Evidence from the2007’ì2009 SCF Panel Jesse Bricker, FederalReserve Board; Brian Bucks, Consumer FinancialProtection BureauNegative Equity and Wages Chris Cunningham,Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta; Rob Reed,University of AlabamaHow Does Home Equity Affect HomeownerMobility? Fredrik Andersson, Office of theComptroller of the Currency; Tom Mayock, Officeof the Comptroller of the CurrencyThe Role of Housing in Labor Reallocation MorrisA. Davis, University of Wisconsin ‐ Madison;Jonas D.M. Fisher, Federal Reserve Bank ofChicago; Marcelo Veracierto, Federal ReserveBank of ChicagoDiscussants: Chris Cunningham, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Tom Mayock, Office of the Comptroller of theCurrency Morris A. Davis, University of Wisconsin ‐ Madison Jesse Bricker, Federal Reserve Board94. Emissions Modeling & Greenhouse Gases: FridayNovember 9 | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | ManitobaOrganizers: Kara Kockelman, The University of Texas,Austin; David Boyce, Northwestern UniversityChair: Zhai Shiyan, East China Normal UniversityCapturing the Environmental Impacts of Isolatedand Area‐Wide Traffic Calming Measures Using aCombination of Traffic Simulation andMicroscopic Emission Modeling Golnaz70

Friday, 09 November 2012Ghafghazi, McGill University; MarianneHatzopoulou, McGill UniversityThe Low Carbon Fuel Standard: Greenhouse GasReduction Potential and Associated Costs in theState of Oregon Shengmao Mu, UC Davis;Lewison Lee lem, Jack Faucett AssoicatesThe Prediction of Carbon Emissions Demands inChina, America and India under the BalanceEconomic Growth Path Zhai Shiyan, East ChinaNormal University; Wang Zheng, ChineseAcademy of Sciences; Zhu Yongbin, ChineseAcademy of Sciences; Peng Yongming, East ChinaNormal UniversityDiscussants: Zhai Shiyan, East China Normal University Golnaz Ghafghazi, McGill University Shengmao Mu, UC Davis95. Spatial Statistics: Applications II : FridayNovember 9 | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | New BrunswickChair: Elena G. Irwin, The Ohio State UnivesityEconomic growth in Italian NUTS 3 provincesPaolo Postiglione, University of Chieti‐Pescara;Domenica Panzera, University of Chieti ‐ PescaraCrime spillover determinants: a spatial panelanalysis for Brazilian States Carlos FredericoUchoa, Federal University of Pernambuco ;Tatiane Ameida de Menezes, Federal Universityof Pernambuco BrazilPerspectives on Motherhood: A ComparativeAnalysis of Imagined and Actual MotherhoodWhitney Terrill Farhat, Howard UniversityA Semi‐Parametric Analysis of Land Prices inExurbia Matthew K. Gnagey, The Ohio StateUniversity; Elena G. Irwin, THE OHIO STATEUNIVERSITYDiscussants: Matthew K Gnagey, The Ohio State University71

Friday, 09 November 2012 Myrna L. Sastre Gutierrez, Universidad Autonomade Coahuila Lionel VEDRINE Rajesh Paleti, University of Texas ‐ Austin96. Regional/Rural Development IV: Local Food,Agriculture, and Growth: Friday November 9 | 1:30PM – 3:30 PM | NewfoundlandOrganizers: Stephan Weiler; Peter Schaeffer, WestVirginia UniversityChair: Stephen J Vogel, USDA/Economic ResearchServiceRegional Impacts of Non‐Traditional Agriculturein U.S. Counties Jason Brown, USDA EconomicResearch Service; Stephan Goetz, PennsylvaniaState University; Mary Ahearn, USDA EconomicResearch Service; Chyi‐lyi Liang, University ofVermontThe Robustness of Local Foods and RuralEconomic Growth Steve Deller, University ofWisconsin ‐ Madison ; Anna Haines, University ofWisconsin ‐ Stevens Point; Laura Brown,University of Wisconsin ‐ Extension; RandyFortenberry, Washington State UniversityThe Local Economic Impact of the Farm Boom onthe Corn Belt in the Midwest: A spatialeconometric perspective Comlanvi MartinKONOU, University of Nebraska ‐ LincolnFarm Portfolio Entrepreneurship and ItsImportance in the Rural Economy: A Canadianand US Comparison Stephen J Vogel,USDA/Economic Research Service; Ray Bollman,Rural Development InstituteDiscussants: Comlanvi Martin KONOU, University of Nebraska ‐Lincoln Stephen J Vogel, USDA/Economic Research Service Jason Brown, USDA Economic Research Service Steve Deller, University of Wisconsin ‐ Madison72

Friday, 09 November 201297. Housing III: Friday November 9 | 1:30 PM – 3:30PM | Nova ScotiaChair: Maria Plotnikova, Aberystwyth UniversityUrban upgrading in Rio de Janeiro: Evidence fromthe Favela‐Bairro program Laura H. Atuesta,Inter‐American Development Bank; Yuri Soares,Inter‐American Development BankA Discrete Choice Model of Single FamilyResidential Development Debarshi Indra,University at Buffalo, The State University of NewYork; Alex Anas, State University of New York atBuffaloThe determinants of the housing budget: ananalysis for French households Nicolas E.Coulombel, University Paris Est; Clémence Morel,University Paris‐EstHousing Privatization Choice in Russia: A CellularAutomata Approach. Maria Plotnikova,Aberystwyth University; Galina Shaposhnikova,Moscow State UniversityDiscussants: Yan Bao, Ohio State University Edward Coulson, Penn State University Maria Plotnikova, Aberystwyth University Luis A. Galvis, Banco de la Republica ‐ Colombia98. UEA: Crime and Housing: Friday November 9 |1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | Provinces IOrganizers: Matthew Turner, University of Toronto;Jan Brueckner, UC Irvine; Maria Ferreyra, CarnegieMellon UniversityChair: Jan Rouwendal, VU UniversityBurning Down the House: Moral Hazard andHouse Prices Michael Eriksen, University ofGeorgia; James Carson, University of GeorgiaForeclosures Crime and Housing Values: TowardsA Better Understanding of the Contagion EffectKeith Ihlanfeldt, Florida State University; TomMayock, Office of the Comptroller of theCurrency73

Friday, 09 November 2012The Effect of Vacant Building Demolitions onCrime Under Depopulation Christina Plerhoples,Michigan State UniversitySocial Interactions and Crime Revisited WimBernasco, VU University; Thomas de Graaff, VUUniversity; Jan Rouwendal, VU University;Wouter Steenbeek, VU UniversityDiscussants: Tom Mayock, Office of the Comptroller of theCurrency Christina Plerhoples, Michigan State University Jan Rouwendal, VU University Michael Eriksen, University of Georgia99. Location Modeling III: Friday November 9 | 1:30PM – 3:30 PM | Provinces IIOrganizers: Tony H Grubesic, Drexel University;Timothy C Matisziw, University of Missouri ‐ ColumbiaChair: Kuninori Nakagawa, Kushiro Public Universityof EconomicsModel Support for School Boundary PlanningTony H. Grubesic, Drexel University; Alan T.Murray, Arizona State University; Ran Wei,Arizona State University; Jing Yao, Arizona StateUniversity; William Lazarus, SEER AnalyticsSchool facility location‐allocation problems:modeling challenges, algorithmic developmentand visualization Min Chen, University of NorthCarolina ‐ Charlotte ; Jean‐Claude F. Thill, Univ. ofNorth Carolina at Charlotte; Eric Delmelle,University of North Carolina (Charlotte)A Time‐Geographic Analysis of Individuals’Activity Spaces in Urban Areas Yorgos N. Photis,University of ThessalySpatial competition in Varian’s model of salesKuninori Nakagawa, Kushiro Public University ofEconomicsDiscussants: Eric Delmelle, University of North Carolina(Charlotte)74

Friday, 09 November 2012 Ran Wei, Arizona State University Emre Demir, University of Missouri ‐ Columbia Kenmei TSUBOTA, Institute of DevelopingEconomies, Japan External Trade Organization100. GeoComputation 4: Modeling with Agents I:Friday November 9 | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM | QuebecOrganizers: Suzana Dragicevic, Simon FraserUniversity; Jean‐Claude F Thill, Univ. of North Carolinaat CharlotteChair: Andrew Crooks, George Mason UniversityThe Latin‐American urban network: An agentbasedmodeling approach Diego Silva Ardila,Universidad Industrial de SantanderLabor mobility and Creative Class acrossMetropolitan Areas of Mexico: an agent basedmodeling approach Marcos Valdivia , NationalUniversity of MexicoPreliminary Validation of a Dynamic HouseholdVehicle Transaction Model for an Agent‐BasedIntegrated Urban Microsimulation Model JaredAlistair Duivestein, University of Toronto; FrancoChingcuanco, University of Toronto; Eric J. Miller,University of TorontoThe Spread of Cholera in Dadaab Refugee Camps:An Agent Based Modeling Perspective AndrewCrooks, George Mason University ; AtesmachewHailegorgis, George Mason UniversityAn Agent‐Based Model of Plant Disease Diffusionand Control: Grapevine Leafroll Disease Shady S.S. Atallah, Cornell University; Miguel I. Gomez,Cornell University; Jon M. Conrad, CornellUniversity; Jan P. Nyrop, Cornell University; JonM. Conrad, Cornell University; Jan P. Nyrop,Cornell UniversityDiscussant: Xinyue Ye, Bowling Green State University75

Friday, 09 November 2012101. Urban Economic Theory III: Urban SpatialStructure: Friday November 9 | 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM |Les SaisonsChair: John R Miron, University of TorontoA recursive‐truncation approach to thedistribution of cities Giorgio Fazio, UniversitÃdegli Studi di Palermo; Marco Modica, IMTInstitute for Advanced Studies LuccaChanges in Urban Spatial Structure over Time: AMeta‐Analysis of Population Density GradientsXiaofei Li, Purdue University; Brigitte Waldorf,Purdue University; Raymond Florax, PurdueUniversityCity structure and informal property rights inWest Africa Harris Selod, The World Bank; LaraTobin, Paris School of EconomicsLand use planning and the organization of citiesJohn R Miron, University of TorontoDiscussants: Sidney Turner, George Mason University Samuel G Krueger, University of Southern California Asao Ando, Tohoku University Bo Jiang, Southwestern University of Finance andEconomics3:00 PM‐3:30 PM102. Coffee Break ‐ Friday afternoon Provinces Foyer4:00 PM‐6:00 PM103. Health: Friday November 9 | 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM| AlbertaChair: Todd Gabe, University Of MaineNutrition, Food Access and Social Behavior in aLow‐Income Minority Neighborhood TammyLeonard, ; Caitlin McKillop, University of Texas ‐Dallas76

Friday, 09 November 2012Variations in Park Amenity Valuations acrossNeighborhoods Tammy Leonard, ; James C.murdoch, University of Texas ‐ Dallas; Lei Zhang,Edinboro University of PA; Christy Hoehner,University of WashingtonUnconventional Natural Gas Development andInfant Health: Evidence from Pennsylvania ElaineHill, Cornell UniversityCosts of Childhood Obesity in Maine Todd Gabe,University Of MaineOptimal Spatial Allocation of Dialysis Machines inBrazil Pedro Amaral, Bank of ItalyDiscussants: Todd Gabe, University Of Maine Elaine Hill, Cornell University Tammy Leonard Pedro Amaral, Bank of Italy James C Murdoch, University of Texas ‐ Dallas104. Regional Development V: Arts and Culture:Friday November 9 | 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | BritishColumbiaOrganizers: Elizabeth A Mack, Arizona StateUniversity; Alessandra Faggian, The Ohio StateUniversityChair: Bruce A. Seaman, Georgia State University Non‐Profit Arts and Professional Sports: TheDemands on Local Governments William B.Beyers, University Of Washington Living Apart Together: The Economic Value ofEthnic Diversity in Cities Jessie Bakens, VUUniversity Amsterdam; Raymond Florax, PurdueUniversity; Peter Mulder, VU universityAmsterdam The Loving and Loathing of Lawyers: Chapter 16of NAFTA and North American Creative ClassCross Border Professional Labor Mobility KathrineE. Richardson, San Jose State University Is There Still an Arts/Sports Disparity in theTreatment of Capacity Constraints and Ex PostVerification Tests? Bruce A. Seaman, GeorgiaState University77

Friday, 09 November 2012Discussants: Jessie Bakens, VU University Amsterdam Kathrine E. Richardson, San Jose State University Bruce A. Seaman, Georgia State University William B. Beyers, University Of Washington105. UEA: A Tribute to John Quigley: FridayNovember 9 | 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | GovernorGeneral IOrganizer: Matthew Turner, University of TorontoChair: Vernon Henderson, Brown UniversityUrban Quantities and Amenities David Albouy,University of Michigan; Bryan Stuart, Universityof MichiganTipping Revisited: Neighborhood Context,Perceptions of Stability & The Pervasiveness ofTolerance in Los Angeles 1940‐2000 ChristianRedfearn, Price School of Public Policy, Universityof Southern California; Philip Ethington,University of Southern California106. International Migration: Friday November 9 |4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Governor General IIChair: Catalina Herrera, Cornell UniversityThe Preference for Larger Cities in China:Evidence from Rural‐Urban Migrants ChunbingXing, Beijing Normal University; Junfu Zhang,Clark UniversityModeling migration between different regions ina country Jose MG Martins, Universidade Aveiro;Eduardo Anselmo Castro, University of Aveiro;Carlos Jorge Silva, University of AveiroInternal Migration Flows by Skill Levels in Mexico:Agglomeration Economies vs Amenities forces.Jose Francisco Perez‐de la Torre, UNAM; MarcosValdivia , National University of Mexico; LuisQuintana‐Romero, National University of MexicoDeterminants of Internal Migration AmongSenegalese Youth Catalina Herrera, CornellUniversity; David Sahn , Cornell University78

Friday, 09 November 2012Discussants: Catalina Herrera, Cornell University Jose Francisco Perez‐de la Torre, UNAM Junfu Zhang, Clark University Jose MG Martins, Universidade Aveiro107. Real Estate: Friday November 9 | 4:00 PM –6:00 PM | Governor General IIIChair: Eyal ‐ Salinger, Technion, Center for Urban andRegional StudiesUsing Spatial Data Pooled over Time to EstimateDynamic and Spatial Marginal Effect: AnApplication based on Real Estate Data Jean Dube,Universite du Quebec a Rimouski; Diègo Legros,University of BurgundyAre real house prices stationary? Evidence fromnew panel and univariate data Jing Zhang, TheOhio State University; Robert de Jong, Ohio StateUniversity; Donald Haurin, Ohio State UniversityReal Estate Prices and the Impact of Public DebtMartin Micheli, RWIEstimating the Added Costs of ConservingBuildings with Cultural Heritage Value Eyal ‐.Salinger, Technion, Center for Urban andRegional Studies; Daniel Shefer, Techninon ‐Israel Institute of TechnologyDiscussants: Eyal ‐ Salinger, Technion, Center for Urban andRegional Studies Martin Micheli, RWI JING ZHANG, OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY Jean Dube, Universite du Quebec a Rimouski108. Economic Development I: Wages andInequality: Friday November 9 | 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM| Les SaisonsChair: Tetyana Z Beregovska, University of MissouriAsymmetric Patterns of Regional Income Growthand Decline Changkeun Lee, Seoul NationalUniversity; Euijune Kim, Seoul National University79

Friday, 09 November 2012Per Capita Personal Income Growth in the DeltaRegion: Categorization of Economic Performanceand Components of Population Change 1990‐2010 Gregory L. Hamilton, University of Arkansasat Little RockEconomic Growth in the State of Missouri:Application of Bayesian Hierarchical Model toHeterogeneous Neighborhoods of Counties’Earnings per Worker Tetyana Z. Beregovska,University of MissouriDiscussants: John M Clapp, U of Connecticut Kailas Venkitasubramanian, University of NorthCarolina at Charlotte Don Vandegrift109. Natural Resources: Friday November 9 | 4:00PM – 6:00 PM | ManitobaChair: Catalina Catalina Blanco, Universidad Central Mining and Regional Development David A.Fleming, CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences; ThomasMeasham, CSIRO Trade liberalisation and global‐scale foresttransition Rafael Gonzalez‐Val, Universitat deBarcelona & Institut d’Economia de Barcelona(IEB); Fernando Pueyo, University of Zaragoza By Sector Water Consumption Evaluation and anImproved LMDI Model: A case Study in Beijing,China xiuli liu, Academy of Mathematics andSystems Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences;Geoffrey Hewings, University of Illinois ‐ Urbana‐Champaign; xikang chen, Academy ofMathematics and Systems Science, ChineseAcademy of Sciences; shouyang wang, Academyof Mathematics and Systems Science, ChineseAcademy of Sciences The cases of Boyacá and Cesar: Networks andGovernance of Coal Mining in Colombia 2012Catalina Blanco, Universidad Central; JairoSantander,Discussants: Catalina Blanco, Universidad Central80

Friday, 09 November 2012 Xiuli Liu, Academy of Mathematics and SystemsScience, Chinese Academy of Sciences David A. Fleming, CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences Rafael Gonzalez‐Val, Universitat de Barcelona &Institut d’Economia de Barcelona (IEB)110. Evaluating Transportation Systems Using Equityand Other Metrics: Friday November 9 | 4:00 PM –6:00 PM | New BrunswickOrganizers: Kara Kockelman, The University of Texas,Austin; David Boyce, Northwestern UniversityChair: Timothy Welch, University of Maryland,College ParkShifting from Means to Distributions: ADemonstration of the Usefulness of DistributionalComparison Methods for Transportation EquityAnalysis Tierra S. Bills, University of California ‐Berkeley; Joan walker, University of California ‐BerkeleyHolistic Evaluation of Texas TransportationProjects and Policies: The Relative Roles ofTraveler Welfare, Emissions, Crashes and TravelTime Brice Nichols, The University of Texas,Austin; Daniel Fagnant, The University of Texas,Austin; Kara Kockelman, The University of Texas,AustinIndicators for assessing equity in public transportTimothy Welch, University of Maryland, CollegePark; Sabya Mishra, University of Maryland ‐College ParkA Negotiation Game Analysis of Airport andAirline Risk Sharing Contract katsuya hihara,University of TokyoDiscussants: Timothy Welch, University of Maryland, CollegePark Katsuya Hihara, University of Tokyo Tierra S. Bills, University of California ‐ Berkeley Brice Nichols, The University of Texas, Austin81

Friday, 09 November 2012111. Regional/Rural Development V: Education,Demographics, and Microfinance: Friday November9 | 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | NewfoundlandOrganizers: Stephan Weiler; Peter Schaeffer, WestVirginia UniversityChair: Edmund Tavernier, Rutgers UniversityA Reassessment of the Social and EconomicBenefits of Rural Schools on Local Communities:The Case of New York State SuteeAnantsuksomsri, Cornell University ; NijTontisirin, Cornell University; Joe D. Francis,Cornell University; John W. Sipple, CornellUniversityRural Canada is Growing, But Where? ADemographic Perspective Julie Belanger,Statistics CanadaIs the Relationship between NonmetropolitanCounty Education and Income Mediated byIndustry or Occupation? Is it What Counties Do orHow They Do It? David McGranahan, USDAEconomic Research Service ; Tim Wojan, USDAEconomic Research ServiceSocial Mobility through MicrofinanceIntervention: A case study of from India EdmundTavernier, Rutgers University ; Isaac Vellangany,Rutgers UniversityDiscussants: David McGranahan, USDA Economic ResearchService Edmund Tavernier, Rutgers University Nij Tontisirin, Cornell University Julie Belanger, Statistics Canada112. Environment and Waste: Friday November 9 |4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Nova ScotiaChair: Tingting Wu, Department of AgriculturalEconomics, McGill UniversityDoes the NIMBY strategy really promote a selfinterest?:Evidence from England’s wastemanagement policy Masashi Yamamoto,82

Friday, 09 November 2012University of Toyama; Yuichiro Yoshida, NationalGraduate Institute for Policy StudiesFrom the tank to climate change : multipleenvironmental impacts of wastewatermanagement Sophie Legras, INRARegionalization of ecological units: Module oneof a decision support tool for the design andevaluation of integrated water monitoringnetworks. Matthew D. Adams, McMasterUniversity; Pavlos Kanaroglou, McMasterUniversityVehicle Lifetime Trends and Scrappage Behaviorin the Used Car Market Antonio Bento, CornellUniversity; Kevin Roth, Cornell University;Yiou/Scarlett Zuo, Cornell UniversityA Life Cycle Inventory Analysis of Wood Pellets forQuebec Tingting Wu, Department of AgriculturalEconomics, McGill University; KakaliMukhopadhyay, Department of AgriculturalEconomics; Paul J. Thomassin, Department ofAgricultural EconomicsDiscussants: Tingting Wu, Department of AgriculturalEconomics, McGill University Antonio Bento, Cornell University Masashi Yamamoto, University of Toyama Sophie Legras, INRA Matthew D Adams, McMaster University113. RSAI Council: Friday November 9 | 4:00 PM –6:00 PM | Ontario(By Invitation)114. Industrial and Automotive Issues: FridayNovember 9 | 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Provinces IChair: Takayoshi Shinkuma, Kansai UniversityAgglomeration Economies on Production in theJapanese Automobile Manufacturing IndustrySuminori Tokunaga, University of Tsukuba; YukoAkune, Reitaku University; Masahiro Kageyama,Joyo Bank83

Friday, 09 November 2012 Industrial Agglomeration and DynamicExternalities in Japan’s Motor Metropolis: ASpatial Econometric Perspective Tetsu Kawakami,Kinki University; Eri Yamada, Nagoya University Measuring Brand Power Using Conjoint Analysis ‐Focusing on Chinese Compact Car Market‐Kyoungbong Woo, Korea National OpenUniversity An Empirical Analysis of Agglomeration, MarketPotential and Location Choice of JapaneseElectoronics, Automobile and Beverage Industriesin East Asia Suminori Tokunaga, University ofTsukuba; Yuko Akune, Reitaku University; MariaIkegawa, University of Tsukuba Tax versus Emission Permit in the Long RunTakayoshi Shinkuma, Kansai University; HajimeSugeta, Kansai UniversityDiscussants: Takayoshi Shinkuma, Kansai University Suminori Tokunaga, University of Tsukuba Tetsu Kawakami, Kinki University Kyoungbong Woo, Korea National Open University Suminori Tokunaga, University of Tsukuba115. Location Modeling IV: Friday November 9 | 4:00PM – 6:00 PM | Provinces IIOrganizers: Tony H Grubesic, Drexel University;Timothy C Matisziw, University of Missouri ‐ ColumbiaChair: Timothy C Matisziw, University of Missouri ‐Columbia A new perspective in dispersive facility locationmodeling Matthew R. Niblett, University ofCalifornia, Santa Barbara; Rick Church, UniversityOf California At Santa Barbara Spatial contiguity in cluster detection Alan T.Murray, Arizona State University; Ran Wei,Arizona State University; Tony H. Grubesic,Drexel University Pushing the envelope: solution strategies foroptimally solving large p‐median location84

Friday, 09 November 2012problems Rick Church, University Of California AtSanta BarbaraEvaluating Path Similarity Emre Demir, Universityof Missouri ‐ Columbia; Timothy C. Matisziw,University of Missouri ‐ ColumbiaDiscussants: Tony H Grubesic, Drexel University Eric Delmelle, University of North Carolina(Charlotte) Timothy C Matisziw, University of Missouri ‐Columbia Fangwu Wei, Drexel University116. GeoComputation 5: Modeling with Agents II:Friday November 9 | 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | QuebecOrganizers: Suzana Dragicevic, Simon FraserUniversity; Jean‐Claude F Thill, Univ. of North Carolinaat CharlotteChair: Andrew Crooks, George Mason UniversityA Microsimulation Model of Labor ForceUpdating for the Integrated Land Use,Transportation, Environment (ILUTE) ModelSystem Franco Chingcuanco, University ofToronto; Adam Harmon, University of Toronto;Aditya Dhoot, University of Toronto; Eric J. Miller,University of TorontoMulti‐Agent‐based Simulation on the Evolutionand Development of Chinese Regional Economywith Technology and Capital Diffusion WangZheng, Chinese Academy of Sciences ; GaoxiangGu, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Zixuan YAO,Department of Humanities and Social Sciences,Sichuan Normal University Chengdu CollegeIntegrating GIS and ABM to Explore SpatiotemporalDynamics of Slum Formation inAhmedabad, India Amit Patel, George MasonUniversity; Andrew Crooks, George MasonUniversity; Naoru Koizumi, George MasonUniversityTowards a realistic model of urban dynamicsthrough massive social data, agent‐basedmodelling and artificial intelligence calibration85

Friday, 09 November 2012methods Nick Malleson, University of Leeds;Mark Birkin, University of LeedsAgent‐Based Modeling of Climate Change, LandAcquisition and Household Dynamics in SouthernEthiopia Atesmachew B. Hailegiorgis, GeorgeMason UniversityDiscussant: Andrew Crooks, George Mason University6:15 PM‐8:00 PM117. Women in Regional Science: Friday November 9| 6:15 PM – 8:00 PM | Room TBA118. UEA Cocktail Reception: Friday November 9 |6:15 PM – 8:00 PM | Room TBA86

Saturday, 10 November 2012Saturday, 10 November 20128:00 AM‐10:00 AM119. Creative Cities and the Creative Class: SaturdayNovember 10 | 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | AlbertaChair: Amit Batabyal, Rochester Institute OfTechnologyThe Impact of the Built Environment on theLocation Choices of the Creative Class: Evidencefrom Thailand Yuri Mansury, Cornell University ;Nij Tontisirin, Cornell University; SuteeAnantsuksomsri, Cornell UniversityThe IOC’s Midas Touch: Summer Olympics andCity Growth Nicolai Wendland, DarmstadtUniversity of Technology; Voker Nitsch,Darmstadt University of TechnologyThe Creative Class, its Preferences, andUnbalanced Growth in an Urban Economy AmitBatabyal, Rochester Institute Of Technology;Peter Nijkamp, VU UniversityDiscussants: Nicolai Wendland, Darmstadt University ofTechnology Amit Batabyal, Rochester Institute Of Technology Yuri Mansury, Cornell University120. Regional Development VI: Amenities, Health,and Tourism: Saturday November 10 | 8:00 AM –10:00 AM | British ColumbiaOrganizers: Elizabeth A Mack, Arizona StateUniversity; Alessandra Faggian, The Ohio StateUniversityChair: Darla K Munroe, Ohio State UniversityTourism and regional growth in Europe RaffaelePaci, University of Cagliari; Emanuela Marrocu,University of Cagliari87

Saturday, 10 November 2012Spatial patterns of forest tourism in HockingCounty, Ohio Darla K. Munroe, Ohio StateUniversity; Caleb Gallemore, Ohio StateUniversity; Derek B. van Berkel, Ohio StateUniversityDoes tourism affect house prices? Some evidencefrom Italy Bianca Biagi, University of Sassari‐Italy;Maria Giovanna Brandano, University of Sassari‐Italy; Dionysia Dr Lambiri, University ofSouthamptonQuality of Life: A Worldview Riley J. Abbott,George Washington University; John I.Carruthers, The George Washington UniversityDiscussants: Caleb Gallemore, Ohio State University Bianca Biagi, University of Sassari‐Italy John I. Carruthers, The George WashingtonUniversity Raffaele Paci, University of Cagliari121. UEA: Human Capital in Cities: SaturdayNovember 10 | 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | GovernorGeneral IOrganizers: Matthew Turner, University of Toronto;Jan Brueckner, UC Irvine; Maria Ferreyra, CarnegieMellon UniversityChair: Sabine D’Costa, Queen Mary University ofLondonSmart City: Learning Effects and Labor ForceEntry Zhi Wang, Brown UniversityGeographic Concentration of Mergers &Acquisitions Steven Brakman, University ofGroningen; Harry Garretsen, University ofGroningen; Charles Van Marrewijk, University ofUtrechtWhat Drive the Geographic Concentration ofCollege Graduates in US? Evidence of Learning inCities from Internal Migration Yuming Fu,National University of Singapore; Wen‐Chi Liao,National University of SingaporeDoes labour market size have an effect on thewage growth of workers in Great Britain? Sabine88

Saturday, 10 November 2012D’Costa, Queen Mary University of London;Henry Overman, London School of EconomicsDiscussants: Steven Brakman, University of Groningen Wen‐Chi Liao, National University of Singapore Sabine D’Costa, Queen Mary University of London Zhi Wang, Brown University122. UEA: Environment: Saturday November 10 |8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Governor General IIOrganizers: Matthew Turner, University of Toronto;Jan Brueckner, UC Irvine; Maria Ferreyra, CarnegieMellon UniversityChair: Wouter Vermeulen, CPB Netherlands Bureaufor Economic Policy AnalysisHomeownership and NIMBYism: A spatialanalysis of airport effects Gabriel Ahlfeldt,London School of Economics; Wolfgang Maennig,University of HamburgSpatial and Social Disparities in the Benefits fromAir Quality Improvements Antonio Bento, CornellUniversity; Matthew Freedman, CornellUniversity; Corey Lang, University of RhodeIslandThe Dynamics of House Price Capitalization andLocational Sorting: Evidence from Air QualityChanges Corey Lang, University of Rhode IslandOn the value of foregone open space in sprawlingcities Wouter Vermeulen, CPB NetherlandsBureau for Economic Policy Analysis; JanRouwendal, VU UniversityDiscussants: Antonio Bento, Cornell University Corey Lang, University of Rhode Island Wouter Vermeulen, CPB Netherlands Bureau forEconomic Policy Analysis Gabriel Ahlfeldt, London School of Economics89

Saturday, 10 November 2012123. UEA: Labor Markets and Neighbourhoods:Saturday November 10 | 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM |Governor General IIIOrganizers: Matthew Turner, University of Toronto;Jan Brueckner, UC Irvine; Maria Ferreyra, CarnegieMellon UniversityChair: Nathan Schiff, Sauder School of BusinessUniversity of British ColumbiaDo Labor Market Networks Have An ImportantSpatial Dimension? Judith Hellerstein, Universityof Maryland; Mark Kutzbach, US Census Bureau;David Neumark, University of California IrvineThe Impact of Immigration on Local Labor MarketOutcomes of Native Workers: Panel DataEvidence Gregory Verdugo, Banque de France;Javier Ortega, City University LondonA Dynamic Model of Cities and Labor MarketDynamics Kyle Mangum, Georgia State UniversityDynamics of Ethnic Neighborhoods NathanSchiff, Sauder School of Business University ofBritish Columbia; Tianran Dai, BrownUniversityDiscussants: Gregory Verdugo, Banque de France Kyle Mangum, Georgia State University Nathan Schiff, Sauder School of Business Universityof British Columbia Mark Kutzbach, US Census Bureau124. Commuting and Congestion: SaturdayNovember 10 | 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Les SaisonsChair: Elizabeth C Delmelle, University of NorthCarolina at Charlotte The Spatial Effects of Traffic Congestion Joseph R.Nicholson, University of Georgia; Richard W.Martin, University of Georgia Sub‐Centres and mobility patterns: A study onSocial and Environmental Costs due toCommuting in the Barcelona MetropolitanRegion Jaume Masip Tresserra, PolytechnicUniversity of Catalonia90

Saturday, 10 November 2012Traffic Congestion and Gentrification: Do Citieswith Increasing Traffic Congestion LevelsExperience Greater Gentrification Pressure?Joseph R. Nicholson, University of Georgia;Richard W. Martin, University of GeorgiaSprawl, Congestion, Planning, and Demographics:The Complimentary and Contradictory Influenceson Growth and Intensification in Toronto ChrisHiggins, McMaster University; Pavlos Kanaroglou,McMaster UniversityCongestion and agglomeration externalities in ageneral equilibrium urban structure model YuvalKantor, VU University Amsterdam; Jos VanOmmeren, VU University Amsterdam; PietRietveld, VU University AmsterdamDiscussants: Chris Higgins, McMaster University Yuval Kantor, VU University Amsterdam Jaume Masip Tresserra, Polytechnic University ofCatalonia Joseph R Nicholson, University of Georgia Joseph R Nicholson, University of Georgia125. Labor I: Wages: Saturday November 10 | 8:00AM – 10:00 AM | ManitobaChair: John Francis, Louisiana Tech University Regional Characteristics of Reservation Wages ‐Determinants and Implications. Uwe Blien,Institut fuer Arbeitsmarkt‐ und Berufsforschung;Susanne Messmann, Federal EmploymentServices; Mark Trappmann, IAB Institute forEmployment Research The Impact of Migration on the Gender WageGap Tiago Freire, XJTLU The Failure of Canada‐U.S. Income to converge:The Contribution of the Pulp and Paper industryJean‐Thomas Bernard, Université d\’Ottawa Agglomeration and Volatility of Hours Worked JieDai, Syracuse University Economic Geography and Job Flows: Evidencefrom US Workforce Investment Areas JohnFrancis, Louisiana Tech University; RobertEisenstadt, University of Louisiana Monroe91

Saturday, 10 November 2012Discussants: Jie Dai, Syracuse University Jean‐Thomas Bernard, Université d\’Ottawa Uwe Blien, Institut fuer Arbeitsmarkt‐ undBerufsforschung John Francis, Louisiana Tech University Tiago Freire, XJTLU126. Migration I: Internal Migration: SaturdayNovember 10 | 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | NewBrunswickChair: Leo Feler, Johns Hopkins University SAISSenior Migration Drivers: Natural Amenitiesversus Access to Medical Care Anne M. Karner,University of Georgia; Jeffrey H. Dorfman,University of GeorgiaMoving shop? The relationship betweenresidential migration of self‐employed and thelocation of their firms. sierdjan koster, Universityof Groningen; Viktor A. Venhorst, University ofGroningenMigration in and around Fukushima, Japan: AnInterregional Input‐Output and Spatial AnalysisKiyoshi Yonemoto, Takasaki City University ofEconomicsMultiplier Effects and Spillovers from Cash‐Transfers to the Poor Nicholas Coleman, BrownUniversity; Leo Feler, Johns Hopkins UniversitySAISCanadian cities system: polarisation, inequalityand mobility Rachel Guillain, Université deBourgogne; Aurelie LALANNE, University ofBordeauxDiscussants: WEI XIAO, Stockholm University Eduardo Anselmo Castro, University of Aveiro John V Winters, University of Cincinnati Rachel Guillain, Université de Bourgogne Fred Treyz, Regional Economic Models Inc92

Saturday, 10 November 2012127. Local Public Finance I: US Perpsectives:Saturday November 10 | 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM |NewfoundlandChair: Justin M Ross, Indiana UniversityLocal Government Fragmentation and LocalExpenditures: A Panel Data Analysis ChristopherB. Goodman, Rutgers UniversityState Tax Revenue Volatility: An Empirical PuzzleNathan Seegert, University of MichiganHistoric Preservation, Property Values, and TaxRates: A Municipal‐Level Analysis in New JerseyMichael L. Lahr, Rutgers UniversitySchool District Income Taxes: New Revenue or aProperty Tax Substitute? Justin M. Ross, IndianaUniversityGaming, States, and Tax Revenues: Tortoise andthe Hare Revisited? Maria Teresa Alvarez‐Martinez, Rutgers University; Michael L. Lahr,Rutgers UniversityDiscussants: Hubert Jayet, medee‐equippe Nobuhiko Daito, George Mason University Santiago Pinto, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Michael L Lahr, Rutgers University Nelly Exbrayat, GATE Lyon St‐Etienne128. Spatial Statistics: Methods I: SaturdayNovember 10 | 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Nova ScotiaChair: Giuseppe ArbiaSpatial Variance: Examples and Tests for LOSHUsing Environmental and Health Data fromAccra, Ghana Arthur Getis, San Diego StateUniversityRecovering Missing Data Considering the SpatialInteraction Patricio Aroca, Universidad Catolicadel Norte; MONICA NAVARRETE, Universidad deTarapacaEigenvector‐based spatial filtering for continuousspace: a harmonic‐regression‐based practical93

Saturday, 10 November 2012spatial filter specification Daisuke Murakami,University of TsukubaComputational issues in the estimation of theSpatial Probit Model: a comparison of variousestimators Giuseppe Arbia; Anna Gloria Bille’,University Annunzio of Chieti‐PescaraDiscussants: Giuseppe Arbia Daisuke Murakami, University of Tsukuba Arthur Getis, San Diego State University Patricio Aroca, Universidad Catolica del Norte129. Economic Development II: Regional Issues:Saturday November 10 | 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM |Provinces IChair: Andres Enrique Ballesteros , UniversidadNacional de Colombia Lisbon Agenda, Regional Innovation System andthe New EU Cohesion Policy Chang Woon Nam,ifo Institute ; Alina M. Schoenberg, BundeswehrUniversity Munich; Georg Wamser, ETH Zürich Regional Economic Growth and spatialinteractions in the Metropolitan Area of Mexico,2000‐2008 Nelly E. Linares, UNAM Understanding the variation in levels of start‐upentrepreneurship in local authorities in Walesusing fsQCA Andrew James Crawley, CardiffUniversity The regional technology development planning ‐theory and case study Lihua Zhang, Institute ofPolicy and Management,Chinese Academy ofSciences Natural Resource Curse and Poverty inAppalachian America Mark D. Partridge, OhioState University ; Michael Betz, Ohio StateUniversity; Linda , Ohio State UniversityDiscussants: Changkeun Lee, Seoul National University Gregory L. Hamilton, University of Arkansas at LittleRock Tetyana Z Beregovska, University of Missouri94

Saturday, 10 November 2012 Alina Schoenberg, ifo Institute Emily Freedman, University of Maine130. Input‐Output I: Saturday November 10 | 8:00AM – 10:00 AM | Provinces IIChair: Erik Dietzenbacher, University of GroningenTesting the Role of Intermediate Demand inDetermining Industrial Agglomeration withSpatial Econometrics and Input‐Output Model.Zheng Tian, West Virginia UniversityThe Role of Brazilian Regions in the Global ValueChain Erik Dietzenbacher, University ofGroningen; Joaquim J.M. Guilhoto, University ofSao Paulo; Denise Imori, University of São PauloRevealed international competition and regionaleconomic integration in Europe Mark Thissen,Netherlands Environmental Assesment Agency ;Frank van Van Oort, Utrecht UniversitySpecialization and its changes in ChineseProvinces: Does the international integration stillmatter? Xuemei Jiang, Chinese Academy ofSciencesComparing Regional Productive Structures Usingthe Qualitative Input‐Output Analysis (QIOA)Framework Marcelo Lufin, Catholic University ofthe North ; Esteban Lopez, University of IllinoisDiscussants: Andre Fernandes Tomon Avelino, University ofIllinois at Urbana‐Champaign Any Wahyuni, Toyohashi University of Technology Neus Raines, University of Missouri Columbia Esteban Lopez, University of Illinois Rebekka Dudensing, Texas AgriLife Research131. Location and Transport: Saturday November 10| 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM | QuebecOrganizers: Kara Kockelman, The University of Texas,Austin; David Boyce, Northwestern UniversityChair: Shady S. S Atallah, Cornell University95

Saturday, 10 November 2012The Electric Vehicle Charging Station LocationProblem: A Parking‐Based Assignment Methodfor Seattle T. Donna Chen, The University ofTexas, Austin; Mobashwir Khan, CambridgeSystematics; Kara Kockelman, The University ofTexas, AustinThe multiregional core‐periphery model: The roleof the spatial topology Javier Barbero,Universidad Autonoma de Madrid; José L. Zofío,Universidad Autonoma de MadridOptimal Circumferential Highway in aMonocentric City Rashed Abu Nur Ahmed,National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies ;YUICHIRO YOSHIDA, National Graduate Institutefor Policy StudiesA Transportation Model for the Eastern BroccoliIndustry Shady S. S. Atallah, Cornell University;Miguel I. Gomez, Cornell University; ThomasBjörkman, Cornell UniversityDiscussants: Shady S. S Atallah, Cornell University Rashed Abu Nur Ahmed, National GraduateInstitute for Policy Studies T. Donna Chen, The University of Texas, Austin Javier Barbero, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid8:00 AM‐12:00 PM132. Poster Session: Saturday November 10 | 8:00AM – 12:00 PM | Provinces FoyerIdentifying Dimensions of Transport Exclusionfrom a Blog Content Analysis Irene Casas,Louisiana Tech University; Elizabeth C. Delmelle,University of North Carolina at CharlotteLand Development Trajectory of a SoutheasternUrban Region: Sustainability in Charlotte, NorthCarolina Jean‐Claude F. Thill, Univ. of NorthCarolina at Charlotte; Yuhong Zhou, University ofNorth Carolina at Charlotte; Elizabeth C.Delmelle, University of North Carolina atCharlotte96

Saturday, 10 November 2012Linking an emissions model with a trafficsimulation model at a neighborhood level:Evaluating the effects of network‐wide strategieson the reduction of traffic emissions Ahsan Alam,McGill University; Golnaz Ghafghazi, McGillUniversity; Marianne Hatzopoulou, McGillUniversityRent Shifts in American Rental Housing Markets,2000‐2009: Directional Heterogeneity in DistanceDecay Patterns Xiaofei Li, Purdue University;Brigitte Waldorf, Purdue University; RaymondFlorax, Purdue UniversityExamining factors affecting residential locationand mobility tool ownership of the elderlyNicholas P A Shaw, Dalhousie University;Muhammad Ahsanul Habib, Dalhousie UniversityExamining the Effects of Attitudes and LifestyleChoices on Travel Behaviour Mateja Peterlin,Dalhousie University; Muhammad AhsanulHabib, Dalhousie University10:00 AM‐10:30 AM133. Coffee Break ‐ Saturday morning ProvincesFoyer10:30 AM‐12:30 PM134. Regional Economic Effects of Disasters:Saturday November 10 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM |AlbertaOrganizer: Yasuhide Okuyama, University ofKitakyushuChair: Yasuhide Okuyama, University of KitakyushuThe Economic Consequences of Water UtilityDisruptions Sara Alva‐Lizarraga, University ofMissouri‐Columbia; Thomas G. Johnson,University of Missouri ‐ ColumbiaA Comparative Analysis of the Economic Impactsof Earthquakes: Spatial CGE Application to JapanHiroyuki SHIBUSAWA, Toyohashi University of97

Saturday, 10 November 2012Technology; Nian LI, Toyohashi University ofTechnologyThe Vulnerability and Resilience of the LosAngeles Economy to a Disruption of its WaterSupplies Adam Rose, USC; Ian Sue Wing, BostonUniversity; Dan Wei, University of SouthernCalifornia; Misak Avetisyan, University ofSouthern CaliforniaConditions of Necessity for Assistance at the Timeof Disaster in Emergency Plans Eizo Hideshima,Nagoya Institute of Technology; Yukiho Miyabe,Nagoya Institute of Technology; KentaroKawahara, Nagoya Institute of TechnologyDisaster and Economic Structural Change: anEmpirical Analysis using Input‐Output TablesYasuhide Okuyama, University of KitakyushuDiscussants: Hiroyuki SHIBUSAWA, Toyohashi University ofTechnology Adam Rose, USC Sara Alva‐Lizarraga, University of Missouri‐Columbia Yasuhide Okuyama, University of Kitakyushu Eizo Hideshima, Nagoya Institute of Technology135. Regional Development VII: Industrial Location:Saturday November 10 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM |British ColumbiaOrganizers: Alessandra Faggian, The Ohio StateUniversity; Elizabeth A Mack, Arizona State UniversityChair: Brad R Humphreys, University of AlbertaWhat Do Million Dollar Facilities Really Do?Carlianne Patrick, Georgia State UniversityFirm‐level productivity and the externalenvironment: evidence from Italy Giorgio Fazio,Università degli Studi di Palermo; Enza Maltese,Efficiency increase in EU structural funds’distribution and management for regionalconvergence Teodora Dogaru, "Ioan Slavici"University98

Saturday, 10 November 2012New Casinos and Local Labor Markets: Evidencefrom Canada Brad R. Humphreys, University ofAlberta ; Joseph Marchand, University of AlbertaDiscussants: Giorgio Fazio, University degli Studi di Palermo Teodora Dogaru, "Ioan Slavici" University Brad R Humphreys, University of Alberta Carlianne Patrick, Georgia State University136. UEA: Amenities and Culture: SaturdayNovember 10 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | GovernorGeneral IOrganizers: Matthew Turner, University of Toronto;Jan Brueckner, UC Irvine; Maria Ferreyra, CarnegieMellon UniversityChair: Jeffrey Lin, Federal Reserve Bank ofPhiladelphiaThe Residential Location Choice and IncomeDistribution in Cities with a Historic City CentreMark van Duijn, VU University; Jan Rouwendal,VU UniversityGayborhoods: The Economics and Demographicsof the Concentration of Gays within LargeAmerican Cities Janice Madden, University ofPennsylvaniaCulture Shocks and Consequences: the connectionbetween the arts and urban prosperity PeterPedroni, Williams College; Stephen Sheppard,Williams CollegeNeighborhood Dynamics and Natural Amenities:Evidence from US Cities 1880‐2010 SanghoonLee, University of British Columbia; Jeffrey Lin,Federal Reserve Bank of PhiladelphiaDiscussants: Janice Madden, University Of Pennslyvania Stephen Sheppard, Williams College Jeffrey Lin, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Mark van Duijn, VU University99

Saturday, 10 November 2012137. UEA: Public Employment and Income Transfers:Saturday November 10 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM |Governor General IIOrganizers: Matthew Turner, University of Toronto;Jan Brueckner, UC Irvine; Maria Ferreyra, CarnegieMellon UniversityChair: Antonio Accetturo, Bank of ItalyThe Impact of Public Employment: Evidence fromBonn Sascha Becker, University of Warwick;Stephan Heblich, University of Stirling; DanielSturm, London School of EconomicsRegional Policy Evaluation Interactive FixedEffects and Synthetic Controls Laurent Gobillon,INED; Thierry Magnac, Toulouse School ofEconomicsThe Impact of Rebuilding Grants and WageSubsidies on the Resettlement Choices ofHurricane Katrina Victims Jesse Gregory,University of MichiganA Tale of an Unwanted Outcome: Transfers andthe Local Endowments of Trust and CooperationAntonio Accetturo, Bank of Italy; Guido de Blasio,Bank of Italy; Lorenzo Ricci, ECARES‐ULBDiscussants: Laurent Gobillon, INED Jesse Gregory, University of Michigan Antonio Accetturo, Bank of Italy Daniel Sturm, London School of Economics138. UEA: Local Public Goods: Saturday November10 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Governor General IIIOrganizers: Matthew Turner, University of Toronto;Jan Brueckner, UC Irvine; Maria Ferreyra, CarnegieMellon UniversityChair: Oded Hochman, Department of EconomicsBen‐Gurion UniversityCan Tiebout equilibrium be optimal without headtax or zoning? David Pines, Tel Aviv UniversityPartial Fiscal Decentralization and Public‐SectorHeterogeneity: Theory and Evidence fromNorway Lars‐Erik Borge, Norwegian University of100

Saturday, 10 November 2012Science and Technology; Jan K. Brueckner,University of California Irvine; Jorn Rattsø,Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyPublic Good Inputs Housing Quality andLocational Stratification Shin‐Kun Peng,Academia Sinica and National Taiwan University;Ping Wang, Washington University in St. Louis;Chia‐Ming Yu, National Tsing Hua UniversityWelfare Estimation in a General EquilibriumModel with Cities Oded Hochman, Department ofEconomics Ben‐Gurion UniversityDiscussants: Jorn Rattsø, Norwegian University of Science andTechnology Chia‐Ming Yu, National Tsing Hua University Oded Hochman, Department of Economics Ben‐Gurion University David Pines, Tel Aviv University139. Transit Operations and Mode Choice: SaturdayNovember 10 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Les SaisonsOrganizers: Kara Kockelman, The University of Texas,Austin; David Boyce, Northwestern UniversityChair: Anna Nagurney, Department of Finance andOperations ManagementModeling Mode Choice Behavior for School Trips:A Case for Dhaka City, Bangladesh NazninSultana Daisy, Dalhousie University; MuhammadAhsanul Habib, Dalhousie UniversitySpatial Analysis of of Bike Sharing TravelDemand: Evidence from Washington D.C.’sCapital Bikeshare Nobuhiko Daito, George MasonUniversity; Zhenhua Chen, George MasonUniversityWho benefits from the new transit? ‐The case ofTsukuba Express Line Takuro Morioka, TokyoUniversity of ScienceA Dynamic Network Oligopoly Model withTransportation Costs, Product Differentiation,and Quality Competition Anna Nagurney,Department of Finance and OperationsManagement; Dong Li, Department of Financeand Operations Management101

Saturday, 10 November 2012Discussants: Anna Nagurney, Department of Finance andOperations Management Takuro Morioka, Tokyo University of Science Naznin Sultana Daisy, Dalhousie University Nobuhiko Daito, George Mason University140. Population I: Life Processes: SaturdayNovember 10 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | ManitobaChair: Johan M Vonk, Utrecht UniversityHow Urbanization Process Affects FertilityDecision: Evidence From Time Series Data YunsiShang,Workforce Age Structure and RegionalInnovativeness ‐ Are German Labour MarketsBecoming More Polarised? Terry Gregory, ZEWCentre for European Economic Research;Roberto Patuelli, University of BolognaThe Spanish Civil War and Relative City SizesJohan M. Vonk, Utrecht University; Marc C.Schramm, University of UtrechtTo switch or not to switch? A study of the factorsthat influenced industry switching during andafter the Great Recession. M. Jared McEntaffer,University of Nebraska ‐ Lincoln ; HannaHartman, University of Nebraska ‐ Lincoln; ScottFuess, University of Nebraska ‐ Lincoln; EricThompson, University of Nebraska ‐ LincolnDiscussants: M. Jared McEntaffer, University of Nebraska ‐Lincoln Johan M Vonk, Utrecht University Yunsi Shang, Terry Gregory, ZEW Centre for European EconomicResearch141. Migration II: International Perspectives:Saturday November 10 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM |New Brunswick102

Saturday, 10 November 2012Chair: Rachel Guillain, Université de BourgogneLabor Market Institutions, Search Frictions, andMobility in Developing Countries WEI XIAO,Stockholm UniversityThe dynamics of depressive peripheral areas:DEMOSPIN model Eduardo Anselmo Castro,University of Aveiro; Pedro Nogueira Ramos,University of Coimbra; Carlos Jorge Silva,University of Aveiro; Cristina Sousa Gomes,University of AveiroState Merit Aid Programs and Post‐CollegeLocation Decisions John V. Winters, University ofCincinnati; David L. Sjoquist, Georgia StateUniversityDiscussants: Dylan Simone, McMaster University Tiago Freire, XJTLU Riccardo Crescenzi, London School of Economics142. Local Public Finance II: US Perspectives:Saturday November 10 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM |NewfoundlandChair: Yogi Rahmayanti, Ministry of Finance ofIndonesiaRegional Disparities in Indonesia: Before andAfter Fiscal Decentralization Astrid Dita,University of Indonesia; Anwar Shah, World BankAllocation of European Structural Funds,Decentraliaztion and Strategic SpatialInteractions: Is there Informational Spillover inthe Public Aid for development? Lionel VEDRINE,The Political Merger under Alternative RulesYusuke Teraji, Tezukayama UniversityGovernment Quality and Income Inequality inIndonesia Yogi Rahmayanti, Ministry of Financeof IndonesiaDiscussants: Christopher B Goodman, Rutgers University103

Saturday, 10 November 2012 Nathan Seegert, University of Michigan Michael L Lahr, Rutgers University Justin M Ross, Indiana University143. Spatial Statistics: Methods II: SaturdayNovember 10 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Nova ScotiaChair: Jacob Dearmon, Oklahoma City UniversityComparing estimation methods for spatialeconometrics Roger Bivand, Norwegian School ofEconomics (NHH) ; Gianfranco Piras, WestVirginia UniversityGaussian Process Regression and Bayesian ModelAveraging: An alternative approach to modelingspatial phenomena Jacob Dearmon, OklahomaCity University; Tony E. Smith, Department ofElectrical and Systems Engineering University ofPennsylvaniaA bivariate marginal likelihood specification ofparametric spatial econometrics modelsGiuseppe ArbiaInterregional input‐output systems for projectevaluation with spatial discount rates. Examplesfrom the Azores Tomaz Dentinho, University ofthe Azores; Eduardo A. Haddad, University of SãoPauloDiscussants: Giuseppe Arbia Roger Bivand, Norwegian School of Economics(NHH) Tomaz Dentinho, University of the Azores Jacob Dearmon, Oklahoma City University144. Economic Development III: Retailing: SaturdayNovember 10 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Provinces IChair: John M Clapp, U of ConnecticutAn Analysis of the Economic Impacts of Big‐BoxStores on Maine’s Retail Sector Emily Freedman,University of Maine ; James C. McConnon,University of Maine; Todd Gabe, University OfMaine; Gary Hunt, University of Maine104

Saturday, 10 November 2012The Effect of Walmart on the Tax Base: Evidencefrom New Jersey Don Vandegrift, ; John Loyer,Locations of New Anchor Stores: Growth Options,Competition and Agglomeration Economies JohnM. Clapp, U of Connecticut; Tingyu Rhea Zhou,University of ConnecticutDiscussants: Kiyoyasu Tanaka, Institute of DevelopingEconomies Hao Huang, University of Utah Frank van Van Oort, Utrecht University145. How to Write a Great Research Paper, and Getit Accepted by a Good Journal: Saturday November10 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Provinces IIOrganizers: Jean‐Claude F Thill, Univ. of NorthCarolina at Charlotte; Deirdre Dunne, ElsevierChair: Deirdre Dunne, Elsevier146. Innovation: Saturday November 10 | 10:30 AM– 12:30 PM | QuebecChair: Gong yi, Chinese Academy of SciencesIntensity and determinants of ’creativedestruction’ by academics Maria Abreu,University of Cambridge ; Vadim Grinevich,University Campus SuffolkSurvival determinants of home‐based newventures Shaoming Cheng, Florida InternationalUniversityIndustrial Agglomeration and KnowledgeSpillovers: An Analysis Using Patent Citation DataPaulo Guimaraes, Univ South Carolina; OctavioFigueiredo, University of Porto; DouglasWoodward, University of South CarolinaChinese Industry Structure evolution driven byinnovation Yi Gong, Institute of Policy andManagement, Chinese Academy of Sciences;Wang Zheng, Chinese Academy of SciencesDiscussants: Gong Yi, Chinese Academy of Sciences105

Saturday, 10 November 2012 Paulo Guimaraes, University of South Carolina Maria Abreu, University of Cambridge Shaoming Cheng, Florida International University12:30 PM‐2:30 PM147. NARSC Luncheon: Saturday November 10 |12:30 PM – 2:30 PM | Confederation II/III3:00 PM‐5:00 PM148. Labor II: Employment & Unemployment:Saturday November 10 | 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM |AlbertaChair: Hanna Hartman, University of Nebraska ‐LincolnQuantifying Spatial Mismatch Florence Goffette‐Nagot, University of Lyon; Modibo Sidibé, CRESTGreen Jobs for Displaced Workers? HannaHartman, University of Nebraska ‐ Lincoln; ScottFuess, University of Nebraska ‐ Lincoln; M. JaredMcEntaffer, University of Nebraska ‐ Lincoln; EricThompson, University of Nebraska ‐ LincolnDoes public sector employment growth reduceconflict? Evidence from Palestine Belal Fallah,Palestine Polytechnic University; Sami Miaari, TelAviv University; Massimiliano Cali, OverseasDevelopment InstituteWage curve with spatial effects and genderspecific unemployment Uwe Blien, Institut fuerArbeitsmarkt‐ und Berufsforschung; Katja Wolf,;Jan Mutl,The Ongoing Regional Employment Impacts ofthe 2007‐2009 Recession John Connaughton,UNC ‐ Charlotte; Ronald A. Madsen, University ofNorth Carolina ‐ CharlotteDiscussants:106

Saturday, 10 November 2012 Uwe Blien, Institut fuer Arbeitsmarkt‐ undBerufsforschung Belal Fallah, Palestine Polytechnic University Florence Goffette‐Nagot, University of Lyon John Connaughton, UNC ‐ Charlotte Hanna Hartman, University of Nebraska ‐ Lincoln149. Regional Development VIII: Labor Markets andIndustry Structure: Saturday November 10 | 3:00PM – 5:00 PM | British ColumbiaOrganizers: Mark Brown, Statistics Canada; KevinStolarick, University of TorontoChair: Kevin Stolarick, University of TorontoNatural Resources and Regional Development:Does the Dutch Disease Apply to LocalEconomies? Panel Data Analysis for 135Canadian Urban Areas. Mario Polese, UniversityOf Quebec; Jean Dubé, University of Quebec ‐Rimouski; Michael Simard, INRS‐University ofQuebecAre Local Labour Markets sufficiently flexible?Application of a Simple Labour Market Model toCanadian Regions Mario Polese, University OfQuebec; Jean Dubé, University of Quebec ‐RimouskiThe new regional geography of inequality inCanada Sebastien Breau, McGill UniversityIndustrial Mix of Employment in Canada between1971 and 2006 Kevin Stolarick, University ofToronto; Karen king, University of TorontoDiscussants: Kevin Stolarick, University of Toronto Sebastien Breau, McGill University Mario Polese, University Of Quebec Mark Brown, Statistics Canada150. Regional/Rural Development VI: WealthCreation: Saturday November 10 | 3:00 PM – 5:00107

Saturday, 10 November 2012PM | Governor General IOrganizers: Shanna Ratner, Yellow Wood Associates;Stephan WeilerChair: Adam Blair, EDR GroupWealth Concepts Shanna Ratner, Yellow WoodAssociates; John Pender, USDA EconomicResearch ServiceMeasuring Comprehensive Rural Regional WealthThomas G. Johnson, University of Missouri ‐ColumbiaCase Studies of Wealth Creation and Rural‐UrbanLinkages Brian Dabson, University of Missouri ;Jennifer Jensen, Rural Policy Research Institute(RUPRI); Alan Okagaki, Rural Futures Lab; AdamBlair, EDR Group; Megan Carroll, University ofMissouriWind Energy and Rural Development: A CaseStudy of West Texas Adam Blair, EDR GroupDiscussants: Thomas G Johnson, University of Missouri ‐Columbia Jennifer Jensen Shanna Ratner, Yellow Wood Associates Adam Blair, Economic Development ResearchGroup151. Tourism: Saturday November 10 | 3:00 PM –5:00 PM | Governor General IIChair: Carlos Llano Verduras, Universidad Autonomade MadridTourism Led Growth: Evidence from PanelCointegration Tests Maurizio Mussoni, Universityof Bologna; Theodore Panagiotidis, University ofMacedonia; Thomas Panagiotou, University ofMacedoniaPatterns and Organization of Japanese Tourism inCanada: A Production Chain Approach David W.Edgington, University of British ColumbiaLeisure Geography in Beijing during the Ming andQing Dynasties Chengzhong WU, university ofinternational business and economics108

Saturday, 10 November 2012How tradable are non‐tradables? Measuringinterregional flows of Accommodation,Restaurants and Travel Agencies in Spain CarlosLlano Verduras, Universidad Autonoma deMadrid; Tamara De la Mata, IESE Business SchoolDiscussants: Carlos Llano Verduras, Universidad Autonoma deMadrid Chengzhong WU, university of internationalbusiness and economics Maurizio Mussoni, University of Bologna David W. Edgington, University of British Columbia152. Traffic and Traveller Behaviors: SaturdayNovember 10 | 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM | GovernorGeneral IIIOrganizers: Kara Kockelman, The University of Texas,Austin; David Boyce, Northwestern UniversityChair: Shohel Reza Amin, Concordia UniversityOptimizing school start times to minimizeexposure to traffic: a space‐time approach NikoYiannakoulias, McMaster University; Darren M.Scott, McMaster University; Widmer Bland,McMaster UniversityRoad Safety Benefits of the 2020 OkanaganValley Commuter Rail Ahsan Alam, McGillUniversity; Gordon lovegrove, University ofBritish Columbia; Feng Wei, University of BritishColumbiaCalibration of identical behavior of differentvehicles for gap acceptance at a signalizedintersection before and after bicycle laneconstruction Shohel Reza Amin, ConcordiaUniversity; Ciprian Alecsandru, ConcordiaUniversity; Luis E Amador‐Jiménez, ConcordiaUniversityDiscussants: Shohel Reza Amin, Concordia University Niko Yiannakoulias, McMaster University Ahsan Alam, McGill University109

Saturday, 10 November 2012153. Poverty: Saturday November 10 | 3:00 PM –5:00 PM | Les SaisonsChair: Fernando Cardoso Cotelo, UniversidadeFederal do Rio de JaneiroFavela and Periphery as Spaces of Poverty: astudy on urban configuration of Brazilianmetropolitan areas Fernando Cardoso Cotelo,Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; JucianoM. Rodrigues, Universidade Federal do Rio deJaneiroDynamics, Space, and Regional Inequality inProvincial China: A Case Study of GuangdongProvince Felix Haifeng Liao, university of utah;Yehua Dennis Wei, University of UtahEconomy‐wide Impacts of the 2009 FiscalStimulus Package in Indonesia Budy P.Resosudarmo, Australian National University;Rahman Abdurohman, Indonesian Ministry ofFinanceDiscussants: Budy P Resosudarmo, Australian NationalUniversity Fernando Cardoso Cotelo, Universidade Federal doRio de Janeiro Felix Haifeng Liao, university of utah154. Population II: Selected Issues: SaturdayNovember 10 | 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM | ManitobaChair: Patricio Aroca, Universidad Catolica del NorteAsymmetric Border Effects of EU Integration onPopulation Growth of Municipalities of Belgium,Germany and the Netherlands Abdella M.Oumer, University of Groningen; StevenBrakman, University of Groningen; Harry J.Garetsen, University of GroningenUrban Primacy and History: Muslim Cities inSpain before and after the Reconquista: 800‐1800David Cuberes, University of Sheffield; RafaelGonzalez‐Val, Universitat de Barcelona & Institutd’Economia de Barcelona (IEB)110

Saturday, 10 November 2012Size Distributions for All Cities: Which One isBest? Rafael Gonzalez‐Val, Universitat deBarcelona & Institut d’Economia de Barcelona(IEB); Arturo Ramos, University of Zaragoza;Fernando Sanz, University of ZaragozaUrban Agglomeration and Economic Growth inLatin America Patricio Aroca, UniversidadCatolica del Norte; Miguel Atienza, UniversidadCatolica del NorteDiscussants: Rafael Gonzalez‐Val, Universitat de Barcelona &Institut d’Economia de Barcelona (IEB) Abdella M. Oumer, University of Groningen Patricio Aroca, Universidad Catolica del Norte David Cuberes, University of Sheffield155. Migration III: Impacts & Outcomes: SaturdayNovember 10 | 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM | New BrunswickChair: Fred Treyz, Regional Economic Models IncHousing Trajectory of Newcomers to Canada:Analysis of the Longitudinal Survey of Immigrantsto Canada, 2001‐2005 Dylan Simone, McMasterUniversity; Bruce Newbold, McMaster UniversityMigration and the Decline of Social Capital in theU.S.: How Migration Lead to a Reduction inVolunteering between 2004‐2010. Tiago Freire,XJTLU; Xiaoye Li, National University of SingaporeMoving People with Ideas. Does inventors’mobility foster firms’ innovative performance?Riccardo Crescenzi, London School of Economics;Luisa Gagliardi, London School of EconomicsModeling Commuting Patterns and ResidentialLocation Fred Treyz, Regional Economic ModelsInc ; Paulo Guimaraes, University of SouthCarolina; Huaqun Li, Regional Economic Models,IncDiscussants: Anne M Karner, University of Georgia Sierdjan Koster, University of Groningen111

Saturday, 10 November 2012 Kiyoshi Yonemoto, Takasaki City University ofEconomics Nicholas Coleman, Brown University156. Local Public Finance III: InternationalPerspectives II : Saturday November 10 | 3:00 PM –5:00 PM | NewfoundlandChair: Hubert Jayet, medee‐equippeBailouts in a globalized economy Nelly Exbrayat,GATE Lyon St‐Etienne; Thierry Madiès, Universityof Fribourg; Stéphane Riou, GATE Lyon Saint‐EtienneCorporate Profit Tax, Formula Apportionment,and Multinational Corporations Santiago Pinto,Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond; NabamitaDutta, University of Wisconsin, La CrosseThe Spatial Perspective of Procurements: A CaseStudy of Public‐Private Partnerships ZhenhuaChen, George Mason University; Nobuhiko Daito,George Mason University; Jonathan L. Gifford,George Mason UniversityFiscal competition has no effect when strategiesare perfectly flexible Hubert Jayet, medeeequippe;Stefano Bosi, University of EvryDiscussants: Astrid Dita, University of Indonesia Lionel Vedrine Yusuke Teraji, Tezukayama University Yogi Rahmayanti, Ministry of Finance of Indonesia157. Population III: Aging: Saturday November 10 |3:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Nova ScotiaChair: Rachel S. Franklin, Brown UniversityRegional dimensions of the ageing problem: Theregional economic impacts of extending olderworker in labor market. Junghye Moon,University of Illinois, Urbana ChampaignOn the Nature of Shrinking Places: DevelopingModel Spatial Schedules of Population DeclineRachel S. Franklin, Brown University112

Saturday, 10 November 2012Analyzing the relationships between elderlypeople distribution and location of urban facilitiesin Seoul Sohee Lee, University of TokyoDiscussants: Sohee Lee, University of Tokyo Junghye Moon, University of Illinois, UrbanaChampaign Rachel S. Franklin, Brown University158. Economic Development IV: Agglomeration:Saturday November 10 | 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM |Provinces IChair: Frank van Van Oort, Utrecht UniversitySpatial Spillovers from FDI Agglomeration:Evidence from the Yangtze River Delta in ChinaKiyoyasu Tanaka, Institute of DevelopingEconomies; Yoshihiro Hashiguchi, Institute ofDeveloping EconomiesIntra‐urban Foreign Direct Investment Locationand Institutions in Inland China: Estimation of ALogit Model in Wuhan Hao Huang, University ofUtah; Yehua Dennis Wei, University of UtahAgglomeration, Inequality and Economic GrowthDavid Castells‐Quintana, universidad debarcelona; Vicente Royuela, University ofBarcelona (Spain)Related variety, unrelated variety and economicspecialization in a cross‐section of Europeanregions: transcending the agglomeration debateFrank van Van Oort, Utrecht UniversityPositive and Negative Externalities in Innovation,Trade, and Regional Economic Growth AmitBatabyal, Rochester Institute Of Technology;Peter Nijkamp, VU UniversityDiscussants: Nelly E. Linares, UNAM Andrew James Crawley, Cardiff University Lihua Zhang, Institute of Policy andManagement,Chinese Academy of Sciences Amit Batabyal, Rochester Institute Of Technology113

Saturday, 10 November 2012 Gregory L. Hamilton, University of Arkansas at LittleRock159. Input‐Output II: Environmental Issues: SaturdayNovember 10 | 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Provinces IIChair: Rebekka Dudensing, Texas AgriLife ResearchEPSIM ‐ A Social‐Environmental RegionalSequential Interindustry Economic Model forEnergy Planning: Evaluating the Impacts of NewPower Plants in Brazil Andre Fernandes TomonAvelino, University of Illinois at Urbana‐Champaign; Geoffrey Hewings, University ofIllinois ‐ Urbana‐Champaign; Joaquim J.M.Guilhoto, University of Sao PauloThe Impact of CO2 Emissions Reduction on theUrban Economy with CGE Modeling: a Case Studyof Makassar City, Indonesia Any Wahyuni,Toyohashi University of Technology; YuzuruMiyata, Toyohashi University of TechnologyA Sustainability Index for Comparing ElectricityGenerated from Coal, Natural Gas, Solar, Windand Biomass Neus Raines, University of MissouriColumbia; Thomas G. Johnson, University ofMissouri ‐ ColumbiaThe Economic Impact of the Decline of the U.S.Shrimping Industry on Louisiana and TexasCommunities Rebekka Dudensing, Texas AgriLifeResearchCrossing State Lines: Spillover Effects of NaturalGas Drilling in the Marcellus Shale with a SpatialCGE Model Javier Perez‐Burgos, CornellUniversity; Kieran Donaghy, Cornell UniversityDiscussants: Zheng Tian, West Virginia University Erik Dietzenbacher, University of Groningen Mark Thissen, Netherlands EnvironmentalAssessment Agency Javier Perez‐Burgos, Cornell University Xuemei Jiang, Chinese Academy of Sciences114

Saturday, 10 November 2012160. Real Estate: Housing, Transport and Land UseImplications: Saturday November 10 | 3:00 PM –5:00 PM | QuebecChair: Amnon Frenkel, Technion ‐ Israel Institute ofTechnologyLocation and Transportation Effects on NonresidentialReal Estate: Price Regressions inWindsor, Ontario Kevin Gingerich, University ofWindsor; Hanna Maoh, University of Windsor;William Anderson, University of WindsorQuasi‐experimental evidence on the effect oftraffic externalities on housing prices Ioulia V.Ossokina, CPB Netherlands Bureau for EconomicPolicy Analysis; Gerard Verweij, CPB NetherlandsBureau for Economic Policy AnalysisA land and financial management model of urbanrenewal projects Alex S. Araque, UniversidadSergio ArboledaThe joint choice of tenure, dwelling type and size:The effect of home‐oriented versus cultureorientedlifestyle Amnon Frenkel, Technion ‐Israel Institute of Technology; Edward Bendit,Technion; Sigal Kaplan, bTechnical University ofDenmarkDiscussants: Amnon Frenkel, Technion ‐ Israel Institute ofTechnology Alex S Araque, Universidad Sergio Arboleda Kevin Gingerich, University of Windsor Ioulia V. Ossokina, CPB Netherlands Bureau forEconomic Policy Analysis115

Index to ParticipantsIndex to ParticipantsAamoucke, Ronney: 72Abbott, Riley J: 118Abdurohman, Rahman: 151Abreu, Maria: 144Accetturo, Antonio: 25 , 135Accetturo, Antonio : 135Adams, Brian : 19Adams, Matthew D: 110Ahearn, Mary: 94Ahlfeldt, Gabriel : 10 , 120Ahmed, Rashed Abu Nur: 129Akune, Yuko: 54 , 112Alam, Ahsan: 34 , 56, 130, 150Albouy, David : 103Alecsandru, Ciprian : 150Alper, Don: 23Alva‐Lizarraga, Sara : 132Alvarez‐Martinez, Maria Teresa: 8 , 125Amador‐Jiménez, Luis E: 34 , 51, 83, 150Amaral, Pedro: 101Ambrose, Brent: 80Amiel, Lindsay Nicole: 17Amin, Shohel Reza: 34 , 83, 150Anantsuksomsri, Sutee: 109 , 117Anas, Alex : 74 , 95Anderson, Soren: 79Anderson, William: 23 , 158Andersson, Fredrik : 44 , 91Ando, Asao: 76 , 99Anenberg, Elliot : 12Araque, Alex S: 158Arbia, Giuseppe : 126 , 141Arnott, Richard : 43Aroca, Patricio : 63 , 126, 152Atallah, Shady S. S: 98 , 129Atienza, Miguel : 152Atuesta, Laura H: 66 , 95Avendano, Antonio: 18Avetisyan, Misak: 132Bakens, Jessie: 102Ballesteros , Andres Enrique: 127Bao, Yan : 80 , 95Barbero, Javier : 129Bartholomae, Florian W.: 18Barufi, Ana Maria B.: 17116

Index to ParticipantsBatabyal, Amit: 88 , 117, 156Baumont, Catherine: 62 , 76Baum‐Snow, Nathaniel : 50Bayer, Pat : 12Becker, Sascha : 135Behrens, Kristian : 90Beladi, Hamid: 88Belanger, Julie: 109Bendit, Edward: 158Bento, Antonio : 60 , 110Bento, Antonio : 110Bento, Antonio : 120Beregovska, Tetyana Z: 106 , 127Bergman, Edward: 17Berliant, Marcus : 28Bernard, Jean‐Thomas: 123Bernasco, Wim : 96Betz, Michael: 31 , 127Beyers, William B.: 102Bhat, Chandra R: 30 , 56, 93Biagi, Bianca: 118Bickenbach, Frank: 78Bieri, David : 81Bille`, Anna Gloria : 126Billings, Stephen : 27Bills, Tierra S. : 108Birkin, Mark: 114Bivand, Roger: 141Björkman, Thomas: 129Blair, Adam : 148Blair, Adam: 148Blanco, Catalina : 107Blanco, Catalina Catalina: 107Bland, Widmer: 150Blien, Uwe: 123 , 146Blonigen, Bruce A. : 74Boarnet, Marlon: 45Bode, Eckhardt: 78Bollman, Ray: 79 , 94Boluwade, Alaba: 69Borge, Lars‐Erik : 136Bosi, Stefano: 154Boualam, Brahim: 49Boyce, David: 5 , 9, 32, 34, 41, 51, 92, 108, 129, 137,150Brakman, Steven : 119 , 152Brandano, Maria Giovanna : 118brasington, David: 87117

Index to ParticipantsBreau, Sebastien: 147Bricker, Jesse : 91Brinkman, Jeffrey : 10Brooks, Leah : 74Brown, Jason : 94Brown, Laura: 94Brown, Mark: 13 , 14, 25, 31, 40, 46, 65, 147Brueckner, Jan : 10 , 11, 12, 19, 27, 28, 29, 35, 42, 43,44, 50, 59, 60, 61, 67, 73, 74, 75, 81, 89, 90, 91, 96,119, 120, 121, 134, 135, 136Brueckner, Jan K. : 136Brülhart, Marius : 90Brunow, Stephan: 13 , 40Bublitz, Elisabeth: 31Bucks, Brian : 91Buggamelli, Matteo: 25Bukenya, James: 79Bunten, Devin: 48Burkey, Mark: 33burssens, junior: 16BYAHUT, SWETA: 9BYAHUT, SWETA: 9Cali, Massimiliano: 146Camagni, Roberto: 88Canning, Patrick: 77Cao, Huhua: 83Capello, Roberta : 21 , 88carlsen, Fredrik: 17 , 62Carrère, Céline : 90Carrillo, Bladimir: 80Carroll, Megan: 148Carroll, Michael: 37 , 69Carruthers, John I.: 58 , 118Carson, James : 96Casas, Irene: 130Castells‐Quintana, David: 156Castro, Eduardo Anselmo: 104 , 124, 139cavailhes, Jean: 47Chakour, Vincent: 32Charlot, Sylvie: 21Chavis, Celeste: 32Chen, Jialie: 34Chen, Min: 97Chen, T. Donna: 129chen, xikang: 107Chen, Zhenhua: 20 , 137, 154Cheng, Shaoming: 144Cheshire, Paul : 19118

Chingcuanco, Franco : 98 , 114Chowdhury, Tufayel: 32Chun, Yongwan: 3 , 37, 68Church, Rick: 68 , 113Clapp, John M: 106 , 142Coleman, Nicholas : 11 , 124, 153Collinson, Robert : 11Condeço Melhorado, Ana M. : 13Connaughton, John: 146Conrad, Jon M.: 98Conroy, Tessa: 48Costas‐Perez, Elena : 16Côté, Denyse : 64Cotelo, Fernando Cardoso: 151Coulombel, Nicolas E.: 66 , 78, 95Coulson, Edward : 61Coulson, Edward: 80 , 95Couture, Victor : 28 , 89COZZA, CLAUDIO: 46Craig, Steven : 90Crawley, Andrew James: 127 , 156Crescenzi, Riccardo: 21Crescenzi, Riccardo : 27Crescenzi, Riccardo: 139 , 153Cristea, Anca D. : 74Cromartie, John: 26Crooks, Andrew: 98 , 114CROTTE, AMADO : 41Cuberes, David: 152Cuberes, David : 152Cunningham, Chris : 91Curnier, Guillaume: 78Cutler, Harvey: 33D\`Costa, Sabine: 46D`Costa, Sabine : 46 , 119Da Mata, Daniel : 59Dabson, Brian: 148Dadson, J. Nicholas : 81Dai, Jie: 123Daisy, Naznin Sultana: 137Daito, Nobuhiko: 125 , 137, 154Dall Erba, Sandy: 14 , 31, 54Dalziel, Paul: 14Damien, Paul: 87Dauth, Wolfgang: 40Davidoff, Thomas : 75Davies, Stephen: 33Davis, Donald : 89Index to Participants119

Davis, Morris A. : 91Dawkins, Casey : 81de Abreu, Joao F.: 69de Blasio, Guido : 135de Graaff, Thomas : 96de Groote, Jesper : 60de Jong, Robert: 105De la Mata, Tamara: 149Dearmon, Jacob: 141Dehring, Carolyn : 73Del Valle Colosio, Omar: 41Deller, Steve: 58 , 94Delmelle, Elizabeth C: 32 , 122, 130Delmelle, Eric: 97 , 113Delons, Jean: 78Demir, Emre: 97 , 113Deng, Zhongwei: 20Dentinho, Tomaz: 141Dericks, Gerard : 19Detang‐Dessendre, cecile: 47Dhoot, Aditya: 114Dietzenbacher, Erik: 65 , 128, 157Ding, Chengri : 61Dingel, Jonathan : 89Dita, Astrid: 140 , 154Dobis, Elizabeth A: 26Dogaru, Teodora: 133Dominguez, Francina: 54Donaghy, Kieran: 34 , 157Dorfman, Jeffrey H: 124Dragicevic, Suzana : 37 , 69, 83, 98, 114Du, Minshu: 80Dube, Jean: 105Dubé, Jean: 147Dudensing, Rebekka: 128 , 157Dugum, Hussam: 56Duivestein, Jared Alistair: 98Dujmovic, Jozo: 37Dunne, Deirdre: 143Duranton, Gilles : 28 , 90Dutta, Nabamita: 154Edgington, David W.: 149Ehrlich, Gabriel : 12Eisenstadt, Robert: 123Elhorst, Paul : 71 , 87Eliasson, Kent: 41Eluru, Naveen: 32 , 56English, Burton C: 8Index to Participants120

Index to ParticipantsEnriquez, Hernan: 18Eriksen, Michael : 96Etemadnia, Hamideh: 77Ethington, Philip: 103Exbrayat, Nelly: 125 , 154Faggian, Alessandra: 26Faggian, Alessandra: 58 , 72, 88, 102, 118, 133Faggio, Giulia : 50Faghih‐Imani, Ahmadreza: 51Fagnant, Daniel: 108Fallah, Belal: 31 , 146Farhat, Whitney T: 30Farhat, Whitney Terrill : 93Fazio, Giorgio: 62 , 99, 133Feler, Leo : 11 , 124Fernandes Tomon Avelino, Andre: 128 , 157Ferreyra, Maria : 10 , 11, 12, 19, 27, 28, 29, 35, 42, 43,44, 50, 59, 60, 61, 67, 73, 74, 75, 81, 89, 90, 91, 96,119, 120, 121, 134, 135, 136Figueiredo, Octavio: 144Findeisen, Sebastian: 40Fischer, Lauren : 36Fisher, Elizabeth : 73Fisher, Jonas D.M. : 91Fleming, David A.: 107Florax, Raymond: 26 , 99, 102, 130Flores‐Fillol, Ricardo: 82Fortenberry, Randy: 94Francis, Joe D.: 109Francis, John: 78 , 123Franklin, Rachel S.: 58 , 155Freedman, Emily: 127 , 142Freedman, Matthew : 50 , 120Freire, Tiago: 16 , 123, 139, 153Frenkel, Amnon: 158Friedman, Kathryn : 23Fritsch, Michael: 14 , 31, 72Fu, Xiaodong: 49Fu, Yuming : 119Fuess, Scott: 138 , 146Furst, Veronika : 11Gabe, Todd: 101 , 142Gagliardi, Luisa: 153Gaigné, Carl : 67Galiani, Sebastian : 44Gallemore, Caleb: 118Galvis, Luis A.: 80 , 95Ganong, Peter : 11121

Garate, Sergio Rodolfo: 82Garcia‐Lopez, Miquel‐Angel : 59 , 82Garcilazo, Enrique: 46Garetsen, Harry J: 152Garretsen, Harry : 119Gedal, Michael : 62 , 76Gerritse, Michiel : 18 , 25Getis, Arthur: 126Ghafghazi, Golnaz: 92 , 130Ghosh, Sudeshna: 69Giesen, Kristian : 67Gifford, Jonathan L.: 154Gingerich, Kevin: 158Glaeser, Ed : 42Gnagey, Matthew K: 93Gobillon, Laurent : 135goeminne, stijn: 16Goetz, Stephan: 94Goetzke, Frank: 49Goffette‐Nagot, Florence: 146Goldstein, Harvey: 17Goldstein, Nathan: 56Gomes, Cristina Sousa: 139Gomez, Miguel I: 98 , 129Gong, Yi: 144Gonzalez‐Val, Rafael: 107 , 152González‐Val, Rafael : 42Goodman, Christopher B: 125 , 140Graves, Philip: 58Graves, Philip: 58Gregory, Jesse : 135Gregory, Terry : 138Griffith, Daniel A: 3 , 68Grinevich, Vadim : 144Grout, Cyrus: 47Grubesic, Tony H: 68 , 78, 82, 97, 113Gu, Gaoxiang: 114Gubins, Sergejs : 28Guhathakurta, Subhrajit : 66Guilhoto, Joaquim J.M.: 17 , 77, 128, 157Guillain, Rachel : 62 , 124, 139Guimaraes, Paulo: 144Guimaraes, Paulo: 144Guimaraes, Paulo: 153Gulyas, Laszlo: 2Gutiérrez‐i‐Puigarnau, Eva : 60Habib, Muhammad Ahsanul: 130 , 137Haddad, Eduardo A: 141Index to Participants122

Haddad, Monica Amaral: 17Hailegiorgis, Atesmachew B: 114Hailegorgis, Atesmachew: 98Haines, Anna: 94Halleck Vega, Solmaria: 56 , 71Haltiwanger, John : 44Hamilton, Gregory L.: 106 , 127, 156Hamrick, Karen S: 32Han, Lu : 12Han, Ruibo: 83Han, Xiaoyi : 71Handbury, Jessie : 81Hanes, Niklas: 41Harmon, Adam: 114Hartman, Hanna : 138 , 146Hashiguchi, Yoshihiro: 156Haslauer, Eva: 32Hatzopoulou, Marianne : 34 , 56, 92, 130Haurin, Donald: 105Haynes, Kingsley E: 20 , 36Heblich, Stephan : 135Hecht, Veronika: 65Hedayati, Mohammad Amin : 47Heijnen, Pim: 87Hellerstein, Judith : 121Helmers, Christian : 27Henderson, Vernon : 45 , 59, 103Hering, Laura : 59Herrera, Catalina: 104Hewings, Geoffrey: 80 , 107, 157Hideshima, Eizo: 132Higgins, Chris: 122hihara, katsuya: 108Hilber, Christian : 19Hill, Elaine : 101Hirasuna, Donald: 33Hochman, Oded : 136Hoehner, Christy: 101Holl, Adelheid : 59Holmes, Thomas : 50Huang, Hao: 142 , 156Hughes, Jonathan : 60Huitron, Jose Antonio: 83Humphreys, Brad R: 133Hunt, Gary: 142Ihlanfeldt, Keith : 96Ikegawa, Maria: 112Imori, Denise: 54 , 77, 128Index to Participants123

Indra, Debarshi: 66 , 95Inoue, Hiroyasu : 89Ioannides, Yannis : 67Irwin, Elena : 19Irwin, Elena: 49Irwin, Elena G. : 19 , 29, 93Jackson, Randy: 79Jacobs, Jan: 87Jayet, Hubert: 125 , 154Jensen, Jennifer: 148Jensen, Jennifer: 148Jiang, Bo: 76 , 99Jiang, Xuemei : 128 , 157Jofre‐Monseny, Jordi : 73Johnson, Erik : 27Johnson, Thomas G: 132 , 148, 157Kaffine, Daniel : 60Kageyama, Masahiro: 112Kanaroglou, Pavlos : 32 , 110, 122Kang, Jungeun: 47Kantor, Shawn : 42Kantor, Yuval : 122Kaplan, Sigal : 158Karner, Anne M: 124 , 153Karplus, Valerie J.: 47Kawahara, Kentaro: 132Kawakami, Tetsu: 112KAWAMOTO, KIYOMI: 47Kelejian, Harry H: 56Kerr, Sari : 42Kerr, William : 42Key, Nigel: 54Khan, Mobashwir: 129Khanam, Shamsunnahar: 34Kim, Bitmaro : 50Kim, Brian H.S.: 47Kim, Euijune: 106Kim, Hyun: 37 , 68Kim, Jinwon : 75Kim, Kamyoung: 37 , 82Kim, Younjun: 36King, David A: 36king, Karen: 147Kirti Kusum, Joshi: 29Klaiber, H. Allen: 49Klarl, Torben : 71Kleinschmidt, Stephanie: 37Klier, Thomas H.: 26Index to Participants124

Index to ParticipantsKnapp, Thomas A: 14 , 31Kobayashi, Kiyoshi: 9Kobus, Martijn : 60Kobus, Martijn : 60Kocabas, Verda: 37Kockelman, Kara: 9 , 32, 34, 41, 51, 87, 92, 108, 129,137, 150Kohlhase, Janet : 90Koizumi, Naoru: 114Kok, Suzanne : 67Komarek, Tim: 8 , 79Kono, Tatsuhito : 29KONOU, Comlanvi Martin: 77 , 94Koo, Jun: 62Kosenok, Grigory : 44Koster, Hans : 19koster, sierdjan : 124 , 153Krueger, Samuel G: 76 , 99Kung, Edward : 75Kutzbach, Mark : 44 , 121Kwon, Changhyun : 13Lahr, Michael L: 8 , 125, 140LALANNE, Aurélie : 139Lambert, Dayton M: 8Lambiri, Dionysia Dr: 118Lamorgese, Andrea R: 25Lanchas, Jorge Diaz: 40Lang, Corey : 120Lang, Corey : 120Lazarus, William: 97Lee, Changkeun : 106 , 127Lee, Hee chul: 62 , 76Lee, Lung‐fei: 71Lee, Sanghoon : 134Lee, Sohee: 155Legras, Sophie: 110Legros, Diègo: 105Leibovici, Didier G.: 83Leknes, Stefan: 62 , 76lem, Lewison Lee: 92Lenzi, Camilla: 21Leonard, Tammy: 101LeSage, James: 141Li, Dong : 137Li, Huaqun : 153Li, Huiping : 20Li, Jing : 11LI, Nian: 132125

Index to ParticipantsLi, Shanshan: 49Li, Xiaofei: 62 , 99, 130Li, Xiaoye: 153Liang, Chyi‐lyi: 94Liao, Felix Haifeng : 151Liao, Wen‐Chi : 119Lin, Jeffrey : 134Linarello, Andrea: 25Linares, Nelly E.: 127 , 156Liu, Xiaodong : 44liu, xiuli : 107Liu, Yongzheng: 48Llamosas‐Rosas, Irving: 31Llano Verduras, Carlos : 13 , 40, 41, 149LOPEZ, ESTEBAN : 80 , 128Lopez, Nuria Gallego : 13 , 41Lopez‐Bazo, Enrique : 25lovegrove, Gordon: 150Loyer, John: 142Lufin, Marcelo: 128Lundberg, Johan: 41Lutz, Byron : 74Mack, Elizabeth A: 26 , 58, 72, 88, 102, 118, 133Madden, Janice: 134Madden, Janice : 134Madiès, Thierry: 154Madsen, Ronald A: 146Maennig, Wolfgang : 120Magnac, Thierry : 135Maier, Gunter: 17Malleson, Nick: 114Maltese, Enza: 133Mangum, Kyle : 121Mansury, Yuri: 2 , 117Maoh, Hanna: 158Marceau, Danielle J.: 83Marchand, Joseph: 133Marrocu, Emanuela: 21 , 31, 118Marteleto, Leticia J: 17Martin, Richard W: 122Martins, Jose MG: 104Masip Tresserra, Jaume: 46 , 122Matisziw, Timothy C: 68 , 82, 97, 113Matsumura, Toshihiro: 20Matsushima, Kakuya: 9Matsushima, Noriaki: 20Mayock, Tom : 91 , 96Mayor, Matías: 87126

McCann, Philip: 88McConnon, James C.: 142McEntaffer, M. Jared: 138 , 146McGranahan, David: 109McKeown, Lawrence : 41McKillop, Caitlin: 101McMillen, Dan: 26Measham, Thomas: 107Menard, Robert J: 8Menezes, Tatiane Ameida de: 16 , 93Mercier, Aurelie: 9Messmann, Susanne : 123Miaari, Sami: 146Michaeles, Guy: 45Micheli, Martin: 105Miller, Cristina: 80Miller, Eric J.: 98 , 114Minardi, Richard : 37Mingardo, Giuliano : 60Miron, John R : 62 , 99Mishra, Sabya: 108Miyabe, Yukiho: 132MIYATA, Yuzuru: 34 , 157Modica, Marco: 99Monteiro, Circe: 16Moon, Junghye: 155Moore, Michael S: 66 , 80Morel, Clémence: 95Mori, Tomoya : 10Morioka, Takuro: 137Moritz, Michael: 65Morrow, Peter M. : 90Mossay, Pascal : 35Motellón, Elisabet: 25Mu, Shengmao: 92Mukhopadhyay, Kakali : 110Mulder, Peter: 102Munasib, Abdul: 46Munroe, Darla K: 118Murakami, Daisuke : 126Murata, Yasusada : 27murdoch, James C: 101Murphy, Alvin : 44Murphy, Daniel : 89Murray, Alan T: 68 , 82, 97, 113Mushinski, David: 33Musolesi, Antonio: 21Mussoni, Maurizio: 149Index to Participants127

Mutl, Jan: 146Nagurney, Anna : 137Nakagawa, Kuninori: 97Nakajima, Kentaro : 89Nakajima, Ryo : 27Nakamura, Daisuke: 18Nam, Chang Woon: 18 , 127Nam, Kyung‐Min: 47Nathan, Max : 27NAVARRETE, MONICA: 126Nenov, Plamen : 61Neumark, David : 121Newbold, Bruce : 153Niblett, Matthew R: 68 , 113Nichols, Brice: 108Nicholson, Joseph R: 122Nicolini, Rosella: 82Nijkamp, Peter: 36 , 117, 156Nitsch, Voker: 117Niu, Yi : 61Nyrop, Jan P.: 98O`Sullivan, Arthur : 50Okagaki, Alan: 148Okamoto, Ryosuke : 27okiyama, Mitsuru: 54Okuyama, Yasuhide: 132Olfert, M. Rose : 26Oliveira Martins, Joaquim: 46Olmo, Silva: 50Orazem, Peter F.: 36Ortega, Javier : 121ORTEGA‐ARGILES, RAQUEL : 46 , 88Ossokina, Ioulia V.: 158Ouazad, Amine : 35Oumer, Abdella M. : 152Overman, Henry : 27 , 119Ovtracht, Nicolas: 9Paci, Raffaele: 21 , 31, 118Paez, Antonio : 16Paleti, Rajesh: 30 , 93Paltsev, Sergey: 47Panagiotidis, Theodore: 149Panagiotou, Thomas: 149Pantano, Juan : 44Panzera, Domenica: 93Papafragaki, Argiro: 68Parajuli, Jitendra: 36Paredes, Dusan JC: 14 , 31Index to Participants128

Index to ParticipantsParent, Olivier: 87Park, Chang Sug : 47Park, Jiyoung : 13 , 47Partridge, Mark D: 8 , 26, 31, 45, 48, 55, 58, 127Patacchini, Eleonora : 44Patel, Amit: 114Patrick, Carlianne : 45 , 133Patuelli, Roberto : 87 , 138Pavan, Ronni : 50Pedroni, Peter : 134Pender, John: 148Peng, Shin‐Kun : 136Pennington‐Cross, Anthony : 82Percoco, Marco: 20 , 58Perdue, Adam : 90Perez‐Burgos, Javier : 157Perez‐de la Torre, Jose Francisco: 104Peter, Jeffrey: 41Peterlin, Mateja: 130Photis, Yorgos N.: 68 , 97Picard, Pierre : 35Pines, David : 136Pinto, Santiago : 125 , 154Piras, Gianfranco: 16 , 56, 141PIVA, MARIACRISTINA: 46Plane, David A.: 5Plerhoples, Christina : 96Plotnikova, Maria : 66 , 95Polese, Mario: 147Pollakowski, Henry : 44Poncet, Sandra : 59postali, Fernando: 77Postiglione, Paolo : 30 , 93Prinz, Thomas: 32Pueyo, Fernando: 107Qian, Haifeng : 72Qian, Haifeng : 72Quintana‐Romero, Luis: 104Rahmayanti, Yogi : 140 , 154Raines, Neus : 128 , 157Ramirez Grajeda, Mauricio: 1Ramos, Arturo: 152Ramos, Pedro Nogueira: 139Ratner, Shanna: 148Ratton, Jose Luiz: 16Rattsø, Jorn : 17 , 136Rauch, Ferdinand: 45Ray, Indro: 66 , 80129

Redding, Stephen : 10 , 45Redfearn, Christian : 103Reed, Rob : 91Reggiani, Aura : 51Reid, Neil: 4 , 26Reilly, John M.: 47Renski, Henry C.: 72Resosudarmo, Budy P: 151Ricci, Lorenzo : 135Richardson, Kathrine E.: 40 , 102Rickman, Dan S: 26Rietveld, Piet : 60 , 122Riley, , Robert J: 64Riou, stéphane : 67Riou, Stéphane: 154Rivers, Nicholas J: 8Robert‐Nicoud, Frédéric : 90Roberts, Mark : 59Robinson, Dennis P: 30 , 71Rodrigues, Juciano M: 151Rodriguez‐Pose, Andres: 21Rodríguez‐Pose, Andrés : 27Rogers, William: 66 , 80Rohlin, Shawn : 73Romem, Issi : 61Rose, Adam: 132Rosenthal, Stuart : 73Ross, Amanda : 73Ross, Justin M: 125 , 140Ross, Paula S: 26Roth, Kevin: 110Rouwendal, Jan : 96 , 120, 134Royuela, Vicente: 156Rupasingha, Anil : 48Saavedra, Luz: 64Sage, Jeremy L: 77Sahn , David : 104Saito, Yukiko : 89Saiz, Albert : 12Sakamoto, Hiroshi: 56Salinger, Eyal ‐: 105Samarina, Anna: 87Santander, Jairo : 107Sanz, Fernando: 152Sastre Gutierrez, Myrna L.: 30 , 93Sayago‐Gomez, Juan Tomas: 16Schaeffer, Peter: 33 , 48, 79, 94, 109Schiff, Nathan : 121Index to Participants130

Schmidheiny, Kurt: 73Schmidheiny, Kurt : 73Schoenberg, Alina M.: 18 , 127Schramm, Marc C: 138Scott, Darren M: 150Seaman, Bruce A.: 102Seegert, Nathan: 125 , 140Seidel, Tobias : 35Selod, Harris: 62 , 99Shah, Anwar: 140Shang, Yunsi : 138Shaposhnikova, Galina: 95Shaw, Nicholas P A: 130Sheard, Nicholas : 74Shearmur, Richard: 88Shefer, Daniel: 105Sheppard, Stephen : 134Shi, Wei: 20SHIBUSAWA, Hiroyuki : 34 , 132Shields, Martin: 33Shinkuma, Takayoshi : 40 , 112Shiyan, Zhai : 92Sider, Timothy: 34 , 56Sidibé, Modibo: 146Silva Ardila, Diego: 98Silva, Carlos Eduardo Lobo e: 18 , 78Silva, Carlos Jorge: 104 , 139Silveira‐Neto, Raul: 16Simard, Michael : 147Simone, Dylan: 139 , 153Singh, Palvinder: 30Siodla, James : 29Sipple, John W.: 109Sjoquist, David L: 139Skouras, Spyros : 67Slotwinski, Michaela : 73Smirnov, Oleg A: 69 , 71Smith, Allison: 60Smith, Bruce W: 26Smith, Tony E. : 10 , 141SMOLDERS, CARINE: 16Soares, Yuri: 95Somogyi, Frank : 73Son, Minsu : 47Souche, Stephanie : 9Spiller, Elisheba : 60Sridhar, Kala : 29Steenbeek, Wouter : 96Index to Participants131

Index to ParticipantsStelder, Dirk: 20Stenberg, Peter L: 36 , 78Stephens, Heather : 49Stephens, Heather : 60Stokke, Hildegunn: 17Stolarick, Kevin: 147Stolarick, Kevin: 147Storeygard, Adam : 59Strange, William : 12Stuart, Bryan : 103Sturm, Daniel : 10 , 135Sue Wing, Ian: 132Suedekum, Jens : 40Suedekum, Jens : 67Sugeta, Hajime : 40 , 112Suzuki, Kazuki: 76Tabuchi, Takatoshi : 10Takarada, Yasuhiro: 40Tamura, Ryuichi : 27Tan, Ying: 26Tanaka, Kiyoyasu: 78 , 142, 156Tavernier, Edmund : 109Teraji, Yusuke: 140 , 154Thede, Susanna: 65Thill, Jean‐Claude F: 4 , 37, 69, 83, 97, 98, 114, 130,143Thisse, Jacques‐François : 67Thissen, Mark: 128 , 157Thomas, Alban: 47Thomassin, Paul J: 110Thompson, Eric: 48 , 138, 146Tian, Xi : 46TIAN, ZHENG: 128 , 157Tikoudis, Ioannis: 43Tikoudis, Ioannis : 43Timmins, Christopher: 60Tirado‐Fabregat, Daniel : 42Tobin, Lara: 99Tokunaga, Suminori: 54 , 112Tontisirin, Nij: 109 , 117Tracy, Joseph : 75Tranos, Emmanouil: 36Trappmann, Mark: 123Tremblay‐Fournier, Camille: 64Trew, Alex : 42Treyz, Fred: 139 , 153TSUBOTA, Kenmei: 78 , 97Turner, Matthew : 10 , 11, 12, 19, 27, 28, 29, 35, 42,132

Index to Participants43, 44, 50, 59, 60, 61, 67, 73, 74, 75, 81, 89, 90, 91,96, 103, 119, 120, 121, 134, 135, 136Turner, Matthew A. : 90Turner, Sidney: 76 , 99Uchoa, Carlos Frederico: 30 , 93Usai , Stefano: 21Valdivia , Marcos: 83 , 98, 104van Berkel, Derek B: 118van den Berg, Vincent AC: 51van Dijk, Jouke: 31van Duijn, Mark : 134Van Marrewijk, Charles : 119Van Ommeren, Jos : 43 , 60, 122Van Oort, Frank van: 128 , 142, 156Vandegrift, Don: 106 , 142VEDRINE, Lionel: 30 , 93, 140, 154Vellangany, Isaac: 109Venhorst, Viktor A. : 31 , 124Venkitasubramanian, Kailas: 106Veracierto, Marcelo : 91Verdugo, Gregory : 121Verhoef, Erik : 43Verhoef, Erik T. : 28Vermeulen, Wouter : 120Verweij, Gerard: 158Viladecans‐Marsal, Elisabet : 42 , 59Vinhais, Henrique E F: 17Vogel, Stephen J: 94von Ehrlich, Maximilian : 35Vonk, Johan M: 138Wahyuni, Any : 128 , 157Waldorf, Brigitte: 99 , 130walker, Joan: 108Wamser, Georg: 127Wang, Chunhua: 64Wang, Fang: 83Wang, Ping : 136Wang, Qingfang: 20wang, shouyang: 107Wang, Yiyi: 87Wang, Zhi : 119Waugh, Caleb J.: 47Weber, Jeremy: 54 , 79Wei, Dan: 132Wei, Fangwu : 82 , 113Wei, Feng: 150Wei, Ran: 68 , 97, 113Wei, Yehua Dennis: 151 , 156133

Weiler, Stephan: 33 , 48, 79, 94, 109, 148Weinberg, Daniel : 44Weinstein, Amanda L: 8Welch, Timothy : 108Wendland, Nicolai: 117Westeren, Knut Ingar: 65Whalley, Alexander : 42White, Nancy E: 14Wigle, Randall : 8Winkler, Anne E: 66Winters, John V: 124 , 139Wojan, Tim: 32 , 109Wolaver, Amy: 14Wolf, Katja: 146Wolf, Nikolaus : 10Woo, Kyoungbong : 112Woodward, Douglas: 144Wrede, Matthias : 81Wrenn, Douglas : 19 , 29Wright, Joshua : 75WU, Chengzhong : 149Wu, Ling: 69Wu, Tingting : 110Wyrwich, Michael: 31XIAO, WEI: 124 , 139Xie, Chunying : 28Xie, Jun: 51Xing, Chunbing: 104Xue, Junbo : 14 , 31Yamada, Eri: 112Yamamoto, Masashi: 110Yang, Ji‐Chung: 66Yao, Jing: 97YAO, Zixuan: 114Ye, Xinyue: 37 , 69, 72, 98yi, Gong: 144Yiannakoulias, Niko: 150Yonemoto, Kiyoshi: 124 , 153Yongbin, Zhu: 92Yongming, Peng: 92Yoo, Songhee : 64Yoshida, Jiro: 80Yoshida, Yuichiro: 110YOSHIDA, YUICHIRO : 129Yu, Chia‐Ming : 136Zabel, Jeffrey : 61Zax, Jeffrey : 11Zenou, Yves : 35 , 44Index to Participants134

Zhang, Haiyan: 8ZHANG, JING: 105Zhang, Junfu : 104Zhang, Lei: 101Zhang, Lihua: 127 , 156Zhang, Wendong : 29Zheng, Wang: 14 , 92, 114, 144Zheng, Yuqing: 78Zhou, Tingyu Rhea: 142Zhou, Yuhong: 130Zofío, José L: 40 , 129Zukari, Muhammad: 56Zuo, Yiou/Scarlett: 110Index to Participants135

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