9:00 PM - North American Regional Science Council

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