Community and Regional Economics

Washington is the most export reliant state in the country. Many development projects have an outward component. Thus regional development is intertwined and connected to the global economy.

Projects	Publications & Media
WA Exports and Exporting Export Assistance Program Trends in Washington Exports Agricultural Trade Barriers Database Seminar: Exporting Trends, Facts and Profits Extension fact sheet (FS144E): The New Free Trade Agreements and Washington State Exporters Extension fact sheet (FS071E): Export QuickStart: Step-by-step to Agricultural Exporting Webinar: Interpreting Export Data Export Data & Graphs Trade and development organizations Seminar: What the Depreciation of the Dollar Means for Washington Exporters Extension manual (EM017): California's Overseas Trade Office Closures: Lessons for Washington State Extension manual (EM041) A Primer on Exchange Rates and Exporting Seminar: Information & Trade Regional Economic Modeling Washington State CGE Model Extension technical bulletin (TB005): A Practitioner's Guide to Testing for Regional Industrial Localization Seminar: Testing for Localization Seminar: Tools for Economic Development Decisions Regional Economic Analysis Project Indicators Northwest Pacific Northwest Regional Economic Conference Extension fact sheet (FS024E): Impacts of Azinphos-Methyl Ban on the Apple Industry and Washington State	Manuals and Factsheets Extension fact sheet (FS223E): Washington State Trade with Trans Pacific Partners Extension technical bulletin (TB23E): Assessing Post-harvest Labor Shortages Extension technical bulletin (TB005): A Practitioner's Guide to Testing for Regional Industrial Localization Extension fact sheet (FS204E): Export Trends in Washington State, Vol. 8 Extension fact sheet (FS144E): The New Free Trade Agreements and Washington State Exporters Extension fact sheet (FS006E): The Collection and Description of Washington State Export Data Extension fact sheet (FS071E): Export QuickStart: Step-by-step to Agricultural Exporting Extension fact sheet (FS024E): Impacts of Azinphos-Methyl Ban on the Apple Industry and Washington State Extension manual (EM017): California's Overseas Trade Office Closures: Lessons for Washington State Extension manual (EM041) A Primer on Exchange Rates and Exporting Seminars and Presentations Webinar: Assessing Post-harvest Labor Shortages Webinar: Export Quick Start Guide Seminar: Exporting Trends, Facts and Profits Seminar: Testing for Localization Seminar: Tools for Economic Development Decisions Webinar: Export Trends Webinar: Interpreting Export Data Seminar: What the Depreciation of the Dollar Means for Washington Exporters Seminar: Information & Trade Press and Interviews NW Public Radio Washington State Magazine

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Seminars

The School of Economic Sciences (SES) Seminar is a weekly series presented by invited speakers, SES faculty and graduate students to showcase current research advances in different areas of Economics.”

Seminars – Academic Year 2014-2015

Date	Name	Affiliation	Title	Room & Time
Apr. 17	Derek Kellenberg	University of Montana	Beyond Tax Evasion & Misreported Trade	HUL 27 3:30–5:00
Apr. 24	Hendrik Wolff Joint with UI	University of Washington		BLS 402 3:30–5:00
May 1	Peter Berck	UC Berkeley	Agriculture and Climate Change	BLS 402 3:30–5:00

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Past Seminars

Aug. 29: Pavan Dhanireddy (WSU) Settlement of Illegal Immigrants within the U.S.
Sept. 5: Susan Athey (Stanford) Designing Advertising Markets Where Agents Have Heterogenous Objects
Sept. 5: Susan Athey (Stanford) The Internet and the News Media
Sept. 12: Mike Brady (WSU) Water Law & Residential Development
Sept. 19: Trent Smith (Otago) The U.S. Obesity Epidemic: New Evidence from the Economic Security Index
Sept. 24: Jon Robinson (UCSC) Governance & Effectiveness of Public Health Subsidies
Oct. 3: SES Decennium Colloquium
Oct. 10: Steve Salant (Michigan) Hotelling Under Pressure
Oct. 17: Ken Leonard (UMD) Giving & Promising Gifts: Experimental Evidence on Reciprocity
Oct. 24: Ed Balistreri (CSM) Carbon Policy & Structure of Global Trade
Oct. 31: Phil Wandschneider (WSU) The Prodigal Son & Notes on the Resource Curse
Nov. 7: Billy Jack (Georgetown) Mobile Maternal Health: Results of an RCT in Kenya
Nov. 14: Austin Miller (WSU) Intergenerational Impact of Tobacco Control
Nov. 21: Alexander Vostroknutov (Maastricht) Norms Make Preferences Social
Dec. 5: Brennan Platt (BYU) Bid or Buy It Now? – Time Sensitivity and Price Dispersion in Online Retail Markets
Jan. 16: Wen Chen (WSU) Informational Interaction of Insider Trading & Share Repurchases
Jan. 23: Sansi Yang (WSU) Dynamic Adjustment of U.S. Agriculture Under Climate Uncertainty
Jan. 30: Sandra Hoffman (USDA) Developing Global Estimates of Water and Food-borne Illness
Feb. 6: Levan Elbakidze (UI) Hydrologic Externalities & Water Transfers in a Conjunctively Managed System
Feb. 13: Alex Prera (WSU) Reauthorizing the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act: Impact to Recreation Demand of National Forests
Feb. 20: Hyunjyung Oh (WSU) Social Norms, Identity & Married Females Labor Commitment
Feb. 27: Randy Fortenbery (WSU) The Impact of Ethanol Production on Feedstock Local Prices
Mar. 6: Josh Foster (Whitman) Competitive Markets When Customers Anticipate Stockouts
Apr. 3: Greg Galinato (WSU) How a Race to the Bottom Can Make You Fat
Apr. 8: Michael Grossman (CUNY) The Relationship Between Health & Schooling: What’s New?
Apr. 9: Michael Grossman (CUNY) Moral Hazard & Less Invasive Modeical Treatments for Coronary Artery Disease: The Case of Cigarette Smoking

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Leigh Distinguished Lecture in Economics

This is a university-wide lecture made possible by a generous gift from the family of Duane Leigh, Professor Emeritus and former Chair of the Economics Department at Washington State University. The Bertha C. and Roy E. Leigh Distinguished Lecture Endowment was established in 2001 by Duane’s father, the late Roy E. Leigh to honor his wife.

2018 Leigh Lecture Speaker

This years guest speaker will be This years guest speaker will be Dr.Bajari Vice President and Chief Economist at Amazon. Dr. Bajari is an experienced applied econometrician specializing in empirical industrial organization.

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Previous Leigh Lecture Speakers

Dr. Eric Maskin is the Adams University Professor at Harvard. He has made contributions to game theory, contract theory, social choice theory, political economy, and other areas of economics.
Dr. Edward C. Prescott, 2017, W. P. Carey Chair in Economics in the W. P. Carey School of Business at the University of Arizona.
Joseph Harrington, 2016, Dr. Harrington is a Patrick T. Harker Professor for the Dept. of Business Economics & Public Policy in The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Michael Grossman, 2015, Director of the NBER’s Health Economics Program. for the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Susan Athey, 2014, Economics of Technology Professor at Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
William Greene, 2013, Robert Stansky Professor of Stern School of Business,New York University.
Dr. Matthew Rabin, 2012, Edward G. and Nancy S. Jordan Professor of Economics, University of California – Berkeley
Orley Ashenfelter, 2011, Joseph Douglas Green 1895 Professor of Economics at Princeton University
Robert E. Lucas, Jr, 2010, John Dewey Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago and a 1995 Nobel Laureate.
J. Hausman, 2009, John and Jennie S. MacDonald Professor of Economics at MIT in Cambridge.
Tim Kehoe, 2008, Distinguished McKnight Professor of Economics, University of Minnesota.
James J. Heckman, 2007, Nobel Laureate 2000, Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor of Economics, University of Chicago.
Daniel J. McFadden, 2006, Nobel Laureate 2000, E. Morris Cox Professor of Economics, Director of the Econometrics Laboratory, and Professor of the Graduate School at the University of California, Berkeley.
Kathryn Shaw, 2005, Ernest C. Arbuckle Professor of Economics in the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University
Alan Auerbach, 2004, Robert D. Burch Professor of Economics and Law Director, University of California, Berkeley
Kerry Smith, 2003, University Distinguished Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at North Carolina State University.
Ed Lazear, 2002, Jack Steel Parker Professor of Human Resources Management and Economics, Stanford University.
Hal Varian, 2001, Class of 1944 Professor of Economics and Professor of Business Administration and Information Management and Systems, University of California, Berkeley.

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