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When is economic growth too strong?
By Byron Gangnes To most of us, faster economic growth is a good thing. It reduces unemployment, raises profits and wages, and generates healthier government
Unveiling the Dynamics of Electricity Pricing: Insights from a Hawai’i Study
In a new study titled “Distributional and Welfare Impacts of Dynamic Pricing for Commercial and Industrial Electricity Users: Evidence from Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi,” UHERO Fellow Nori
Dissolving the Hawaii Tourism Authority
Read the summary blog post. By Paul Brewbaker, Frank Haas, and James Mak State lawmakers in the 2023 state legislature are bashing the Hawaii Tourism
UHERO Forecast for the State of Hawaiʻi: Wildfires deliver heavy blow to Maui economy
The tragic Maui wildfires have inflicted deep pain and loss on the affected communities, and sorrow among all of Hawaii’s residents. There are also economic
After the Maui wildfires: The road ahead.
By Steven Bond-Smith, Daniela Bond-Smith, Carl Bonham, Leah Bremer, Kim Burnett, Makena Coffman, Peter Fuleky, Byron Gangnes, Rachel Inafuku, Ruben Juarez, Sumner La Croix, Colin
Effects of alternative pricing structures on electricity consumption and payments in the commercial and industrial sector
Abstract: We investigate the distributional and welfare impacts when commercial and industrial (C&I) electricity end users face a dynamic pricing structure as opposed to a
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