Carl Bonham
UHERO Executive Director Carl Bonham serves on President M.R.C. Greenwood’s Innovation Council
UHERO Executive Director Dr. Carl Bonham participated in a panel at an innovation symposium on Jan 13. The panel’s findings indicate that the University of Hawaiʻi and the state have a significant strategic advantage to turn already-robust research efforts into increased job opportunities for Hawaiʻi and the nation. The report, presented for public input and review, […]
Read MoreUHERO faculty to speak at public fora
Dr. Sumner Lacroix and Dr. Carl Bonham will share their thoughts and outlook for Hawaii’s economy at two separate events on Thursday and Friday. Sumner La Croix, Professor, Dept. of Economics, and Research Fellow, University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization, will present a public lecture on the future of Hawaii’s economy at 7 pm on […]
Read MoreInclusionary Zoning: Implications for Oahu’s Housing Market
This report describes Oahu’s housing market and summarizes results from an analysis of the effect of inclusionary zoning (“IZ”) on this market. Inclusionary Zoning policies have failed in other jurisdictions, and are failing on Oahu. IZ reduces the number of “affordable” housing units and raises prices and reduces the quantity of “market- priced” housing units.
Read MoreInsights on PBS: 2010 Legislative Preview
The state budget took center stage as UHERO Executive Director Dr. Carl Bonham joins Represntative Marcus Oshiro, Representative Gene Ward, Senator Russell Kokubun and Moderator Dan Boyland to how the state can live within its means. Recorded on January 14, 2010 in the PBS Hawaii studio.
Read MoreSpecial Report: Maui Construction Jobs Down 12% since March
The momentum created in Maui’s construction sector by soaring median home and condo prices, inexpensive financing, and multiple luxury resort developments has dissipated over the past two years. With the deepening financial crisis and a substantially weaker housing market, employment in the contracting sector on Maui has taken a tumble this year. Because construction has […]
Read MoreFinancial Integration in the Pacific Basin Region: RIP by PANIC Attack?
We exploit advances in panel data econometrics to test whether real interest parity holds in the Pacific Basin region. We test for a unit root in the difference between either the US, Japanese or Euro area real interest rate and the real interest rates from a panel of eleven Pacific Basin economies. Unlike extant studies […]
Read MoreRiding the Wave: Transformations and Cycles in the Hawaii Economy
Dr. Bonham, UHERO’s executive director will give the Plenary Address at the Western Regional Science Association’s 47th Annual Meeting in Kona on Sunday February 17th. The meetings are being held at the Hilton Waikoloa Village Resort February 17th through the 20th, and will include presentations by UHERO research associates Dr. Denise Konan on the effects […]
Read MoreJapanese Investment in Hawaii: Past and Future
The volume of Japanese direct investments in Hawaii surged during the late 1980s. This corresponds to the rapid expansion of Japanese overseas investment in general with the sharp rise of the yen value vis-a-vis the U.S. dollar after the 1985 Plaza Accord. Between 1985 and 1995, Japanese invested no less than $12 billion in Hawaii […]
Read MoreCarl Bonham and Byron Gangnes To Receive Prestigious Community Service Award
Carl Bonham and Byron Gangnes will receive this year’s Hung Wo and Elizabeth Lau Ching Foundation Award for Faculty Service to the Community from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The Convocation ceremony will be on Wednesday, September 5th, at 10:00 a.m., at UH Manoa’s Orvis Auditorium. The Hung Wo and Elizabeth Lau Ching Foundation Award for Faculty […]
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