Carl Bonham
Hawaii Innovation Matters
By Carl Bonham Innovation is the key to economic growth and prosperity. In the US, …
Research Driven Energy Policy
By Carl Bonham, Makena Coffman, and Michael Roberts Hawaii is in the midst of transforming …
Forecasting in a Mixed Up World: Nowcasting Hawaii Tourism
We evaluate the short term forecasting performance of methods that systematically incorporate high frequency information …
Dropping Oil Prices Boost Hawaii’s Economy
By Carl Bonham The drop in crude oil prices from $112/ barrel in June of …
The Growing Importance of Tourism in the Global Economy and International Affairs
For tourism-dependent countries and destinations, tourism’s share of GDP can exceed twice the world average. …
Hawaii’s Minimum Wage, Poverty, and Job Creation
By Carl Bonham Ten different bills have been introduced at the legislature this session to raise …
A Policy Analysis of Hawaii’s Solar Tax Credit Incentive
This study uses Hawaii as an illustrative case study in state level tax credits for …
UHERO 101.9: Who’s hiring? Who knows!
By Carl Bonham and James Jones Beginning in July 2013, the Hawaii Department of Labor …
The Unintended Consequences of Affordable Housing Policy
By Carl Bonham Honolulu City Council Resolution 13-168 would amend the percentages of affordable housing units that …