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UHERO Rapid Health Survey: Longitudinal analysis of health disparities in Hawai’i
The UHERO Rapid Health Survey is building the data infrastructure at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and UHERO that will allow us to inform the design and execution of public health programs in the state of Hawaii for COVID-19 and other disasters while simultaneously addressing health disparities. The study is open to adults in […]
Read MoreEconomic and GHG impacts of a US state-level carbon tax: the case of Hawai’i
A new paper by a team from UHERO published in Climate Policy finds that a carbon tax for Hawai‘i set at the federal social cost of carbon would reduce cumulative GHG emissions by 10% relative to the baseline from 2025 to 2045. They find that when carbon tax revenues are paid as equal-share dividends to Hawai‘i […]
Read MoreDoes air pollution increase electric vehicle adoption? Evidence from U.S. metropolitan areas, 2011–2018
A publication in the Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy by a team of economists including UHERO’s Coffman, Hayashida, and La Croix shows that changes in local air pollution within U.S. metropolitan areas are associated with changes in consumer purchases of new EVs. The authors find a positive association between PM2.5 pollution and BEV adoption, and a negative […]
Read MoreUHERO’s Daniela Bond-Smith is CSS Spring 2022 Research Award Recipient
Congratulations to UHERO’s Daniela Bond-Smith for receiving CSS research support funding for her joint project “Building a participatory infrastructure for community-driven, real-time monitoring of the Disabled community’s needs and priorities in Hawai’i”!
Read MorePlease join us! Carbon Taxes, Credits and Offsets Webinar (3/16)
Join UHERO’s Makena Coffman for a webinar discussion on March 16, 2022 at 10-11 HST on the results of the 2020 Hawaii Carbon Pricing Study mandated by the Hawaii Legislature and the 2021 follow-up study. The title of the event is “Carbon Taxes, Credits and Offsets: Means for Climate Mitigation and Adaptation.” Carbon taxes, credits and offsets can […]
Read MoreHMSA gift of $1 million endows health economics professorship at UHERO
The Hawaiʻi Medical Service Association (HMSA) donated $1 million to establish the HMSA Distinguished Endowed Professorship in Health Economics at the University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO) in UH Mānoa’s College of Social Sciences. The endowment will support UHERO’s research in the area of health economics. UHERO Executive Director Carl Bonham has worked closely […]
Read MoreUHERO’s Philip Garboden selected as a visiting scholar at the Russell Sage Foundation
Congratulations to UHERO’s Philip Garboden for being selected as one of 14 scholars in the Russell Sage Foundation Visiting Scholars Program. While in residence at RSF in New York City, they will pursue research and writing projects that reflect the foundation’s commitment to strengthening the social sciences and conducting research “for the improvement of social […]
Read MoreNew publication in Nature’s Scientific Reports
Congratulations to UHERO’s Peter Fuleky and team for their new publication in Nature’s Scientific Reports. The team conducted time-series data analysis and machine learning on a long-term, high resolution radon time-series from Kīholo Bay, Hawaiʻi to analyze the dependencies between rainfall, groundwater and ocean-water levels, coastal salinity, and submarine groundwater discharge. The analyses presented in […]
Read MoreSurvey on COVID-19 Business Mandates
The University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization (UHERO) in partnership with the Pacific Alliance Against COVID-19 (PAAC), the City and County of Honolulu (OneOahu), and other partners are conducting a brief 10-minute survey for business managers and owners to understand the impacts of the new health and safety policies consistent with federal law and testing requirements […]
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