The importance of understanding distance and scale
By Steven Bond-Smith The economic geography of Hawaii is rather unique in the world. The economy is relatively small compared to other US states. But
October 22, 2021
Steven Bond-Smith
UHERO Annual Report: Response to COVID-19
By the end of 2020, The University of Hawai‘i Economic Research Organization (UHERO) received $1.2 million in private support to fund critical economic research, and
October 14, 2021
The unintended consequences of increasing returns to scale in geographical economics
Increasing returns to scale is the basis for many powerful results in economics and economic geography. But the limitations of assumptions about returns to scale
May 3, 2021
Location, Location, Location! A uniquely Hawai‘i economic development strategy
Read the summary blog post. By Steven Bond-Smith Hawaiʻi’s economy is in trouble. Unemployment is typically low in Hawai‘i and it was close to an
April 9, 2021
Location, Location, Location! A uniquely Hawaiʻi economic development strategy
Read the full UHERO Brief. By Steven Bond-Smith* Hawai‘i’s vulnerability to economic shocks has become a paramount concern during the pandemic. Extreme specialization in the
April 9, 2021