Drivers of well-being in Hawaii: Quantifying individual and community impacts
In Gallup’s annual well-being index, Hawaii occupied the #1 spot among US states for six out of the past 10 years (slipping to #3 in
September 19, 2019
Working Papers
Cabotage Sabotage? The Curious Case of the Jones Act
This paper examines the economic implications of the Jones Act, which is a 1920 U.S. cabotage law that restricts domestic waterborne shipments to American vessels.
September 9, 2019
Sources and Types of Big Data for Macroeconomic Forecasting
This chapter considers the types of Big Data that have proven useful for macroeconomic forecasting. It first presents the various definitions of Big Data, proposing
July 8, 2019
Combinatorial Optimization for Urban Planning: Strategic Demolition of Abandoned Houses in Baltimore, MD
In 2017, Baltimore City was awarded $75 million dollars earmarked for the targeted demolition of a portion of its 16,000 vacant and abandoned buildings. Selecting
July 8, 2019
Dynamic Factor Models
Dynamic factor models are parsimonious representations of relationships among time series variables. With the surge in data availability, they have proven to be indispensable in
July 8, 2019
The Impact of Public Health Insurance on Medical Utilization in a Vulnerable Population: Evidence from COFA Migrants
In March of 2015, the State of Hawaii stopped covering the vast majority of migrants from countries belonging to the Compact of Free Association (COFA)
April 4, 2019
The Role of Electricity prices in Structural Transformation: Evidence from the Philippines
The Philippines provides an extreme example of Rodrik’s observation that late developing countries experience deindustrialization at lower levels of per capita income than more advanced
February 1, 2019
Revenue Decoupling for Electric Utilities: Impacts on Prices and Welfare
Under traditional (cost-of-service) electric utility regulation, regulated utilities may not recover their fixed costs when their sales are lower than expected. Revenue decoupling (RD) is
November 19, 2018
Mandatory Food Waste Recycling Ordinance for Large Food Establishments in Honolulu, Hawaii
A recent study by two University of Hawaii at Manoa researchers estimates that more than 26% of the available food supply in Hawaii is discarded
October 1, 2018