Water, energy, and food security in the Asia Pacific region
Security measures of three resources; water, energy and food are analyzed for thirty two countries in the Asia Pacific region which are faced to Pacific Ocean, in
June 1, 2017
Working Papers
The economic value of groundwater in Obama
Obama City has a population of 33,000 and is located in the central Wakasa district, in southwest Fukui Prefecture, Japan. Groundwater is used aboveground year
June 1, 2017
Effect of Electric Vehicles on Design, Operation and Cost of a 100% Renewable Power System
This report outlines the effect that electric vehicles could have on the cost of transport and electricity production in the context of a 100% renewable
March 29, 2017
Electric utility regulation under enhanced renewable energy integration and distributed generation
The economic environment for electric utilities is changing in the United States given increased penetration of distributed generation and limited rooms for sales growth. This
March 6, 2017
Forecasting in a Mixed Up World: Nowcasting Hawaii Tourism
We evaluate the short term forecasting performance of methods that systematically incorporate high frequency information via covariates. Our study provides a thorough introduction of these
March 1, 2017
By the Time I Get to Arizona: Estimating the Impact of the Legal Arizona Workers Act on Migrant Outflows
In 2007, the State of Arizona passed the Legal Arizona Workers Act (LAWA) which required all employers to verify the legal status of all prospective
December 24, 2016
Health and Health Inequality during the Great Recession: Evidence from the PSID
We estimate the impact of the Great Recession of 2007-2009 on health outcomes in the United States. We show that a one percentage point increase
November 17, 2016
Global Value Chains and Changing Trade Elasticities
The trade collapse of 2008-2009 and the anemic trade growth since then raise the question of whether trade elasticities may be undergoing fundamental structural change.
September 14, 2016
How Hawaii’s State Government Shares Transient Accommodation Tax Revenues With Its Local Governments
Many states in the U.S. give unrestricted financial support to their local governments. The reasons some state governments provide aid and others do not, and
May 12, 2016
Filipino 2040: Environmental Resources, Shocks, and National Well-Being
The contribution of the environmental-resource sector to national well-being is the sum of natural resource depletion and environmental degradation. Inasmuch as existing resource stocks are
April 12, 2016
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Disaster Mitigation Infrastructure: The Case of Seawalls in Otsuchi, Japan
Disaster management problems often pose the same types of challenges that environmental governance problems do; they involve decision-makers at various levels and can transcend political
April 5, 2016
Sustainable Agriculture Irrigation Management: The Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Pajaro Valley, California
The water-energy-food (WEF) nexus is quickly becoming one of the most critical global environmental challenges of the twenty first century. However, WEF systems are inherently
April 5, 2016
Creating Tourism Improvement Districts to Raise Stable Funding for Destination Marketing and Promotion
Tourism Improvement Districts (TIDs), modeled after the more well-known Business Improvement Districts (BIDs), are increasing rapidly in the U.S. With enabling legislation from state and
March 23, 2016
Where do social preferences come from?
Where do preferences for fairness come from? We use a unique field setting to test for a spillover of sharing norms from the workplace to
December 1, 2015
Methods of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus
This paper focuses on a collection of methods that can be used to analyze the water-energy-food (WEF) nexus. We classify these methods as qualitative or
October 23, 2015