Wisconsin Economic Association Annual Meeting
November 14th and 15th, 2014, Stevens Point, WI
Friday, November 14th, 2014
8:00 – 9:00am
Registration
9:00 – 9:10am
Opening Remarks
Welcome to the 2014 annual meeting – WEA President, Dr. John Stoll, UW-Green Bay
Session 1 – Environment I
9:10 – 9:30am
Effects of aquatic invasive species invasions on home prices: evidence from Waupaca County, WI
9:30 – 9:50am
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11:50 – 12:00pm
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3:00 – 3:20pm
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4:10 –5:00pm
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Marianne Johnson1 and Martin Meder2, UW-Oshkosh1, UW-Milwaukee2
The economic impact of groundwater conservation in Wisconsin’s central sands
Thomas F. Rutherford and Andrew Schreiber, UW-Madison
Results from a survey examining college student & adult public opinion on climate change in China & the
U.S.
Brittany Flaherty, David Hahn, Shawn Peterson, Greg Sikowski and Helue Vazquez
Valverde, UW-Eau Claire
Break
Session 2 – Microeconomics
The economic impact of the Gogebic taconite mine
Wayne Carrol and Joe Westenberg, UW-Eau Claire
The relationship between nonstandard work schedules and substance use. New evidence from NLSY97
Mona Sameni, UW-Milwaukee
An examination of labor market gender discrimination
Nathan Schaffer, UW-Eau Claire
Property investing in Minocqua, WI
Kyle Stubblefield, UW-Stout
Break
Luncheon
Chris Farrell, “Unretirement”
Session 3 – Economics and Teaching in the University
What works best to motivate students in a general education introductory economics course
Sakib Mahmud, UW-Superior
Teaching personal finance to undergraduate students: online and U-Pace formats
Sahar Milani, UW-Milwaukee
Credit and debt management practices and implications among college students
Katie Sam, UW-Stout
The effects of supplemental instruction on student achievement
Katie Beck, UW-Whitewater
Break
Session 4 – Education and School Choice
Parents’ decision-making on the consumption of private tutoring of private and charter school going
children
Sakib Mahmud, UW-Superior
Charter school competition: An examination of Michigan
Anthony Galston, UW-Whitewater
Education and investment
Grace Piggot, UW-Stout
Break
WEA Board Meeting
Association Board Meeting – News, Elections, Planning
Dinner
Dinner at location of choice
Wisconsin Economic Association Annual Meeting
November 14th and 15th, 2014, Stevens Point, WI
Saturday, November 15th, 2014
8:00 – 9:00am
9:00 – 9:20am
9:20 – 9:40am
9:40 – 10:00am
10:00 – 10:20am
10:20 – 10:30am
10:30 – 10:50am
10:50 – 11:10am
11:10 – 11:30am
11:30 – 12:00pm
12:00 – 1:30pm
1:30 – 1:50pm
1:50 – 2:10pm
2:10 – 2:30pm
2:30 – 2:35pm
Registration
Session 5 – Undergraduate Research in Economics at UW-Superior
Integration of URSCA in economics general education courses
Zamira Simkins, Rubana Mahjabeen and Sakib Mahmud, UW-Superior
Educational attainment and income among Wisconsin Native Americans
Elliot Charette, UW-Superior
Superior low-income family financial report, 2014
Rubana Mahjabeen with Nabait Fukur, Michele Kvistad, Dennis Nordmark, Smirti Shestha
and Wyatt Soderquist, UW-Superior
Determinants of economic growth: empirical analysis of the EU
Michele Kvistad, UW-Superior
Break
Session 6 – Environment II
A Contingent Valuation Study Comparing Citizen’s WTP for Climate Change
Mitigation in China & the U.S.
Eric Jamelske, UW-Eau Claire
Index use in environmental valuation
Patrick Fogarty, UW-Whitewater
African Water Efficiency
Jay Klubertanz, UW-Whitewater
Measuring the Impact of Group Incentives on Aggregate Fruit and Vegetable
Consumption for Lunch in Two Western Wisconsin Elementary Schools
Tiffany Christner, Nick Douglass, Mitchell Fischer, Jisu Kim, Aaron Lickel, Jon Pumper
and Lucy Ramquist, UW-Eau Claire
Luncheon
Opportunities in Academic Quiz Bowls
Sierra Howry, UW-River Falls
Session 7 – Macroeconomics
A new approach to comparative economic systems
Marianne Johnson and Alexander Kovzik, UW-Oshkosh
Does inflation targeting matter? A nonparametric analysis
Omid Ardakan, UW-Milwaukee
The economic impact of recessions on Major League Sports in the U.S.
Jessie Welton, UW-La Crosse
Closing Remarks
Conclusion of the 2014 annual meeting – WEA President, Dr. John Stoll, UW-Green Bay
WEA Officers and Board Members
President: John Stoll, UW-Green Bay
Vice-President: Eric Jamelske, UW-Eau Claire
Treasurer: John Stoll, UW-Green Bay
Student Research Coordinator: Jason Davis, UW-Stevens Point
Faculty Research Coordinator: Matthew Winden, UW-Whitewater
Development Coordinator: Cory Wanek, Waukesha Technical College
Webmaster: Eric Jamelske, UW-Eau Claire
WEA Supporting Board Members
Yunsun Huh, UW Green Bay
Thomas Kemp, UW-Eau Claire
Matthew Raunio, UW-Sheboygan
Zamira Simkins, UW Superior
Andrew Weier, Saint Joseph’s Hospital
Laura Wind-Norton, Nicolet College
WEA Student Board Members: Elliot Charette, UW-Superior; Helue Vazquez Valverde, UW-Eau Claire