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47th Annual Pacific Northwest Regional Economic Conference
Regional Competitiveness in the Global Economy
May 16-17, 2013
Davenport Hotel – Spokane, Washington
Prospective Agenda for PNREAP Participation
Thursday – May 16th, 2013
10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Regional Case Studies:
Spokane’s Shifting Fortunes Redux
Chair: Gary Smith, PNREAP
Topics(s)
Speaker(s)
“Manufacturing vs. Services Circa 1996: Sparking a Debate About Job Recruitment and Economic Development Biases in Spokane County”
Gary Smith, PNREAP
“A Look Backward at the Economic Devlopment Objective of Small but Vibrant Cities in the Pacific Northwest”
Roger Coupal, University of Wyoming
“An Examination of Growth and Stability of Proprietor Employment and Income in Spokane County”
Tom Harris, University of Nevada, Reno
1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Concurrent Session
Measuring and Analyzing Spokane’s Economy:
An Introduction to BEA Regional Data and a Primer on How You Can Use It
Chair: Tom Harris, University of Nevada, Reno
Topics(s)
Speaker(s)
“An Introduction to Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Regional Data: A Guided Tour of the Detailed Data for Spokane and Washington State.”
Mauricio Ortiz, Bureau of Economic Analysis
“Applying the BEA Data using PNREAP: How You Can Investigate and Learn More About the Composition and Performance of the Spokane and Washington Economy "With the Click…of a Mouse"”
Gary Smith, PNREAP
Friday – May 17th, 2013
9:30 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Concurrent Session
Diverging Fortunes:
State and National Income and Wealth Disparity Trends
Chair: William Beyers, University of Washington
Topics(s)
Speaker(s)
“Income, Wealth, and Tax Distribution in Washington State”
Lorrie Brown, WA Office of Financial Management
“Spatial Inequality in the United States, 1970-2010”
Justin Bucciferro, Eastern Washington University
“Dynamic Web Enabled Diagnosis of Regional Per Capita Income Disparity Trends Nationwide and in Washington State: The Case of the 800 Pound Economic Gorilla”
Gary Smith, PNREAP