48th Annual Pacific Northwest Regional Economic Conference

Managing Risk and Building for the Future in an Era of Uncertainty

May 7-9, 2014

Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront – Portland, Oregon

Prospective Agenda for PNREAP Participation

Thursday – May 8th, 2014

1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Concurrent Session

Self-Employment and Proprietors Income:
Dimensions of Regional Distribution, Growth and Change Across the Pacific Northwest

Chair: Nick Beleiciks, Oregon Employment Department

Topics(s)	Speaker(s)
“The Economic Impacts of Proprietor’s Income on the Economy of the State of Nevada.”	Tom Harris, University of Nevada, Reno
“Is there evidence that wage and salary workers turned to self-employment in the Great Recession?”	William Beyers, University of Washington
“Web-Enabled Tool for Calibrating and Diagnosing the Growth and Changing Importance of Self Employment and Proprietors’ Income Across the Counties of the Pacific Northwest.”	Gary Smith, PNREAP

Friday – May 9th, 2014

10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Concurrent Session

Navigating the Oregon Economy:
REAP Analytics and Tools for Understanding Our State and Local Economies.

Chair: Gary Smith, PNREAP

Topics(s)	Speaker(s)
“Jobs Attracting People Versus People Attracting Jobs”	Tom Harris, University of Nevada, Reno
“Who’s On First? A Web-Enabled Application of LSGL Analysis to Compare, Characterize and Classify the Composition and Pattern of Employment Growth by Industry for Oregon and Oregon County Economies”	Gary Smith, PNREAP
“A Situational Homework Application of Shift-Share Using the REAP Analytics Tool”	Roger Coupal, University of Wyoming
“An Overview of the Newer REAP Mapping Analytics”	William Beyers, University of Washington

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