NARSC Update

Call for Papers – North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, Montreal, Canada, November 9-12, 2022

Join us in Montreal, Canada for the 69th North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI) sponsored by the North American Regional Science Council (NARSC) and co-hosted by the Canadian Regional Science Association.  The deadline for submission of abstracts is July 1. The conference will be held at the beautiful DoubleTree by Hilton in downtown Montreal, November 9-12. The conference hotel is connected to Palais des congrès, Complexe Desjardins, and Place des Arts. It is located close to Old Montreal, Sainte-Catherine Street’s shopping, the local food scene and steps away from Place des Festivals. 

A block of rooms has been reserved at the DoubleTree by Hilton at a specially negotiated rate of C$229 (plus applicable taxes and fees) for a double-occupancy room. Please book the conference hotel through the NARSC website.  By doing so, NARSC will get credit for your booking.  You can book your room at the conference hotel using this link.

For more information, go to the conference page.

To register, go to the registration page.

If you have questions, here is contact information:

Local arrangements:
Bruce Newbold (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

Program Chair:
Neil Reid, (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

Overall Arrangements:
John Sporing, (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)

We look forward to seeing you in Montreal!

CGE Modelling Course

The Centre of Policy Studies (CoPS) is offering an online self-paced regional CGE modelling course over two weeks, 10-21 October 2022. The two week online self-paced TERM-USA course is based on the multi-regional TERM CGE model with an 11-region 26-sector database for the USA. The course format is online and self-paced, meaning participants work largely independently over the two weeks, with email support and 4 live Zoom tutorials available. This course will appeal to economists who wish to model the regional and national effects of policy changes and other economic shocks originating at both regional and national levels. TERM models have been used around the world to analyze diverse economic issues, including the effects of trade policy, productivity, major
construction projects, taste shifts and adverse events. More information including how to apply is available on the course webpage, https://www.copsmodels.com/termusacourse2022.htm.

Economic Development Quarterly (EDQ) 
Call for Papers

Economic Development Quarterly (EDQ) is calling for high quality research manuscripts that address economic and workforce development policy and practice within the United States.

The mission of EDQ is to promote research supporting the formulation of evidence-based economic development and workforce development policy, programs, and practice in the United States.

EDQ takes a multidisciplinary approach in promoting applied research that explores the wide range of economic and workforce development issues and policies including (but not restricted to):

·         Economic Development Policy, Practice, and Strategy

·         Workforce Development Policy, Practice, and Strategy

·         Economic Development and Workforce Incentives

·         Regional Innovation and Technology

·         Small Business/Entrepreneurship

·         Business Location Theory

·         Spatial Economics: Industry Clusters/Agglomeration

·         Social Networks

·         Community Development

·         Economic Development Financing

·         Urban and Rural Development

·         Government Structure and Economic Development

·         Regionalism

·         Role of Education on Economic Development

·         Sustainability

·         Manufacturing

Submissions should be submitted electronically in Microsoft Word format to
http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/edq

Please direct questions regarding manuscript submissions to Claudette Robey, Managing Editor, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Detailed submission guidelines can be found at http://journals.sagepub.com/home/edq or
http://www.upjohn.org/publications/economic-development-quarterly.

Editorial Staff:
Tim J. Bartik, Co-Editor, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

George A. Erickcek, Co-Editor, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Shawn Rohlin, Co-Editor, Kent State University, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Claudette Robey, Managing Editor, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

National Recognition
Faculty elected as members of the National Academy of Sciences

Three UC Santa Barbara professors have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, an honor among the highest a scientist can achieve. Chemist Alison Butler, geographer Richard Church and materials scientist Craig Hawker take their place among the academy’s 3,029 national and international members. The organization offers membership to scientists in recognition of distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.

Read more here: https://www.news.ucsb.edu/2022/020625/national-recognition