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The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

contact info

Director
Geoffrey J. D. Hewings
hewings@illinois.edu
Location
607 S. Matthews
Urbana, IL 61801-3671
Phone/Fax
217-333-4740 (phone)
217-244-9339 (fax)

REAL Seminars



REAL Seminar Series aims at disseminating latest research by students, visiting scholars, and professors in Regional Science and Economics. Speakers in this seminar series are mainly related to REAL-UIUC, unless otherwise noted. If you would like to schedule a presentation or obtain more information about the presentations, please contact Laura Atuesta (latuest2@illinois.edu).

The venue and time:
Mondays, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm.
219 Davenport Hall 
607 S. Mathews Avenue

Fall 2009 Seminar Schedulle:

-“Scaling the role of small versus large firms in Regional Development: A policy approach”presented by Rafael Vera. (Monday, November 9th, 2009)

-“A polycentric model for the urban area of the city of Bogotá, Colombiapresented by Antonio Avedaño. (Monday, November 2nd, 2009)

-“Food and biofuel production expansion and their consequences to land-use changes and regional development in the Brazilian Cerrado”presented by Dr. Geraldo Martha, Jr. (Monday, October 26th, 2009)

-“Testing the mechanisms of social inequality by modeling food distribution in the context of Cartagena, Colombia”presented by Dr. Charles Ehlschlaeger (Monday, October 19th, 2009)

-“A methodology to compute the regional housing price index using matching estimator methods”presented by Dusan Paredes (Monday, October 12th, 2009)

-"Regional industrial structure and manufacturing productivity"presented by Dr. Joshua Drucker (Wednesday, October 7th, 2009) - Cancelled

-"The effects of future retail developments on the local economy: Combining micro and macro approaches"presented by Dr. Eveline Van Leeuwen (Monday, September 28th, 2009)

-"Measuring the competitive capabilities of the Mexican City system: The institutional failure" presented by Dr. Guillermo Ibarra Escobar (Monday, September 21st, 2009)

-"The distributional effects of NAFTA in Mexico: evidence from a panel of municipalities" presented by Rafael Garduno-Rivera (Monday, September 14th, 2009)

-"Housing price equality and mixed communities explained by the process of gentrification: Evidence from Chicago" presented by Laura Atuesta (Monday, August 31st, 2009)

Spring 2009 Seminar Schedulle:

-"Determinants of FDI Behavior A Panel Data Analysis across Regions" presented by Tota Panggabean (Monday, March 9th, 2009)

- "Polarization vs. New Classical Growth Theory: Can the Convergence Model be the Judge?". Presented by Chenxi Yu (Monday March 2nd, 2009)

- "A Spatial Economic Model for Manufacturing Agglomeration in an Open Economy: Evidence from China (1990-2007)". Presented by Yan Yang (Monday February 23rd, 2009)

- "Inflation targeting in LatinAmerica". Presented by Pedro Bertolo (Monday February 16th, 2009)

- "FDI Location Determinants in China (1986-2006): Spatial Panel Perspective". Presented by Yuyuan Wen (Monday February 2nd, 2009)

- "Energy Policy and Spatial Economy: Do Energy Transport Costs Matter?" Presented by Gervasio F. Santos (Monday February 9th, 2009)

- "Earnings Mobility and Inequality in Brazil: 1993-2007" Presented by Mariangela Furlan Antigo (Monday February 30th, 2009)

- "A Size approach in understanding Input-Output technological coefficients: The case of the Food Manufacturing Industry in Illinois" Presented by Rafael A. Vera (Monday April 6th, 2009)

-" Test of a Break in the Price Series of Tradable Carbon Emissions in the EU Market" Presented by Jun Wan (Monday April 13th, 2009)

-"Environmental Implications of Pest and Nutrient Management Practices in Organic and Conventional Soybean Production" presented by Cristina Miller (Monday, April 20th)

- "New Geographical and Economic Development Frontiers for the Creativity Index " presented by José D. de León (Monday, April 27th.)

- "Transition growth among Brazilian states " presented by Claudia Rodrigues (Monday, May 4th.)