Wisconsin Economics Association
Annual Conference
November 4 & 5, 2011
Stevens Point, WI
2011 is the fourth year that the WEA has posted the presentation/paper for each conference participant on our website.
We will do this every year in an effort to maintain an archive of the annual conference proceedings over time.
We hope to use this as a stepping stone to a WEA on-line journal of some type in the future.
Please click on the following links to access the presentation/paper for any 2011 WEA conference participant.
Professional & Student Presentations
Friday, November 4
Session 1 – Faculty and Student Presentations
Tyler Christiansen, Judith Dickinson, Stephen Fisher, Lainee Hoffman, Stephanie Mabrey, Kevin Reinhold, April Ross and Laurelyn Wieseman (Undergraduate students), UW-Eau Claire
Eric Jamelske (Faculty moderator), UW-Eau Claire
Increasing Fruit and Vegetable Consumption of Wisconsin Elementary School Children: What Works?
Session 2 - President's Invited Session:
Dennis K. Winters, Chief Economist, WI Dept. of Workforce Development
The State of the Economy
John Koskinen, Chief Economist, WI Dept. of Revenue
The State of the Economy
Session 3: Luncheon Session:
Distinguished Luncheon Speaker
George Lightbourn, President, Wisconsin Policy Research Institure (WPRI)
Milwaukee's Impact on the Economy of WI
Session 4 – Professional Papers
Shane Conway, Plum Creek
The Impact of Foreclosure Rates on Single Family Home Values in Wisconsin
Laura Middlesworth, UW-Eau Claire
Implications of Mortgage Market Structure for Housing and Economic Activity
Nancy Burnett and Lee Van Scyoc, UW-Oshkosh
Football and Discrimination
Shawn Osell, UW-Superior
The Antebellum Heights Conundrum
Session 5 – Student Sessions
Daniel Putman and Laura Middlesworth (Undergrate student and faculty member), UW-Eau Claire
Double Trigger: Does it Explain Differences in State-Level Foreclosures Starts?
Jeremy Syrjanen (Undergraduate student), UW-Superior
Economic Growth and Higher Education Spending
Raneé Soeder, (Undergraduate student), UW-Superior
The Sustainability of the Agricultural Sector in in
On Welfare Programs and Economic Growth
Session 6- Demonstration of Online Teaching Methods
Fred Kolb (Faculty), UW-Eau Claire
Online Teaching Methods Outline
Online Teaching Methods Movie
Saturday November 5
Session 7 – Student Sessions
Devin Christensen (Undergraduate Student), UW-Stevens Point
On Economic Normativism
Sam Levitus (Undergraduate student), UW-Eau Claire
Occupations and Wage Discrimination in U.S. Labor Markets
Todd Witt and Malcolm Gold (Undergraduate students), UW-Marshfield/Wood County
A Cost/Benefit Analysis of the University of Wisconsin-Marshfield/Wood County Campus Recycling Program
Session 8 – Business Meeting and Officer/Board Member Elections
Session 9 – Faculty and Student Presentations
Drew Christensen, Joy Larson, Ben Ponkratz, Daniel Putman, Brittany Whited and Amy Zagar (Undergraduate students), UW-Eau Claire
Eric Jamelske (Faculty moderator), UW-Eau Claire
Comparing Global Warming Awareness, Perceptions and Concerns of College Students in China and the United States
Session 10-Luncheon Session:
Distinguished Luncheon Speaker
Todd Berry, President Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance (WISTAX)
Wisconsin Dysfunction? Reflections on State Finances, Politics, and Future Prospects
Session 11-Professional Papers
Zamira Simkins and Walter Park, UW-Superior
Demographic Trends, EU Enlargement, and Economic Growth
Yunsun Huh, UW-Green Bay
The Effect of Gender Status of Home Country on the Labor Supply of Immigrants in the U.S.
Nancy Burnett and Lee Van Scyoc, UW-Oshkosh
Savings Rates and Tax Structure
