Curriculum vitae

Complete record of experience, qualifications, publications, grants, talks, teaching, and service.

Steven Bond-Smith

Economist, Associate Director, and Associate Professor
University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Saunders Hall, 2424 Maile Way, Honolulu, HI 96822, United States
bondsmit@hawaii.edu · ORCID 0000-0003-2500-1782

Steven Bond-Smith is the Associate Director and an Associate Professor at UHERO, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. He is a co-editor of Spatial Economic Analysis and a Productivity Fellow at The Productivity Institute in the United Kingdom. His research advances theoretical, empirical, and policy insights in spatial economics, productivity, and regional development, with publications in the Journal of Economic Geography, Journal of Regional Science, Cities, Urban Studies, and Economic Development Quarterly, among others.

Beyond scholarship, he contributes to policy development and economic discourse. He serves on Hawaiʻi's State Planning Act Task Force, the Tourism and Gaming Working Group, the Oʻahu Workforce Development Board, and the United Kingdom Department for Transport's Shadow Joint Analysis Development Panel, advising on economic development, infrastructure, and growth. His work is covered by local, national, and international media, including The New York Times, AP News, the Star Advertiser, and The Australian.

Experience

Employment

2026–Present: Associate Director, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
2026–Present: Associate Professor, with tenure, UHERO, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
2022–Present: Co-editor, Spatial Economic Analysis.
2021–2026: Assistant Professor, tenure track, UHERO, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
2020–2021: Senior Research Fellow, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC), and Department of Economics, Curtin University, Australia.
2016–2020: Research Fellow, BCEC and Department of Economics, Curtin University, Australia.
2014–2016: Economist, Australian Energy Market Commission (energy market regulator).
2014: Senior Research Officer, TransGrid (electricity transmission network business).
2009–2012: Economist, Covec (economics consultancy).
2010: Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, University of Waikato, New Zealand.
2007–2009: Regulatory Manager, Orcon (telecommunications service provider).
2007: Consultant, Deloitte.
2006: Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, and Department of Strategic Management, University of Waikato, New Zealand.
2005–2006: Policy Analyst, telecommunications policy, Ministry of Economic Development, New Zealand Government.

Affiliations and visiting positions

2025–Present: Productivity Fellow, The Productivity Institute, United Kingdom.
2021–Present: Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre (BCEC) and Department of Economics, Curtin University, Australia.
2020–Present: Research Associate, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Australian National University.
2013: Visiting Researcher, Australian National University.
2012–2013: Visiting Researcher, London School of Economics.
2011: Visiting Researcher, VU University Amsterdam.
2011: Visiting Researcher, University of Groningen.

Boards and committees

2026–Present: Board Member, Oʻahu Workforce Development Board.
2025–Present: Tourism and Gaming Working Group, State of Hawaiʻi.
2025–Present: Hawaiʻi State Planning Act Phase 2 Task Force, State of Hawaiʻi.
2024–Present: Shadow Joint Analysis Development Panel, Department for Transport, United Kingdom.
2007–2009: Board of Directors, Internet Service Providers Association of New Zealand.
2007–2009: Unbundled Services Working Parties, and Number Management Committee, Telecommunications Carriers Forum (TCF), New Zealand.

Education

2015: Ph.D. in Economics, University of Waikato, New Zealand.
Committee: Jacques Poot (chair), Philip McCann, and Les Oxley.
External examiners: Martin Richardson (Australian National University) and Henri de Groot (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam).
2009: Master of Management Studies, Economics, 1st Class Honors, equivalent to summa cum laude, University of Waikato, New Zealand.
Dissertation supervisor: Philip McCann.
2006: Bachelor of Management Studies with Honors, Economics, 1st Class Honors, equivalent to summa cum laude, University of Waikato, New Zealand.
Honors dissertation supervisor: Philip McCann.

Publications

Journal articles

Bond-Smith, S. and Lee, Y. “Reassessing regional club convergence with income adjusted for subnational price variation,” Papers in Regional Science, Forthcoming.
Bond-Smith, S. and Lee, Y. “Estimating a CPI-based regional price parity index for US cities,” Urban Studies, 2026. doi:10.1177/00420980261457721
Bond-Smith, S. and Lyons, M. “The inter-regional economic impact of the reduction in tourism following the Maui wildfires,” Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, vol. 10, art. 14, 2026. doi:10.1007/s41885-026-00194-y
Bond-Smith, S. and McCann, P. “Shadows and donuts: The work-from-home revolution and the performance of cities,” Journal of Regional Science, vol. 65, no. 5, pp. 1401-1422, 2025. doi:10.1111/jors.70008
Bond-Smith, D., Bond-Smith, S., and Juarez, R. “Rural health disparities: Evidence from Hawaiʻi,” Annals of Regional Science, vol. 74, no. 68, 2025. doi:10.1007/s00168-025-01391-5
Bond-Smith, S. and Ilamkar, S. “Finding opportunities to diversify regional economies with lessons for policy from a case study on Hawaiʻi,” Reaching Regions, vol. 1, no. 2, 2025. doi:10.31274/rreg.18310
Bond-Smith, S. “Combining agglomeration economies and endogenous growth without scale effects,” Spatial Economic Analysis, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 287-308, 2024. doi:10.1080/17421772.2023.2280106
Bond-Smith, S. and Leishman, C. “Threshold regressions for more objective urban and regional policies,” Cities, vol. 149, art. 104925, 2024. doi:10.1016/j.cities.2024.104925
Bond-Smith, S. “Diversifying Hawaiʻi's specialized economy: A spatial economic perspective,” Economic Development Quarterly, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 40-59, 2024. doi:10.1177/08912424231183941
Bond-Smith, S. and Fuleky, P. “The effects of the pandemic on the economy of Hawaiʻi,” Current Issues in Tourism, vol. 26, no. 23, pp. 3846-3852, 2023. doi:10.1080/13683500.2022.2151875
Bond-Smith, S. “Discretely innovating: The effect of limited market contestability on innovation and growth,” Scottish Journal of Political Economy, vol. 69, no. 3, pp. 301-327, 2022. doi:10.1111/sjpe.12306
Bond-Smith, S. “The unintended consequences of increasing returns to scale in geographical economics,” Journal of Economic Geography, vol. 21, no. 5, pp. 653-681, 2021. doi:10.1093/jeg/lbab023
Bond-Smith, S. and McCann, P. “A multi-sector model of relatedness, growth and industry clustering,” Journal of Economic Geography, vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 1145-1163, 2020. doi:10.1093/jeg/lbz031
Bond-Smith, S. “The decades-long dispute over scale effects in the theory of economic growth,” Journal of Economic Surveys, vol. 33, no. 5, pp. 1359-1388, 2019. doi:10.1111/joes.12329
Bond-Smith, S. “The impact of compatibility on innovation in markets with network effects,” Economics of Innovation and New Technology, vol. 28, no. 8, pp. 816-840, 2019. doi:10.1080/10438599.2018.1563936
Bond-Smith, S., McCann, P., and Oxley, L. “A regional model of endogenous growth without scale assumptions,” Spatial Economic Analysis, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 5-35, 2018. doi:10.1080/17421772.2018.1392038

Other peer-reviewed publications

Bond-Smith, S. “Building resilient island economies: Policy design lessons from Hawaiʻi,” Competition and Regional Economic Integration Challenges for Small Island Economies Conference Proceedings, Autorité de la concurrence de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, Forthcoming.
Bond-Smith, S., Leishman, C., Liang, W., Long, J., Maclennan, D., and Rowley, S. “Relationships between metropolitan, satellite and regional city size, spatial context and economic productivity,” AHURI Final Report No. 357, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Limited, Melbourne, 2021. doi:10.18408/ahuri31222
Bond-Smith, S. and McCann, P. “Incorporating space in the theory of endogenous growth: Contributions from the New Economic Geography,” in Fischer, M. and Nijkamp, P., Handbook of Regional Science, Springer, 2014. Second edition 2020. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-23430-9_14

Under review or revision

Bond-Smith, D., Bond-Smith, S., and Juarez, R. “The impact of rurality on healthcare utilization and barriers to accessing healthcare in Hawaiʻi,” Revisions requested at BMC Health Services.
Bond-Smith, S., Arbabi, H., Hsu, M-W., and McCann, P. “Urban scaling as spatial equilibrium,” Revisions requested at Spatial Economic Analysis.
Bond-Smith, S. and Schwartz, E. “Priced in or priced out, left behind or thriving: A price-income decomposition of US intercity migration,” Revisions requested at Cities.
Bond-Smith, S. and Schwartz, E. “Measuring the real economic performance of US states: A comparative assessment of deflation methods,” Under review.
Bond-Smith, S. and Lee, Y. “Adjusting for cost-of-living differences in regional measures of economic distress,” Revisions requested at Economic Development Quarterly.
Bond-Smith, S. and Sweeney, N. “Agglomeration, growth, and skill sorting shadows: Transport infrastructure in a system-of-cities,” Under review for a special issue.
Bjerke, L., Bond-Smith, S., McCann, P., and Mellander, C. “Work-from-home, relocation, and shadow effects: Evidence from Sweden,” Working paper. Available as a working paper from UHERO and The Productivity Institute.
Bond-Smith, S., Nguyen, T., and Phan, D.-A. “The effects of internal migration on manufacturing firms: Evidence from Vietnam,” Under review.

Journal editorials

Fratesi, U., Abreu, M., Bond-Smith, S., Corrado, L., Ditzen, J., Felsenstein, D., Fuerst, F., Ioramashvili, C., Kekezi, O., Kopczewska, K., Monastiriotis, V., Piras, G., Quatraro, F., Ravazzolo, F., Shuai, S., Tranos, E., Tsiotas, D., Yu, D., and Yu, J. “20 years of Spatial Economic Analysis: Evolution, achievements and perspectives on the field,” Spatial Economic Analysis, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 1-10, 2026. doi:10.1080/17421772.2026.2655044
Fratesi, U., Abreu, M., Bond-Smith, S., Corrado, L., Ditzen, J., Felsenstein, D., Fuerst, F., Ioramashvili, C., Kopczewska, K., Monastiriotis, V., Piras, G., Quatraro, F., Ravazzolo, F., Tranos, E., Tsiotas, D., and Yu, J. “Spatial economic analysis in a globalized world,” Spatial Economic Analysis, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 559-564, 2025. doi:10.1080/17421772.2025.2590297
Fratesi, U., Abreu, M., Bond-Smith, S., Corrado, L., Ditzen, J., Felsenstein, D., Fuerst, F., Ioramashvili, C., Kopczewska, K., Monastiriotis, V., Piras, G., Quatraro, F., Ravazzolo, F., Tranos, E., Tsiotas, D., and Yu, J. “New theoretical, methodological and empirical contributions to spatial economics,” Spatial Economic Analysis, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 363-367, 2025. doi:10.1080/17421772.2025.2545117
Fratesi, U., Abreu, M., Bond-Smith, S., Corrado, L., Ditzen, J., Felsenstein, D., Fuerst, F., Ioramashvili, C., Kopczewska, K., Monastiriotis, V., Piras, G., Quatraro, F., Ravazzolo, F., Tranos, E., Tsiotas, D., and Yu, J. “The urban dimension in spatial development: Contributions from spatial economics,” Spatial Economic Analysis, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 169-174, 2025. doi:10.1080/17421772.2025.2501859
Fratesi, U., Abreu, M., Bond-Smith, S., Corrado, L., Ditzen, J., Felsenstein, D., Franklin, R.S., Fuerst, F., Monastiriotis, V., Piras, G., Quatraro, F., Ravazzolo, F., Tranos, E., Tsiotas, D., and Yu, J. “Spillovers and small spatial scale analyses: Contributions from spatial economics,” Spatial Economic Analysis, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 1-7, 2025. doi:10.1080/17421772.2025.2466304
Fratesi, U., Abreu, M., Bond-Smith, S., Corrado, L., Ditzen, J., Felsenstein, D., Franklin, R.S., Fuerst, F., Monastiriotis, V., Piras, G., Quatraro, F., Ravazzolo, F., Tranos, E., Tsiotas, D., and Yu, J. “Location and spatial specificities: Contributions from spatial economics,” Spatial Economic Analysis, vol. 19, no. 4, pp. 521-526, 2024. doi:10.1080/17421772.2024.2430906
Bond-Smith, S., Corrado, L., Felsenstein, D., and Elhorst, P. “Spatial macroeconomics,” Spatial Economic Analysis, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. 273-286, 2024. Editorial for the special issue on spatial macroeconomics. doi:10.1080/17421772.2024.2364527
Fratesi, U., Elhorst, P., Abreu, M., Amaral, P., Bhattacharjee, A., Bond-Smith, S., Chasco, C., Corrado, L., Ditzen, J., Felsenstein, D., Franklin, R.S., Fuerst, F., Monastiriotis, V., Piras, G., Quatraro, F., Ravazzolo, F., Tranos, E., Tsiotas, D., and Yu, J. “The inextricable nature of space and economy,” Spatial Economic Analysis, vol. 19, no. 2, 2024. doi:10.1080/17421772.2024.2352306
Elhorst, P., Fratesi, U., Abreu, M., Amaral, P., Bhattacharjee, A., Bond-Smith, S., Chasco, C., Corrado, L., Ditzen, J., Felsenstein, D., Fuerst, F., Monastiriotis, V., Quatraro, F., Temursho, U., Tsiotas, D., and Yu, J. “Raising the Bar (final),” Spatial Economic Analysis, vol. 18, no. 4, 2023. doi:10.1080/17421772.2023.2252691
Elhorst, P., Abreu, M., Amaral, P., Bhattacharjee, A., Bond-Smith, S., Chasco, C., Corrado, L., Ditzen, J., Felsenstein, D., Fuerst, F., Monastiriotis, V., Quatraro, F., Temursho, U., Tsiotas, D., and Yu, J. “Raising the Bar (25),” Spatial Economic Analysis, vol. 18, no. 3, 2023. doi:10.1080/17421772.2023.2216515
Elhorst, P., Abreu, M., Amaral, P., Bhattacharjee, A., Bond-Smith, S., Chasco, C., Corrado, L., Ditzen, J., Felsenstein, D., Fuerst, F., Monastiriotis, V., Quatraro, F., Temursho, U., Tsiotas, D., and Yu, J. “Raising the Bar (24),” Spatial Economic Analysis, vol. 18, no. 2, 2023. doi:10.1080/17421772.2023.2184037
Elhorst, P., Abreu, M., Amaral, P., Bhattacharjee, A., Bond-Smith, S., Chasco, C., Corrado, L., Ditzen, J., Felsenstein, D., Fuerst, F., Monastiriotis, V., Quatraro, F., Temursho, U., Tsiotas, D., and Yu, J. “Raising the Bar (23),” Spatial Economic Analysis, vol. 18, no. 1, 2023. doi:10.1080/17421772.2023.2149974
Elhorst, P., Abreu, M., Amaral, P., Bhattacharjee, A., Bond-Smith, S., Chasco, C., Corrado, L., Ditzen, J., Felsenstein, D., Fuerst, F., McCann, P., Monastiriotis, V., Quatraro, F., Temursho, U., Tsiotas, D., and Yu, J. “Raising the Bar (22),” Spatial Economic Analysis, vol. 17, no. 4, 2022. doi:10.1080/17421772.2022.2125177
Elhorst, P., Abreu, M., Amaral, P., Bhattacharjee, A., Bond-Smith, S., Chasco, C., Corrado, L., Ditzen, J., Felsenstein, D., Fuerst, F., McCann, P., Monastiriotis, V., Quatraro, F., Temursho, U., Tsiotas, D., and Yu, J. “Raising the Bar (21),” Spatial Economic Analysis, vol. 17, no. 3, 2022. doi:10.1080/17421772.2022.2088660
Elhorst, P., Abreu, M., Amaral, P., Bhattacharjee, A., Bond-Smith, S., Chasco, C., Corrado, L., Ditzen, J., Felsenstein, D., Fuerst, F., McCann, P., Monastiriotis, V., Quatraro, F., Temursho, U., and Yu, J. “Raising the Bar (20),” Spatial Economic Analysis, vol. 17, no. 2, 2022. doi:10.1080/17421772.2022.2053402
Elhorst, P., Abreu, M., Amaral, P., Bhattacharjee, A., Bond-Smith, S., Chasco, C., Corrado, L., Ditzen, J., Felsenstein, D., Fuerst, F., McCann, P., Monastiriotis, V., Quatraro, F., Temursho, U., and Yu, J. “Raising the Bar (19),” Spatial Economic Analysis, vol. 17, no. 1, 2022. doi:10.1080/17421772.2022.2018168

Research Reports

Bond-Smith, S. “What if Honolulu upzoned everywhere? Lessons for solving a housing crisis from Aotearoa,” UHERO Brief, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), September 10, 2026.
Bond-Smith, S. and Schwartz, E. “Beyond the price of paradise: Is Hawaiʻi being left behind?,” UHERO Report, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), Supported by the Hawaiʻi Business Roundtable, February 1, 2026.
Bonham, C.S., Bond-Smith, S., Fuleky, P., Tyndall, J., Moore, D., Gordner, T., Kim, E., and Essaidi, H. “An economic analysis of the proposal to phase out transient vacation rentals in Maui County apartment districts,” UHERO Report, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), Prepared for the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation, March 31, 2025.
Bond-Smith, D., Bond-Smith, S., and Juarez, R. “Rural health disparities in Hawaiʻi,” UHERO Report, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), Prepared for the University of Hawaiʻi Rural Health Policy Research Center, August 25, 2024.
Bond-Smith, S. and Ilamkar, S. “Potential opportunities to diversify the economy of Hawaiʻi,” UHERO Report, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), July 2, 2024. Publicity value US$375,610; ad value US$125,203.
Bond-Smith, S. and Bond-Smith, D. “How does Hawaiʻi's economic geography affect its healthcare industry?,” UHERO Report, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), Prepared for the University of Hawaiʻi Rural Health Policy Research Center, April 22, 2024.
Bond-Smith, S., Bond-Smith, D., Bonham, C.S., Bremer, L., Burnett, K., Coffman, M., Fuleky, P., Gangnes, B., Inafuku, R., Juarez, R., La Croix, S., Moore, C., Moore, D., Tarui, N., Tyndall, J., and Wada, C. “After the Maui wildfires: The road ahead,” UHERO Report, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), August 31, 2023.
Bond-Smith, S., Bonham, C.S., Burnett, K., and Wada, C. “The economic impact of astronomy in Hawaiʻi: 2019 update,” UHERO Report, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), April 1, 2022. 24 media items; calculated publicity value US$37,710.
Bond-Smith, S. “The effects of the pandemic on the economy of Hawaiʻi,” UHERO Report, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), Prepared for the State of Hawaiʻi Department of Budget and Finance, February 1, 2022. Not publicly available.
Bond-Smith, S. “Location, location, location: A uniquely Hawaiʻi economic development strategy,” UHERO Research Brief, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), April 1, 2021. 4 media items; ad value US$6,372.
Bond-Smith, S., Kiely, D., and Salazar, S. “Agriculture in WA: Update,” BCEC Research Brief, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, December 1, 2020.
Bond-Smith, S., Cassells, R., Duncan, A., Mavisakalyan, A., Salazar, S., Sandoval-Guzman, M., Seymour, R., and Twomey, C. “Green shoots: Opportunities to grow a sustainable WA economy,” BCEC Focus on Industry Series, No. 5, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, 2020. 218 media items; AU$154,563 ASR.
Bond-Smith, S. and Cassells, R. “Analysis of costs and savings of reforms to higher education,” BCEC Research Brief, COVID-19 Insights, No. 8, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, 2020. 2 media items; AU$27,796 ASR.
Bond-Smith, S., Dockery, A.M., Duncan, A., Kiely, D., and Salazar, S. “Future-proofing the WA economy: A roadmap to industrial diversification and regional growth,” BCEC Focus on Industry Series, No. 4, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, 2019. Project leader. 45 media items; AU$2,396,453 ASR.
Bond-Smith, S., Duncan, A., Mavisakalyan, A., Seymour, R., and Tarverdi, Y. “To health and happiness: WA's health industry future,” BCEC Focus on Industry Series, No. 3, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, 2018. 58 media items; AU$85,638 ASR.
Bond-Smith, S., Duncan, A., Kiely, D., and Salazar, S. “Falling through the net: The digital divide in Western Australia,” BCEC Focus on Western Australia Series, No. 11, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, 2018. 51 media items; AU$76,956 ASR.
Bond-Smith, S., Duncan, A., Kiely, D., Leong, K., Nguyen, H., and Ong, R. “The engine room for growth? The role, performance and future prospects of small business in Western Australia,” BCEC Focus on Western Australia Series, No. 9, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, 2017. 48 media items; AU$108,939 ASR.
Bond-Smith, S., Duncan, A., Nguyen, H., Kiely, D., and Leong, K. “From paddock to plate: WA's potential in agriculture and agribusiness,” BCEC Focus on Industry Series, No. 1, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, 2016. 26 media items; AU$82,010 ASR.
Bond-Smith, S., Cassells, R., Duncan, A., Kiely, D., and Tarverdi, Y. “Positioned for an ideas boom? Productivity and innovation in Australia,” BCEC Focus on the States Series, No. 4, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, 2016. AU$17,000 ASR.

Forecast Reports and Economic Commentary

Bonham, C.S., Gangnes, B., Bond-Smith, S., Fuleky, P., Gordner, T., Inafuku, R., Park, J.Y., Tyndall, J., Pepino, V., Prager, E., and Munoz, R. “War brings more stormy weather to Hawaiʻi,” UHERO Forecast for the State of Hawaiʻi, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), May 15, 2026.
Bonham, C.S., Gangnes, B., Bond-Smith, S., Fuleky, P., Inafuku, R., Tyndall, J., and Pepino, V. “Hawaiʻi moves beyond recession, but slowly,” UHERO Forecast for the State of Hawaiʻi, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), February 27, 2026.
Bonham, C.S., Gangnes, B., Bond-Smith, S., Fuleky, P., Inafuku, R., Gordner, T., and Pepino, V. “Mild recession and weak recovery in 2026,” UHERO Forecast for the State of Hawaiʻi, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), December 12, 2025.
Bonham, C.S., Gangnes, B., Bond-Smith, S., Fuleky, P., Inafuku, R., Gordner, T., and Pepino, V. “Deteriorating US outlook weighs on Hawaiʻi prospects,” UHERO Forecast for the State of Hawaiʻi, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), September 26, 2025.
Bonham, C.S., Gangnes, B., Bond-Smith, S., Fuleky, P., Tyndall, J., Inafuku, R., Essaidi, H., and Cailao, J.A.M. “Slowing US economy turns Kauaʻi outlook negative,” UHERO Forecast for the County of Kauaʻi, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), May 19, 2025.
Bonham, C.S., Gangnes, B., Bond-Smith, S., Fuleky, P., Tyndall, J., Inafuku, R., Gordner, T., Essaidi, H., and Cailao, J.A.M. “Federal policies push Hawaiʻi toward mild recession,” UHERO Forecast for the State of Hawaiʻi, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), May 9, 2025.
Bonham, C.S., Gangnes, B., Bond-Smith, S., Fuleky, P., Tyndall, J., Inafuku, R., Essaidi, H., and Cailao, J.A.M. “Federal cuts raise risk of Hawaiʻi downturn,” UHERO Forecast for the State of Hawaiʻi, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), February 28, 2025.
Bonham, C.S., Gangnes, B., Bond-Smith, S., Fuleky, P., Tyndall, J., Inafuku, R., Essaidi, H., Cailao, J.A.M., and Driggers, J. “Outlook more uncertain as federal policy changes loom,” UHERO Forecast for the State of Hawaiʻi, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), December 13, 2024.
Bonham, C.S., Gangnes, B., Bond-Smith, S., Fuleky, P., Tyndall, J., Inafuku, R., Essaidi, H., and Cailao, J.A.M. “Lagging Maui recovery and a slower speed limit for Hawaiʻi growth,” UHERO Forecast for the State of Hawaiʻi, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), September 20, 2024.
Bonham, C.S., Gangnes, B., Bond-Smith, S., Fuleky, P., Tyndall, J., Inafuku, R., Rahman, A., and Driggers, J. “Growth slowing on Kauaʻi,” UHERO Forecast for the County of Kauaʻi, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), May 23, 2024.
Bonham, C.S., Gangnes, B., Bond-Smith, S., Fuleky, P., Tyndall, J., Inafuku, R., Rahman, A., and Driggers, J. “Expansion intact, but counties poised for slower growth,” UHERO Forecast for the State of Hawaiʻi, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), May 10, 2024.
Bonham, C.S., Gangnes, B., Bond-Smith, S., Fuleky, P., Tyndall, J., Inafuku, R., and Rahman, A. “Near-term slowing expected as pandemic recovery ends,” UHERO Forecast for the State of Hawaiʻi, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), February 23, 2024.
Bonham, C.S., Gangnes, B., Bond-Smith, S., Fuleky, P., Tyndall, J., Inafuku, R., Johnson, M., and Rahman, A. “State facing headwinds as Maui recovery begins,” UHERO Forecast for the State of Hawaiʻi, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), December 15, 2023.
Bonham, C.S., Gangnes, B., Bond-Smith, S., Fuleky, P., Tyndall, J., Inafuku, R., Johnson, M., and Rahman, A. “Maui fires deliver blow to the Valley Isle outlook,” UHERO Forecast for the State of Hawaiʻi, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), September 22, 2023.
Bonham, C.S., Gangnes, B., Bond-Smith, S., Fuleky, P., Tyndall, J., Inafuku, R., and Rahman, A. “Declining US outlook is a rising risk for Kauaʻi,” UHERO Forecast for the County of Kauaʻi, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), May 26, 2023.
Bonham, C.S., Gangnes, B., Bond-Smith, S., Fuleky, P., Tyndall, J., Inafuku, R., Miller, L., and Rahman, A. “Promise and peril for the Hawaiʻi economy,” UHERO Forecast for the State of Hawaiʻi, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), May 8, 2023.
Bonham, C.S., Gangnes, B., Bond-Smith, S., Fuleky, P., Tyndall, J., Inafuku, R., Rahman, A., and Shresta, S. “A Hawaiʻi soft landing still in the cards,” UHERO Forecast for the State of Hawaiʻi, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), March 10, 2023.
Bonham, C.S., Gangnes, B., Bond-Smith, S., Fuleky, P., Tyndall, J., Inafuku, R., Rahman, A., Shresta, S., Katayama, A., and Tran, A. “Global inflation fight will pause Hawaiʻi growth,” UHERO Forecast for the State of Hawaiʻi, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), December 16, 2022.
Bonham, C.S., Gangnes, B., Bond-Smith, S., Fuleky, P., Tyndall, J., Inafuku, R., and Rahman, A. “US recession will weigh on Hawaiʻi's recovery,” UHERO Forecast for the State of Hawaiʻi, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), September 23, 2022.
Bonham, C.S., Gangnes, B., Bond-Smith, S., Fuleky, P., Tyndall, J., Inafuku, R., Alford, I., Rahman, A., Mclaughlan, J., and Hwang, K. “Foreign visitors will provide boost, but risks have risen,” UHERO Forecast for the State of Hawaiʻi, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), May 12, 2022.
Bonham, C.S., Gangnes, B., Bond-Smith, S., Fuleky, P., Tyndall, J., Inafuku, R., Alford, I., Rahman, A., Mclaughlan, J., and Hwang, K. “With Omicron in the rearview mirror, a clearer road ahead?,” UHERO Forecast for the State of Hawaiʻi, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), March 6, 2022.
Bonham, C.S., Gangnes, B., Bond-Smith, S., Fuleky, P., Tyndall, J., Inafuku, R., Alford, I., Rahman, A., and Gabatino, T. “Recovery resumes, but Omicron looms,” UHERO Forecast for the State of Hawaiʻi, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), December 17, 2021.
Bonham, C.S., Gangnes, B., Fuleky, P., Bond-Smith, S., Garboden, P., Tyndall, J., Inafuku, R., Alford, I., Rahman, A., and Gabatino, T. “Delta wave swamps tourism, but return to recovery expected,” UHERO Forecast for the State of Hawaiʻi, University of Hawaiʻi Economic Research Organization (UHERO), September 24, 2021.
Bond-Smith, S., Cassells, R., Duncan, A., and Salazar, S. “BCEC Quarterly Economic Commentary, Issue 13,” BCEC Quarterly Economic Commentary, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, June 1, 2021. AU$2,907 ASR.
Bond-Smith, S., Cassells, R., and Salazar, S. “BCEC Quarterly Economic Commentary, Issue 12,” BCEC Quarterly Economic Commentary, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre, March 1, 2021. AU$4,468 ASR.

Authored Media and Blogs

Bond-Smith, S. “What if Honolulu upzoned everywhere? Lessons for solving a housing crisis from Aotearoa,” UHERO Insights, September 10, 2026.
Bond-Smith, S. “Storms and shocks bring headwinds to Hawaiʻi,” Hōʻike Kauaʻi Community Media, May 1, 2026.
Bond-Smith, S. and Schwartz, E. “Are people leaving Hawaiʻi because of high prices, or low incomes?,” UHERO Insights, March 19, 2026.
Bond-Smith, S. and Schwartz, E. “The lost decade never ended in Hawaiʻi,” UHERO Insights, March 4, 2026.
Bond-Smith, S. “Hawaiʻi moves beyond recession, but slowly,” UHERO Focus (YouTube), February 27, 2026.
Bond-Smith, S. and Schwartz, E. “Is Hawaiʻi being left behind?,” UHERO Insights, February 19, 2026.
Bond-Smith, S. “Beyond the price of paradise: Is Hawaiʻi being left behind?,” UHERO Focus (YouTube), February 1, 2026.
Inafuku, R. and Bond-Smith, S. “Beyond the hype: What research shows about the value of college in the AI era,” UHERO Insights, January 22, 2026.
Bond-Smith, S. “Deteriorating US outlook weighs on Hawaiʻi prospects,” UHERO Focus (YouTube), September 26, 2025.
Bond-Smith, S. “Federal policies push Hawaiʻi toward mild recession,” UHERO Focus (YouTube), May 9, 2025.
Bond-Smith, S. and Ilamkar, S. “Potential opportunities to diversify the economy of Hawaiʻi,” UHERO Insights, July 2, 2024.
Bond-Smith, S., Bremer, L., Burnett, K., Trauernicht, P.C., and Wada, C. “Reducing fire risk and restoring value to fallow agricultural lands,” UHERO Insights, October 23, 2023.
Bond-Smith, S. “Hawaiʻi's long-term economic recovery after COVID-19,” UHERO Focus (YouTube), July 6, 2023.
Bond-Smith, S. “Hawaiʻi's long-term economic recovery after COVID-19,” UHERO Insights, July 6, 2023.
Bond-Smith, S. and Coffman, M. “Regional science in Hawaiʻi,” WRSA Newsletter, May 1, 2023.
Bond-Smith, S. “Is Oʻahu's new Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy strategic enough?,” UHERO Insights, July 7, 2022.
Bond-Smith, S., Fuleky, P., and Moore, C. “Second quarter forecast 2022,” UHERO Focus (YouTube), May 8, 2022.
Bond-Smith, D., Bond-Smith, S., and Bonham, C.S. “The cost of excess inflation in Hawaiʻi,” UHERO Insights, March 18, 2022.
Bond-Smith, S. “The importance of understanding distance and scale,” UHERO Insights, October 22, 2021.
Bond-Smith, S. “Remote areas miss WFH benefits,” Business News, May 3, 2021. AU$4,271 ASR.
Bond-Smith, S. “WA an early mover on recovery,” Business News, March 15, 2021. AU$4,468 ASR.
Bond-Smith, S. and Cassells, R. “University funding changes do not hit the mark,” The Australian, August 4, 2020. AU$2,588 ASR.
Bond-Smith, S., Duncan, A., Mavisakalyan, A., and Tarverdi, Y. “More hospitals will not cure Australia's ailing health-care system. There's a more efficient way,” The Conversation, April 9, 2019. 9,876 reads in the first month.
Bond-Smith, S., Cassells, R., and Duncan, A. “Location, location, location: What's holding back an Australian ideas boom,” The Conversation, March 23, 2016. 5,021 reads in the first month.

Grant Funding

Hawaiʻi State Government, 2026–2027.
“A new approach to economic development, diversification, and growth in Hawaiʻi.” Principal Investigator.US$500,000

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Office of the Vice President of Research and Innovation, 2026.
“The Economic Impact of the University of Hawaiʻi System Report and the OVPRI Research Dashboard.” Principal Investigator. With R. Inafuku and C. Wada.US$106,117

Kauaʻi County, County of Hawaiʻi, and City and County of Honolulu, 2027.
“County Forecast Report.” Principal Investigator. With the UHERO forecast team.US$86,800

Kauaʻi County, 2026.
“County Forecast Report.” Principal Investigator. With the UHERO forecast team.US$27,000

Kauaʻi County, 2025.
“County Forecast Report.” Principal Investigator. With the UHERO forecast team.US$25,000

Kauaʻi County, 2024.
“County Forecast Report.” Principal Investigator. With the UHERO forecast team.US$24,000

Kauaʻi County, 2023.
“County Forecast Report.” Principal Investigator. With the UHERO forecast team.US$22,000

Hawaiʻi Business Roundtable, 2025.
“Understanding Hawaiʻi's Poor Economic Performance.” Principal Investigator.US$34,000

Department for Transport, United Kingdom, 2025.
“The Changing Productivity, Sustainability and Utility Features of the English Urban System in the Post-Crisis and Post-Covid Context: The Role Played by the Hybrid-Work-From-Home Revolution and Commuting Patterns.” Co-investigator. With P. McCann, H. Arbabi and M-W. Hsu.UK£50,000

Climate-Resilient Food Innovation Network (CliRFIN), project under NSF Engines Development Award 2305455, 2023.
“Diversification and growth opportunities in Hawaiʻi and U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands.” Principal Investigator.US$12,744

Rural Health Research and Policy Center, sub-award via a grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, No. GE1HS47344, 2023.
“The effect of Hawaiʻi's economic geography on healthcare provision and health equity.” Principal Investigator. With D. Bond-Smith and R. Juarez.US$68,250

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, College of Social Sciences Research Support Award, 2022.
“Is Hawaiʻi being left behind?” Principal Investigator.US$13,329

Mauna Kea Observatories and the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy, 2021.
“The economic impact of Astronomy in Hawaiʻi: 2019 update.” Principal Investigator. With C. Bonham, K. Burnett and C. Wada.US$54,000

City of Canning, Western Australia, 2021.
“Food Value Add Precinct: Economic Impact Analysis.” Co-Investigator. Principal Investigator S. Salazar. With A. Duncan, R. Cassells, B. Sung and E. Jackson.AU$73,906

City of Bunbury, Western Australia, 2020.
“City of Bunbury, Digital Innovation District: Economic Impact Analysis.” Principal Investigator. With A. Duncan, R. Seymour and S. Salazar.AU$48,980

Government of Western Australia, Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation, 2020–2021.
“The role of small businesses in driving WA's economic recovery post-COVID-19.” Co-Investigator. Principal Investigator A. Duncan. With R. Cassells and D. Kiely.AU$100,000

Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), 2019–2020.
“Relationships between metropolitan, satellite and regional city size, spatial context and economic productivity.” Co-Investigator. Principal Investigator C. Leishman. With S. Rowley, D. Maclennan and W. Liang. Part of the inquiry “Inquiry into population growth, migration and agglomeration,” overall inquiry lead C. Leishman, managed with N. Gurran, C. Nygaard, R. Ong and A. James.Project AU$115,620
Inquiry AU$568,103

University of Waikato Doctoral Scholarship, 2010–2013.NZ$55,000

Royal Society of New Zealand Marsden Fund Doctoral Scholarship, as part of the project 08-UOW-022-EHB “Is Understanding Innovation the Key to Explaining Economic Growth?” with P. McCann and L. Oxley, 2009–2012.NZ$75,000

Honors and Awards

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Faculty Research Travel Award. Two travel grants, US$4,000.2023, 2024

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Social Sciences Travel Award. Four travel grants, US$7,577.2022–2026

Best Referee Award, Spatial Economic Analysis, Regional Studies Association.2020

Curtin Business School Conference Travel Fund. Travel grant, AU$1,150.2016

Graduate Student Paper Award, Pacific Conference of the Regional Science Association International (PRSCO).2011

University of Waikato Doctoral Scholarship. NZ$55,000.2010–2013

Royal Society of New Zealand Marsden Fund Doctoral Scholarship. Subproject of 08-UOW-022-EHB “Is Understanding Innovation the Key to Explaining Economic Growth?” with P. McCann and L. Oxley. NZ$75,000.2009–2012

University of Waikato, Statistics and Economics Entrance Scholarship. First year scholarship, NZ$4,500.2003

Ōtūmoetai College, 1st Aggregate in Year 13, Dux, and Valedictorian. Kathleen Kirkby Scholarship, NZ$2,500.2002

Academic Conferences

North American Regional Science Council (NARSC) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States. Two papers. Upcoming.2026

The Productivity Institute Productivity Research Conference, Manchester, United Kingdom.2025

European Regional Science Association (ERSA) Congress, Athens, Greece.2025

North American Regional Science Council (NARSC) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, United States.2024

North American Regional Science Council (NARSC) Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, United States. Two papers.2023

Western Regional Science Association (WRSA) Annual Meeting, Hawaiʻi Island, HI, United States. Two papers.2023

North American Regional Science Council (NARSC) Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada. Two papers.2022

Pacific Regional Science Conference Organization (PRSCO) Annual Meeting, online.2022

Mid-Continent Regional Science Association Annual Conference, online.2022

European Regional Science Association (ERSA) Annual Meeting, Bolzano, Italy. Cancelled due to COVID-19.2020

Western Regional Science Association (WRSA) and Pacific Regional Science Conference Organization (PRSCO) Annual Meetings, Honolulu, HI, United States. Cancelled due to COVID-19.2020

Future of Work Workshop, Perth, WA, Australia.2019

European Regional Science Association (ERSA) Congress, Groningen, Netherlands.2017

Australasian Economic Theory Workshop, Auckland, New Zealand.2017

American Economic Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, United States.2017

European Regional Science Association (ERSA) Congress, Vienna, Austria.2016

Australasian Macroeconomics Workshop, Canberra, ACT, Australia.2013

Australasian Trade Workshop, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.2013

Conference of the European Trade Study Group (ETSG), Leuven, Belgium.2012

European Regional Science Association (ERSA) Congress, Bratislava, Slovakia.2012

North American Regional Science Council (NARSC) Annual Meeting, Miami, FL, United States.2011

Pacific Regional Science Conference Organization (PRSCO) Annual Meeting, Seoul, Korea.2011

3rd Global Conference on Economic Geography, Seoul, Korea.2011

Department Seminars

Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.2022

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, United States.2020

University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.2020

La Trobe University, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.2017

Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.2017

University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom.2013

London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom.2012

VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.2012

University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands.2012

Invited Presentations

2026

Chamber of Commerce Hawaiʻi, “Future of Work 2027 Conference,” Honolulu, HI, keynote. Upcoming.
Holomua Collective, Governor's Economic Opportunity Working Group.
Hawaiʻi Labor Summit, Hawaiʻi State AFL-CIO, Honolulu, HI, panel.
McNaughton Andersen Exchange 2026, Honolulu, HI, panel.
Kauaʻi Contractors Association, Līhuʻe, HI, keynote.
Hawaiʻi Economic Association, Honolulu, HI, keynote.
Maui Economic Development Board, “Ka Ipu Kukui Fellows,” Honolulu, HI.
UHERO Q1 Pau Hana, Honolulu, HI, keynote.
Hawaiʻi Business Roundtable, Legislative Committee, Honolulu, HI, keynote.
Zippy's Corporate Managers Meeting, Honolulu, HI, invited speaker.

2025

Kauaʻi County Council Meeting, Līhuʻe, HI, invited speaker.
Town Hall with Rep. Kila for Honokai Hale, Nānākuli, and Māʻili, HI, invited speaker.
Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce, Honolulu, HI, keynote.
Honolulu Board of Realtors Windward Region, Kāneʻohe, HI, keynote.
Hawaiʻi Water Works Association, Honolulu, HI, invited speaker.
UHERO Q3 Pau Hana, Honolulu, HI, keynote.
Department for Transport, London, United Kingdom, invited speaker.
Autorité de la concurrence de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, Competition and Regional Economic Integration Challenges for Small Island Economies, Noumea, New Caledonia, via teleconference, invited speaker.
Progressive Policy Institute Congressional Staff Delegation, Honolulu, HI, keynote.
UHERO Q2 Pau Hana, Honolulu, HI, keynote.
Hawaiʻi Economic Association Panel, HI, panel.
State of Hawaiʻi Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), Honolulu, HI.
Hawaiʻi Economic Association Webinar, Honolulu, HI, invited speaker.
Chamber of Commerce Hawaiʻi, Honolulu, HI, keynote.

2024

Hawaiʻi Business Roundtable Economic Innovation Meeting, Honolulu, HI, invited speaker.
Kyoto Keizai Doyukai Hawaiʻi Meeting, Honolulu, HI, invited speaker.
Hawaiʻi Young Professionals, “Cost of Living Summit,” Honolulu, HI, keynote.
Hawaiʻi Economic Association Annual Conference, “Forecasting Hawaiʻi's Future and Rebounding from Crisis,” Honolulu, HI, panel.
Kauaʻi County Council Committee Meeting, Līhuʻe, HI, via teleconference, invited speaker.
Maui County Council, “Agriculture, Diversification, Environment, and Public Transport Committee,” Wailuku, HI, via teleconference, invited speaker.
Rural Health Research and Policy Center, “Legislators' Seminar,” Honolulu, HI and Washington, DC, keynote.
Maui Economic Recovery Commission, “Economic Recovery: Hawaiʻi-based Primer and Possibilities,” Wailuku, HI, via teleconference, panel.
Maui Economic Development Board, “Ka Ipu Kukui Fellows,” Kīhei, HI, keynote.
Climate Resilient Aquaculture Innovation Megahub, “Workshop on A Future Vision for Aquaculture in Hawaiʻi,” hosted by Deloitte, Honolulu, HI, invited.

2023

UHERO 2023 Q4 Pau Hana, HI, keynote.
Western Regional Science Association (WRSA) Annual Meeting, Hawaiʻi Island, HI, panel.
Maui Economic Development Board, “Ka Ipu Kukui Project Weekend,” Kīhei, HI, via teleconference, keynote.

2022

21st Native Hawaiian Annual Convention, Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, “The Great Resignation: Where will ʻŌiwi work after COVID?” Honolulu, HI, panel.
Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, Inner City Capital Connections, “Hawaiʻi Kick-Off Event,” Honolulu, HI, keynote.
Maui Economic Development Board, “Ka Ipu Kukui Project Weekend,” HI, keynote.

2021 and earlier

UHERO “Donor event, Opportunities for Diversification,” Honolulu, HI, keynote.
16th Annual Hawaiʻi Book and Music Festival, “Diversify into what?” Honolulu, HI, panel.
Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, State Government of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia, 2020, invited.
Curtin University Symposium, “Approaches to Regional and Rural Development and Planning in Western Australia,” Perth, WA, Australia, 2019, invited.
Curtin Economics Society, “The WA Economy at a Crossroad,” Perth, WA, Australia, 2019, panel.
Curtin Economics Society and Curtin International Relations Society, “Trade Wars,” Perth, WA, Australia, 2018, panel.
DuPont Innovation Award, Perth, WA, Australia, 2017, panel.
MinterEllison, “ConnectME Breakfast,” Perth, WA, Australia, 2017, panel.

Teaching

University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Hawaiʻi, United States

Instructor. ECON 311 The Economy of Hawaiʻi. New curriculum for a course that had not been offered for several years. The department's only writing-intensive economics course, since expanded to further semesters.2022–2026, Spring

Ph.D. supervision. Adib Rahman. Placement: Arkansas State University.2022–2024

Undergraduate research supervision. Monica Johnson, undergraduate directed research.2023, Fall

Guest lecture. PLAN 603 Urban Economics, graduate.2022 Spring, 2023 Fall

Guest lecture. PLAN 310 Introduction to Planning.2023, Spring

Curtin University, Western Australia, Australia

Guest lecture. ECON 3007 Advanced Applied Economics, 3rd year.2021-B

University of Waikato, New Zealand

Guest lecture. ECON 314/414 Markets, Competition and Organisation, 3rd and 4th year.2009-A

Teaching assistant. ECON 202 Microeconomics and Business Economics, 2nd year.2010-B

Teaching assistant. STMG 391 Strategic Management, 3rd year.2006-B

Teaching assistant. ECON 100 Business Economics and the New Zealand Economy, 1st year.2006-A

Teaching assistant. ECON 304/404/543 Econometrics, 3rd year, 4th year, Honors, and Masters.2006-A

Service

Journal editor

Spatial Economic Analysis, Co-editor.Since 2021

Spatial Economic Analysis special issue editor, Spatial macroeconomics. With J.P. Elhorst, D. Felsenstein and L. Curado.2024

Reaching Regions, Editorial Board.Since 2023

Regional Economies and Policies, Editorial Board.2016–2017

Journal peer review

Journal of Economic Geography; Regional Studies; Journal of Regional Science; Urban Studies; Macroeconomic Dynamics; Economic Modelling; Cities; Economic Record; Journal of Economic Surveys; Papers in Regional Science; Economics of Innovation and New Technology; Journal of Evolutionary Economics; Spatial Economic Analysis; Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy; npj Urban Sustainability; Nature Cities; Humanities and Social Sciences Communications; The Annals of Regional Science; Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie; Growth and Change; Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade; Regional Economies and Policies; Australian Journal of Labor Economics; Australian Journal of Agriculture and Resource Economics; Australian Economic Papers; Economic Papers; Telematics and Informatics.

Funding agency peer review

Royal Society of New Zealand Marsden Fund.2021

Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies, Tomás y Valiente Fellowship.2024, 2025

University service

UHERO Executive Committee.Since 2026

UHERO Communications Committee.Since 2026

UHERO Recruitment Committee, two positions.2025–2026

University of Hawaiʻi System, Strategic Plan Imperative #4 Working Group, diversifying Hawaiʻi's economy through UH innovation and research. Analysis of the university's research priorities as industry clusters was incorporated into the System Strategic Plan.2023–2024

Australian Conference of Economists 2022 Scientific Committee.2022

Curtin Business School Strategic Review Board.2020–2021

Seminar Organizer, Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre Seminar Series.2017–2021

Community service

Iolani School AP Research, Judges Panel.2024

University of Waikato Management School, Case Competition Final Judges Panel.2010

Professional affiliations

American Economic Association (AEA); Regional Science Association International (RSAI); Royal Economic Society.

Professional development

Hulihia: Indigenizing Social Sciences.2023

References

Available on request.