Economics Department

Working Papers

• No. 1 Gasoline prices and the depreciation of used automobiles
           by Brian Ritchie
  


• No. 2 The political economy of the subsidization of cultural institutions
           by Michael Wert
  


• No. 3 Solar power feasibility study for the Fort Walla Walla Museum
           by Katy Newhouse



• No. 4 Predicting the quality and prices of Bordeaux wines
           by Orley Ashenfelter



• No 5 Natural endowments, production technologies, and the quality of wines in Bordeaux.
          Is it possible to produce wines on paved roads?
          by Olivier Gergaud and Victor Ginsburgh



• No 6 Wine and global warming: a long run simultaneous model
          by Karl Storchmann



• No 7 Climate change: observations, projections, and general implications for viticulture and wine production
          by Gregory V. Jones



• No 8 The economic impact of the wine industry on hotels and restaurants in Walla Walla
          by Karl Storchmann, Wynn Aulde, Matthew Bingham, Carl Brodersen, Meghan Bunch, Samuel Clark, Kaitlin Coleman,
          Hayley Hillman, Andrew Jesaitis, Sophia Kittler, Greatjoy Ndlovu, Jia Ooi, Sarah Stellberg, Drew Stillman, Lisa Taylor and
          Sina Yeganeh

• No 9 Chinese foreign direct investment inflows to sub-saharan Africa
          by K. Min Pease, Samuel Clark

• No 10 Why have Americans stopped saving?
            by Benjamin P. Keefer

• No 11 Greenhouse gas emissions: effects, and global inequalities
            by Eric A. Suni

• No 12 The demographics of special events in Walla Walla. Part I: results of a survey at Feast Walla Walla, on April 12, 2008
            by Karl Storchmann, Keith Cushner, Peter Griffin, Alexander Higgins, Micah Jarnot, Shawn Kelly, Andrew Knox,
            Johanna Lirman, Christopher Lukes, Micael MacCully, Jesus Reyes, Alex Robinson, Erik Trefzger, Andrea Wendel and
            Kimberly Wetter

• No 13 The demographics of special events in Walla Walla. Part II: results of a survey at Tour of Walla Walla, on April 20, 2008
            by Karl Storchmann, Keith Cushner, Peter Griffin, Alexander Higgins, Micah Jarnot, Shawn Kelly, Andrew Knox,
            Johanna Lirman, Christopher Lukes, Micael MacCully, Jesus Reyes, Alex Robinson, Erik Trefzger, Andrea Wendel and
            Kimberly Wetter

• No 14 The economic potential of Whitman College students on downtown Walla Walla
            by Karl Storchmann, Keith Cushner, Peter Griffin, Shawn Kelly, Andrew Knox, Christopher Lukes, Jesus Reyes and
            Alex Robinson

• No 15 Macroeconomic forecasting and the Phillips Curve
            by Benjamin P. Keefer

• No 16 The wealth effect with respect to housing
            by Shirley Lou

• No 17 Lower Crab Creek Dam and Reservoir proposal: a study of anadromous fish benefits
            by Alex Robinson

• No 18 Prices as quality signals: evidence from the wine market
            by Karl Storchmann and Hubert Schnabel

• No 19 Interstate shipment of wine: a history of alcohol legislation and its impact on the wine industry
            by Matthew Beckett

• No 20 Saudi trade developments, 1980-2007
            by Gareth Olds

• No 21 The ayes & noes of renewable energy legislation: an investigation into the political determinants of California's renewable portfolio standard
            by Wynne Auld

• No 22 The value of geographic labels for sparkling wines
            by Peter Griffin

• No 23 Exchange rate pass-through to U.S. import prices: evidence from the wine market
            by Patricia A. Robinson

• No 24 Effects of the American Energy and Security Act of 2009 on the chemical industry
            by Jenna Stearns

• No 25 The economic importance of Indian opium and trade with China on Britain's economy, 1843-1890
            by Sarah Deming

• No 26 Economic effects of opening Artic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling
            by Allison Ikeda

• No 27 Athabascan Oil Sands Extraction Techniques: An Economic Analysis of Surface Mining versus SAGD
            by Glory Bushey

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