Faculty Scholarship 2019

Department of Economics

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Amit Batabyal

Professor
Department of Economics
College of Liberal Arts

2019 Submissions

Full Length Book

ed, Amit Batabyal,, Yoshiro Higano, ed, and Peter Nijkamp, ed. Disease, Human Health, and Regional Growth and Development in Asia. 1 ed. Tokyo, Japan: Springer, 2019. Print. *

Journal Paper

Batabyal, Amit and Peter Nijkamp. "Creative Capital, Information and Communication Technologies, and Economic Growth in Smart Cities." Economics of Innovation and New Technology 28. (2019): 142-155. Print. *

Batabyal, Amit and Hamid Beladi. "Probabilistic Approaches to Cleaning the Ganges in Varanasi to Attract Tourists." Natural Resource Modeling 32. (2019): 1-11. Web. *

Batabyal, Amit and Henk Folmer. "Space and the Environment: An Introduction to the Topical Collection." Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences 12. (2019): 1-7. Web. *

Batabyal, Amit, Karima Kourtit, and Peter Nijkamp. "Using a Local Public Good to Attract and Retain the Creative Class." Regional Science Policy and Practice 11. (2019): 571-581. Print. *

Batabyal, Amit, Karima Kourtit, and Peter Nijkamp. "New Technological Knowledge, Rural and Urban Agriculture, and Steady State Economic Growth." Networks and Spatial Economics 19. (2019): 717-729. Print. *

Batabyal, Amit and Hamid Beladi. "The Optimal Provision of Information and Communication Technologies in Smart Cities." Technological Forecasting and Social Change 147. (2019): 216-220. Print. *

Batabyal, Amit and Hamid Beladi. "Preference Matching, Income, and Population Distribution in Urban and Adjacent Rural Regions." Papers in Regional Science 98. (2019): 2201-2208. Print. *

Batabyal, Amit and Peter Nijkamp. "The Magnification of a Lagging Region's Initial Economic Disadvantages on the Balanced Growth Path." Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science 3. (2019): 719-730. Print. *

Xing, Shiqi and Amit Batabyal. "A Safe Minimum Standard, an Elasticity of Substitution, and the Cleanup of the Ganges in Varanasi." Natural Resource Modeling 32. (2019): 1-11. Web. *

Batabyal, Amit and Seung Jick Yoo. "A Stochastic Model of Competition between Two Cities for Members of the Creative Class." Regional Science Inquiry 11. (2019): 37-42. Web. *

Batabyal, Amit and Seung Jick Yoo. "Using Utilitarian and Rawlsian Policies to Attract the Creative Class: A Tale of Two Cities." Munich Personal RePEc Archive Paper No. 91827. (2019): 1-17. Web. £

Batabyal, Amit and Peter Nijkamp. "The Magnification of a Lagging Region's Initial Economic Disadvantages on the Balanced Growth Path." Munich Personal RePEc Archive Paper No. 93486. (2019): 1-22. Web. £

Batabyal, Amit and Seung Jick Yoo. "A Stochastic Model of Competition between Two Cities for Members of the Creative Class." Munich Personal RePEc Archive Paper No. 95452. (2019): 1-8. Web. £

Batabyal, Amit, Karima Kourtit, and Peter Nijkamp. "Using Local Public Goods to Attract and Retain the Creative Class: A Tale of Two Cities." Munich Personal RePEc Archive Paper No. 94119. (2019): 1-23. Web. £

Xing, Shiqi and Amit Batabyal. "A Safe Minimum Standard, an Elasticity of Substitution, and the Cleanup of the Ganges in Varanasi." Munich Personal RePEc Archive Paper No. 93846. (2019): 1-22. Web. £

Batabyal, Amit and Hamid Beladi. "The Optimal Provision of Information and Communication Technologies in Smart Cities." Munich Personal RePEc Archive Paper No. 95451. (2019): 1-21. Web. £

Batabyal, Amit and S.J. Yoo. "Heterogeneity and the Provision of a Public Good in Leading and Lagging Regions." Australasian Journal of Regional Studies 25. (2019): 177-195. Print. «

Book Chapter

Batabyal, Amit, Yoshiro Higano, and Peter Nijkamp. "Introduction to Disease, Human Health, and Regional Growth and Development in Asia." Disease, Human Health, and Regional Growth and Development in Asia. Ed. Amit Batabyal, Yoshiro Higano, and Peter Nijkamp. Tokyo, Japan: Springer, 2019. 3-19. Print. *

Batabyal, Amit and Peter Nijkamp. "Sustainable Development and Regional Growth Revisited." Handbook of Regional Growth and Development Theories. Ed. Roberta Capello and Peter Nijkamp. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 2019. 344-365. Print. *

Published Review

Batabyal, Amit. "Book Review." Rev. of The Economics of Religion in India, by Sriya Iyer. Choice 15 Jun. 2019: 781-782. Print. £

Batabyal, Amit. "Book Review." Rev. of The Cost-Benefit Revolution, by Cass Sunstein. Regional Science Policy and Practice 15 May 2019: 207-209. Print. £

Batabyal, Amit. "Book Review." Rev. of The Rent Curse, by R.M. Auty and H.I. Furlonge. Choice 15 Jul. 2019: 1391. Print. £

Batabyal, Amit. "Book Review." Rev. of Macroeconomics of the Black Economy, by S Chattopadhyay. Regional Science Policy and Practice 15 Jul. 2019: 625-626. Print. £

Batabyal, Amit. "Book Review." Rev. of A Quantum Leap in the Wrong Direction?, eds. R. Azad, et al. Choice 15 Jul. 2019: 1506. Print. £

Batabyal, Amit. "Book Review." Rev. of The China-India Rivalry in the Globalization Era, ed. T.V. Paul. Regional Science Policy and Practice 15 Aug. 2019: 752-754. Print. £

Batabyal, Amit. "Book Review." Rev. of How Change Happens, by C.R. Sunstein. INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics 15 Aug. 2019: 305-306. Print. £

Shows/Exhibits/Installations

Batabyal, Amit. Connections with Evan Dawson. 8 Apr. 2019. WXXI Studio, Rochester. Performance.

Batabyal, Amit. Overnights with Trevor Chappell. 17 Sep. 2019. ABC Studio, Melbourne. Performance.

Batabyal, Amit. Connections with Evan Dawson. 25 Sep. 2019. WXXI Studio, Rochester. Performance.

Batabyal, Amit. Overnights with Trevor Chappell. 16 Oct. 2019. ABC Studio, Melbourne. Performance.

Batabyal, Amit. WXXI Evening News. 16 Dec. 2019. WXXI Studio, Rochester. Performance.

Journal Editor

Batabyal, Amit, ed. Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences. Heidelberg: Springer, 2019. Web. *

Ed, Amit Batabyal, Assoc, ed. Theoretical Economics Letters. Beijing: Scientific Research Publishing, 2019. Web. *

Ed, Amit Batabyal, Assoc, ed. Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science. Tokyo: Springer, 2019. Print. «

Ed, Amit Batabyal, Assoc, ed. Economics Bulletin. Nashville: Economics Bulletin Publishing, 2019. Web. *

Council, Amit Batabyal, Ed, ed. Review of Development Economics. New York: Wiley, 2019. Print. *

Invited Keynote/Presentation

Batabyal, Amit. "Preference Matching, Income, and Population Distribution in Urban and Adjacent Rural Regions." Southern Regional Science Association (SRSA) Annual Conference. SRSA. Arlington, VA. 17 Apr. 2019. Conference Presentation.

Batabyal, Amit. "Preference Matching, Income, and Population Distribution in Urban and Adjacent Rural Regions." Mid-Continet Regional Science Association (MCRSA) Annual Conference. MCRSA. Madison, WI. 4 Jun. 2019. Conference Presentation.

Batabyal, Amit. "A Safe Minimum Standard, an Elasticity of Substitution, and the Cleanup of the Ganges in Varanasi." Allied Social Science Association (ASSA) Annual Meeting. ASSA. Atlanta, GA. 3 Jan. 2019. Conference Presentation.

Batabyal, Amit. "A Safe Minimum Standard, an Elasticity of Substitution, and the Cleanup of the Ganges in Varanasi." Southern Regional Science Association (SRSA) Annual Conference. SRSA. Arlington, VA. 17 Apr. 2019. Conference Presentation.

Batabyal, Amit. "A Safe Minimum Standard, an Elasticity of Substitution, and the Cleanup of the Ganges in Varanasi." IEOR Seminar, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). IIT. Mumbai, India. 28 Jul. 2019. Address.

Batabyal, Amit. "A Safe Minimum Standard, an Elasticity of Substitution, and the Cleanup of the Ganges in Varanasi." Association of Indian Economic and Financial Studies (AIEFS) Biennial Conference. AIEFS. Bhubaneswar, India. 29 Jul. 2019. Conference Presentation.

Batabyal, Amit. "Using Local Public Goods to Attract and Retain the Creative Class: A Tale of Two Cities." Southern Regional Science Association (SRSA) Annual Conference. SRSA. Arlington, VA. 17 Apr. 2019. Conference Presentation.

Batabyal, Amit. "Using Local Public Goods to Attract and Retain the Creative Class: A Tale of Two Cities." Mid-Continet Regional Science Association (MCRSA) Annual Conference. MCRSA. Madison, WI. 3 Jun. 2019. Conference Presentation.

Batabyal, Amit. "Using Local Public Goods to Attract and Retain the Creative Class: A Tale of Two Cities." European Regional Science Association (ERSA) Annual Conference. ERSA. Lyon, France. 26 Aug. 2019. Conference Presentation.

Batabyal, Amit. "Using Local Public Goods to Attract and Retain the Creative Class: A Tale of Two Cities." Regional Studies Association (RSA) North America Conference. RSA. Montreal, Canada. 21 Sep. 2019. Conference Presentation.

Batabyal, Amit. "The Optimal Provision of Information and Communication Technologies in Smart Cities." Mid-Continet Regional Science Association (MCRSA) Annual Conference. MCRSA. Madison, WI. 3 Jun. 2019. Conference Presentation.

Batabyal, Amit. "The Optimal Provision of Information and Communication Technologies in Smart Cities." Association of Indian Economic and Financial Studies (AIEFS) Biennial Conference. AIEFS. Bhubaneswar, India. 27 Jul. 2019. Conference Presentation.

Batabyal, Amit. "The Optimal Provision of Information and Communication Technologies in Smart Cities." Regional Science Association International (RSAI) Japan Section Annual Meeting. RSAI Japan Section. Kurume, Japan. 17 Sep. 2019. Conference Presentation.

Batabyal, Amit. "The Optimal Provision of Information and Communication Technologies in Smart Cities." Regional Studies Association (RSA) North America Conference. RSA. Montreal, Canada. 21 Sep. 2019. Conference Presentation.

Batabyal, Amit. "The Optimal Provision of Information and Communication Technologies in Smart Cities." North American Regional Science Council (NARSC) Annual Conference. NARSC. Pittsburgh, PA. 16 Nov. 2019. Conference Presentation.

Batabyal, Amit. "Using Utilitarian and Rawlsian Policies to Attract the Creative Class: A Tale of Two Cities." Association of Indian Economic and Financial Studies (AIEFS) Biennial Conference. AIEFS. Bhubaneswar, India. 28 Jul. 2019. Conference Presentation.

Batabyal, Amit. "Using Utilitarian and Rawlsian Policies to Attract the Creative Class: A Tale of Two Cities." European Regional Science Association (ERSA) Annual Conference. ERSA. Lyon, France. 28 Aug. 2019. Conference Presentation.

Batabyal, Amit. "Using Utilitarian and Rawlsian Policies to Attract the Creative Class: A Tale of Two Cities." Regional Science Association International (RSAI) Japan Section Annual Meeting. RSAI Japan Section. Kurume, Japan. 20 Sep. 2019. Conference Presentation.

Batabyal, Amit. "Using Utilitarian and Rawlsian Policies to Attract the Creative Class: A Tale of Two Cities." North American Regional Science Council (NARSC) Annual Conference. NARSC. Pittsburgh, PA. 17 Nov. 2019. Conference Presentation.

Batabyal, Amit. "A Political Economy Model of the Ganges Pollution Cleanup Problem." The Regional Science Academy (TRSA) Workshop. TRSA. Lyon, France. 27 Aug. 2019. Conference Presentation.

Batabyal, Amit. "The Impact of Preference Matching on Tourism in a Model with Two Possible Destinations." The Regional Science Academy (TRSA) Workshop. TRSA. Kurume, Japan. 16 Sep. 2019. Conference Presentation.

Batabyal, Amit. "C.S. Holling, Resilience, and the Use of Resilience in Regional Science: Five Outstanding Issues." The Regional Science Academy (TRSA) Workshop. TRSA. Kurume, Japan. 17 Sep. 2019. Keynote Speech.

Batabyal, Amit. "China's Belt and Road Initiative and President Trump's Trade War with China." Rochester Monroe County Central Library Lecture. Rochester and Monroe County Central Library. Rochester, New York. 5 Oct. 2019. Lecture.

Batabyal, Amit. "China's Belt and Road Initiative and President Trump's Trade War with China." The Highlands at Pittsford Lecture. The Highlands at Pittsford. Pittsford, New York. 8 Oct. 2019. Lecture.

Batabyal, Amit. "Decentralized versus Centralized Provision of Urban Anti-Crime Technologies in a Model with Three Cities." Cities 4 People International Workshop, organized by The Regional Science Academy (TRSA). TRSA. 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands. 15 Nov. 2019. Conference Presentation.

Invited Article/Publication

Batabyal, Amit. "United States Economy: Beguilingly Calm Period Before Proverbial Storm?" The Globe Post. (2019). Web. £

Batabyal, Amit. "Vital Economic Data was Likely Lost During the Shutdown---Her's Why it Matters to All Americans." The Conversation. (2019). Web. £

Batabyal, Amit. "US-China Trade Talks: Will the Chinese Keep Promises to Stop Bad Behavior?" The Conversation. (2019). Web. £

Batabyal, Amit. "WTO Offers Trump a Solution to Enforcing a Trade Deal with a China That Breaks Promises." The Conversation. (2019). Web. £

Batabyal, Amit. "How to Pay for Roads When Electric Cars Predominate." Rochester Business Journal. (2019). Print. £

Batabyal, Amit. "Is Huawei a national Security Threat to US and its Allies?" The Globe Post. (2019). Web. £

Batabyal, Amit. "Pollution from U.S. Manufacturing: Why Has it Gone Down?" Rochester Business Journal. (2019). Print. £

Batabyal, Amit. "Creative People Don't Guarantee Prosperity." Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. (2019). Print. £

Batabyal, Amit. "Trump Will Note be Heralding Victory in Trade War with China Anytime Soon." The Globe Post. (2019). Web. £

Batabyal, Amit. "Could a Weakening US Economy Imperil Trump's Trade War with China?" The Conversation. (2019). Web. £

Batabyal, Amit. "Are Rare Earth Elements an Ace Up China's Sleeve in Trade War with the U.S.?" Rochester Business Journal. (2019). Print. £

Batabyal, Amit. "The Bigger Underlying Issues of the US-China Trade War May be Insoluble." The Globe Post. (2019). Web. £

Batabyal, Amit. "Should Higher Education in the United States be Free?" The College Post. (2019). Web. £

Batabyal, Amit. "Do Doctors Practice Defensive Medicine and, if Yes, do Patients Benefit?" Rochester Business Journal. (2019). Print. £

Batabyal, Amit. "China's Worldwide Investment Project is a Push for More Economic and Political Power." The Conversation. (2019). Web. £

Batabyal, Amit. "The Economics of China's Belt and Road Initiative: Rhetoric and Reality." Rochester Business Journal. (2019). Print. £

Batabyal, Amit. "The Onslaught of Robots: Is it Real and What Should we Do?" Rochester Business Journal. (2019). Print. £

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Nikolaus Kasimatis

Associate Professor
Department of Economics
College of Liberal Arts

2019 Submissions

Journal Paper

Robalino, Nikolaus, Daniel Monte, and Ideen Riahi. "Collusion and Turnover in Experience Goods Markets." Review of Economic Design. (2019): 91-111. Print. *

Robalino, Nikolaus and Arthur Robson. "The Biological Foundations of Economic Preferences." Oxford Research Encyclopedia, Economics and Finance. (2019): 1-22. Print. *

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Jeffrey Wagner

Professor
Department of Economics
College of Liberal Arts

2019 Submissions

Journal Paper

Grzelka, Zachary and Jeffrey Wagner. "Managing Satellite Debris in Low-Earth Orbit: Incentivizing Ex Ante Satellite Quality and Ex Post Take-Back Programs." Environmental and Resource Economics 74. 1 (2019): 319-336. Print. «

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