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View article: Effects of the minimum wage on US county labor markets
Effects of the minimum wage on US county labor markets Open
This study investigates the impacts of the minimum wage on U.S. regional labor markets. Using ten years of county-level data, we examine the relationship between the minimum wage and several key components of the labor market. Following pa…
View article: COVID-19, the New Urban Crisis, and Cities: How COVID-19 Compounds the Influence of Economic Segregation and Inequality on Metropolitan Economic Performance
COVID-19, the New Urban Crisis, and Cities: How COVID-19 Compounds the Influence of Economic Segregation and Inequality on Metropolitan Economic Performance Open
This paper examines the connection between measures of a U.S. metropolitan area's new urban crisis (i.e., unaffordable housing, economic inequality, and residential segregation) and its year-over-year employment change in the period immedi…
View article: The Stability of Location Quotients
The Stability of Location Quotients Open
Although location quotients are widely used to analyze local industry specialization and identify industry clusters in regions of all size, past studies have noted issues related to the accuracy of location quotients in small places. This …
View article: What Landmarks Do Visitors Remember about a Place?
What Landmarks Do Visitors Remember about a Place? Open
This paper examines the features of photographs that affect the memorability of landmarks that tourists walk past while visiting a place. Empirical results, based on surveys of cruise passengers that visited Bar Harbor, Maine, suggest that…
View article: Impacts of COVID-19 on Tourism in Bar Harbor, Maine
Impacts of COVID-19 on Tourism in Bar Harbor, Maine Open
This paper examines the effects of COVID-19 on tourism in Bar Harbor, Maine. The analysis considers four channels by which the pandemic affected Bar Harbor: (1) reduction in overnight visitors, (2) decrease in Acadia National Park users, (…
View article: Effects of the COVID-related stay-at-home order on hospitality sales and automobile traffic counts: evidence from the State of Maine, USA
Effects of the COVID-related stay-at-home order on hospitality sales and automobile traffic counts: evidence from the State of Maine, USA Open
This paper examines the effects of the COVID-related Stay-at-Home order on hospitality sales and automobile traffic counts in the State of Maine, USA. Empirical results show that the Stay-at-Home order did not have a statistically signific…
View article: The Pitfalls of Using Location Quotients to Identify Clusters and Represent Industry Specialization in Small Regions
The Pitfalls of Using Location Quotients to Identify Clusters and Represent Industry Specialization in Small Regions Open
This paper examines the use of location quotients, a measure of regional business activity relative to the national benchmark, as an indicator of sectoral agglomeration in small cities and towns, and as a measure of industry specialization…
View article: Impacts of COVID-19 on Coastal Tourism in Maine: Evidence from Bar Harbor
Impacts of COVID-19 on Coastal Tourism in Maine: Evidence from Bar Harbor Open
This paper examines the effects of COVID-19 on coastal tourism in Bar Harbor, Maine, which was among the hardest hit regions statewide. The impacts of COVID-19 on Bar Harbor’s restaurant sector are separated into those related to the reduc…
View article: Early Impacts of COVID-19 on Maine’s Hospitality Sector in 2020
Early Impacts of COVID-19 on Maine’s Hospitality Sector in 2020 Open
This paper examines Maine’s hospitality sector in 2020, with a focus on the impacts of COVID-19 and the potential trajectory of hospitality sales during the second half of the year. The sector experienced its largest COVID-related impacts …
View article: Impacts of COVID-related capacity constraints on theme park attendance: evidence from Magic Kingdom wait times
Impacts of COVID-related capacity constraints on theme park attendance: evidence from Magic Kingdom wait times Open
This paper examines the impacts of COVID-related capacity constraints on attendance at the Magic Kingdom theme park. Results – based on analysis of about 325,000 attraction wait times recorded between 2014 and 2020 – show that operating at…
View article: Economic Contributions of Colleges and Universities in Maine
Economic Contributions of Colleges and Universities in Maine Open
This report shows the following:\nMaine has 38 colleges and universities that educate 72,605 students, employ a combined 14,621 non-student workers, and generate about $2.2 billion in annual revenue.\nColleges and universities in Maine gen…
View article: Impacts of COVID-19 on Maine’s Hospitality Sector
Impacts of COVID-19 on Maine’s Hospitality Sector Open
Report studying the impacts of COVID-19 on Maine’s hospitality sector by Todd Gabe and Andrew Crawley, School of Economics, University of Maine.
View article: Prospects for New England Agriculture: Farm to Fork
Prospects for New England Agriculture: Farm to Fork Open
This paper summarizes a multi-state, multi-year study assessing the potential for local agriculture in northern New England. While largely rural, this region's agricultural sector differs greatly from the rest of the United States, and dem…
View article: Effects of Human Capital on the Growth and Survival of Swedish Businesses
Effects of Human Capital on the Growth and Survival of Swedish Businesses Open
This paper examines the effects of human capital on the growth and survival of a large sample of Swedish businesses. Human capital is represented by conventional measures of the educational attainment and experience of an establishment’s w…
View article: CRUISERS: WHAT THEY DO WHEN THEY GET OFF THE SHIP
CRUISERS: WHAT THEY DO WHEN THEY GET OFF THE SHIP Open
This paper looks at the cruise ship industry in Bar Harbor, Maine, with an emphasis on the economic impact of passenger spending and the likelihood of return visitation. The analysis is based on 1,080 passenger surveys conducted in 2002. S…
View article: An Analysis of the Economic Impacts of Big-Box Stores on a Community’s Retail Sector: Evidence from Maine
An Analysis of the Economic Impacts of Big-Box Stores on a Community’s Retail Sector: Evidence from Maine Open
This study examines the effects of big - box stores on the change in the number of retail stores operating in a market area. Our econometric results suggest that the presence and growth of big - box retailers has a positive net effect on r…
View article: The Economic Implications of Maine’s Changing Age Structure
The Economic Implications of Maine’s Changing Age Structure Open
The authors analyze the major implications of Maine’s aging population on the state’s workforce and economy. They note that there are steps that can be taken to partially mitigate the negative impacts and capitalize on the opportunities a…