Schedule of Events

Ohio Association of Economists and Political Scientists (OAEPS)

Kennedy Union

University of Dayton

September 12-13, 2025

The entire OAEPS Conference at UD will take place in the Kennedy Union (KU)

Friday, September 12, 2025

5:00 PM                      OAEPS BOARD MEETING – Kennedy Union, Room 311

~6:30 PM                 Guest Speaker: Information Forthcoming…

Saturday, September 13, 2025

8:00 AM – Registration – 2nd Floor Lobby, Kennedy Union

                 – Coffee, juice and rolls available prior to the first session

8:20 AM – Opening Remarks/Welcome – OAEPS President

8:30 AM – 9:45 AM: Breakout Sessions I

PANEL IPolitical Attitudes and Representation

Room: KU 207

Chair/Discussant: Colin Swearingen, John Carroll University

“The Moral Foundations of Political Attitudes and Actions on Plastics Pollution”

Vaughn Shannon, Wright State University

Carlos Costa, Wright State University

“Partisanship, Issue Salience, and Support for Redistricting Reform in Ohio”

Dominic D. Wells, Bowling Green State University

David J. Jackson, Bowling Green State University

“Water and Representation: Exploring Civic Participation in Honduran Juntas de Agua”

Rafaella Di Cesaro, John Carroll University

Colin Swearingen, John Carroll University

Dany Diaz, John Carroll University

PANEL II: Elections, Accountability, and Global Politics

Room: KU 211

Chair-Discussant: Mark Wilson, West Virginia State University

“Great Expectations: Electoral Accountability After Economic Shocks”

Vinicius Curti Cicero, Denison University

Iasmin Goes, Colorado State University

“Subtractive Negotiation and Bad Faith Bargaining at the UNFCCC Meetings”

Tom Duncanson, Green Citizen Diplomacy Project

“The End of Unity: Critical Fissures in the Atlantic Alliance”

William Davis, Walsh University

9:45-10:00: Break

10:00 AM – 11:10 AMBreakout Sessions II

PANEL III: Public Health and Policy Access

Room: KU 207

Chair/Discussant: Greg Arburn, Financial Consultants

“Finding Equilibrium in the Health Care Workforce”

            Mark Wilson, West Virginia State University

“Effects of Medicaid Expansion on Rural Hospital Closures in Indiana and Tennessee”

            Magdelena Rumelfanger, John Carroll University

“The Built Environment of Medical Marijuana: How the Location of Dispenseries Impacts Access to Medical Marijuana”

            Lee Hannah, Wright State University

            Cogan Shimizu, Wright State University

            Michael McCain, Wright State University

PANEL IV: Economic Development and Growth

Room: KU 211

Chair/Discussant: Joseph Duggan, University of Dayton

“Resource Boom, Export Composition, Concentration, and Sophistication: Evidence from Brazilian Local Economies”

            Vinicius Curti Cicero, Denison University

“The Role of Bilateral Trade with the United States in Vietname’s Economic Growth: A Gravity-Based Instrumental Variable Approach”

            Truc Hoang, Denison University

“The Impact of Infrastructure Obligations on Municipalities”

            Nancy Haskell, University of Dayton

            Jon Fulkerson, University of Dayton

            Qiping Huang, University of Dayton

            Meimei Lin, Georgia Southern University

11:10-11:20: Break

11:20 AM – 12:30 PMBreakout Sessions III

Panel V: Energy, Environment, and Global Conflicts

Room: KU 207

Chair/Discussant: Vinicius Curti Cicero, Denison University

“Coal Prices: The Unintended Effect of the Ukraine-Russia Conflict on Jobs in Appalachia”

            Raney Riddlebarger, Ohio University

“Uniqueness of Nash-Cournot Equilibria in Energy Markets with Variable Renewable Generation and Demand Uncertainty”

            Benjamin Chaiken, Parametric Portfolio Associates

            Joseph E. Duggan Jr., University of Dayton

“The Impact of Water Access on Time to Fetch Water: Evidence from the GAMA Project in Ghana”

            Elizabeth Awortwi-Bartels, Ohio University

Panel VI: Food, Nutrition, and Society

Room: KU 211

Chair/Discussant: Lee Hannah, Wright State University

“Did the Rise of Ultra-Processed Foods Reshape the BMI-Poverty Gap?  An Analysis of Income-based BMI Trends”

            Chloe Christen, Ohio University

“Where are the Men?”

            David McClough, Ohio Northern University

“The Impact of the Venture Capital Enhancement on Unemployment: Evidence from Utah”

            Leyla Kakabayeva, Ohio University

Panel: VII:  Innovation and Finance

Room: KU 222

Chair/Discussant: William Davis, Walsh University

“Cryptocurrencies as Investments: The Case of Ethereum”

            Greg Arburn, Financial Consultant

“Politics and Chronopolitans: Temporal Representation for the Future and the Past”

            Jordan Marsh, Marquette University

12:30 P.M.- 1:45 PM: Lunch and Keynote Speaker

Kennedy Union Torch Lounge, KU (1st Floor)

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Andrew Beauchamp, Professor of Economics and Thomas W. Albrecht Chair in Market Capitalism and the Common Good, University of Dayton. “The methodological limits of the social sciences”

1:45 – 2:15 PM: OAEPS Business Meeting and Adjournment