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Oklahoma State University

HONGBO WANG

HONGBO WANG

Department of Economics
Director, Center for Applied Economic Research

240 BUSINESS BUILDING
STILLWATER, OK 74078
Phone: 405-744-1122

hongbo.wang@okstate.edu

Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • Ph D, Oklahoma State University, Economics, 2015
  • MBA, Oklahoma City University, International Business and Finance, 2003
  • BA, Tianjin University of Finance and Economics, Accounting, 2000

Publications

  • Dan Rickman and Hongbo Wang. "Estimating the Economic Effects of US State and Local Fiscal Policy: A Synthetic Control Method Matched Regression Approach ". Growth and Change (Forthcoming).
  • Dan Rickman and Hongbo Wang. (2023). "Creating and Maintaining Film Clusters: Synthetic Control Method Analysis of the Enactment and Repeal of US State Film Incentives". Papers in Regional Science. (102), 2, 363-392.
  • Dan Rickman and Hongbo Wang. (2022). "Industry Aggregation and Assessment of State Economic Development from Motion Picture and Television Production Incentives". Journal of Regional Analysis and Policy. (52), 1, 82-104.
  • Dan Rickman and Hongbo Wang. (2020). "Whither the American West Economy? Natural Amenities, Mineral Resources and Nonmetropolitan County Growth". Annals of Regional Science. (65), 3, 673-701.
  • Hongbo Wang and Dan Rickman. (2020). "Housing Price and Population Growth across China: The Role of Housing Supply ". International Regional Science Review. (43), 3, 203-228.
  • Dan Rickman and Hongbo Wang. (2020). "U.S. State and Local Fiscal Policy and Economic Activity: Do We Know More Now?". Journal of Economic Surveys. (34), 2, 424-465.
  • Dan Rickman and Hongbo Wang. (2020). "What Goes Up Must Come Down? The Recent Economic Cycles of the Four Most Oil and Gas Dominated States in the US". Energy Economics. (86), February, 1-16.
  • Dan Rickman, Hongbo Wang, and John Winters. (2019). "Adjusting State Public School Teacher Salaries for Interstate Comparison". Public Finance Review. (47), 1, 142-169.
  • Hongbo Wang and Dan Rickman. (2018). "Regional Growth Differences in China for 1995-2013: An Empirical Integrative Analysis of their Sources". Annals of Regional Science. (60), 1, 99-117.
  • Dan Rickman and Hongbo Wang. (2018). "Two Tales of Two U.S. States: Regional Fiscal Austerity and Economic Performance". Regional Science and Urban Economics. (68), 46-55.
  • Dan Rickman, Hongbo Wang, and John Winters. (2017). "Relative Teacher Salaries and the Decision to Teach". Contemporary Economic Policy. (35), 3, 542-550.
  • Dan Rickman and Hongbo Wang. (2017). "U.S. Regional Population Growth 2000-2010: Natural Amenities or Urban Agglomeration?". Papers in Regional Science. (96), S1, S69-S90.
  • Dan Rickman, Hongbo Wang, and John Winters. (2017). "Is Shale Development Drilling Holes in the Human Capital Pipeline?". Energy Economics. (62), 283-290.
  • Hongbo Wang. (2016). "Do Mandatory U.S. State Renewable Portfolio Standards Increase Electricity Prices". Growth and Change: A Journal of Urban and Regional Policy. (47), 2, 157-174.
  • Hongbo Wang. (2016). "The Texas Economic Model, Miracle or Mirage? A Spatial Hedonic Analysis". Annals of Regional Science. (56), 2, 393-417.

Presentations

  • Oklahoma Economic Outlook 2024
    63rd Southern Regional Science Association Conference
    Southern Regional Science Association
    Virtual - April 4 2024
  • Oklahoma Economic Outlook 2023
    62nd Southern Regional Science Association Conference
    Southern Regional Science Association
    Virtual - March 30 2023
  • Oklahoma Economic Outlook
    60th Southern Regional Science Association Conference
    Southern Regional Science Association
    Virtual - April 4 2021
  • Oklahoma Economic Outlook
    58th Southern Regional Science Association Conference
    Southern Regional Science Association
    Arlington, VA - April 4 2019
  • U.S. State and Local Fiscal Policy and Economic Activity: Do We Know More?
    65th North American Regional Science Conference
    Regional Science Association International
    San Antonio, TX - November 9 2018
  • Housing Prices and Population Growth Across China
    52nd annual Pacific Northwest Regional Economics Conference
    Tacoma, Washington - May 23 2018
  • Oklahoma Economic Outlook
    57th Annual Meetings Southern Regional Science Association
    Southern Regional Science Association
    Philadelphia, PA - March 15 2018
  • The Recent U.S. Oil Boom and Bust: A Synthetic Control Method State-level Analysis
    64th North American Regional Science Conference
    Regional Science Association International
    Vancouver, Canada - November 11 2017
  • Regional Growth Differences in China for 1995-2013: An Integrative Analysis of their Sources
    56th Annual Meeting
    Western Regional Science Association
    Sante Fe, NM - February 16 2017
  • Determinants of Regional Growth in China for 1999-2013: An Integrative Analysis
    63rd North American Regional Science Conference
    Regional Science Association International
    Minneapolis, MN - November 12 2016
  • Regional Housing Supply Elasticity in China 1999-2013: A Spatial Equilibrium Analysis
    55th Annual Meetings
    Western Regional Science Association
    Waikoloa Village, HI - February 15 2016
  • The Recent Boom in Energy Production and Educational Attainment
    62nd Annual Meetings of North American Regional Science Council
    Portland, OR - November 2015
  • Causes and Effects of Regional Housing Price Growth: A Spatial Equilibrium Growth Model Perspective
    4th International Workshop on Regional, Urban, and Spatial Economics in China
    Beijing, China - June 2015
  • Does the Texas Economy Outperform Oklahoma’s? A Spatial Hedonic Analysis
    54th Annual Meeting of Southern Regional Science Association
    Mobile, AL - March 2015
  • Fully Adjusting State Public School Teacher Salaries for Comparison
    54th Annual Meetings
    Southern Regional Science Association
    Mobile, AL - March 27 2015
  • U.S. Regional Population Growth 2000-2010: A Microdata Spatial Equilibrium Decomposition
    54th Annual Meetings
    Southern Regional Science Association
    Mobile, AL - March 27 2015
  • Adjusted State Teacher Salaries, Professional Tenure and Migration
    61st Annual Meetings of North American Regional Science Council
    Washington, DC - November 2014
  • Do Mandatory U.S. State Renewable Portfolio Standards Increase Electricity Prices
    53th Annual Meetings of Southern Regional Science Association
    San Antonio, TX - March 2014
  • Will Mandatory RPS Increase Electricity Prices
    Missouri Valley Economic Association 50th Annual Meeting
    Kansas City, MO - October 2013

Editorial and Review Activities

  • Growth and Change
    Editorial Board Member
    April 23 2018
  • Energy Economics
    Invited Manuscript Reviewer
    October 24 2023 - November 20 2023
  • Scottish Journal of Political Economy
    Invited Manuscript Reviewer
    September 14 2023 - November 2 2023
  • The Annals of Regional Science
    Invited Manuscript Reviewer
    July 25 2023 - September 12 2023
  • State and Local Government Review
    Invited Manuscript Reviewer
    July 14 2023 - July 25 2023
  • Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space
    Invited Manuscript Reviewer
    February 8 2023 - March 31 2023
  • Eastern Economic Journal
    Invited Manuscript Reviewer
    December 15 2022 - January 19 2023
  • Growth and Change
    Invited Manuscript Reviewer
    November 14 2022 - December 4 2022
  • The Annals of Regional Science
    Invited Manuscript Reviewer
    July 18 2022 - September 13 2022
  • Resources Policy
    Invited Manuscript Reviewer
    February 15 2022 - March 11 2022
  • Eastern Economic Journal
    Invited Manuscript Reviewer
    January 7 2022 - March 4 2022
  • Growth and Change
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    December 19 2021
  • National Tax Journal
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    August 6 2021
  • Growth and Change
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    July 9 2021
  • Papers in Regional Science
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    June 22 2021
  • Growth and Change
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    May 8 2021
  • Growth and Change
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    April 27 2021
  • Growth and Change
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    March 29 2021
  • Resources Policy
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    March 9 2021
  • The Annals of Regional Science
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    March 2 2021
  • Paper in Regional Science
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    February 2 2021
  • Energy Economics
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    January 26 2021
  • Growth and Change
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    January 24 2021
  • Growth and Change
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    December 10 2020
  • Resources Policy
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    November 19 2020
  • Growth and Change
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    October 25 2020
  • Growth and Change
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    September 26 2020
  • Energy Economics
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    September 15 2020
  • Growth and Change
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    June 11 2020
  • Resources Policy
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    June 2 2020
  • Regional Studies
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    May 28 2020
  • Papers in Regional Science
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    April 23 2020
  • Energy Economics
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    April 20 2020
  • Resources Policy
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    March 26 2020
  • The Annals of Regional Science
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    February 14 2020
  • Growth and Change
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    February 4 2020
  • Journal of Environmental Planning and Management
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    December 16 2019
  • Papers in Regional Science
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    October 15 2019
  • International Regional Science Review
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    October 10 2019
  • Growth and Change
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    October 1 2019
  • Growth and Change
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    September 24 2019
  • Growth and Change
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    September 10 2019
  • Journal of Economics, Race, and policy
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    August 2 2019
  • Growth and Change
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    June 12 2019
  • Growth and Change
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    May 22 2019
  • Habitat International
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    May 22 2019
  • Habitat International
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    April 11 2019
  • Growth and Change
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    March 25 2019
  • The Annals of Regional Science
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    September 18 2018
  • The Annals of Regional Science
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    July 9 2018 - July 9 2018
  • Growth and Change
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    May 1 2018 - May 1 2018
  • Environment and Planning A
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    December 11 2017
  • Resources Policy
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    November 21 2017
  • Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    November 21 2017
  • Growth and Change
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    November 2 2017 - November 2 2017
  • Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    June 12 2017
  • Growth and Change
    Ad Hoc Reviewer
    April 29 2017 - April 29 2017

Awards and Honors

  • Distinguished Graduate Fellowship (2014)
  • Watson Doctoral Fellows (2014)
  • Distinguished Graduate Fellowship (2011)

Academic, Military, and Professional Positions

  • Oklahoma State University, Director, Center for Applied Economic Research, August 2015
  • Oklahoma State University, Teaching Assistant, August 2013 - May 2015
  • Siemens Ltd. China, Senior Regional Controller, 2005 - 2009
  • Motorola (China) Electronics Ltd., Account Payable Asia team Supervisor, 2004
  • China Golden Holding Enterprises, Vice Financial Manager, 2003
  • Shenzhen Tong Ren Accountant Firm, Auditor, 1999 - 2002

Courses Taught

  • ECON 1113 (1 Semester)
  • ECON 2003 (2 Semesters)
  • ECON 2203 (12 Semesters)
  • ECON 3123 (1 Semester)
  • ECON 2103 (2 Semesters)