On behalf of Joshua Hall.
Dear Regional Scientist, I am happy to announce the completion of Vol. 49, Issue 1 of the Journal of Regional Analysis & Policy. The table of contents are below and the full issue can be found on the JRAP website<https://jrap.scholasticahq.com/issue/1157>. 1. Chikish, Yulia, Brad Humphreys, and Adam Nowak. "Sports Arenas, Teams and Property Values: Temporary and Permanent Shocks to Local Amenity Flows.<https://jrap.scholasticahq.com/article/7592-sports-arenas-teams-and-property-values-temporary-and-permanent-shocks-to-local-amenity-flows>" Journal of Regional Analysis & Policy 49, no. 1 (2019): 1-12. 1. Gjerde, Kathy Paulson, Peter Prescott, and Jennifer Rice. "The Impact of State Fiscal Policy on States' Resilience Entering the Great Recession.<https://jrap.scholasticahq.com/article/7806-the-impact-of-state-fiscal-policy-on-states-resilience-entering-the-great-recession>" Journal of Regional Analysis & Policy 49, no. 1 (2019): 13-30. 1. Chambers, Dustin, and Colin O'Reilly. "Entry Regulations and Income Inequality at the Regional Level.<https://jrap.scholasticahq.com/article/7837-entry-regulations-and-income-inequality-at-the-regional-level>" Journal of Regional Analysis & Policy 49, no. 1 (2019): 31-39. 1. Stansel, Dean. "Economic Freedom in US Metropolitan Areas.<https://jrap.scholasticahq.com/article/8147-economic-freedom-in-u-s-metropolitan-areas>" Journal of Regional Analysis & Policy 49, no. 1 (2019): 40-48. 1. Cho, Clare. "The Effect of Place Based Policies on Rural Communities: An Evaluation of Rural Empowerment Zones.<https://jrap.scholasticahq.com/article/8258-the-effect-of-place-based-policies-on-rural-communities-an-evaluation-of-rural-empowerment-zones>" Journal of Regional Analysis & Policy 49, no. 1 (2019): 49-64. 1. Nesse, Katherine, Timothy Green, and Brooke Ferguson. "Quality of Life in Potential Expansion Locations is Important to Craft Brewers.<https://jrap.scholasticahq.com/article/8303-quality-of-life-in-potential-expansion-locations-is-important-to-craft-brewers>" Journal of Regional Analysis & Policy 49, no. 1 (2019): 65-77. 1. Koch, James V., and Ziniya Zahedi. "A Tale of Two Tunnels: Economic Effects of Newly Imposed Tolls on Heavily Traveled Tunnel Venues in Virginia.<https://jrap.scholasticahq.com/article/8365-a-tale-of-two-tunnels-economic-effects-of-newly-imposed-tolls-on-heavily-traveled-tunnel-venues-in-virginia>" Journal of Regional Analysis & Policy 49, no. 1 (2019): 78-91. 1. Dudensing, Rebekka, Bridget Guerrero, and Steve Amosson, "Evaluating the Accuracy of Regional Economic Impact Estimates: Considering a 2013 Beef Plant Closure in Texas.<https://jrap.scholasticahq.com/article/10204-evaluating-the-accuracy-of-regional-economic-impact-estimates-considering-a-2013-beef-plant-closure-in-texas>" Journal of Regional Analysis & Policy 49, no. 1 (2019): 92-107. I would encourage you to submit your manuscript to JRAP. In particular, junior scholars will find JRAP to be a hospitable journal. We have no submission fee, desk rejections typically occur within 48 hours, and the time to first decision for papers sent out to review averages 45 days. Our current acceptance rate is 20%. Sincerely, / Joshua C. Hall Professor of Economics Chair, Department of Economics Editor, Journal of Regional Analysis & Policy WVU Department of Economics - 420 B&E John Chambers College of Business and Economics (304) 293-7870 office [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> https://sites.google.com/site/joshuachall/
