Presentation

  1. Chen, Z. and Cheng, J.* “Regional Economic Impacts of Inland Waterways Failure in the Mississippi River and The Role of Transportation Resilience”, The 62nd Western Regional Science Association Annual Meeting, Big Island, HI, February 15–18, 2023.
  2. Chen, Z. “Evaluating the Impacts of High-Speed Rail in China”, Lectern Session 3187: Understanding the Socioeconomic and Financial Impacts of High-Speed Rail, The Transportation Research Board 102nd Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., January 8-12, 2023.
  3. Chen, Z. and Cheng, J.* “Regional Economic Impacts of Inland Waterways Failure in the Mississippi River and The Role of Transportation Resilience”, Inland Water Transportation Committee (AW020) Meeting, The Transportation Research Board 102nd Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., January 8-12, 2023.
  4. Schintler, L., and Chen, Z. “Diversity and Inclusion in Regional Science Participation: A Bibliometric Perspective”, The 69th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, Montreal, Canada, November 9-12, 2022.
  5. Gong, Z., Lou, H., Yu, M., and Chen, Z. “Optimizing Spatial Interventions for Coupled Economic-Epidemic Systems in an Urban Megaregion”, The 69th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, Montreal, Canada, November 9-12, 2022.
  6. Mauriello, F., Chen, Z., Yin, P. and Pagliara, F. “A Geographically Weighted Poisson Regression approach for analyzing the effect of High-Speed Rail on tourism in China”, The 2nd International Workshop on High-Speed Rail Socioeconomic Impacts, organized by the University of Naples Federico II and the Union of International Railways, Virtual, September 13-14, 2022.
  7. Chen, Z., Li, Z.*, and Ki, D.* “Socio-Economic Inequality and Infrastructure Investment in the US” The 16th biannual NECTAR conference of the Network on European Communications and Transport Activities Research, Toronto, Canada, July 20 – 22, 2022.
  8. Chen, Z., Schintler, L. “Rediscovering Regional Science: A Bibliometric Analysis”, The 61st Western Regional Science Association Annual Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ, February 22–25, 2022.
  9. Chen, Z. “The Socioeconomic Impact of High-Speed Rail: A Bibliometric Analysis”, The Transportation Research Board 101st Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., January 9-13, 2022.
  10. Chen, Z., Schintler, L. “Rediscovering Regional Science: A Bibliometric Analysis”, The 68th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, Denver, CO, November 10-13, 2021.
  11. Chen, Z. “Understanding the Socioeconomic Impact of High-Speed Rail: A Bibliometric Analysis”, The 1st International Workshop on High-Speed Rail Socioeconomic Impacts, organized by the University of Naples Federico II and the Union of International Railways, Virtual, September 14, 2021.
  12. Li, Y., Chen, Z. and Zhang, R. “Impact of Transport Infrastructure on Multidimensional Urban Shrinkage in China”, The 15th International Association for China Planning (IACP) Conference, Virtual Meeting, September 11-13, 2021.
  13. Yang, S., and Chen, Z. “The Impact of COVID-19 on High-Speed Rail and Aviation Operations in China”, The 15th International Association for China Planning (IACP) Conference, Virtual Meeting, September 11-13, 2021.
  14. Yu, M., Chen, Z., and Wang, Y. “Evaluating the Industrial and Spatial Interdependence in China’s Greater Bay Area”, The 15th International Association for China Planning (IACP) Conference, Virtual Meeting, September 11-13, 2021.
  15. Chen, Z., Yu, M.*, Wang, Y.*, and Zhou, L. “The Effect of the Synchronized Multi-dimensional Policies on Imported COVID-19 Curtailment in China”, The Western Regional Science Association 60th Annual Meeting (Virtual), February 22–25, 2021.
  16. Cheng, J.* and Chen, Z. “Spatiotemporal Analysis of Rail Transport Capacity in China”, The Transportation Research Board 100th Annual Meeting, Virtual Meeting, January 29, 2021.
  17. Cheng, J.* and Chen, Z. “Impact of High-Speed Rail on the Transport Capacity of Conventional Rail in China”, The 14th International Association for China Planning (IACP) Conference, Virtual Meeting, December 5-13, 2020.
  18. Chen, Z., and Li, X.* “Economic Impact of Transportation Infrastructure Investment under the Belt Road Initiative: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis”, The 14th International Association for China Planning (IACP) Conference, Virtual Meeting, December 5-13, 2020.
  19. Li, X.*, Wang, K., and Chen, Z. “Regional Economic Impact of the Trans-Caspian Infrastructure Improvement in the Era of Post COVID-19”, Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor: Infrastructure and Trade Workshop, Organized by the Asian Development Bank Institute, Virtual Meeting November 17, 2020.
  20. Wei, D., Rose, A., Koc, E., Chen, Z., and Soibelman, L. (2022). “Socioeconomic Impacts of Resilience to Seaport and Highway Transportation Network Disruption”, The 67th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, Virtual Meeting November 9 – 13, 2020.
  21. Chen, Z. “Measuring the Vulnerability and Resilience of High-Speed Rail and Aviation to Severe Weather Events”, International Symposium on High-speed Railway and Environment, Organized by the Shijiazhuang Tiedao University, Virtual Meeting, September 26, 2020.
  22. Chen, Z., Li, Y., and Wang, P. “Transportation Accessibility and Regional Growth in the Greater Bay Area of China”, The International Association for China Planning (IACP) Accessibility Workshop, Virtual Meeting, August 18, 2020.
  23. Chen, Z., and Li, X.* “Economic Impact of Transportation Infrastructure Investment under the Belt Road Initiative: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis”, ADBI Workshop on Economic and Strategic Impacts of Energy Supply and Transport Infrastructure Connecting Asia and Europe, Virtual Meeting, May 26-28, 2020.
  24. Ren, X., Chen, Z., Wang, C., Dan, T., Wang, W. “Spillover Effect of Mode Shift of Intercity Travel: Does the Introduction of High-Speed Rail Plays a Role.” Virtual Conference on Transport Infrastructure Development, Spillover Effects and Quality of Life, Organized by the Asian Development Bank Institute, Virtual Meeting, March 17, 2020.
  25. Kim, S.*, Lym, Y.* and Chen, Z. “Evaluating the Effectiveness of Distracted Driving-Related Legislation”, The Transportation Research Board 99th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January January 12–16, 2020.
  26. Chen, Z., Gong, Z., Yang, S., Ma, Q. and Kan, C. “Impact of Extreme Weather Events on Urban Human Flow: A Perspective from Location-Based Big Data”, the 65th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, Pittsburgh, PA, November 13-16, 2019.
  27. Zhou, L.* and Chen, Z. “Measuring the Performance of Airport Resilience to Severe Weather Events”. the 65th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, Pittsburgh, PA, November 13-16, 2019.
  28. Chen, Z., Wang, Y. and Zhou, L. “Predicting weather-induced delays of high-speed rail and aviation in China”, The 7th International Conference on Transportation and Space-Time Economics, October 13, 2019 Beijing Jiaotong University, China
  29. Chen, Z., Gong, Z., Ma, Q. and Kan, C. “Impact of Extreme Weather Events on Urban Human Flow: A Perspective from Location-Based Big Data”, the International Symposium on Location-Based Big Data 2019, July 15 2019, Tokyo, Japan
  30. Wang, K. and Chen, Z. “Infrastructure and Regional Economic Growth in the One Belt and One Road Regions: A Dynamic Shift-Share Approach”, The 13thAnnual Meeting of the International Association for China Planning, Chengdu, China, June 16-18, 2019.
  31. Chen, Z., Li, Y. and Wang, P. “Impact of Transportation Accessibility on Regional Growth and Disparity: Evidence from the Greater Bay Area in South China”, The 13thAnnual Meeting of the International Association for China Planning, Chengdu, China, June 16-18, 2019.
  32. Cheng, J.* and Chen, Z. “Socioeconomic Impact Assessments of High-Speed Rail: a Meta-Analysis”. The 15th biannual NECTAR conference of the Network on European Communications and Transport Activities Research, June 7 2019, Helsinki, Finland
  33. Chen, Z., Zhou, Y. and Haynes, K. “Impact of High-Speed Rail Development on Urban Land Use Structure Change in China”, the 49th Annual Meetings of the Urban Affairs Association, April 25.2019,   Los Angeles, CA
  34. Chen, Z. and Wang, Y.,* “Impacts of Severe Weather Events on Air and High-Speed Rail Delays”, the the 58th Annual Meeting of the Western Regional Science Association, Napa, California. February 10-13, 2019.
  35. Chen, Z., and Lym, Y.*, “Impact of Built Environment on the Severity of Vehicle Crashes Caused by Distracted Driving”, the Transportation Research Board 98th Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. January 13-17, 2019.
  36. Chen, Z. and Wang, Y.,* “Impacts of Severe Weather Events on Air and High-Speed Rail Delays”, the 64th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, San Antonio, TX, November 7-10, 2018.
  37. Liu, X.* and Chen, Z. “Risk and Resilience Assessment of Sea Ice Disasters to Port Operation”, the 64th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, San Antonio, TX, November 7-10, 2018.
  38. Chen, Z. Zhou, Y. and Haynes, K. “Urban Land Use Structure Change in China: Does the Development of High-Speed Rail Play a Role”, the 64th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, San Antonio, TX, November 7-10, 2018.
  39. Rose, A., and Chen, Z. “Resilience to a Cyber-Attack on the Detroit Automobile Industry: A CGE Approach”, The 57th Annual Meeting of the Western Regional Science Association, Pasadena, California. February, 10-13, 2018.
  40. Chen, Z. “Measuring The Long-Term Regional Economic Impacts of High-Speed Rail in China Using a Dynamic SCGE Model“, The 57th Annual Meeting of the Western Regional Science Association, Pasadena, California. February, 10-13, 2018.
  41. Chen, Z. and Zhou, Y. “Spatial Impacts of High-Speed Rail on Urban Transformation in China: Evidence from Land Value Change”, The 64th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, Vancouver, Canada, November 8-11, 2017.
  42. Chen, Z. and Rose, A. “Measuring the Economic Consequence of Cyber-Attacks & Resilience: A CGE Approach“, The 64th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, Vancouver, Canada, November 8-11, 2017.
  43. Chen, Z. and Haynes, K.,”Impact of High Speed Rail on Regional Economic Disparity in China“, The International Congress on High-Speed Rail: Technologies and Long Term Impacts, Ciudad Real, Spain, October 4-6, 2017.
  44. Chen, Z. “Measuring The Long-Term Regional Economic Impacts of High-Speed Rail in China Using a Dynamic SCGE Model“, The International Congress on High-Speed Rail: Technologies and Long Term Impacts, Ciudad Real, Spain, October 4-6, 2017.
  45. Chen, Z. and Dai, Z.,”Spatial-Temporal Impacts of High-Speed Rail on Urban Growth and Land Use Change in China: A Case Study of the Beijing-Shanghai Line“, The 11th Annual Meeting of the International Association for China Planning, Harbin, China, June 16-18, 2017
  46. Chen, Z.,”Internet-Based Data for Urban Housing Research“, The 63rd Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, Minneapolis, MN, November 9-12, 2016.
  47. Chen, Z. and Haynes, K.,”Impact of High Speed Rail on Regional Economic Disparity in China“, The 63rd Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, Minneapolis, MN, November 9-12, 2016.
  48. Chen, Z. and Haynes, K.,”Transportation Infrastructure and Economic Growth in China: A Meta-Analysis“, The 54th Annual Meetings of the Western Regional Science Association, Big Island, HI, February 16-19, 2016.
  49. Chen, Z., Xue, J., Rose, A. and Haynes, K. “Impact of High Speed Rail on Land Use, Social Change and Environment in China: A Dynamic CGE Analysis“, The 62th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, Portland OR, November 13-16, 2015.
  50. Rose, A., Prager. F, Chen, Z., Chatterjee, S.,”Economic Consequence Analysis Tool (E-CAT)“, The 62th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, Portland OR, November 13-16, 2015.
  51. Chen, Z. and Haynes, K.,”Urban Mass Transit and Housing Price in China: An Exploratory Analysis of Guangzhou, Wuhan and Chengdu“, The 9th International Association for China Planning Conference, Chongqing, China, June 19-21, 2015.
  52. Chen, Z., Xue, J., Rose, A. and Haynes, K. “Impact of High Speed Rail on Land Use, Social Change and Environment in China: A Dynamic CGE Analysis“, The 9th International Association for China Planning Conference, Chongqing, China, June 19-21, 2015.
  53. Chen, Z. and Rose, A. “Economic Resilience to Transportation Failure: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis“, The XIII NECTAR International Conference, An Arbor, MI, June 14-16, 2015.
  54. Chen, Z. and Haynes, K.,”Spatial Dynamics of the Chinese High Speed Rail: Impact Assessment on Real Estate Price“, The 54th Annual Meetings of the Southern Regional Science Association, Mobile, AL, March 27-29, 2015.
  55. Chen, Z. and Haynes, K., “Multilevel Assessment of Public Transportation Infrastructure: A Spatial Econometric Computable General Equilibrium Approach”, the 53rd Annual Meetings of the Southern Regional Science Association, San Antonio TX, March 27-29, 2014.
  56. Button, K., Chen, Z., “Demand Forecasting Errors and the Ownership of Infrastructure”, the 55th Annual Transportation Research Forum, San Jose CA, March 12-15, 2014.
  57. Chen, Z. and Haynes, K., “Multilevel Assessment of Public Transportation Infrastructure: A Spatial Econometric Computable General Equilibrium Approach”, the 53rd Annual Meetings of the Western Regional Science Association, San Diego CA, February 16-19, 2014.
  58. Chen, Z. and Haynes, K., “Spatial Impact of Transportation Infrastructure: A Spatial Econometric CGE Approach”, the 60th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, Atlanta GA, November 13-16, 2013.
  59. Button, K., Chen, Z., “Extent Transportation PPPs Approximate to the Economic Theory of Bilateral Monopolies”, International Conference of Challenges in Public Private Partnership, Antwerp, Belgium, November 6-7, 2013.
  60. Chen, Z., Daito, N. and Gifford, J., “Highway Spending and Public-Private Partnership: A Spatial Panel Approach”, International Conference of Challenges in Public Private Partnership, Antwerp, Belgium, November 6-7, 2013.
  61. Chen, Z., “Spatial Impact of Transportation Infrastructure: A Spatial Econometric CGE Approach”, the 53rd European Regional Science Association Congress, Palermo, Italy, August 27-31, 2013.
  62. Chen, Z. and Haynes, K., “Re-examing Linkages between Transportation Infrastructure and Economic Performance: A Granger Causality Test on the U.S. Northeast”, the VII World Conference of Spatial Econometric Association, Washington, DC, July 10-12, 2013.
  63. Chen, Z. and Haynes, K., “Public Transportation Capital in the US: A Multimodal General Equilibrium Analysis”, the 16th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis, Shanghai, June 11-14, 2013.
  64. Chen, Z. and Haynes, K., “Transportation and Regional Output: A Spatial Panel Assessment of the US Northeast Megaregion”, Annual Meetings of the Association of American Geographers, Los Angeles, California, April 9th-13th, 2013.
  65. Chen, Z. and Haynes, K., “Elasticity of Factor Substitution in a CGE Model: A Spatial Econometric Estimation”, the 52nd Southern Regional Science Association Meetings, Washington, D.C. April 4-6, 2013.
  66. Daito, N., Chen, Z., and Gifford, J., “Research Needs for Virginia Transportation Public-Private Partnership Policy”, the Transportation Research Board 92nd Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. January 13-17, 2013.
  67. Daito, N., Chen, Z., “Demand of Bike-Sharing Travels: Evidence from Washington, D.C.”, will be presented at the Transportation Research Board 92nd Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C. January 13-17, 2013.
  68. Chen, Z. and Haynes, K., “Surface Transportation and Regional Output: A Spatial Panel Approach”, the 59th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, Ottawa, Canada, November 7-10, 2012, (Second Prize of Student-Led Paper Competition).
  69. Daito, N., Chen, Z., “Spatial Analysis of of Bike Sharing Travel Demand: Evidence from Washington D.C.’s Capital Bikeshare”, the 59th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, Ottawa, Canada, November 7-10, 2012.
  70. Chen, Z., Daito, N. and Gifford, J., “Highway Spending and Public-Private Partnership: A Spatial Panel Perspective”, the 59th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, Ottawa, Canada. November 7-10, 2012.
  71. Chen, Z., Roundtable Discussion 1. “What are the primary obstacles to having new dedicated HSR infrastructure built in the United States”, the 8th World High Speed Rail Congress, Philadelphia, PA. July 7-9, 2012, (First Prize of the International Student Competition).
  72. Chen, Z., “Regional Impact of Transportation Investment in the Northeast Region of US: A Spatial Econometric CGE Approach”, Mid-Continent Regional Science Association 43rd Annual Conference, IMPLAN National User’s Conference 9th Biennial Conference, Minneapolis, MN. June 8-9, 2012.
  73. Steen, M., Deventer, P., Bruijn, H., Twist, M., Heuvelhof, E., Haynes, K. and Chen, Z., “Governing Innovation: The Transition to E-Mobility-A Dutch Perspective”, Electric Vehicle Symposium 26, Los Angeles, California. May 6-9, 2012.
  74. Chen, Z., “Economic Impact of Intercity Passenger Rail in the Northeast Corridor”, 58th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, Miami, FL. November 2011.
  75. Zhou, X. and Chen, Z., “Fare Hikes or Service Cuts? Response to the Transit Funding Crisis: A Case Study of Small Bus Systems in Greater Washington D.C. Area.” 90th Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C. January 2011.
  76. Chen, Z., “Ridership, Fare and On-time Performance: a Granger Causality Analysis of Intercity Passenger Train in the Northeast Corridor.” 57th Annual North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, Denver, CO. November 2010.
  77. Chen, Z., “Who Ride the High Speed Rail in the United States: The Acela Express Case Study.” 2010 Joint Rail Conference, Urbana-Champaign, IL. April 2010.
  78. Chen, Z., “Factors Affecting High Speed Rail Ridership in the United States – The Acela Express Case Study.” 51st Annual Transportation Research Forum, Arlington, VA.March 2010, (Graduate Student Best Paper Award).