CBER Research Reports

The following is a complete list of research reports that CBER has published since its inception.  Some reports are available for download in Adobe PDF format.  To view these reports, simply click on the link provided.  To download the file, right-click on the link and select "save as." 
 
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Report #

Report Title & Author(s)

Publication Date

1 Siting Plans for the Establishment of Artificial Reefs in the Gulf of Mexico: An Economic Analysis
by Semoon Chang
12/09/85
2 An Analysis of Unemployment in the Southern Counties of Alabama
by James Swofford
12/16/85
3 Estimating Savings in Transportation Costs from Use of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
by Semoon Chang and Philip Forbus
02/01/86
4 Wage Survey for the Mobile Area CBER and Mobile Chamber of Commerce
by CBER
08/01/86
5 Survey of Visitors to Battleship Park and Ft. Conde
by CBER
09/15/86
6 Wage Survey for Small Areas: Methodology
by Semoon Chang and Miriam Stout
10/15/86
7 Economic Data for the Mobile Area
by CBER
11/01/86
8 Survey of Visitors to the Gulf Shores Area
by Miriam Stout, Beth Cerovsky, J. Kris Enzor, and Chris Parker
11/15/86
9 Composite Visitor Index for Mobile
by CBER
03/16/87
10 Composite Business Index for Mobile
by CBER
03/16/87
11 Shrimp Processing Industry in Bayou La Batre, Alabama
by J. Stephen Thomas and Cecelia M. Formichella
Oct. 1987
12 Population & Income Projections for Municipalities in Mobile and Baldwin Counties
by Semoon Chang and Miriam Stout
10/15/87
13 The Mobile Economy: The Structure of Employment and the Erosion of the Real Wage
by James Bobo and Carla Bobo
Oct. 1987
14 Intermodal Competition in Water Transportation Under the Shipping Act of 1984
by Philip Forbus
12/01/87
15 Economic Impact of the Alabama State Docks
by Philip Forbus, Miriam Stout, and Semoon Chang
12/01/89
16 1988-89 Wage Survey for the Mobile Area
by CBER
10/01/88
17 Financial Analysis of Selected Public School System in Alabama: An Interim Report
by Semoon Chang and J. Ronnie Davis
03/10/89
18 Economic Data for the Mobile Area (2nd Edition)
by CBER
03/17/89
19 The Future of the Gulf Coast Economy: The Role of Gulf Ports and Water Transportation, Proceedings of the 1988 Conference on Business and Transportation
ed. Philip Forbus
04/15/89
20 The Commercial Seafood Industry in Alabama
by Philip Forbus, Stephen Thomas, Wm. Hosking, Richard Wallace, Jeanne Maes, and Semoon Chang
06/15/89
21 A Guide to Regional Economic Data of the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
by Philip Forbus
11/01/89
22 Preparing for Business Opportunities with Navy Homeports, Proceedings of the 1989 Conference on Business and Transportation
ed. Philip Forbus
05/01/90
23 1990-91 Wage Survey of Mobile and Baldwin Counties
by Philip Forbus and Jeanne Croom
10/01/90
24 A Survey of Future Manpower Needs by Skill & Education in the Mobile Area
by Philip Forbus, Steve Woolley, and Semoon Chang
1991
25 1992-93 Wage Survey of Mobile and Baldwin Counties
by Philip Forbus, Terry Ashley, and Carol Meurer
07/01/92
26 The Economic Impact of the University of South Alabama on the Mobile Area
by Semoon Chang and Philip Forbus
09/01/92
27 Socio-Economic Data for Southwest Alabama
by Semoon Chang, Philip Forbus, and Carol Meurer
03/15/93
28 An Economic Analysis of Mobile Automobile Dealerships and Local Tax Structure
by Philip Forbus and A. K. Barakeh
Mar. 1994
29 Health Needs Assessment of the Porch Band of Creek Indians
by Philip Forbus and Semoon Chang
Dec. 1993
30 Opportunities for Economic Development in Alabama Based on Natural Gas Production in Mobile Bay (Long Version)
by Semoon Chang
May 1995
31 1994-95 Wage Survey of Mobile and Baldwin Counties
by Philip Forbus and Cynthia Harbour
Dec. 1994
32 Opportunities for Economic Development in Alabama Based on Natural Gas Production in Mobile Bay (Short Version)
by Semoon Chang
May 1995
33 Projecting Population Increases in the Mobile Metro by Census Tract
by Semoon Chang
07/24/95
34 Current Economic Trends of Southwest Alabama
by CBER
02/15/96
35 Midyear Graphic Update of Mobile Economy
by CBER
08/01/96
36 A Market Survey of Mitsubishi Car Buyers
by  C. M. Kochunny
1996
37 1997-98 Wage Survey for the Mobile Area
by Philip Forbus
Mar. 1997
38 Impact of the Alabama State Docks on Alabama's Economy
by Semoon Chang
03/14/97
39 Social Benefit-Cost Analysis of Juvenile Boot Camps: The Case of the Environmental Youth Corps of Mobile, Alabama (Long Version)
by Semoon Chang
02/14/98
40 An Analysis of the Environmental Youth Corps of Mobile: Executive Summary
by Semoon Chang
02/18/98
41 Measuring the Local Economic Impact of the Gulf Coast Boat and Sportsman's Show [download as pdf]
by Semoon Chang
04/27/98
42 Measuring the Economic Impact of the Great Emperors Exhibit on Mobile County [download as pdf]
by Semoon Chang

09/01/98

43 Estimating the Economic Impact of the Mobile County Public Schools Construction Expenditures
by Semoon Chang
10/15/98
44 Toward Valuation of the Mobile Bay: A Study
by Semoon Chang and Shelia Canode
06/30/99
45 Estimating Economic Costs of Automotive Crashes in Mobile and Baldwin Counties
by Semoon Chang and Shelia Canode
Feb. 2000
46 Impact of the Nicholas & Alexandra Exhibition on the Local Economy [download as pdf]
by Semoon Chang
02/15/00
47 Estimating the Potential Economic Impact of the USA Football Program [download as pdf]
by Semoon Chang and Shelia Canode
12/21/00
48 Economic Impact of the United Way of Southwest Alabama & its Agencies on Mobile County [download as pdf]
by Semoon Chang, Shelia Canode, and Megan Farrell
06/11/01
49 Estimating the Economic Impact of Mobile's Tricentennial Events [download as pdf]
by Semoon Chang, Shelia Canode, and Megan Farrell
07/09/01
50 Estimating the Economic Impact of BayFest 2001 [download as pdf]
by Semoon Chang
03/25/02
51 What Childbearing Costs the State: A Look at the Economic Impact of Teen Pregnancy and Unwed Pregnancy in Alabama
by Semoon Chang, Shelia Canode, and Megan Farrell [download as pdf]
Sep. 2002
52 Economic Impact of the Choctaw Point Intermodal Facility on the Mobile Area [download as pdf]
by Semoon Chang and Shelia Canode
Jan. 2003
53
Estimating the Economic Impact of America's Junior Miss [download as pdf]
by Semoon Chang, Shelia Canode, and Megan Farrell
05/27/03
54 Developing Victim Assistance Plans for the Mobile County Sheriff's Office
by Semoon Chang and Helena Cowan
09/10/04
55 Bellingrath Gardens & Home, Exit Survey of Visitors, 2004 Annual Report [download as pdf]
by Semoon Chang and Helena Cowan
01/10/05
56 Dauphin Island Estuarium, Exist Survey of Visitors, 2004 Annual Report [download as pdf]
by Semoon Chang and Helena Cowan
01/10/05
57 Gulf Coast Exploreum & IMAX, Exit Survey of Visitors, 2004 Annual Report [download as pdf]
by Semoon Chang and Helena Cowan
01/10/05
58 Mobile Museum of Art, Exit Survey of Visitors, 2004 Annual Report [download as pdf]
by Semoon Chang and Helena Cowan
01/10/05
59 The Museum of Mobile, Exit Survey of Visitors, 2004 Annual Report [download as pdf]
by Semoon Chang and Helena Cowan
01/10/05
60 Economic Impact of the College of Allied Health Professions on the Local Economy [download as pdf]
by Semoon Chang
02/01/05
61 Impact of the Dead Sea Scrolls Exhibition on the Local Economy [download as pdf]
by Semoon Chang
07/11/05
62 Exit Survey of Visitors to Local Attractions: 2nd Quarter 2004 to 2nd Quarter, Cumulative [download as pdf]
by Semoon Chang and Helena Cowan
09/01/05
63 Economic Impact of Hurricane Katrina on the Alabama Seafood Industry [download as pdf]
by Semoon Chang
02/03/06
64 Bellingrath Gardens & Home, Exit Survey of Visitors, 2005 Annual Report [download as pdf]
by Semoon Chang and Helena Cowan
02/07/06
65 Dauphin Island Estuarium, Exist Survey of Visitors, 2005 Annual Report [download as pdf]
by Semoon Chang and Helena Cowan
02/07/06
66 Gulf Coast Exploreum & IMAX, Exit Survey of Visitors, 2005 Annual Report [download as pdf]
by Semoon Chang and Helena Cowan
02/07/06
67 The Museum of Mobile, Exit Survey of Visitors, 2005 Annual Report [download as pdf]
by Semoon Chang and Helena Cowan
02/07/06
68 Estimating the Economic Impact of the Mobile County Public Schools Construction Expenditures [download as pdf]
by Semoon Chang
03/01/06
69 Exit Survey of Visitors to Local Attractions: 2nd Quarter 2004 to 2nd Quarter 2006, Cumulative [download as pdf]
by Semoon Chang and Tracey Smith
09/01/06
70 Bellingrath Gardens & Home, Exit Survey of Visitors, 2006 Annual Report [download as pdf]
by Semoon Chang and Tracey Smith
03/21/07
71 Dauphin Island Estuarium, Exist Survey of Visitors, 2006 Annual Report [download as pdf]
by Semoon Chang and Tracey Smith
03/21/07
72 Mobile Museum of Art, Exit Survey of Visitors, 2006 Annual Report [download as pdf]
by Semoon Chang and Tracey Smith
03/21/07
73 Gulf Coast Exploreum & IMAX, Exit Survey of Visitors, 2006 Annual Report [download as pdf]
by Semoon Chang and Tracey Smith
03/21/07
74 The Museum of Mobile, Exit Survey of Visitors, 2006 Annual Report [download as pdf]
by Semoon Chang and Tracey Smith
03/21/07
75 Exit Survey of Visitors to Local Attractions: 2nd Quarter 2004 to 2nd Quarter 2006, Cumulative [download as pdf]
by Semoon Chang and Tracey Smith
09/15/07
76 Economic Outlook 2008: Mobile and Baldwin Counties
by Semoon Chang and Ashley Davis
12/21/07
77 Bellingrath Gardens & Home, Exit Survey of Visitors, 2007 Annual Report [download as pdf]
by Semoon Chang, Tracey Smith and Ashley Davis
02/29/08
78 Dauphin Island Estuarium, Exist Survey of Visitors, 2007 Annual Report [download as pdf]
by Semoon Chang, Tracey Smith and Ashley Davis
02/29/08
79 Gulf Coast Exploreum & IMAX, Exit Survey of Visitors, 2007 Annual Report [download as pdf]
by Semoon Chang, Tracey Smith and Ashley Davis
02/29/08
80 Mobile Museum of Art, Exit Survey of Visitors, 2007 Annual Report [download as pdf]
by Semoon Chang, Tracey Smith and Ashley Davis
02/29/08
81 The Museum of Mobile, Exit Survey of Visitors, 2007 Annual Report [download as pdf]
by Semoon Chang, Tracey Smith and Ashley Davis
02/29/08
82 Exit Survey of Visitors to Local Attractions: 2nd Quarter 2004 to 2nd Quarter 2008, Cummulative
by Semoon Chang, Tracey Smith and Ashley Davis
09/30/08
83 Economic Outlook 2009: Mobile and Baldwin Counties
by Semoon Chang, Tracey Smith, Ashley Davis and Jenna Berglund
12/21/08
84

Economic Impact of the University of South Alabama [download as pdf]

by Semoon Chang*, Joan Exline** and Philip Forbus***

01/30/09
85

Sports Complex of the Americas: Economic Impact and Feasibilities [download as pdf]

by Semoon Chang

02/09/09
86

Survey of out-of-Town Passengers to Mobile Alabama Cruise Terminal, June 2008 through April 2009

by Semoon Chang and Ashley Davis

07/15/09
87

Exit Survey of Visitors to Local Attractions: 2nd Quarter 2004 to 2nd Quarter 2009, Cumulative

by Semoon Chang, Timberly Pace, Jenna Berglund and Ashley Davis

10/15/09
88

Exit Survey of Visitors to Bellingrath Gardens: 2nd Quarter 2004 to 1st Quarter 2010, Cumulative

by Semoon Chang, Andrea Justiniano and Jenna Berglund [download as pdf]

07/12/2010
89

Exit Survey of Visitors to Dauphin Island Estuarium: 1st Quarter 2004 to 3rd Quarter 2009, Cumulative

by Semoon Chang, Andrea Justiniano and Jenna Berglund [download as pdf]

07/12/2010
90

Exit Survey of Visitors to IMAX-Exploreum: 2nd Quarter 2004 to 1st Quarter 2010, Cumulative

by Semoon Chang, Andrea Justiniano and Jenna Berglund [download as pdf]

07/12/2010
91

Exit Survey of Visitors to Mobile Museum of Art: 3rd Quarter 2004 to 1st Quarter 2010, Cumulative

by Semoon Chang, Andrea Justiniano and Jenna Berglund [download as pdf]

07/12/2010
92

Exit Survey of Visitors to Museum of Mobile: 2nd Quarter 2004 to 1st Quarter 2010, Cumulative

by Semoon Chang, Andrea Justiniano and Jenna Berglund [download as pdf]

07/12/2010
93

Exit Survey of Visitors to USS Alabama: 2nd Quarter 2009 to 1st Quarter 2010, Cumulative

by Semoon Chang, Andrea Justiniano and Jenna Berglund [download as pdf]

07/12/2010
94

Exit Survey of Visitors to Mobile Alabama Cruise Terminal: June 2008 to March 2010, Cumulative

by Semoon Chang, Cecile Clark, and Andrea Justiniano [download as pdf]

07/12/2010
95

Exit Survey of Visitors to Bellingrath Gardens: 2nd Quarter 2004 to 1st Quarter 2010, Cumulative

by Semoon Chang, Andrea Justiniano and Jenna Berglund [download as pdf]

07/12/2010
96

Evaluation of the performance of the Mobile Housing Board in Carrying out the ROSS Program

by Semoon Chang [download as pdf]

06/30/2010

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