Department of Economics

Liesl Eathington

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ICIP Assistant Scientist

Contact Information

Iowa State University
175 Heady Hall
Ames, IA 50011
(515) 294-2954
leathing@iastate.edu

Education

B.S., Finance, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1989
Master, Business Administration, Iowa State University, 1998

Research Interests

Regional industrial and labor force analysis; socio-economic data sources and uses; geographic information systems application development; input-output modeling and analysis.

Selected Publications

Eathington, Liesl; Swenson, David A., Selected Measures of Iowa's Research and Development Performance, January 2010
Eathington, Liesl; Swenson, David A., Summary of 2000-2007 Population Changes in Iowa's Cities, July 2008
Swenson, David A.; Eathington, Liesl, Evaluating the Industrial and Occupational Foundations of the Iowa Lakes Region, March 2008
Eathington, Liesl; Swenson, David A., Muscatine County Indicators: 2007 An Array of Community Well‐Being Measures, November 2007

Awards and Honors

ISU Professional & Scientific CYtation Award, Fall 2007
2006 Award for Excellence in Economic Development Research, University Economic Development Association
2012 Award for Excellence in Research and Analysis, University Economic Development Association

ICIP Assistant Scientist

Liesl Eathington has worked in the Department of Economics at Iowa State University as a full-time staff researcher since 1998. Liesl also provides technical assistance in support of regional economic development efforts by the Iowa State University EDA University Center, which is housed in the Center for Industrial Research and Service.

Liesl currently coordinates the Iowa Community Indicators Program (ICIP), which provides demographic and economic data and analysis to Iowa’s communities. Visit the ICIP Web site at www.icip.iastate.edu.

ISU Economics Working Papers Series

Imerman, Mark D.; Eathington, Liesl; Jintanakul, Kanlaya; Otto, Daniel, Preliminary Investigations of Hospital Geography and Patient Choice in Iowa, WP #06023, May 2006

Published Proceedings

Swenson, David A.; Eathington, Liesl; Otto, Daniel, Economic Growth, Valuation Change and Infrastructure Requirements, Published proceedings of the Midwest Transportation Symposium, (August 1998)

Extension Publications

Swenson, David A.; Eathington, Liesl, Multiple Measures of the Role of Agriculture in Iowa's Economy, ISU Economics Department Publication, (December 2002)
Swenson, David A.; Eathington, Liesl, Do Tax Increment Finance Districts in Iowa Spur Regional Economic and Demographic Growth?, , (July 2 2002)
Eathington, Liesl; Swenson, David A.; Otto, Daniel, Nonfarm Employment Change In Iowa from 1987 to 1997, ISU Extension, (March 2000)

Department Outreach Publications

Swenson, David A.; Eathington, Liesl, Investigating Iowa’s Industrial Vulnerability to Reductions in Water Resources, April 2013
Swenson, David A.; Eathington, Liesl, Misadventures in Regionalism: Reaffirming the Importance of Central Places in Regional Economic Development Assistance, April 2013, April 2013
Eathington, Liesl, Civil Rights Audit Data for Iowa's Counties, February 2013
Eathington, Liesl, Holy Moe! Don’T Marginalize the Error in the American Community Survey, March 2011
Eathington, Liesl, Are You Ready for the American Community Survey?, December 2010
Eathington, Liesl, 2010 Holiday Retail Sales Outlook, November 2010
Swenson, David A.; Eathington, Liesl, Evaluating Direct and Indirect Economic Outcomes of the 2008 Iowa Weather-Related Disasters, August 2010
Eathington, Liesl, Components of 2000-2009 Population Change by State, April 2010
Eathington, Liesl, Contributions of Iowa's Agriculture and Related Industries: Analysis by Congressional District, February 2010
Eathington, Liesl; Swenson, David A., Selected Measures of Iowa's Research and Development Performance, January 2010

Other Publications

Eathington, Liesl; Otto, Daniel, Profiles Using Socio‐Economic Data for Economic and Community Development Decision Making, August 2012
Swenson, David A.; Eathington, Liesl, Anticipating Economic Impacts of the 2012 Drought, August 2012 Revised on August 2012
Eathington, Liesl; Swenson, David A.; Peters, David J., An Exploration of Green Job Policies, Theoretical Underpinnings, Measurement Approaches, and Job Growth Expectations, April 2011
Eathington, Liesl, 2000-2009 Population Growth in the Midwest: Urban and Rural Dimensions, April 2010
Eathington, Liesl, Components of County Population Change, 2000-2009, April 2010
Eathington, Liesl; Swenson, David A.; Otto, Daniel, Employment Growth in Iowa's Agricultural Commodity Processing Industries, (November 6 2000)
Eathington, Liesl; Swenson, David A., Employment Growth in Iowa's Targeted Industries, 1992-97, (June 29 2000)

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Liesl Eathington

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ICIP Assistant Scientist

Contact Information

Education

Research Interests

Selected Publications

Awards and Honors

ICIP Assistant Scientist

ISU Economics Working Papers Series

Published Proceedings

Extension Publications

Department Outreach Publications

Other Publications

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