James C. McConnon - Abbreviated Vita

Fields of Interest

Community economic development
Regional economics
Small business development
Entrepreneurship
Trade Area Analysis
Professional Affiliations

 American Association of Agricultural Economics
Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics
AssociationTarget Technology Incubator Advisory Board
State of Maine Entrepreneurship Working Group Steering Committee
Extension Programs

Dr. McConnon conducts small business educational workshops across the state on topics such as: marketing, pricing, business planning, and financial management.  Dr. McConnon also conducts statewide workshops on a variety of topics related to economic development.  Dr. McConnon conducts the Trade Area Analysis outreach program, which he co-developed while at Iowa State University.
 
Current Research

Dr. McConnon conducts applied research in support of his Extension education programs. His applied research has focused on topics such as: regional retail trade patterns, changing retail market structure, economic impact analysis, small and micro-business development, and entrepreneurship. Dr. McConnon was recently a co-investigator on a funded project to enhance the business support infrastructure for micro-entrepreneurs in Eastern Maine.
 

Selected Publications

Deller, Steven and James C. McConnon, Jr. (Forthcoming). “Microenterprises and Economic Growth: A Panel Study of the U.S. States 1977 to 1997.” Applied Economic Letters.

Bassano, Louis V. and James C. McConnon, Jr. (2008). Strengthening Entrepreneurship and Building Leadership Capacity in Rural Communities. Journal of Extension [On-line] 47(2).  Available at http://www.joe.org/joe/2008april/a1.shtml.

Atasoy, Sibel, James C. McConnon Jr. and Todd Gabe. 2007. "The Economic Importance and Impact of Microenterprises to the New England Economy." Department of Resource Economics and Policy Staff Paper No. 560, The University of Maine, Orono, Maine. 25pp.

Allen, Thomas M., Todd M. Gabe, and James C. McConnon, Jr. 2006. “The Economic Contribution of Agri-Tourism to the Maine Economy.” Resource Economics and Policy Department Staff Paper No. 563, The University of Maine, Orono, Maine.

Gabe, Todd, Colleen Lynch and James C. McConnon, Jr., 2006 "Likelihood of Cruise Ship Passenger Return to a Visited Port:  The Case of Bar Harbor, Maine." Journal of Travel Research, Volume 44, Number 3(February 2006): 281-287.

Allen, Thomas M., Todd M. Gabe, and James C. McConnon, Jr. 2005. “Retail Trade Area Assessment for Millinocket, Maine.” Department of Resource Economics and Policy Staff Paper No. 553, The University of Maine, Orono, Maine. 71pp.

Atasoy, Sibel, James C. McConnon, Jr. and Todd Gabe. 2004. “The Economic Importance and Impact of Microenterprises to the New England Economy.” Selected paper presented at the Annual Northeast Agricultural and Resource Economics Association meetings, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Abstract of paper published in the Agricultural and Resource Economics Review Volume 33, Number 2 (October): 301.

McConnon, James C. and Thomas G. Allen. 2004. “Trade Area Analysis of Retail Sales for Belfast, Buxton, Caribou, Damariscotta, Dover-Foxcroft, Machias, Skowhegan, and Oxford, Maine.” A Fund for Rural America project publication. Resource Economics and Policy Department Staff Paper No. 539, The University of Maine, Orono, Maine. 240pp.

Gabe, Todd, Colleen Lynch, and James McConnon. 2003. "The Impact of Cruise Ship Passengers in Maine:  The Example of Bar Harbor."  Maine Policy Review, Volume 12, Number 3:56-62.

Artz, Georgeanne and James C. McConnon, Jr. 2001. “The Impact of Wal-Mart on Host Towns and Surrounding Communities in Maine.” Selected paper presented at the Northeast Agricultural and Resource Economics Association meetings, Bar Harbor, Maine. Abstract of paper published in the Agricultural and Resource Economics Review Volume 30, Number 2 (October 2001): 219.

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