Carl Bonham was a founding member of UHERO in 1997 and serves as UHERO's Executive Director and Professor of Economics.
UHERO conducts rigorous, independent economic research on issues that are both central to Hawaii and globally relevant. We distribute our analysis widely to promote research-driven dialogue and inform public- and private-sector decision making in Hawaii.
Carl's research interests include macroeconomics, applied econometrics and forecasting, tourism economics, and the Hawai`i economy. His current research focuses on mixed frequency models for nowcasting inputs for UHERO's quarterly Hawaii Forecasting System. Recent publications include, "Forecasting in a Mixed Up World: Nowcasting Hawaii Tourism", with Ashley Hirashima, James Jones, and Peter Fuleky in the Annals of Tourism Research, and "A Policy Analysis of Hawaii's Solar Tax Credit" with Makena Coffman, Sherilyn Wee and Germaine Salim in Renewable Energy. Dr. Bonham is a member of the State of Hawaii Council on Revenues.