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Moving beyond job growth
Jobs, jobs, jobs. That’s what many states and metro areas desperately needed in the aftermath of the Great Recession. So our program launched the Metro Monitor in 2009 to track jobs, housing prices,...
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Including inclusion: A new approach to economic development in Upstate New York
Amid growing concern that the economy is not creating widespread opportunities, more and more regional civic and community leaders are sharpening their focus on inclusion within their broader economic...
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Pathways to opportunity: Housing, transportation, and social mobility
Event Information February 23, 2016 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM ESTFalk Auditorium Brookings Institution 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036 Two important factors connecting communities to...
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Why economic development matters
In response to the uneven performance of the U.S. economy, the latest economic report to the president makes the case for inclusive growth. It calls for policies to increase productivity and the...
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Metropolitan Lens podcast: How Baltimore’s new mayor can promote economic...
The mayoral election in Baltimore has brought local economic development strategies to the forefront. In a city in which inequality—by income, by race, and between neighborhoods—has increased in the...
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U.S. cities should not abandon trade
The steep decline of manufacturing jobs, stagnant wages, and rising anger among working class voters about their economic future has sparked a growing skepticism about globalization, launching the...
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How philanthropy, business, and government sparked Detroit’s resurgence
Event Information April 26, 2016 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDTFalk Auditorium 1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC Register for the Event Having emerged from the largest municipal bankruptcy in American...
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Regional alignment, not competition: How Greater Milwaukee is remaking...
Nearly every city and its surrounding counties compete on business location, motivated to maximize their individual tax bases. I have written, along with countless others, about how this prisoner’s...
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Oregon Primary: What the winners need to know about the regional economy
Oregon’s primary elections today provide voters the chance to select their preferred candidates not just for president, but for leaders at every level of government, including a new mayor in Portland....
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Inclusive growth in cities: A conversation with OECD Secretary-General Ángel...
Event Information June 16, 2016 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM EDTFalk Auditorium Brookings Institution 1775 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, DC 20036 Register for the Event Cities and metropolitan areas are...
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Improving youth summer jobs programs
Event Information July 14, 2016 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDTFalk Auditorium 1775 Massachusetts Ave., NW Washington, DC Register for the Event Youth summer jobs programs have experienced a resurgence of...
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Competitiveness and inclusion in the global economy: A Q&A with San Antonio...
I recently moderated a panel on metropolitan competitiveness and inclusion in the global economy, featuring Mexico City Secretary of Economic Development Salomon Chertorivski and Western Cape Economic...
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Including inclusion: A new approach to economic development in Upstate New York
Amid growing concern that the economy is not creating widespread opportunities, more and more regional civic and community leaders are sharpening their focus on inclusion within their broader economic...
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Remaking economic development: The markets and civics of continuous growth...
The lackluster U.S. economy is delivering a humbling lesson about economic development: Top-line growth doesn’t ensure bottom-line prosperity. The potential of economic development is to do what...
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Why economic development matters
In response to the uneven performance of the U.S. economy, the latest economic report to the president makes the case for inclusive growth. It calls for policies to increase productivity and the...
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Metropolitan Lens: How Baltimore’s new mayor can promote economic growth and...
The mayoral election in Baltimore has brought local economic development strategies to the forefront. In a city in which inequality—by income, by race, and between neighborhoods—has increased in the...
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U.S. cities should not abandon trade
The steep decline of manufacturing jobs, stagnant wages, and rising anger among working class voters about their economic future has sparked a growing skepticism about globalization, launching the...
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Regional alignment, not competition: How Greater Milwaukee is remaking...
Nearly every city and its surrounding counties compete on business location, motivated to maximize their individual tax bases. I have written, along with countless others, about how this prisoner’s...
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