ArticlesMiscellaneous What Causes Recoveries? As economies recover from recessions the transition often can be slow and unpredictable. Yet economists…AEJune 29, 2012
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ArticlesRegional Strategies Nobody’s Home – Weighing the prospects for neighborhoods hit hard by foreclosure A historically large number of homes are vacant across the Fifth District, some from recent…AEJune 29, 2012
ArticlesWorkforce and Education Organizing in Decline – Tracing the (diminishing) role of unions in today’s labor market. An increasingly competitive world explains much of labor unions’ long-term decline, though public-sector unions remain…AEJune 29, 2012
ArticlesMiscellaneous State Clean Energy Policies Analysis (SCEPA): State Tax Incentives State tax incentives are a broad and flexible policy tool that can be structured to…AEJune 29, 2012
ArticlesMiscellaneous Fix It First, Expand It Second, Reward It Third: A New Strategy for America’s Highways The roads and bridges that make up our nation’s highway infrastructure are in disrepair as…AEJune 29, 2012
ArticlesRegional Strategies Metropolitan Business Plans: A New Approach to Economic Growth In the aftermath of the Great Recession, America needs to move toward a more productive…AEJune 29, 2012
ArticlesRegional Strategies Recapturing Land for Economic and Fiscal Growth Vacant land and abandoned properties challenge both older industrial metros struggling with the effects of…AEJune 29, 2012
ArticlesWorkforce and Education The Geography of Immigrant Skills: Educational Profiles of Metropolitan Areas Since Congress last debated comprehensive immigration reform in 2007, the United States has experienced the…AEJune 29, 2012
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