May 17, 2018 Louisiana: Where Ecology and Economy Meet I sat down with Maria Lucas, consulting economist and customer success manager, to unpack the methodology of the Rand Corporation's study, “Economic Evaluation of Coastal Land Loss in…
May 8, 2018 6 Common Economic Modeling Mistakes (And How to Fix Them) We all make mistakes! Here are a few common issues that researchers face when conducting economic modeling and how to address them.
May 4, 2018 A Look at Procuring New Markets Tax Credit Funding, Pt. 2 Continuing our New Markets Tax Credit discussion, read an interview highlighting a great example of the NMTC allocation process done right.
April 27, 2018 Forces of Nature: The Economic Impact of Natural Disasters As hazardous weather seasons approach, let's explore the trends and economic impacts of natural disasters on communities.
April 20, 2018 A Look at Procuring New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Funding In the spirit of Tax Season ending this week, and the new tax year ahead, let’s revisit the topic of the New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) Program.
April 9, 2018 Never Tell Me the Odds The effects of poor planning in regards to economic feasibility are all too real. However, there are tools at the public’s disposal to help alleviate many of the…
March 29, 2018 IMPLAN’s Gravity Model and Trade Flow RPCs Learn about the ins and outs of using multiregional social accounting matrix (SAM) models. These models require reliable estimates of inter-regional trade.
March 21, 2018 The Economic Impact of Increasing Exports of Vibranium from Wakanda Wakanda is opening its borders to share Vibranium with the world. Wakanda hopes to help as much as they can in making the world more fuel efficient but…
March 7, 2018 What the Brewers Association Teaches About Economic Impact Analysis Here's how one association examined the economic contributions and impacts of craft brewers in the United States.
March 5, 2018 Get funding. Do great things. For one university, the ease of securing state funding and demonstrating the efficacy of its fledgling business incubator program hinged on demonstrably connecting its construction and operations to…
March 5, 2018 4 Critical Steps to Take When Measuring Tourism’s Impact in Your Region In our new white paper, “The Tourism Impacts Primer for Economic Developers”, we detail the critical steps necessary to track the economic impacts of tourism on your local…
February 27, 2018 Good, Better, and Best Impact Analyses How much detail about an economic activity is too much detail? That depends on many factors. But fortunately, there's a rule of thumb for gauging what information you…
