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Back To Prosperity: A Competitive Agenda for Renewing Pennsylvania

The report contends that the economic future of a key rust belt state depends on revitalizing its demographic mix and curbing radical patterns of sprawl and abandonment. The report concludes that these trends are not inevitable, and can be reshaped if the state embraces a dynamic new vision of economic competitiveness that links prosperity to the revival of older cities and towns.

Rise of The Skilled City

The study from the National Bureau of Economic Research uses four approaches to address the possibility that the rise of the skilled city is the result of a spurious correlation between local skills and other urban characteristics. The evidence presented supports the view that skills induce growth.

Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2003

The report compares national data trends in the knowledge-based economy. As the sixth edition of the series, the report presents more than 200 indicators about the innovation capacity of the worlds countries. The indicators cover four key areas: the creation and diffusion of knowledge, the information society, economic globalization, and productivity and economic structure.