Focusing on energy-saving technologies that mitigate the threat of climate change, the authors find that both energy prices and financial health influence technology adoption among a sample of industrial plants in four heavily polluting sectors.
The study from the Milken Institute reports that some of the biggest tourist destinations in the U.S., Las Vegas, Reno, Atlantic City, Orlando and Honolulu and the biggest cities, New York, Los Angeles and Chicago — will suffer heavy job losses as a result of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The study includes a detailed analysis of those industries and metropolitan areas hardest hit by Sept. 11 and examines the overall U.S. economy in light of the attacks and recession.
As a follow up to the State Competitiveness Report 2001, this report focuses on the competitiveness of the fifty largest metro areas in the country. The Metro Area Competitiveness Index ranks Seattle as the most competitive metro area.
While Silicon Valley lost jobs last year — the first decline since 1992 — value added per employee, a measure of productivity, increased 4.6 percent to $170,000 compared to $56,000 nationally, according to the Index.
The authors describe new characteristics of the New Economy using five major categories: knowledge jobs, globalization, economic dynamism and competition, the transformation to a digital economy, and technological innovation capacity. Within the categories are 16 indicators used for MSA rankings.
This document includes data on the performance and composition of the Ohio economy. The data is based on the Cluster Mapping project, a multiyear effort to statistically define clusters and analyze regional economies in the United States.
A large body of literature is devoted to the measurement of income inequality, yet little attention is given to the question, Why measure inequality? However, the reasons for measurement bear importantly on whether and how measurement should be done, according to the author.
The report is the initial step in a different way for the region to evaluate itself in three broad areas: the economy, the environment and equity. These three areas are inextricably linked and work synergistically to affect the quality of life in a region.
The report is a roadmap to guide the emergence of the Birmingham area as a leading regional and national center for technology-based business growth, and for using technology to benefit local businesses and industry, as well as the community at large.
The authors use some experimental methods for generating a local economic activity index using the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank National Activity Index and local economic indicators.