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Regional Policy, Integration and the Location of Industry in a Multiregion Framework

This paper analyses the interaction of economic integration and some typical regional policies in a new economic geography model with three regions of different size. The policies analysed are when the government controls the location of industry through location permits, infrastructure investments, and subsidies to the establishment of industry.

Advancing Vermonts Creative Economy

The report offers recommendations that include collaboration among government entities, cultural organizations, and the private sector that utilizes cultural resources. A key observation of the reports findings is strengthening the creative sector will take a long-term and incremental effort, but pressing needs must be addressed in order to assure its future competitiveness.