economic impact

Maritime potential seen as big, possibly hindered (Philadelphia Inquirer)
July 16, 2008

Type: News
New Study Examines Delaware River Ports Activity
July 16, 2008

Type: Press Release
New study shows earning power of a diploma (The Notebook)
March 1, 2008

Type: News
Philadelphia's Quiet Crisis: The Rising Cost of Employee Benefits
January 23, 2008
Three years ago, we released an analysis of the City of Philadelphia's pension and healthcare costs. Our prediction was that by 2012, costs would equal a quarter of city spending by 2012. Now 2012 is months away, and market volatility has thrown the spotlight back on the city's no-longer-quiet pension fund crisis. We're going to have a new look at this 2008 report, and we invite your comment.
Type: Publication
FC Greater Philadelphia: A Kick in the World Class Direction
January 23, 2008
Room for Dessert: Greater Philadelphia's Challenge to Secure its Slice of the NIH Funding Pie
January 23, 2008
Accelerating Technology Transfer in Greater Philadelphia
October 1, 2007
An analysis of the gap between the region’s relatively robust science and technology research and its lagging new private sector development.
Type: Publication
Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise and the Regional Economy
October 1, 2007
The State of Early Learning in Southeastern PA
April 28, 2006
There are 250,000 children age five and under who could grow up to be assets, or weaknesses, to southeastern Pennsylvania’s workforce. The challenge is great to increase quality early learning experiences for the region’s children, but if we expect to pass “Human Capital 101,” the whole community — not just parents and educators — must make this a priority.
Type: Publication
The Fight for Metropolitan Philadelphia: An Agenda
April 1, 2003
A follow-up agenda to Flight or Fight (2001) that proposes policy shifts to concentrate development, conserve natural lands, equalize fiscal resources, and connect growth with right transportation, housing, and workforce policies.
Type: Publication