Economic Development

A broker reacts while trading at his computer terminal at a stock brokerage firm in Mumbai, India, February 26, 2016. Indian bonds, shares and the rupee gained on Friday after a key government report on the economy was seen as calling for fiscal prudence and stable inflation, while also acknowledging risks to the growth outlook. REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade - D1BESPFKCFAA

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

COVID-19 | Rakesh Mohan on the Indian economy and battling the slowdown

Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Aerial view of Shrewsbury, PA

Up Front

Redesign required: Principles for reimagining federal rural policy in the COVID-19 era

Katharine Ferguson, Anthony F. Pipa, and Natalie Geismar

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Workers make face masks at the Portland Garment Factory in Portland, Ore., on April 1, 2020. The company's owner, Britt Howard, made the decision to shift the focus of the business to fill the demand for personal protective equipment, and the studio is now producing 5,000 face masks per week with eight full-time employees. (Photo by Alex Milan Tracy/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Businesses owned by women and minorities have grown. Will COVID-19 undo that?

Sifan Liu and Joseph Parilla

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

Woman

The Avenue

Trust and entrepreneurship pave the way toward digital inclusion in Brownsville, Texas

Lara Fishbane and Adie Tomer

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Reports

People walk near the light rail in the centre of Jerusalem October 18, 2015. A surge in Palestinian attacks in Israel is raising concerns that the weakening economy could eventually be pushed into recession. Picture taken October 18, 2015. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Israel

A growth strategy for the Israeli economy

Zvi Eckstein, Avihai Lifschitz, and Sarit Menahem-Carmi

April 2020

Talented female architect teacher helping students with project for university coursework correcting mistakes in drawings and answer question during meeting in library with wifi zone and gadgets

Report

State policies to promote shared prosperity in cities

Solomon Greene, Alan Berube, John D. Ratliff, and Aaron Shroyer

March 26, 2020

A Washington Metro bus driver passes along a route wearing a face mask, as Mayor Muriel Bowser issued a State of Emergency in response to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Washington, U.S., March 20, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Stimulus steps the US should take to reduce regional economic damages from the COVID-19 recession

Timothy J. Bartik, Brad Hershbein, Mark Muro, and Bryan A. Stuart

Friday, March 20, 2020

Seattle skyline

Technology & Innovation

No matter which way you look at it, tech jobs are still concentrating in just a few cities

March 3, 2020

Digital access

Infrastructure

Digital prosperity: How broadband can deliver health and equity to all communities

Adie Tomer, Lara Fishbane, Angela Siefer, and Bill Callahan

February 27, 2020

Blog Posts

FILE PHOTO: Cyclists ride through a nearly empty Times Square in Manhattan during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan Mcdermid/File Photo

The Avenue

COVID-19 is hitting the nation’s largest metros the hardest, making a “restart” of the economy more difficult

Mark Muro, Jacob Whiton, and Robert Maxim

April 2, 2020

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The Avenue

How a conservative coal county built the biggest community solar energy project in East Kentucky

Thursday, March 26, 2020

Quieter than usual scenes pictured in downtown Portland, Ore., on March 19, 2020, the first day of spring. Throughout the state gatherings are now limited to no more than 25 people for at least four weeks and bars and restaurants will be providing takeout services only as social distancing measures aim to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and flatten the curve. (Photo by Alex Milan Tracy/Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

The Avenue

What the Great Recession can tell us about the COVID-19 small business crisis

Sifan Liu and Joseph Parilla

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

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Events

Five-star reviews, one-star profits: The devaluation of businesses in Black communities

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Boosting growth across more of America

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM EST

Seminar | Economic development through efficient and sustainable non-fuel mining

3:00 PM - 4:30 PM IST

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Multimedia

Women work at a garment factory in Thai Binh province, Vietnam.

Economic Development

The story of Vietnam’s economic revolution

David Dollar and Madame Pham Chi Lan

Monday, September 30, 2019

A view of Sixth Street leading to the center of Bangor, Pennsylvania, U.S., April 30, 2019. REUTERS/Brian Snyder - RC1EA70F3DA0

U.S. Economy

The geography of prosperity: How to help the areas lagging behind

Jay Shambaugh and David Dollar

Monday, July 22, 2019

A truck driver waits at a logistics area of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, in Shanghai.

Global Trade

Chinese perspectives on trade and the economic tension with the US

David Dollar and Yiping Huang

Monday, June 24, 2019

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