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Empowering Michigan: Fifth Annual Economic Impact Report of Michigan's University Research Corridor
Michigan's University Research Corridor, October 2011

The Solar and Wind Energy Supply Chain in Wisconsin
Environmental Law and Policy Center, October 2011

Global Positioning: Indiana’s Exports and Foreign Direct Investment
Indiana Business Research Center at Indiana University, September 2011

MetroMonitor: Tracking Economic Recession and Recovery in America’s 100 Largest Metropolitan Areas
Brookings Institution, September 2011

Navigating Change: Exploring New Career Pathways in an Evolving Labor Market
Indiana Department of Workforce Development and the Indiana Business Research Center at Indiana University, September 2011

Jobs and Economic Security for Rural America
White House Rural Council, August 2011

A Bright Future for the Heartland: Powering the Midwest Economy with Clean Energy
Union of Concerned Scientists, July 2011

Joint Committee on City-County Collaboration
City of Chicago and Cook County, Illinois, June 2011

An Essential Turnaround Project: The Reform of State Government Operations
Wisconsin Policy Research Institute, June 2011

The Resurgence of the American Automotive Industry
United States White House, June 2011

Wisconsin Profitable Sustainability Initiative
Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership, June 2011

The Economic Impacts of High Speed Rail: Transforming the Midwest
Midwest High Speed Rail Association, April 2011

Unfinished Business: What the Midwest Needs to do to Lead in the Clean Energy Economy
National Wildlife Federation, April 2011

The Importance and Promise of American Manufacturing
Center for American Progress, April 2011

Regional Employment Effects of Motor Vehicle Industry Job Loss in Michigan Counties: 2001 to 2008
Institute for Research on Labor Employment and the Economy, University of Michigan, February 2011

Midwestern Investment Platform for the New Energy Economy: Advisory Group Recommendations
Midwest Governors Association, Feburary 2011

The Economic Impact of Expenditures by Travelers on Wisconsin: Calendar Year 2010
Wisconsin Department of Tourism, January 2011

The Solar and Wind Energy Supply Chain in Ohio
Environmental Law and Policy Center, January 2011

Creative Industries: A New Economic Growth Opportunity for the Milwaukee 7 Region
Cultural Alliance of Greater Milwaukee and the Greater Milwaukee Committee, January 2011

Des Moines Competitive Capacity Assessment
Capital Crossroads, January 2011

2010 Michigan Venture Capital Report
Michigan Venture Capital Association, 2011

2010 Wisconsin Sustainable Business Report
Wisconsin Sustainable Business Council, 2011

Power and Promise: Agbioscience in the North Central United States
North Central Regional Association of State Agricultural Experiment Station Directors and the North Central Cooperative Extension Association, 2011


Reports from 2010

The Consequences of Metropolitan Manufacturing Decline: Testing Conventional Wisdom
Brookings Institution, December 2010

Investing in a Better Chicago
Center for Neighborhood Technology, December 2010

The 2010 State New Economy Index
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, November 2010

Be Bold: The Wisconsin Prosperity Strategy
Wisconsin Higher Education-Business Roundtable, November 2010

Water Markets of the United States and the World: A Strategic Analysis for the Milwaukee Water Council
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, November 2010

Trade in the Cyberstates 2010
TechAmerica Foundation, November 2010

City Forward
IBM, November 2010

Go to 2040
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, October 2010

The Wind Energy Supply Chain in Iowa
Environmental Law and Policy Center, November 2010

Chicago Fed Midwest Manufacturing Index September 2010
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, October 2010

BioEnterprise Midwest Health Care Venture Investment Report
BioEnterprise, October 2010

Midwest Generation's 'Unpaid Health Bills': The Hidden Public Costs of Soot and Smog From the Fisk and Crawford Coal Plants in Chicago
Environmental Law and Policy Center, October 2010

The Next Economy: Economic Recovery and Transformation in the Great Lakes Region
Brookings Institution, September 2010

A Case for High-Performance Computing Investment in Southeast Wisconsin
Milwaukee Institute, September 2010

The Contribution of the Bioscience Industry to the Wisconsin Economy
BioForce and the Center for Workforce Development, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, September 2010

Chicago Fed National Activity Index
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, September 2010

The Wisconsin Taxpayer September 2010
Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance, September 2010

Be Bold Wisconsin: The Wisconsin Competitiveness Study
Deloitte and Newmark Knight Frank, July 2010

Exports in the Great Lakes: How Great Lakes Metros Can Build on Exports and Boost Competitiveness
Brookings Institution, July 2010

The Potential Economic Impacts in Ohio Associated with the Emergence of a Lake Erie Offshore Wind Industry
NorTech, July 2010

Go to 2040: Comprehensive Regional Plan Draft
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, July 2010

Strategic Midwest Area Renewable Transmission (SMARTransmission) Study
Quanta Technology, July 2010

The St. Louis Region Green Economy Profile: New Opportunities and New Growth in the Emerging Green Economy
St. Louis Climate Prosperity Project, July 2010

Three Hundred Thousand Clean Energy Jobs: Low Carbon Growth in Germany and the U.S.
The Climate Network and the Green Political Foundation, Heinrich Böll Stiftung, July 2010

The Economic Benefits of Reducing the Dropout Rate Among Students of Color in the Nation’s Largest Metropolitan Areas
Alliance for Excellent Education, July 2010

Main Street Milwaukee: Program at a Crossroads
Public Policy Forum, July 2010

Hubs of Transformation: Leveraging the Great Lakes Research Complex for Energy Innovation
Brookings Institution, June 2010

Why Immigrants Can Drive the Green Economy
American Immigration Council, June 2010

Great Lakes Monitor: Tracking Economic Recession and Recovery in the 21 Largest Metropolitan Areas of the Great Lakes Region
Brookings Institution, June 2010

The Economic Impacts of High-Speed Rail on Cities and their Metropolitan Areas
U.S. Conference of Mayors, June 2010

Report of the Economic Recovery Commission
Office of Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, June 2010

Facing the Foreclosure Crisis in Greater Cleveland: What Happened and How Communities Are Responding
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Cleveland State University, and Case Western University, June 2010

Gone Tomorrow?: A Call to Promote Innovation, Create Jobs, and Find Cures in America
Council for American Medical Innovation, June 2010

An Integrated Biogeochemical and Economic Analysis of Bioenergy Crops in the Midwestern United States
GCB Bioenergy, June 2010

New Approaches to Comprehensive Neighborhood Change: Replicating and Adapting LISC’s Building Sustainable Communities Program
Local Intitatives Support Corporation, June 2010

Global Detroit
New Economy Initiative of Southeast Michigan, May 2010

Michigan's Transition to a Knowledge-Based Economy: Third Annual Progress Report
Michigan Future, May 2010

2010 Entrepreneurship Score Card
Small Business Association of Michigan, May 2010

Enterprising States: Creating Jobs, Economic Development and Prosperity in Challenging Times
National Chamber Foundaiton, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, May 2010

Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity: 1996 - 2009
Kauffman Foundation, May 2010

US Biofuels Baseline Briefing Book
Food and Agriculture Policy Research Institute, University of Missouri, May 2010

The Employment and Fiscal Effects of Michigan’s MEGA Tax Credit Program
W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, April 2010

An Analysis of the Economic Effects of Terminating Operations at the Chicago River Controlling Works and O'Brien Locks on the Chicago Area Waterway System
DePaul University, April 2010

A Look Back at GM, Chrysler and the American Auto Industry
Executive Office of the President of the United States, April 2010

The Relevant University: Making Community and Economic Engagement Matter
University of Toledo, April 2010

Across the Spectrum: The Wide Range of Jobs Immigrants Do
Fiscal Policy Institute, April 2010

The Economic Impact of Immigrants in Minnesota
Minnesota Business Immigration Reform Coalition, March 2010

Indiana 2009 Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card
Center for Business and Economic Research, Ball State University, March 2010

National 2009 Manufacturing and Logistics Report Card
Center for Business and Economic Research, Ball State University, March 2010

Unfair China Trade Costs Local Jobs
Economic Policy Institute, March 2010

Metro Milwaukee Innovation Index 2010: Pursuing Innovation, Benchmarking Milwaukee's Transition to a Knowledge-Based Economy
Public Policy Forum, March 2010

The Economic Impact of 100 Jobs
Center for Regional Development, Bowling Green State University, March 2010

Future Sioux Falls Strategy Market Street Services, March 2010

An Analysis of Small Business and Jobs
Office of Advocacy, U.S. Small Business Association, March 2010

Selected Measures of the Economic Values of Increased Fruit and Vegetable Production and Consumption in the Upper Midwest
Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Iowa State University, March 2010

Cash for Clunkers Created Significantly More Incremental Automobile Sales Than Previously Reported
Maritz Research, March 2010

Restoring Prosperity: Transforming Ohio’s Communities for the Next Economy
Greater Ohio Policy Center and the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution, February 2010

The Economic Impact of Expenditures By Travelers On Wisconsin: Calendar Year 2008
Wisconsin Department of Tourism, February 2010

Economic Outlook Symposium: Summary of 2009 Results and Forecasts for 2010
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, February 2010

Minnesota's Out-Migration Compounds State Budget Woes
Freedom Foundation of Minnesota, February 2010

National Prosperity/Regional Leadership
Council on Competitiveness, February 2010

Who Lost Jobs When the Minimum Wage Rose?
Center for Business and Economic Research, Ball State University, February 2010

Industry Developments in U.S. Biopharmaceutical Contract Services
BioCrossroads, February 2010

Turning Up the Heat: How Venture Capital Can Help Fuel the Economic Transformation of the Great Lakes Region
Brookings Institution, January 2010

American Innovation: Manufacturing Low Carbon Technologies in the Midwest
The Climate Group, January 2010

The Cost of Living in Iowa
Iowa Policy Project, January 2010

Midwest Health Care Startups Raise $780 Million in 2009: Minnesota Leading State
BioEnterprise, January 2010

Reducing Foreclosures and Environmental Impacts through Location-Efficient Neighborhood Design
Natural Resources Defense Council, January 2010

2009 Venture Capital Report for the Cleveland Plus Region
JumpStart, NorTech, and BioEnterprise, January 2010

Prosperity by Degrees: A Centennial Analysis of Kent State University’s Economic Impact
Kent State University, January 2010

Intrastate Distribution of State Government Revenues and Expenditures in Indiana
Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute, January 2010

Survey of Detroit Area Residents
Washington Post, Kaiser Family Foundation, and Harvard University, January 2010

Future Sioux Falls: Target Business Analysis
Market Street Services, January 2010

Water Quality Trading and Wetland Banking: Lessons for Iowa
Iowa Policy Project, January 2010

2009 United Van Lines Migration Study
United Van Lines, January 2010

The Suburbanization of Poverty: Trends in Metropolitan America, 2000 to 2008
Brookings Institution, January 2010

The Economic Benefits from Halving the Dropout Rate: A Boom to Businesses in the Nation’s Largest Metropolitan Areas
Alliance for Excellent Education, January 2010

2009 Michigan Venture Capital Report
Michigan Venture Capital Association, 2010


Reports Released in 2009

Energy Efficiency as a Resource: Midwest Region
Industrial Technologies Program, U.S. Department of Energy, December 2009

Potential Impacts of Cap and Trade Policy on U.S. Corn, Soybean, and Wheat Producers
National Corn Growers Association, December 2009

State-Level Data Show Recovery Act Protecting Millions From Poverty: Act Also Saving and Creating Jobs, Boosting Economy
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, December 2009

Great Lakes Monitor: Tracking Economic Recession and Recovery in the 21 Largest Metropolitan Areas of the Great Lakes Region
Brookings Institution, December 2009

Educational Attainment, “Brain Drain,” and Self-Employment: Examining the Interstate Mobility of Baccalaureate Graduates, 1993-2003
U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy, December 2009

Small Business Survival Index 2009: Ranking the Policy Environment for Entrepreneurship Across the Nation
Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council, December 2009

Will High Land Values Hold?
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, December 2009

Economic Impact of Eliminating the Biodiesel Tax Credit
LECG, December 2009

November Business Conditions Index for the Mid-America Region
Creighton University, December 2009

A Plan for Regional Prosperity

Greater Lansing Next, November 2009

Feasibility Study on Creating a Bio-Technology in the Tri-County Region
Tri-County Regional Planning Commission, November 2009

Beyond California: States in Peril
Pew Center on the States, November 2009 

Cluster Analysis of Key Sectors: Boone County and Surrounding Areas
Center for Business and Economic Research, Ball State University, November 2009

The Price of Gasoline and the Demand for Fuel Economy: Evidence from Monthly New Vehicles Sales Data
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, November 2009

Household Food Security in the United States, 2008
U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, November 2009

The Debt Finance Landscape for U.S. Farming and Farm Businesses
U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, November 2009

The Post-Buyout Experience: Peanut and Tobacco Sectors Adapt to Policy Reform
U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, November 2009

Boomerang Kids: Labor Market Dynamics and Moving Back Home
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, October 2009

Platform for Creating and Retaining Midwestern Jobs in the New Energy Economy
Midwestern Governor's Association, October 2009

Iced Out: How Immigration Enforcement Has Interfered with Workers' Rights
AFL-CIO, American Rights at Work Education Fund, and National Employment Law Project, October 2009

Future Sioux Falls: Competitive Assessment
Market Street Services, October 2009

The Housing Crisis and Latino Home Ownership in Chicago: Mortgage Applications, Foreclosures, and Property Values
Institute for Latino Studies, University of Notre Dame, October 2009

Advancing Livability Principles: Federal Investment Reform Lessons from the Chicagoland Experience
Metropolitan Planning Council, October 2009

The Economic Impact of Immigrants in Minnesota
Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University Of Minnesota, September 2009

Empowering Michigan: Third Annual Economic Impact Report of Michigan’s University Research Corridor
Michigan State University, University of Michigan, and Wayne State University, September 2009

Making an Impact: Assessing the Benefits of Ohio’s Investment in Technology-Based Economic Development Programs
Ohio Department of Development, September 2009

The Effects of Low-Carbon Policies on Net Farm Income
Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University, September 2009

Principles for an Immigration Policy to Strengthen the American Middle Class: 2009 Edition
Drum Major Institute, September 2009

Prizes and Patents: Using Market Signals to Provide Incentives for Innovations
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, August 2009

Restriction or Legalization? Measuring the Economic Benefits of Immigration Reform
CATO Institute, August 2009

A Preliminary Analysis of the Effects of HR 2454 (Cap and Trade) on U.S. Agriculture

U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, July 2009

Toward a New Frontier: Improving the U.S.-Canadian Border
The Brookings Institution, July 2009

Addressing Ohio's Foreclosure Crisis: Taking the Next Steps
The Brookings Institution, June 2009

Industry Clusters: CMAP Regional Snapshot
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, June 2009

Economic Development Incentives
Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning, June 2009

Green Prosperity: How Clean-Energy Policies Can Fight Poverty and Raise Living Standards in the United States
The Political Economy Research Institute of University of Massachusetts Amherst, the Natural Resources Defense Council, and Green for All, June 2009

The Economic Benefits of Investing in Clean Energy: How the Economic Stimulus Program and New Legislation Can Boost U.S. Economic Growth and Employment
The Center for American Progress and the Political Economy Research Institute of University of Massachusetts Amherst, June 2009

Workforce Needs Assessment
Iowa Workforce Development, June 2009

Cultural Tourism in Indiana: The Impact and Clustering of the Arts and Creative Activities in this Recession
Center for Business and Economic Research, Ball State University, May 2009

Michigan's Transition to a Knowledge-Based Economy: Second Annual Progress Report
Michigan Future, April 2009

The Economic Impact of the Achievement Gap in America’s Schools
McKinsey and Company, April 2009

Discover Asia on Argyle
Metropolitan Planning Council, April 2009

Minnesota's Future: World-class Schools, World-class Jobs
Minnesota Business Partnership and Itasca Project, February 2009

Fresh Water and the Great Lakes Economic Future—A Conference Summary
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, February 2009

An Agenda for Jobs and Economic Transformation in the Great Lakes Region
Metropolitan Chambers of Commerce from New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota, February 2009

Energy Discovery-Innovation Institutes: A Step toward America's Energy Sustainability
The Brookings Institution, February 2009

Midwest Health Care Startups Raise $1.1 Billion in 2008,Sustaining 3-Year Growth Momentum: Minnesota and Ohio Are Leading States
BioEnterprise, January 2009


Reports Released in 2008

Estimating the Contribution of Immigrant Business Owners to the U.S. Economy
Small Business Administration, November 2008

Is the Glass Half Empty or Half Full? A Whitepaper on Doing International Business in the Northeast Ohio Region
Northeast Ohio Trade & Economic Consortium, November 2008

A Restoring Prosperity Case Study: Akron Ohio
The Brookings Institution, September 2008

How Much Does Immigration Boost Innovation?
Social Science Research Network, September 2008

University Research Corridor 2008 Economic Impact
Michigan's University Research Corridor, September 2008

Clean Jobs, New Prosperity: Economic Impact Study of Proposition C, The Missouri Clean Energy Initiative
Public Policy Research Center, University of Missouri-St. Louis, Fall 2008

Michigan's Transition to a Knowledge-Based Economy
Michigan Future, July 2008

The Future of Federal Research and Development in the Midwest: Trends and Indicators
Committee on Institutional Cooperation, June 2008

MetroPolicy: Shaping a New Federal Partnership for a Metropolitan Nation
Brookings Institution, June 2008

The Vital Connection: Reclaiming Great Lakes Economic Leadership in the Bi-National U.S.-Canadian Region
The Brookings Institution, March 2008

Place-Specific Benefits of Great Lakes Restoration
The Brookings Institution, March 2008


Reports Released in 2007 and earlier

Employing Foreign Educated Immigrants
Institute for Work and the Economy and Migration Policy Institute, December 2007

"The Vital Center": A Federal-State Compact to Renew the Great Lakes Region
The Brookings Institution, October 2007

Great Lakes: Healthy Waters, Strong Economy
The Brookings Institution, September 2007

America’s North Coast: A Benefit-Cost Analysis of a Program to Protect and Restore the Great Lakes
Healing Our Waters and Council of Great Lakes Industries, September 2007

University Research Corridor 2007 Economic Impact
Michigan's University Research Corridor, September 2007

Fast Facts on Wisconsin's Alternative Energy Economy
The Wisconsin Technology Council, June 2007

Restoring Prosperity: The State Role in Revitalizing America's Older Industrial Cities
The Brookings Institution, May 2007

On the Corner: Day Labor in the United States
University of California-Los Angeles, University of Illinois at Chicago, and New School University, January 2006

Low-Skill Employment and the Changing Economy of Rural America
U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, October 2005

Knowledge and Technology in the Wisconsin Economy: Shaping the New Wisconsin Economy
The Wisconsin Technology Council and NorthStar Economics, October 2005

A Roadmap to Michigan’s Future: Meeting the Challenge of a Global Knowledge-Driven Economy
The Millennium Project of the University of Michigan, September 2005

A Review of the Federal Role in Regional Economic Development
Center for the Study of Rural America, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, May 2005

Human Capital and Brain Power in the Wisconsin Economy: Shaping the New Wisconsin Economy
The Wisconsin Technology Council and NorthStar Economics, May 2005

Vision 2020: A Model Wisconsin Economy
The Wisconsin Technology Council, 2002

Job Jolt: The Economic Impacts of Repowering the Midwest
Environmental Law and Policy Center, February 2001


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