State and Local Infrastructure Financing
The report consists of four parts: The first part presents data on aggregate state and local infrastructure spending – for the nation and for the 50
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Weak Market Cities: Research for the Brookings Institution’s “America’s Core Cities” Project
Preparation of a report for the Brookings Institution’s “The Campaign for America’s Core Cities: Research and Policy Development” project.
Estimating Economic Impacts of Homeland Security Measures
Information on the economic impact of policies and programs undertaken to enhance homeland security is important in the future design
An Evaluation of State Tax Incentives for Economic Development
Provide an in-depth description and evaluation of state tax incentive programs designed to foster economic development.
Soft Metrics for Critical Infrastructure Protection (Research Design)
This project involved creating a research design with two components. In the first component the GWIPP team produced a survey methodology
Lessons Learned in Homeland Security
This project involved mining relevant information repositories to construct a qualitative database of the Lessons Learned from catastrophes, both man-made
The Effect of State Policy on Urban Performance
what extent and how does state government policy affect the performance of major cities within the state on a wide variety of indicators of resident well-being?
State and Local Fiscal Systems Face the Future
The project examined recent trends in state and local revenues and expenditures and the current condition of state and local finances.
Summary: Using census data and other information GWIPP will produce a report that focuses on the incidence of the property tax and its role
Fiscal Disparities among Local Governments in Metropolitan Areas: Their Extent and Causes
The project explores the extent to which fiscal disparities exist among local jurisdictions within different kinds of metropolitan areas