Regional Economic Resilience


June 1, 2008

Funding: MacArthur Foundation (through the University of California-Berkeley)

Summary:  As part of the MacArthur Foundation’s project on regional resilience, the primary goals of our study are to identify through rigorous quantitative analysis economically resilient and economically non-resilient regions, to explore the differences between the two (why are some resilient and others not), and to come to some conclusions about the way in which regional economies can become more resilient.  In particular we are examining whether regions that have experienced negative economic shocks recover and, if so, how. We are also exploring through a set of intensive case studies the role of economic agency (private sector decision making in markets, hierarchies, and networks) and public policy, planning, and politics, in that process.

 

Researchers

Hal Wolman - Research Professor

Patricia Atkins

Products

Chronically-Distressed Metropolitan Area Economies

April 01, 2012

Building Regional Economic Resilience: What Can We Learn from Other Fields

December 01, 2010

Economic Shocks and Regional Economic Resilience

May 10, 2010

Building Economic Development Networks in Detroit: A Comparison of Methods of Social Network Analysis

April 02, 2010

Exploring Regional Economic Resilience

April 12, 2008