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Potomac Yard Entertainment District and Economic Development: An Overview

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Housing and the Potomac Yard Entertainment District: An Assessment of Impacts and Benefits

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Pandemic and the City

The CRA is proud to have contributed to “Pandemic and the City”, edited by Mehmet Güney Celbiş, Karima Kourtit, and Peter Nijkamp. The book is a contemporary view of how COVID-19 impacted urban life and discusses various policy responses. Other contibuting authors include Frank van Oort, Denise Pumain, and Kingsley E. Haynes.

Dr. Terry Clower and Dr. Keith Waters contributed a policy tool to examine sub-national regions and explored the tool in several OECD countries.

Pandemic Regional Recovery Index: An Adaptable Tool for Decision-Making on Regions

Dr. Laurie Schintler and GMU co-author Connie McNeely explore the nexus of social justice, digitalization and health and well-being in the their contribution that pays particular attention to the impacts of AI.

Social Justice, Digitalization, and Health and Well-Being in the Pandemic City

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Stephen S. Fuller Institute – Washington Economy Watch

The Stephen S. Fuller Institute has released the November 2022 issue of the monthly Washington Economy Watch. In August 2022,

  • the Coincident Index increased 4.9% from August 2021; and
  • the Leading Index increased 7.2% from August 2021, a sharp increase from July 2022 (2.4%).

The Washington area’s economic performance, as tracked by the Washington Coincident Index, has experienced a slowing trend since February and does not appear to have benefited from the US economy’s renewed GDP growth during the third quarter. However, the Washington Leading Index, which is designed to forecast the Washington area’s near-term economic outlook, has been positive each month since April and its gains have been trending higher. This mixed performance offers insight into the underlying structure of the Washington area’s economy that will shape its performance going forward as the Federal Reserve Board focuses on reducing the inflation rate by continuing to raise interest rates with only secondary concerns about tripping the national economy into recession in 2023.

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Preliminary Assessment of The Economic Impacts of New American Legion Bridge Construction

The following summarizes the findings of an analysis prepared by the Center for Regional Analysis (CRA) at George Mason University. This preliminary assessment examines the regional economic impacts and tax contributions associated with programmatic spending for the construction of 37 miles of new managed toll lanes along I-495 and I-270 in Maryland, including building a new American Legion Bridge. The analysis is preliminary as the project is still in its Predevelopment phase. Key data assumptions and methodologies are listed below along with our findings.

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The Economic Impacts of Parks

This report details the outputs, economic impacts, and outcomes of the work for the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA).

This research, conducted in direct collaboration with the research staff of the NRPA, examines the role that local parks play in 21st century local economic development, and adds to the growing body of evidence demonstrating that the benefits of parks extend well beyond their role as a public amenity and an enhancement to quality of life in their communities. In this research report, we present our analysis of the economic and fiscal impacts of local park and recreation system spending on state and national economies.

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Economic and Programmatic Impacts of Virginia Housing

This report details the outputs, economic impacts, and outcomes of the work of Virginia Housing for the state’s economy and households.

Virginia Housing and the research team hope that the details discussed here encourage more households, communities, organizations, and companies to connect with Virginia Housing and continue the growth, reach, and improvement of Virginia Housing’s services. Although the agency ranks among the top state housing finance agencies in terms of economic impact, similar studies show that there is still room to grow. Furthermore, widespread housing shortages and ever-increasing housing costs make the extensions and growth of Virginia Housing’s activities timely and necessary.

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