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Economic Competitiveness and the Determinants of Sub-National Economic Activity: A Literature Review

Description:

The purpose of this paper is to review the empirical and theoretical literature on area economic competitiveness and the sub-national location of economic activity. Thus, we are interested in why economic activity locates where it does, and, from the perspective of a given sub-national area, what...

Author:

Wolman, Hal, Young, Garry, Blumenthal, Pamela, and Levy, Alice

Keyword:

Economics, District of Columbia, GW Institute of Public Policy, Office of Revenue Analysis, OCFO, Economic competitiveness, and Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration at The George Washington University

GW Unit:

Center for Washington Area Studies

Resource Type:

Report
Zoning and Housing Costs New Democrat Coalition Housing Task Force briefing

Description:

High housing costs are mostly regional, not national, problem. U.S. does not have a single, unified housing market. Since 2012, U.S. housing prices have risen by 5.3% per year. This outpaces household income growth of 4% annually (Bhutta et al 2017). But large regional variation in housing price...

Author:

Schuetz, Jenny

Keyword:

Housing Task Force briefing, Housing, GW Institute of Public Policy, Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program, New Democrat Coalition, and Zoning

GW Unit:

Center for Washington Area Studies

Resource Type:

Report