Category Archives: Economy

Economy, Place, and Public Radio

“The Economy.” The phrase suggests one economy – as if our experiences of markets and the forces that shape them are universal. But we experience different economies, based on the industries in which we work, the particular jobs we hold, the communities in which we live, and our own unique circumstances. Some people have suffered [...]
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Rock Stars, Regions & Resilience

Rock Stars It’s funny how, depending on the lens you use, certain people can become your own personal rock star.  I recently attended an International Economic Development Council (IEDC) event in Texas.  I was pulling all of my best networking moves and finally decided I needed to take a break and actually “listen” to one [...]
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Getting Strategic About Skills

NOTE: This is the third in our recent “let’s share the findings from all those OECD reports with each other (and the world)” series. Again, the content is not likely scintillating, but it’s important to us, and we’re happy to let you in on it. The OECD Designing Local Skills Strategies Report (2009) focuses largely [...]
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Labor Market Policy: It’s About More Than Skills

NOTE: This is a continuation of the series we warned you about a few days ago. We are summarizing several large reports for each other (members of the Community Team at CSW), but we’re doing it here so you can benefit too – you know, if you are interested (since you found your way here [...]
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What We Know About Regional Economic Growth, Innovation, and Recovery

NOTE: We’ll be be posting findings from a few papers we’re reviewing with the intent of sharing with colleagues. We’re doing this here so that you might benefit from them too, but wanted to warn you before you read too far. We just reviewed Regions Matter (OECD, November 2009). It’s chalk full of bits and [...]
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