Browse Research and Commentary

Launch! Taking Colorado’s Space Economy to the Next Level

February 5, 2013

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[Colorado] is entering a period where it has an opportunity to be the Silicon Valley of space.

February 5, 2013, Mark Muro, The Associated Press

A Strategy to Rebuild Manufacturing in the Mountain West

September 23, 2012, John Hudak

New Monitor Reveals Mountain West Region Outperforms Nation's Recovery

June 28, 2012, Mark Muro and Kenan Fikri

Amid a patchy and still anemic recovery nationwide, the Mountain West’s metropolitan areas performed somewhat better than the rest of the country in the first quarter of 2012. While there is definite variation, the region continued its steady recovery in the early months of the year.

June 27, 2012, Mark Muro, Phoenix Business Journal

Mountain Monitor: Tracking Economic Recession and Recovery in the Intermountain West’s Metropolitan Areas

March 28, 2012, Mark Muro and Kenan Fikri

Nevada Gets a Plan For a Better Economy

February 9, 2012, Mark Muro

At Recession's Epicenter Nevada Seeks Reinvention

November 15, 2011, Mark Muro

Unify, Regionalize, Diversify: Presentation and Remarks from Bruce Katz on Nevada's Next Economy

November 14, 2011, Bruce Katz

Unify, Regionalize, Diversify: Remarks From Mark Muro on Nevada's Economy

November 14, 2011, Mark Muro

Unify, Regionalize, Diversify: An Economic Development Agenda for Nevada

November 14, 2011

Advancing the Clean Economy: The View from Colorado

July 11, 2011, Mark Muro and Devashree Saha

How States Can Tackle Budget Deficits

February 3, 2011, Mark Muro

Addressing State Budget Deficits in the Western U.S.

January 28, 2011, Mark Muro

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State Budgets' Unsound Structures

January 7, 2011, Mark Muro

Cyclical and Structural State Budget Deficits in California and the Intermountain West

January 5, 2011, Sue Clark-Johnson, Mark Muro, Matthew Murray and Jennifer S. Vey

Climate Forecast: Balancing Ethics, Politics and Uncertainty

September 8, 2010, William J. Antholis

Leveraging the Mountain West Innovation Complex for Energy System Transformation

September 1, 2010, Mark Muro and Sarah Rahman

How Intermountain West Metros Can Lead National Export Growth

July 26, 2010, Emilia Istrate, Mark Muro and Jonathan Rothwell

Job Creation Has Left the Building

June 23, 2010, Kenan Fikri and Mark Muro

Reclaiming Prosperity in the Treasure Valley: Designing a Sustainable Future in the New West

June 4, 2010, Mark Muro

Las Vegas: Signing Up For Change?

April 13, 2010, Mark Muro

Revitalizing Southern Nevada for the Next Economy

April 5, 2010

The Mountain-Region Job Growth Machine: Has It Broken Down?

March 19, 2010, Mark Muro

Measuring Job Growth in the United States Over the Past Decade

March 18, 2010, Howard Wial