Sifan Liu

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Global Metro Monitor 2018

Max Bouchet, Sifan Liu, Joseph Parilla, and Nader Kabbani

June, 2018

Tower Bridge in Downtown Sacramento

Charting a course to the Sacramento region’s future economic prosperity

Joseph Parilla, Sifan Liu, and Marek Gootman

April 30, 2018

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Examining the local value of economic development incentives

Joseph Parilla and Sifan Liu

March, 2018

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Four takeaways from the Toyota/Mazda $1.6 billion investment in Alabama

Joseph Parilla and Sifan Liu

Thursday, January 25, 2018

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Gender bias plays out in the digital workforce, but not in every industry

Mark Muro, Sifan Liu, and Jacob Whiton

Thursday, January 18, 2018

A group of young developers stand for a group photo on stage during the Apple World Wide Developers Conference in San Francisco, California, U.S., June 13, 2016. REUTERS/Stephen Lam TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - D1AETJSOLRAB

Online giants must accept responsibility for impacts on the physical world

Mark Muro, Jacob Whiton, and Sifan Liu

Monday, January 8, 2018

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Five takeaways on how technology has changed the American workforce

Mark Muro and Sifan Liu

Friday, November 17, 2017

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Digitalization and the American workforce

Mark Muro, Sifan Liu, Jacob Whiton, and Siddharth Kulkarni

November 2017

Mike Morgan, a Midwest product training manager for Kenwood, sets up a display of automotive speakers as he prepares for the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada January 3, 2006. The show, which runs from January 5-8, is the world's largest trade show for consumer technology. The 2006 show is expected to draw 2,500 exhibitors and 130,000 attendees from more than 110 countries. REUTERS/Steve Marcus - RTR17QWN

Tech in metros: The strong are getting stronger

Mark Muro and Sifan Liu

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

A view of an inactive, open mine pit is seen during a tour of Peabody Energy's Rawhide coal mine near Gillette, Wyoming, U.S. June 1, 2016. The pit is not currently being mined as the company's Wyoming mines are not currently operating at full capacity following a recent bankruptcy filing. REUTERS/Kristina Barker - RTSJFT5

Increased automation guarantees a bleak outlook for Trump’s promises to coal miners

Devashree Saha and Sifan Liu

Wednesday, January 25, 2017