Economic Development

The Avenue

How a New York City public market is keeping a neighborhood’s ‘third place’ alive during COVID-19

Laura Scherling, Ed.D. and Lauren Margolis

Tuesday, August 4, 2020

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U.S. Metro Areas

No more status quo: A community-led action plan for addressing structural inequity during COVID-19 recovery

Hanna Love, Tunua Thrash-Ntuk, and Jennifer S. Vey

August 4, 2020

As Phase One of reopening begins in Northern Virginia today, a waiter in a face mask to protect against the coronavirus (COVID-19) serves diners seated outdoors at a restaurant in Alexandria, Virginia, U.S., May 29, 2020. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Up Front

Visualizing vulnerable jobs across America: A tool to understand your local economy and inform its recovery

Marcela Escobari, Natalie Geismar, and Dhruv Gandhi

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Interactive

Visualizing Vulnerable Jobs Across America

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Reports

Global Trade

The global identity of cities: Seven steps to build reputation and visibility for competitiveness and resilience

Greg Clark, Marek Gootman, Max Bouchet, and Tim Moonen

July 30, 2020

Infrastructure

An infrastructure stimulus plan for the COVID-19 recession

Adie Tomer, Joseph W. Kane, and Lara Fishbane

July 29, 2020

Technology & Innovation

An Atlanta organization’s mission to bring racial equity to the tech ecosystem

July 23, 2020

Economic Development

An Indianapolis partnership to provide loans when traditional banks won’t

July 23, 2020

Workforce Development

An evidence-based selection process for equitable hiring in West Michigan

July 23, 2020

Blog Posts

Cars are seen infront of the head office of Angola's state oil company Sonangol in the capital Luanda, Angola. June 7,2016. REUTERS/Ed Cropley

Up Front

A master class in corruption: The Luanda Leaks across the natural resource value chain

Victoria Bassetti, Kelsey Landau, and Joseph Glandorf

Thursday, July 23, 2020

The Avenue

How rural Wisconsin is embedding hyperlocal food production in community spaces

Alex Tyink and Megan Pirelli

Thursday, July 16, 2020

USC-Brookings Schaeffer on Health Policy

The laws governing COVID-19 test payment and how to improve them

Loren Adler and Christen Linke Young

Monday, July 13, 2020

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Events

2020

Jun

Past Event

Webinar: How we rise — Policy solutions to upend structural racism and inequality

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT

Five-star reviews, one-star profits: The devaluation of businesses in Black communities

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST

Boosting growth across more of America

9:30 AM - 11:30 AM EST

Washington, DC

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Experts

Annelies Goger

David M. Rubenstein Fellow - Metropolitan Policy Program

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Amy Liu

Vice President and Director - Metropolitan Policy Program

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Senior Fellow - Metropolitan Policy Program, Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Center for Transformative Placemaking

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Multimedia

May 2, 2020; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; A view of downtown Atlanta just prior to the flyover of the Blue Angels and the Thunderbirds to honor workers during the pandemic in Atlanta. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY NETWORK

Podcast Episode

A new paradigm for valuing Black communities

Andre M. Perry and Robert Wicks

Friday, May 22, 2020

A general view shows the partially empty Reforma Avenue after Mexico's government declared a health emergency on Monday and issued stricter rules aimed at containing the fast-spreading coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mexico City, Mexico March 31, 2020. REUTERS/Henry Romero

Up Front

How the Sustainable Development Goals can help cities focus COVID-19 recovery on inclusion, equity, and sustainability

Anthony F. Pipa and Max Bouchet

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

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Economic Development

The story of Vietnam’s economic revolution

David Dollar and Madame Pham Chi Lan

Monday, September 30, 2019

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