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Present Value·Economic Development and Sector Strategy

What is the Future of Museums?

Will museums be the same after the pandemic has passed? Before closing their doors due to the pandemic, museums and galleries were…

Present Value·Real Estate and Land Use Planning

ESI Experts Weigh in on the Future of Philadelphia’s Housing Market

As the global pandemic challenged the world order and the US economy suffered its biggest blow since the Great Depression in Q2…

Present Value·Smart Cities

In Africa, Accra Leads in Progress on SDGs

Africa faces the most challenges of any region in meeting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) commitments, given its high levels of…

Present Value·Smart Cities

Bogota: How Data Helps Tackle Mobility and Transportation Challenges

Urban mobility is a critical factor for the economic productivity of a city, and for the quality of life of its citizens…

Present Value

How Can Smart Cities Overcome Their Funding Challenge?

On all fronts, cities are adopting new technologies and gradually becoming more connected. Innovative digital projects are multiplying, with cities using data…

Company News

ESI Announces Promotion of Steve Wray to Senior Vice President and Principal

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Steve Wray has been named Senior Vice President and Principal at Econsult Solutions, Inc (ESI). Mr. Wray joined ESI…

Present Value·Anchor Institution Impact

The Importance of Experiential Learning & Student Engagement

As we look hopefully and optimistically into the New Year, many of us in higher education continue to struggle with student engagement…

Present Value

Managing the Challenges of a Post-Pandemic World: Cities 4.0

During the COVID-19 pandemic, ensuring a healthy, safe, and prosperous future for citizens has been a burning imperative for city leaders around…

Present Value·Anchor Institution Impact

Higher Education Diversity & Affordability–A Follow Up

Earlier this year, we created the Higher Education Diversity Index Tool, which analyses a school's average net price by the percentage of…

Present Value

Top 10 Present Value Posts of 2020

As we come to the end of this unprecedented year, we reflected on ESI’s most viewed blog posts of the year. Topics…

Company News

Meet the ESI Team!

We at ESI are most-known for our analytical and economic work, but have you met the amazing team behind the data crunching?!…

Present Value·Equity and Inclusion

Why Your DEI Strategy Can’t Wait!

It is well known that “Adversity does not build character, it reveals it.” The adversity we have faced as a nation through…

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