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Essays from our Present Value blog, news from the firm, and our analysts in the press.
The Path to a Hyperconnected City
For this Present Value post, we asked our research coalition behind Building a Hyperconnected City to offer their perspectives on the future…
What Makes Energy Policy so Important?
This week in Present Value, ESI asks Senior Advisor David Boonin the question, "What makes energy policy so important?" "DB" will mark…
The Internal Conflict Underlying College Closures
Econsult Solutions, Inc. has positioned itself as a preferred provider of economic and social impact studies and related advisory services for institutions…
2019 Summer Reading and Listening List
We at Econsult Solutions are proud to involve students in our practice through college internships and university cooperative on-the-job experiences. We engage…
Making Shared Services Happen
Despite a national robust economy, many local governments are coping with budget operating pressures and persistent funding shortfalls. This is especially true…
Where can we Expect the First Major OZ Activity in Philadelphia?
Using the PHI to Identify Investment With all of the buzz about the federal Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) program, we thought it…
STEM or Liberal Arts? Yes!
This week for Present Value, Senior Vice President Lee Huang sits down with Drexel Co-op Arty Ariuntuya to discuss his thoughts on…
What Do Jobs of the Future Look Like?
We asked ESI’s experts and our partners, ANBOUND, a Beijing, China based global think tank, to give their insights on the future…
Community and Economic Development Through Historic Preservation
An Overview of the City of Philadelphia's Historic Preservation Task Force's Mission Summary The renewed development interest in Philadelphia’s Center City and surrounding…
The Future of Autonomous Vehicles: Thoughts from the U.S. & China
We asked our experts at ESI and our think tank partners at ANBOUND, located in Beijing, China, to give their thoughts on…
Perspectives from U.S. & China: Smart City Innovation & Technology
We asked our experts at ESI and our think tank partners at ANBOUND, located in Beijing, China, to give their thoughts on…
The Value of Automation to Businesses
Thinking beyond the war between machines and humans. The value of automating manual processes in companies—what experts call robotic processing automation (RPA)—is…
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