Insights by Rebecca Garvin DeJoseph
Outdoor Recreation, Economic Value, and Quality of Place: A Conversation with Silas Chamberlin
At ESI, some of our recent work has focused on quantifying the economic and fiscal value of open space, trails, and outdoor…
New Jersey’s NOL Program: A Lifeline for Emerging Tech and Life Sciences Companies
New Jersey’s Business Tax Credit Certificate Transfer Program—commonly known as the Net Operating Loss (NOL) Program—is a unique tax incentive designed…
A Q&A with our Summer 2023 Center for the Future of Cities Fellows
As we head into summer, ESI welcomes two new teammates who will serve as ESI Center for the Future of Cities fellows.…
Developing a Rational Decision-Support Framework Using an Economic Lens
Science, Technology, Engineer, and Math, together known as STEM, is foremost these days as experts explore global issues such as climate change,…
Broadband as an Economic Development Tool
The potential impact of nationwide broadband today has been likened to the effects of railroads in the 1800s and the similarities are…
Think Tanks in a Post-COVID Era
Think tanks, independent from government, provide expert advice on a diverse range of policy issues and products topics such as social policy,…
How will 2021 Stimulus Checks Impact Philadelphia’s Economy?
Millions of Americans across the country began to receive $1,400 stimulus payments included in the American Rescue Plan as early as March…
Building Community Resilience: A Framework from Development Economics
Building Resilience The global pandemic has been described as similar to a natural disaster, only hitting every place every day for months…
A Preview to Building a Hyperconnected City
Last year, Econsult Solutions’ thought leadership team, ESI ThoughtLab produced Smarter Cities 2025, a global benchmarking study which assessed various smart city…
On the Table: Smart Cities
On November 8, 2018 ESI hosted an On the Table roundtable converging local government, business, and public transit leaders to discuss smart…
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