Higher Education

Measuring the Economic Impact of Anchor Institutions

August 4, 2017 / Comments Off on Measuring the Economic Impact of Anchor Institutions

All of us at ESI are proud to announce our thought leadership services to universities and healthcare institutions. To showcase this line, we have released an ebrochure, Analytics-Driven Research and Thought Leadership for Universities and Hospitals. It explains how we measure the economic significance of such anchor institutions, utilizing a range of research methods, analytical […]

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Emory University Generates $9.1B in Economic Impact Annually

July 28, 2017 / Comments Off on Emory University Generates $9.1B in Economic Impact Annually

Emory University has released a new report that describes the university’s role as an economic engine and partner within the Atlanta region and Georgia. The report produced by ESI provides an in-depth overview of Emory’s investment in the region’s economic health and well-being, community engagement, academic excellence, research and innovation. The analysis discovered that the university’s […]

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On the Table Philly 2017: ESI Edition

June 5, 2017 / Comments Off on On the Table Philly 2017: ESI Edition

On Tuesday, May 23, 2017, Econsult Solutions joined organizations across Philadelphia to break bread with representatives from the local higher education scene along with developers to discuss how higher ed institutions can act not only as regional economic engines, but as neighbors that help shape and define a community. Participants from Community College of Philadelphia (CCP), […]

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Recap: Micro Aspects of Infrastructure

June 2, 2017 / Comments Off on Recap: Micro Aspects of Infrastructure

        On Friday, May 12, 2017 Econsult Solutions and Drexel University held their third joint Annual Urban Economic Policy Conference. The first panel of the Urban Economic Policy Conference that was held jointly by Drexel’s School of Economics and ESI was moderated by ESI President Stephen Mullin and focused on the micro-economic impacts […]

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Recap: Macro Aspects of Infrastructure

June 2, 2017 / Comments Off on Recap: Macro Aspects of Infrastructure

          The Drexel School of Economics and ESI’s joint urban economic policy conference held on May 12, 2017 ended with a panel that gathered former Philadelphia Commerce Director and ESI Senior Advisor Alan Greenberger, ESI President Richard Voith and Associate Professor at the Universita luav di Venezia Silvio Nocera. Together they […]

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Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker Opens Urban Economic Policy Conference

June 2, 2017 / Comments Off on Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker Opens Urban Economic Policy Conference

            Suffering from a structural lack of funding, infrastructure has been neglected for decades. But, presented as one of the key levers of the Trump’s Administration economic plan, it has suddenly found its way back into the current debate. Drawing an audience of academics, economic experts and students, the Drexel […]

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