Research - Economic Innovation Group

Distressed Communities Index

The Evolution of American Communities in the New Century

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The Neighborhood Poverty Project

Tracking changes in the number and composition of metropolitan high-poverty neighborhoods from 1980 to 2018

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From Managing Decline to Building the Future

Could a Heartland Visa help struggling regions?

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Read Our Reports See All

From Managing Decline to Building the Future: Could a Heartland Visa Help Struggling Regions?

April 2019

The Neighborhood Poverty Project

May 2020

The Spaces Between Us: The Evolution of American Communities in the New Century

September 2020

Briefs and Blogs See All

Taking the Pulse of America’s Small Business Sector: April 9th

April 2021

Themes: COVID-19, Small Business

Taking the Pulse of America’s Small Business Sector: March 26th

March 2021

Which metro areas are best positioned to lead the economic recovery?

March 2021

Themes: COVID-19, employment, recession

The Case Against “Smart Decline” – Housing and Urban Dev...

March 2021

Themes: housing, Legacy Cities, Urban Housing

Data Snapshots See All

Which metro areas are best positioned to lead the economic recovery?

March 2021

Weekly Update on COVID-19’s Impact on Business Formation and Entrepreneurship

January 2021

The Startup Surge? Unpacking 2020 Trends in Business Formation

February 2021

The rise of the Mountain West, and the fading of the Northeast: A decade of uneven population growth

January 2021

Legacy Cities See All

The Case Against “Smart Decline” – Housing and Urban Dev...

March 2021

Themes: housing, Legacy Cities, Urban Housing

CRA, Racism & the Federal Reserve: A Midwest Perspective

January 2021

Themes: Community Development, Distressed Communities, Legacy Cities

Rural America See All

Rural America is not all Trump country: A closer look at the rural countie...

November 2020

Themes: DCI2020, Rural America

U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship Hearing on Th...

April 2017

Themes: County Report, Distressed Communities, John

Testimony See All

March 2021

The Income and Wealth Inequality Crisis in America – Testimony before The United States Senate Committee on the Budget

March 2021

March 2021

Noncompete Agreements – Testimony before the Connecticut State Legislature’s Labor and Public Employees Committee

March 2021

The U.S. Immigration System: The Need for Bold Reforms – Testimony before the House Committee on the Judiciary

February 2021

Noncompete Agreements and American Workers – Testimony before the Senate Committee on Small Business

November 2019

Explore Your Community

The Neighborhood Poverty Project

May 2020

Opportunity Zones Activity Map

April 2021

The Spaces Between Us: The Evolution of American Communities in the New Century

September 2020

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