Posts Tagged ‘ recession ’

Municipal CFO Series: Richard Riebeling, Nashville

Feb 1st, 2013 | By
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Nashville’s CFO describes how a combination of tax increases, budget cuts, and infrastructure investments has kept the city thriving



The Education Gap: Helping Explain Unemployment Trends Across U.S. Cities

Jan 24th, 2013 | By
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Education gaps – the differences between cities’ supply and demand for educated workers – may explain differences in economic recovery and provide cues for future policy interventions.



Municipal CFO Series: Natwar Gandhi, Washington, D.C.

Jan 18th, 2013 | By
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Washington D.C.’s CFO discusses how the District regained its AAA status and moved from deficit to surplus



The Long Road: Austan Goolsbee on the Economic Recovery

May 2nd, 2012 | By
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The former Obama economist on the path out of the recession, his ideal legislation, and why Europe is our biggest threat.



Metro Recovery in a Global Economy

Apr 20th, 2012 | By
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U.S. metros, the nation’s exporters, are driving economic recovery.



Shock Therapy for the Homeowner

Mar 9th, 2012 | By
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High gas prices popped the housing bubble.



Policy Radio | Meghann Moses on Workforce Development

Mar 8th, 2012 | By
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Meghann Moses discusses the issues workforce development is trying to address and why creating jobs is not enough to reduce chronic unemployment.