Laura Adkins-Hackett – Jobs and Trade: Effects of US-Alberta Commerce

[Recording]Jobs and Trade: Effects of US-Alberta Commerce – Laura Adkins-Hackett, Government of Alberta

[Slides]Jobs and Trade: Effects of US-Alberta Commerce – Laura Adkins-Hackett, Government of Alberta

The importance of a complete understanding of where a region’s imports come from and where that same region is sending its exports will be detailed in a guest webinar on Wednesday, December 20th from 2 to 3 p.m. EST presented by Laura Adkins-Hackett from the Government of Alberta Economic Development and Trade.

An analysis of the trade and employment figures generated by cooperation between the United States and the Canadian province of Alberta helps to describe the benefits of identifying positive streams of goods and revenue. Ms. Adkins-Hackett’s findings included Alberta’s import and export totals per state in order to glean the most impactful American regions to a province that relies considerably on these industries.

The U.S. stands as Alberta’s premier trading partner as they supply up to 70% of Alberta’s merchandise imports and accept 88% of merchandise exports from Alberta. Her research also identified the employment effects of this international trade agreement as well as prospective policies that could alter the course of the United States-Alberta trade relationship.

Chris Brown – Building Gated Cities: Economic Effects of Housing Limits

[Slides]Building Gated Cities: Economic Effects of Housing Limits – Chris Brown, Common Sense Policy Roundtable

[Recording]Building Gated Cities: Economic Effects of Housing Limits – Chris Brown, Common Sense Policy Roundtable

Colorado’s rapid growth has inspired local elected officials and residents to consider initiatives to limit permits for new home construction. Chris Brown, Director of Policy and Research at the Common Sense Policy Roundtable, a nonprofit, free-enterprise think tank based in Colorado, offers a presentation the effects of housing limits.

Through a partnership among Common Sense Policy Roundtable, Colorado Association of Realtors, Colorado Concern, and Denver South Economic Development Partnership, Mr. Brown authored a report that looked at the economic and fiscal effects of restricting housing growth in the city of Lakewood, Colorado. In addition to Lakewood, supporters of deterring growth in Colorado have proposed a statewide ballot measure that would create limitations for housing development across 10 Front Range counties.

Mr. Brown examined how, in an effort to increase quality of life and decrease regional congestion, policy makers offered a proposal to cap Lakewood housing growth that created a risk of unintended consequences. The partnership is also assessing the potential impacts of the statewide measure, which could appear on the ballot next year.

Rob Carey – Abandoning Nuclear Plant Construction: Economic Impacts

Just as a new source of energy production can be a boon to a regional economy, the unexpected disruption of plans could deliver an equally significant shock.

We cordially invite you to join us for a webinar on Wednesday, December 6th from 2 to 3 p.m. EST by Robert T. Carey, Ph.D., Director of the Regional Economic Analysis Laboratory at Clemson University, who will be analyzing the suspension of work on a South Carolina nuclear expansion project.

In 2008, two energy companies jointly began construction of two new reactors at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station in Jenkinsville, SC, with the goal of completing the expansion by 2019. Citing costs and other matters, the proponents of the project announced in July that they would halt construction.

For this webinar, Dr. Carey will review his analysis of the economic effects. He applied REMI’s dynamic economic model to estimate what would have happened if the project was completed as planned, and the implications of abandoning the project.