Gearing Up For 2018: Tax-PI Technical Support Sessions

As many state legislative sessions are set to start in 2018, we at REMI would like to take this opportunity to reach out to our Tax-PI users to offer technical support options. On Monday, December 18th and Thursday, December 21st, 2017 from 2 to 3 p.m. EST, REMI will be providing open Tax-PI online technical support sessions.

Feel free to contact our support team with any issues or concerns you may have with your current modeling project. We can assist in explaining how to calibrate the model with the latest budget, understanding how fiscal elements and the economy interact, and addressing any questions you may have concerning the intricacies of pending tax reform and other legislative decisions.

In addition to the online technical support sessions, we are also pleased to arrange 1-on-1 tech support to discuss and evaluate the specifications of your unique model. We are more than willing to help achieve results for your modeling experience and look ahead to potential future uses of Tax-PI in your state.

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.