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  • Economic Development, Planning, ForecastingMissouri||MO2013

    Kansas City’s Recovery from the Great Recession: 2014 Economic Forecast

    A model of the Kansas City metropolitan area economy from REMI was used in this report to monitor and analyze the recovery efforts of the greater Kansas City area economy. Kansas City entered the recession later than the majority of the nation and has been lagging behind national averages since the recession ended in 2…

  • Labor and WorkforceColorado||CO2013

    Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Amendment 66 and the Public School Finance Act on the Colorado Economy

    The REMI Tax-PI model was used to forecast for this study that the average taxpayer was set to feel the effects of raised taxes on employment opportunities and consumption, but the surplus of funds is slated to positively shape economic benefits in the education sector and the industries that supply goods and services …

  • Labor and WorkforceNorth Carolina||NC2013

    The Economic Impact of the Military on North Carolina

    For the North Carolina Department of Commerce, REMI PI+ analyzed how much the high military presence in the state of North Carolina supports their overall economy. A total of seven prominent military bases are located in the state and these bases support about 540,000 government and military jobs. The model also shows …

  • Consulting & AdvisingCalifornia||CA2013

    The Projected Economic Impact of Providing a Pathway to Legal Status in California: A County Specific Assessment

    REMI estimated that the establishment of a pathway to legal status for undocumented residents currently living in the State of California and the ten targeted counties used in this study would have net positive effects on the regional economics as measured by major indicators of growth in gross regional product, creati…

  • Consulting & AdvisingFlorida||FL2013

    Economic Impact of Downtown Miami

    The REMI PI+ economic and demographic model was utilized to assist in accurately assessing the macroeconomic impact of the Downtown Miami area on the region and the state. Downtown Miami was found to generate over 305,000 jobs, $21 billion of personal income, and $28 billion in Gross State Product (GSP) for the State o…

  • Consulting & AdvisingDistrict of Columbia||DC2013

    Key Components of Immigration Reform: An Analysis of the Economic Effects of Creating a Pathway to Legal Status, Expanding High-Skilled Visas, & Reforming Lesser-Skilled Visas

    The REMI PI+ model was incorporated into this study of immigration policy reform to display the macroeconomic effects and economic implications of the Path to Legal Status, high-skilled (H-1B) visa expansion, and changes in lesser-skilled visa programs (H-2A, H-2B, and W-1 Visas). The report focused on three central el…

  • Consulting & AdvisingMassachusetts||MA2013

    Modeling the Economic, Demographic, and Climate Impact of a Carbon Tax in Massachusetts

    The Committee for a Green Economy commissioned a study by REMI exploring whether or not a carbon tax in Massachusetts could improve the state economy, create more jobs, and protect low-income households while also lowering the Bay State’s carbon footprint. The analysis determined that the optimal method of meeting thos…

  • TransportationNorth Carolina||NC2013

    North Carolina I-95 Economic Assessment

    After the North Carolina Department of Transportation completed the I-95 Corridor Planning and Finance Environmental Assessment, they found that approximately 10% of the $4.4 billion in funds needed to make the recommended improvements was available through the state budget. To make up for some of the funding deficit a…

  • Energy and EnvironmentDistrict of Columbia||DC2013

    Analysis of the Macroeconomic Impacts of the Proposed Zephyr Transmission Project

    London Economics International, LLC. performed an analysis of the macroeconomic impacts of the proposed Zephyr Project by incorporating the dynamic input-output economic model developed by REMI. Between 2013 and 2020, this proposed Zephyr Project was forecasted to create 11,750 jobs or an average of 1,470 jobs per year…

  • Tax and FiscalNew York||NY2013

    Economic & Fiscal Impacts of Selected PlaNYC Policies

    This economic assessment was prepared for the New York City Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability assessing their creation, PlaNYC. PlaNYC was an agenda to “build a greener, greater New York” and one of the main objectives of this agenda was to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent below 2005 levels b…

  • Energy and EnvironmentMontana||MT2013

    Eastern Montana County Level Population Projections

    The Census and Economic Information Center at the Montana Department of Commerce utilized a REMI population projections product that forecasted annual county-level population projections for the state’s 4th District out to 2060 for this study examining the effect of oil production scenarios on population and migration.…

  • Consulting & AdvisingAlabama||AL2013

    Regional Economic Competitiveness Assessment: Economic Forecast for The Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham

    On behalf of The Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham, REMI prepared a report that produced a fundamental economic and demographic forecast for the six-county Greater Birmingham region and provided an assessment of the region’s economic competitiveness. This improved understanding of their region allows t…

  • Labor and WorkforceArizona||AZ2013

    Making a Decision on Expanding AHCCCS in Arizona

    This report analyzed Arizona’s then-impending decision on whether to accept or decline Federal funds to expand the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) and projected that the number of covered citizens would approach 280,000 additional people by 2020 while maintaining coverage for the 50,000 childless a…

  • Labor and WorkforceUtah||UT2013

    Utah’s Economy Will Benefit from Expanding Medicaid

    A REMI macroeconomic model that simulated the impact of increased federal Medicaid funds on Utah’s economy was used in this joint report from Families USA and the Utah Health Policy Project that assessed the potential impact of a Medicaid expansion on jobs and economic activity in Utah. By participating in the Affordab…

  • Tax and FiscalDistrict of Columbia||DC2013

    Cheating the Future: The Price of Not Fixing Entitlements

    REMI was incorporated into this study to quantify the immediate damages of sequestration to national and state economies and investments. As an ideological conflict erupted over defense and nondefense funding cuts, the statistical evidence got lost in the shuffle. Construction, ambulatory health care, professional, sci…