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  • Energy and EnvironmentNew York||NY2011

    The Economics of a Successful Raccoon Rabies Elimination Program on Long Island, New York

    A benefit-cost analysis was performed to determine the cost-effectiveness of an aggressive oral rabies vaccination program that was initiated in Long Island, New York and the analysis used the REMI model to estimate the macroeconomic impacts of raccoon rabies elimination to New York State. The $3 million cost of the pr…

  • Energy and EnvironmentOregon||OR2011

    Economic Impact Analysis of the Low-Carbon Fuel Standard Rule for the State of Oregon

    This economic analysis of potential Low Carbon Fuel Standards in Oregon was focused on the development and evaluation of potential impacts from a wide range of fuels that could be used in the future to comply with the low carbon fuel standards. The purpose of the standards was to reduce the carbon intensity of transpor…

  • Tax and FiscalConnecticut||CT2010

    An Assessment of Connecticut’s Tax Credit and Abatement Programs

    The Connecticut General Assembly mandated that the Department of Economic and Community Development and the Department of Revenue Services prepare a report every three years in order to assess the economic and fiscal impact of the state’s tax credit and abatement programs. This study used the REMI Policy Insight model …

  • Energy and EnvironmentCalifornia||CA2010

    Aggregate and Distributional Impacts of AB32 on the California Economy: Alternative Allocation Strategies for Cap and Trade

    A 169-sector REMI PI+ California model was used to estimate various types of indirect, macroeconomic impacts of California Assembly Bill 32, The Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 in terms of both the aggregate impacts on the State’s economy and the distribution of impacts across sectors and income groups. The study …

  • Economic Development, Planning, ForecastingMissouri||MO2010

    Economic Analysis of Casino Applicants for Missouri’s Gaming License

    This economic report on three applicants for Missouri’s thirteenth casino license was prepared for the Missouri Gaming Commission by the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center and the Missouri Department of Economic Development using a seventeen-region economic model from REMI to research the potential econo…

  • TransportationMichigan||MI2010

    The Impact on the U.S. Economy of the Successful Automaker Bankruptcies

    The Center for Automotive Research, using the REMI model, found that the original forecast of total job loss as a result of successful bankruptcies by GM and Chrysler together was estimated to be higher than the figures after applying historical and economic data. The original estimation on the time frame of job loss w…

  • Labor and WorkforceVirginia||VA2010

    Economic Effects of Health Care Reform on Virginia

    This study estimated the impact of the 2010 health care reform law (the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act) on Virginia’s economy. The law had been described as the most significant health care legislation since the passage of Medicare and Medicaid and was projected …

  • TransportationPennsylvania||PA2010

    Lehigh Valley Surface Transportation Plan 2011-2030

    This report prepared by the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission for the Lehigh Valley Transportation Study documented the current status of transportation projects in the Lehigh Valley and recommended solutions to solve long term transportation problems in the Lehigh Valley. The Commission incorporated the REMI model int…

  • Labor and WorkforceSouth Dakota||SD2010

    The Economic Impact of the South Dakota Public University System

    A loss of $2 billion annually, 14,700 direct and indirect jobs, and 42,800 citizens was found by REMI’s Policy Insight model to be attributable to the hypothetical removal of the South Dakota public university system. Also lost in this scenario would be $192 million in living expenses by students and the $234 million s…

  • Energy and EnvironmentConnecticut||CT2010

    Economic Impacts of Connecticut’s Agricultural Industry

    This study was conducted by the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, along with the Connecticut Center for Economic Analyses, to ascertain and document the importance of agriculture and related industries to Connecticut’s economy. The agricultural industry was defined as encompassing crop and livestock pr…

  • Economic Development, Planning, ForecastingTexas||TX2010

    The Economic Impact of Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™: An Estimate Based Upon the Performance in the Spring of 2010

    This report analyzed the economic impact of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo upon the overall Houston regional economy using the REMI model. The results indicated that the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo annually provided a substantial economic stimulus to the overall regional economy, with regional output at $320…

  • TransportationConnecticut||CT2010

    Downtown Crossing: Tiger II Capital Grant Application

    Downtown Crossing was a transportation plan developed by the City of New Haven that would convert CT Route 34 from a limited access highway to urban boulevards from Union Avenue to the existing Exit 3 at College Street. This report utilized the State of Connecticut’s REMI model to analyze the employment and economic ef…

  • Economic Development, Planning, ForecastingWashington||WA2010

    The Economic Contribution of Washington State’s Petroleum Refining Industry in 2009

    This report conducted by the Washington Research Council used the Washington Research Council – Regional Economic Modeling, Inc. model to quantify the impact of Washington’s five major petroleum refiners on the state’s economy in 2009. Refiners directly provided 2,040 full-time jobs, paid an annual average wage of $102…

  • National PolicyDistrict of Columbia||DC2010

    Impacts of Comprehensive Climate and Energy Policy Options on the U.S. Economy

    This study from the Center for Climate Strategies at Johns Hopkins University compiled and updated the findings of 16 comprehensive state climate action plans and extrapolates the results to the nation. Then those results projected the national impact of these climate policies on employment, incomes, gross domestic pro…

  • Energy and EnvironmentCalifornia||CA2010

    Socioeconomic Assessment for Proposed Amended Rule 1193-Clean On-Road Residential and Commercial Refuse Collection Vehicles

    Proposed Amended Rule 1193 clarified the applicability of requirements for public fleet operators, except federal fleets, to purchase alternative-fuel rolloff, transfer, and solid waste collection vehicles in consideration of the agreement between the Engine Manufacturers Association, Western States Petroleum Associati…