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Explore REMI’s policy research library of more than 310 studies across energy, transportation, tax and fiscal policy, labor, and more. Authored by federal and state agencies, research institutes, universities, and consultants who use the REMI modeling suite.

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  • Consulting & AdvisingDistrict of Columbia||DC2010

    The National and Regional Macroeconomic Effects of Transportation Policies in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

    REMI used a dynamic eight-region TranSight model to examine the overall economic effects of the Department of Transportation components of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. We showed the respective macroeconomic impacts of these eight regions for seven major programs: highway infrastructure investment; public…

  • TransportationDistrict of Columbia||DC2010

    The Economic and Fiscal Contributions of the “Cash for Clunkers” Program: National and State Effects

    The Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program, also known as “Cash for Clunkers”, was a $3 billion government incentive to boost automotive industry sales that was in place July 24, 2009 through August 24, 2009 that involved consumers trading in their older and less fuel efficient vehicles for new vehicles. Using…

  • Tax and FiscalWashington||WA2010

    The Economic Impact of Hiking Taxes to Close the Budget Gap

    The Washington Research Council (WRC) used their WRC-REMI model to quantify the potential impacts of increases in the sales and business & occupation (B&O) tax rates on the state economy. Four tax scenarios were examined for this report: a permanent state sales tax rate hike from 6.5% to 7.3%, a raise of the state sale…

  • Energy and EnvironmentMichigan||MI2010

    The Macroeconomic Impact of the Michigan Climate Action Council Climate Action Plan on the State’s Economy

    The macroeconomic impact evaluation of the Michigan Climate Action Plan was summarized in this report that completed the analysis of the Michigan Climate Action Council by projecting the statewide individual and collective impacts of 20 consolidated options that covered the majority of the greenhouse gas emission reduc…

  • Energy and EnvironmentHawaii||HI2009

    Work Plan for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions

    The Twenty-Fifth Legislature of the State of Hawaii determined that Hawaii must do its share in reducing global greenhouse gas emissions as the state’s per capita emissions are similar to other U.S. states, even though they are a small part of the world’s output. Section 7 of Act 234, 2007 Session Laws of Hawaii requir…

  • Energy and EnvironmentCalifornia||CA2009

    Socioeconomic Assessment for Proposed Rule 1155-Particulate Matter (PM) Control Devices

    A socioeconomic analysis was conducted to assess the impacts of Proposed Rule 1155-Particulate Matter (PM) Control Devices, which established a no visible emissions requirement for any permitted PM control device and a PM emission limit for baghouses with a filter area greater than 7,500 square feet. This proposed rule…

  • Economic Development, Planning, ForecastingWashington||WA2009

    Washington Life Sciences Economic Impact Study

    The growth of the life sciences industry was good news for the state of Washington as it became an important part of the overall economy. The Washington Research Council – Regional Economic Models, Inc. model was utilized in this study to discover that, in employment, the industry had passed many of the traditional res…

  • TransportationFlorida||FL2009

    Hillsborough County MPO 2035 Long-Range Transportation Plan: Economic Evaluation of LRTP Plans

    The Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council’s REMI model was incorporated into this study to estimate the benefits that would result from implementing the transportation projects made available through an increase in the sales tax. Today and into the future, the economic health of Hillsborough County and its ability to rem…

  • TransportationDistrict of Columbia||DC2009

    The Economic and Environmental Impacts of a Corporate Fleet Vehicle Purchase Program

    The Sustainable Transportation and Communities Group at the Center for Automotive Research prepared a study for AT&T on its announced 10-year program to buy or convert 15,000 of its vehicles to cleaner technology. These planned fleet vehicle purchases and modifications were found to support an average of 1,000 jobs per…

  • Labor and WorkforceVirginia||VA2009

    Study of the Economic Impact of Virginia Public Higher Education

    This study examined the effect of the public higher education sector on Virginia’s economy by incorporating several components using the REMI PI+ model. The study intended to provide a full accounting of the current flow of economic activity in Virginia that could be directly tied to the expenditures and educational ac…

  • Energy and EnvironmentCalifornia||CA2009

    Socioeconomic Report for Proposed Amended Rule 1111-NOx Emissions from Natural-Gas-Fired, Fan-Type Central Furnaces

    The South Coast Air Quality Management District conduced a socioeconomic analysis assessing the impacts of Proposed Amended Rule 1111-NOx Emission from Natural-Gas-Fired, Fan-Type Central Furnaces in reaching the targets of 2.5 tons of NOx emission reductions per day in 2023 and less than one-tenth of a ton of NOx emis…

  • TechnicalDistrict of Columbia||DC2009

    Energy Efficiency: Engine of Economic Growth: A Macroeconomic Modeling Assessment

    This study utilized a REMI multi-state policy forecasting model to project macroeconomic impacts of expanded efficiency programs in comparison to a scenario in which no such programs exist. New England was separated into six states and each state’s efficiency programs were tested for electricity, natural gas, and “unre…

  • Energy and EnvironmentDistrict of Columbia||DC2009

    Estimates of the Long-Term U.S. Economic Impacts of Global Climate Change-Induced Drought

    To better understand some of the potential economic impacts of severe climate changes, Sandia National Laboratories economists estimated the impacts to the U.S. economy of climate change-induced impacts to U.S. precipitation over the 2010 to 2050 time period. The economists developed an impact methodology that converte…

  • Economic Development, Planning, ForecastingConnecticut||CT2009

    Connecticut Economic Strategic Plan

    The Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development used the REMI Policy Insight model for numerous analyses of the economic status of the entire state of Connecticut. The REMI model provided data and projections to the analytical approach of the study and assessed the economic impacts of a variety of Conn…

  • TransportationMissouri||MO2009

    The Economic Impacts of Candidate Freight Transportation Initiatives in the Kansas City Region

    Within the scope of a more comprehensive investigation the Mid-America Regional Council and Kansas City Smartport, as well as both the Kansas and Missouri Departments of Transportation were seeking to evaluate the potential economic impacts of various freight transportation initiatives that may be undertaken within the…