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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 & AdvisingKansas (KS)2014

    Economic and Employment Effects of Expanding KanCare

    This report was a collaboration between George Washington University and REMI that examined the economic and employment consequences of expanding Medicare eligibility using the Tax-PI model. At the time of the study, Kansas’s Medicaid eligibility levels were well below the levels used in most states and nearly one out …

  • Labor and WorkforceNevada (NV)2014

    An Updated Economic Analysis of the Education Initiative (2014)

    The structural input-output model developed by REMI was incorporated into a study on Nevada’s Education Initiative to try and address Nevada’s inconsistencies and failures that have led to the state’s poor educational statistics. The model was applied to the three proposed scenarios: “no-spending”, “gross-spending”, an…

  • Labor and WorkforceMaryland (MD)2014

    The Impact of Raising the Minimum Wage on the Maryland Economy

    This report from the Center for Regional Analysis at George Mason University presented the economic consequences of raising the minimum wage rate in the State of Maryland from $7.25 to $9.00, to $10.00, and to $12.00. This research that was conducted using the REMI PI+ model found that raising the minimum wage in Maryl…

  • Consulting & AdvisingIowa (IA)2013

    Economic and Employment Effects of Expanding Medicaid in Iowa

    The purpose of this report is to offer a balanced and comprehensive view of the economic, employment, and budgetary effects of this decision of whether or not to expand Medicaid in Iowa. Researchers at George Washington University and REMI utilized a structural macroeconomic model to quantify the impact of the Affordab…

  • Labor and WorkforceColorado (CO)2013

    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 (NC)2013

    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 (CA)2013

    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…

  • Labor and WorkforceArizona (AZ)2013

    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 (UT)2013

    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…

  • Labor and WorkforceTexas (TX)2013

    The Senate Committee on Veteran Affairs and Military Installations: Report and Recommendations to the 83rd Texas Legislature

    The status of the state of Texas’s Veteran Affairs and Military Installations was analyzed in this study in order to make significant recommendations for improvements using the REMI model to identify and quantify the contributions of numerous military bases to the state economy. Researchers evaluated Texas for a variet…

  • Labor and WorkforceVermont (VT)2012

    Report to The Vermont Legislature: Potential Effects on Job Dislocation As a Result of the Implementation of The Vermont Health Benefit Exchange and Green Mountain Care

    Kavet, Rockler, and Associates, LLC were subcontracted for this analysis and they relied on the Rockler REMI model to create projection of how the implementation of the Vermont Health Benefit Exchange and Green Mountain Care would impact employment in Vermont. Researchers determined that specific additional analysis wo…

  • Labor and WorkforceConnecticut (CT)2011

    Assessing the Economic Impact of the AOK Family Child Care Licensing Program

    The Connecticut Center for Economic Analyses at the University of Connecticut used the REMI platform to conduct an economic impact study on the All Our Kin, Inc. Child Care Licensing Program that addressed the New Haven area’s increasing need for affordable, high-quality child care. This evaluation demonstrated that in…

  • Labor and WorkforceTexas (TX)2011

    Economic Role of the El Paso Border Crossings

    A customized model developed by REMI was used in this study to establish the total economic significance of the border ports of entry in the El Paso region. Researchers conducted a simulation of two scenarios symbolizing a reduction in border dependent business employment, the first a 50 percent reduction in employment…

  • Labor and WorkforceVermont (VT)2011

    Act 128 Health System Reform Design: Achieving Affordable Universal Health Care in Vermont

    The Vermont Legislature passed Act 128 and commissioned this report because they recognized that they must find systematic solutions to the intertwined problems of cost and access that were within Vermont’s broken health system. Act 128 set forth the clear and ambitious goals to achieve universal health insurance cover…

  • Labor and WorkforceVirginia (VA)2010

    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 …