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  • Consulting & AdvisingWyoming||WY2018

    Economic and Fiscal Diversification in Wyoming

    REMI Senior Economist Peter Evangelakis, Ph.D. used the REMI Tax-PI model to simulate the fiscal impacts of economic diversification efforts in the state of Wyoming. The state wanted to look into diversification as a solution due to its current fiscal challenges, such as their heavy reliance on resource-based revenue, …

  • Labor and WorkforceNevada||NV2018

    Population Forecasts: Long-Term Projections for Clark County, Nevada 2018-2060

    The REMI model was incorporated into the yearly forecast of Clark County, Nevada’s population growth that was conducted by the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC), the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA), the Southern Nevada Regional Planning Coalition (SNRPC), the Center for Business and Eco…

  • Economic Development, Planning, ForecastingRhode Island||RI2018

    Economic Development Tax Incentives Evaluation Act: Evaluation of Jobs Development Act

    This report conducted by the Chief of the Office of Revenue Analysis was required to be completed by Rhode Island law so as to analyze the effects of the Department of Revenue’s economic development tax incentives. In particular, this assessment looked at the Jobs Development Act that provides for a reduction in the Bu…

  • Tax and FiscalMontana||MT2018

    The Economic Impact of Medicaid Expansion in Montana

    Expanding Medicaid in Montana generates a significant amount of money for the state economy and this study conducted by the Bureau of Business and Economic Research at the University of Montana used the REMI model to analyze the economic impacts associated with this policy change. The first two years of Medicaid expans…

  • National PolicyDistrict of Columbia||DC2018

    Housing Underproduction in the U.S.

    This study conducted by Holland Government Affairs, Up for Growth, and ECONorthwest was the first to implement the REMI model in order to simulate large-scale housing development. The analysis simulated three growth scenarios: More of the Same, Max Density, and Smart Growth. These scenarios helped identify which housin…

  • Labor and WorkforceDistrict of Columbia||DC2018

    Economic and Policy Impact Statement: Approaches and Strategies for Providing a Minimum Income in the District of Columbia

    The Office of the Budget Director of the Council of the District of Columbia produced an economic and policy impact statement analyzing the potential for a locally-funded guaranteed minimum income or universal basic income for residents of the District of Columbia. The study estimated the cost of living in D.C. while a…

  • Energy and EnvironmentTexas||TX2018

    A Storm to Remember: Hurricane Harvey and the Texas Economy

    The economic effects of Hurricane Harvey on the state of Texas were evaluated by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts shortly after the hurricane hit eastern Texas in late August 2017. The Texas Comptroller used a 70-sector, 24-region REMI model to calculate the effect of losses and gains on projected gross state p…

  • Energy and EnvironmentDistrict of Columbia||DC2018

    How Does Electric Transmission Benefit You?: Identifying and Measuring the Life-Cycle Benefits of Infrastructure Investment

    London Economics International LLC (LEI) conducted this comprehensive analysis of two hypothetical, inter-regional transmission projects in two separate locations in the United States by utilizing the REMI PI+ model. The two projects were chosen to reflect common commercial drivers for transmission investments, which i…

  • Labor and WorkforceDistrict of Columbia||DC2018

    The National-Level Economic Impact of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP): Estimates for Fiscal Year 2017

    The Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) contracted with the Upjohn Institute to perform an analysis of the total effect of MEP projects on the U.S. economy. To help improve competitiveness and productivity, MEP centers provide assistance and support to primarily small- and medium-size manufacturing businesses. Th…

  • Consulting & AdvisingArkansas||AR2017

    The Projected Economic and Fiscal Impact of the Big River Steel Project in Arkansas

    This REMI Tax-PI analysis of the Big River Steel Project in Osceola, Arkansas of Mississippi County for the Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Research discovered that the $1.1 billion investment required for this build would generate approximately $400 million in additional annual gross domestic product during constructio…

  • Energy and EnvironmentMassachusetts||MA2017

    RGGI Program Review: REMI Modeling Results

    ICF set out to review the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) program, an innovative cap-and-trade program that places limits on the overall emission levels for CO2, but allows the affected states to find cost-effective emission reductions through an allowance trading market. This section of the report specifical…

  • Economic Development, Planning, ForecastingDistrict of Columbia||DC2017

    Innovative Metrics for Economic Development: Supplemental Report

    Using the REMI PI+ model, SRI International conducted a national-level analysis of the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) infrastructure grants, which are presented directly to organizations and communities across the country to support improvement projects. EDA grants often become signaling mechanisms as…

  • Economic Development, Planning, ForecastingFlorida||FL2017

    2017-2022 South Florida Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy

    The U.S. Economic Development Administration mandates that each designated Economic Development District develops and maintains a Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy with the assistance of public involvement. The South Florida Regional Planning Council used the REMI PI+ model to update their previous five-year …

  • Economic Development, Planning, ForecastingMississippi||MS2017

    An Economic Analysis of a Lottery in Mississippi

    Using the REMI model, the University Research Center at Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning sought to analyze the economic impacts associated with the implementation of a lottery in the state of Mississippi. The study attempted to answer two central questions: 1) How much revenue would a lottery generate for th…

  • Energy and EnvironmentMontana||MT2017

    Economic Implications of Implementing the EPA Clean Power Plan in Montana

    Although Montana customers will continue to be provided with reliable electricity, the economy will inevitably suffer in total size, prosperity, and population as a byproduct of a Clean Power Plan. Statewide employment will be met with a reduction of 7,100 jobs, half a billion dollars in Montana household income, $1.5 …