Research and Programs

The Center has significant expertise in the following research areas

• Ecology of Innovation
• Entrepreneurship
• Performance of Economic Clusters
• Industry Analysis
• Economic Analysis of Cities and Regions
• Economic Impact
• Economic Development Strategy and Policy
• Workforce Development
• Evaluation of Economic Development Initiatives

Ecology of Innovation

• Knowledge flows through patent analysis
• Science and innovation public policies
• Hi-tech industries and occupations
• Bioscience industries
• Measures of research and development
• Research universities and regional growth
• Social Innovation

Entrepreneurship

• Regional entrepreneurship
• Business startups and survivorship
• Measures of access to Capital
• Indicators

Performance of Economic Clusters

• Analysis of economic clusters and driver industries
• Cluster mapping
• Supply chain analysis
• Analysis of Emerging Industries and Clusters

Industry Analysis

• Healthcare
• Manufacturing
• Automotive
• Bioscience
• Advance Energy
• High- tech industries
• Emerging industries

Economic Analysis of Cities and Regions

• Analysis of urban geographies
• Community profiles
• Regional economic profiles
• Regional Economic Indicators

Economic Impact

• Organizations and large projects
• Universities
• Industries and clusters

Economic Development Strategy and Policy

• Strategies for distressed communities
• Regional and state strategies
• Inform regional policy agenda
• Technology based economic development

Workforce Development

• Identifying in-demand occupations
• Finding the return on investment
• Evaluation of workforce programs
• Custom analysis of labor market data

Evaluation of Economic Development Initiatives

• Living Cities Integration Initiative
  • Evergreen Co-ops
  • Health Tech Corridor Supply Chain
  • Land Trust
  • Employer based housing initiative