Penn IUR and Philadelphia Fed Publish Working Papers on Revitalizing Communities

Penn IUR and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia have just published five working papers in conjunction “Reinventing Our Communities: Transforming Our Economies” a national biennial conference series held in late September. This signature event, hosted by the Philadelphia Fed, Penn IUR and several other co-hosts, drew hundreds of community developers, planners, government leaders, bankers, researchers, and foundation representatives from across the country. Participants engaged in forward-looking conversations regarding revitalizing our communities in equitable and inclusive ways. The 2016 conference highlighted strategies to create places of opportunity, develop the local workforce for a global marketplace, and provide wealth and opportunity inclusively to all segments of the population. The summary document and five working papers are available below.

• Reinventing Our Communities, Transforming Our Economies (summary document) by William Lambe, Theresa Singleton, and Susan Wachter
• Revamping Local and Regional Development Through Place-Based Strategies by Andrés Rodríguez-Pose and Callum Wilkie
• The Role of Skills and Jobs in Transforming Communities by Harry J. Holzer
• Opportunity and Housing Access by Arthur Acolin and Susan Wachter
• Producing Affordable Housing in Rising Markets: What Works? by Lance Freeman and Jenny Schuetz
• Education Reform in the Post-NCLB Era: Lessons Learned for Transforming Urban Public Education by Matthew P. Steinberg and Rand Quinn