Economic Development

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Fellow Chandan Deuskar
Urban Development Consultant, The World Bank
Urban Development
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Faculty Fellow Jere Behrman
William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Economics
Climate Change & Resilience
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Fellow Mark Zandi
Chief Economist, Moody's Analytics
State & Local Finance
Research Paper June 16, 2016 City and Suburbs - Has There Been a Regime Change? Arthur Acolin Richard Voith Susan Wachter Rapid Urbanization
Article May 10, 2016 Owning or Renting in the US: Shifting Dynamics of the Housing Market The current persistent and large decline in the number of owner households is almost unprecedented. Why has this occurred? What is driving the economy of renting? Susan Wachter Housing State & Local Finance
Research Paper May 9, 2016 Educating Commercial Real Estate Brokers on Green Leasing / Energy Efficiency This project was sponsored by the Consortium for Building Energy Innovation (CBEI), a program of the Department of Energy. CBEI was a five-year program tasked with bridging the technology, market dynamics, policy, and human behavior in order to reduce energy used by the commercial buildings sector. Susan Wachter State & Local Finance
Research Paper April 12, 2016 University-led Innovation Initiatives: Lessons from Roundtable on Anchor Institutions 2015 Innovation on university campuses impacts plays a critical role in community development, but the development of innovation also depends on the university's approach. Eugénie L. Birch Cara Griffin Laura Barron Anchor Institutions
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Book March 8, 2016 Shared Prosperity in America's Communities Shared Prosperity in America's Communities, in the City in the 21st Century Book Series, authored by Susan M. Wachter and Lei Ding, examines this place-based disparity of opportunity and suggests what can be done to ensure that the benefits of economic growth are widely shared. Susan Wachter Lei Ding Urban Development
Article February 10, 2016 Urban and Suburban Poverty: The Changing Geography of Disadvantage Elizabeth Kneebone writes about the changing geography of disadvantage and the suburbanization of poverty. Elizabeth Kneebone State & Local Finance Urban Development
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Book February 10, 2016 Public Pensions and City Solvency Underfunded pension liabilities threaten the fiscal stability of many cities. While Detroit's bankruptcy has dominated the headlines, the problem is widespread. Susan Wachter Urban Development State & Local Finance
Newsletter January 19, 2016 Penn IUR Newsletter, Spring 2016 Rapid Urbanization Urban Development
Research Paper December 17, 2015 Penn IUR Research Digest: Housing Finance Reform Abstracts were adapted from chapters of an upcoming book edited by Susan Wachter and Joseph Tracy, "Housing Finance Reform: Principles of Stability." Housing State & Local Finance
Research Paper December 14, 2015 Philadelphia's Triumphs, Challenges and Opportunities Ethan Conner-Ross, Richard Voith, and Susan Wachter describe the evolution of Philadelphia over the past few decades, including its triumphs, challenges and current opportunities. Richard Voith Susan Wachter Rapid Urbanization State & Local Finance
Research Paper November 24, 2015 U.S.-Japan Grassroots Exchange Program, 2015 Penn IUR reports on natural disaster recovery and the role of community-based planning. Eugénie L. Birch Climate Change & Resilience
Research Paper November 11, 2015 Tracking and Explaining Neighborhood Socio-Economic Change in U.S. Metropolitan Areas, 1990 - 2010 John D. Landis writes that in understanding neighborhood change urban planners should be worried about neighborhood decline, not gentrification. John Landis Rapid Urbanization
Annual Report October 7, 2015 Penn IUR 2014-15 Annual Report: Building on a Decade of Growth Penn IUR celebrates 10 years in this year's annual report. Urban Development Anchor Institutions
Annual Report September 24, 2015 Penn IUR Strategic Plan, 2015 - 2020 Penn IUR explores strategies for growth over the next five years. Urban Development
Newsletter September 24, 2015 Penn IUR Newsletter, Fall 2015 State & Local Finance Urban Development
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Fellow Monica Brezzi
Head, Governance Indicators and Performance Evaluation Division, Directorate for Public Governance, OECD
Research Paper August 27, 2015 Low Carbon Model Towns in the APEC Region Penn IUR looks at the growth of low-carbon and energy smart communities in the APEC region and attempts to assess their success. Eugénie L. Birch Climate Change & Resilience Rapid Urbanization

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