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Opportunities for Development and Investments in Translational Research URBAN & REGIONAL POLICY

Opportunities for Development and Investments in Translational Research URBAN & REGIONAL POLICY Barry Bluestone Center for Urban and Regional Policy School of Social Science, Urban Affairs, and Public Policy. The Urban and Regional Challenge.

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Opportunities for Development and Investments in Translational Research URBAN & REGIONAL POLICY

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  1. Opportunities for Development and Investments in Translational Research URBAN & REGIONAL POLICY Barry Bluestone Center for Urban and Regional Policy School of Social Science, Urban Affairs, and Public Policy

  2. The Urban and Regional Challenge • Undertaking interdisciplinary research to address the question of local and regional economic developmentmore equitably shared • Generating new policy prescriptions to enhance the competitiveness of communities and the Commonwealth in the new global economy • Generating new policy prescriptions to enhance the well-being of those who are being “left behind”

  3. The Economic Challenge in a Nutshell

  4. The Demographic Challenge: I

  5. The Demographic Challenge: II

  6. Boston Monthly Housing $1,266 Monthly Food $ 587 Monthly Child Care $1,298 Monthly Transportation $ 321 Monthly Health Care $ 592 Monthly Other Necessity $ 500 Monthly Taxes $ 824 Monthly Total $5,388 Annual Total $64,656 Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Monthly Housing $ 779 Monthly Food $ 587 Monthly Child Care $ 866 Monthly Transportation $ 358 Monthly Health Care $ 368 Monthly Other Necessity $ 369 Monthly Taxes $ 350 Monthly Total $3,677 Annual Total $44,124 The Cost of Living Challenge Source: Economic Policy Institute, “Family Budget Calculator, 2005”

  7. A Model for Research

  8. Model of Applied Policy Research in Practice (Annual Greater Boston Housing Report Card) (Housing Challenge) (CHTF) (Chapter 40R/40S)

  9. Current Areas of Applied Research • Housing Analysis and Housing Policy • “New Paradigm” Report • Annual Greater Boston Housing Report Cards • Chapter 40R and 40S Proposals • Technical Support to Local Communities to Implement Chapter 40R/40S • Local Economic Development • Analysis of Industrial Location Factors • Development of Economic Development “Self-Assessment Tool” • Economic Development Training Sessions • Workforce Development • Labor Market Analysis Tool • Civic Information Tools • Boston Renaissance Resource Kit • Heart of the City Website

  10. New Opportunities for Academic and Applied Research/Community Engagement • Paying our Public Bills: State & local short-term and long-term revenue policies (taxes and revenue sharing) • Changing demographics of Greater Boston and the Commonwealth (age, race, nativity) • Education and childhood development inside and outside the schools/New models of workforce development • Smart Growth and “Emerald Cities” – Urban transportation, housing, energy conservation, environmental protection

  11. Possible New Translational Research Centers • Center for State and Local Public Finance • Center for the Study of Education and Childhood Development • World Class Cities Core Center (WC4)

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