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Papers & Conferences

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National Impacts and Costs of Traffic Congestion
A presentation by Glen Weisbrod at the National Conference of State Legislatures, 2008
 
Integrating Regional Economic Modeling into the Study of a Statewide High Speed Rail System
A presentation, by Glen Weisbrod at the at Oregon Land Use Modeling Conference, 2008
 
TREDIS and its Uses With IMPLAN

A paper by Brian B. Alstadt & Glen Weisbrod at the Biennial Implan Users Conference, 2008

 
Emerging International "Green" Standards
Lisa Petraglia sits on expert panel: The Costs of Non-Compliance - Emerging International "Green" Standards, 2008

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Defining the Range of Congestion Impacts on Freight

"Defining the Range of Urban Congestion Impacts on Freight and Their Consequences for Business Activity", A paper by Glen Weisbrod & Steven Fitzroy, Transportation Research Board Annual Conference, Washington DC, January 2008

 
Models to Predict the Economic Development Impact of Transportation Projects
A Paper: Historical Experience and New Applications, by Glen Weisbrod, Annals of Regional Science, December 2007
 
Progress & Challenges in the Application of Economic Analysis For Transport Decision Making

Glen Weisbrod and Brian Baird Alstadt. OECD-TRF Roundtable on Infrastructure Planning and Assessment Tools, November 2007. JTRC Paper 2007-14.

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Uses and Misuses of Economic Impact Analysis: After the Benefit-Cost Analysis
A presentation by Glen Weisbrod, 7th National Conference on Transportation Asset Management, New Orleans, Nov. 6-8, 2007
 
New Tools for Economic Development Targeting
"New Tools for Economic Development Targeting and Strategy: The Local Economic Assessment Package", by Glen Weisbrod and Brett Piercy, Economic Development Journal, International Economic Development Council, Fall 2007.
 
Impact of Congestion on Regional Economies
"Impact of Congestion on Regional Economies" by Glen Weisbrod, Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Annual Conference, Pittsburgh PA, August 5-8 2007
 
Economic Development Targeting Seminar, C2ER

Training course conducted by Glen Weisbrod and Lisa Petraglia of Economic Development Research Group at the Annual Conference of C2ER - the Council for Community and Economic Research, 2007

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Improving Transportation Economic Impact Methods

Thought Leadership on Directions for Measuring Economic Development Implications of Transportation Investment, 2007

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Rail Freight and Economic Development
A presentation by Glen Weisbrod, 17th Annual Pennsylvania Rail Freight Conference, May 2007
 
Measuring Public Finance Performance and Impact
"Measuring Public Finance Performance and Impact" by Steven Landau, Council of Development Finance Agencies' Annual Summit, Miami, May 2007
 
Seven Ways to Put LEAP to Work
"Seven Ways to Put LEAP to Work" (pdf), by Lisa Petraglia, District Development Association of Appalachia Annual Conference, March 2007
 
Rail Freight in Relief of Road Congestion
"Rail Freight in Relief of Road Congestion", presented by Glen Weisbrod, to the TRB Annual Conference, 2007, and to the AASHTO Standing Committee on Rail Transportation Conference, March 2007
 
Towards Broader Views of Airport Economic Significance: Intermodal Perspectives
"Towards Broader Views of Airport Economic Significance: Intermodal Perspectives" (pdf), by Glen Weisbrod, TRB Workshop on Measuring the Economic Significance of Aviation, January 2007
 
Public Testimony on Trade & Freight Gateways
Testimony by EDR Group's Glen Weisbrod to the Panel on Trade and Freight Gateways to the Northeast and to the Nation, National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission, November 2006
 
Transportation Costs: Direct and Indirect Implications for Chicago's Businesses
"Transportation Costs: Direct and Indirect Implications for Chicago's Businesses" (pdf), a paper by Lisa Petraglia, Chicago Region Transportation Forum, November 2006
 
Economic Development Targeting: Laying a Sound Foundation for Your Strategy Plan
"Economic Development Targeting: Laying a Sound Foundation for Your Strategy Plan"
by L. Petraglia, G. Weisbrod & B. Piercy, Economic Development America Magazine, Fall 2006
 
Research Resources for Rural Transportation Planning
"Research Resources for Rural Transportation Planning" (pdf), by Glen Weisbrod, NADO Rural Transportation Peer Learning Conference, Indianapolis, October 2006
 
Beyond Clusters: Underpinning Economic Growth for Alternative Strategies
"Beyond Clusters: Underpinning Economic Growth for Alternative Strategies"
by Lisa Petraglia, IEDC Annual Conference on Economic Development, New York, September 2006
 
Evolution of Methods for Assessing Economic Development Impacts of Transportation
by Glen Weisbrod, presented at the 3rd International Conference on Transportation and Economic Development (TED2006), March 2006

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Exchanges of Local Experiences : Support of Training and Research
Session 6 of the XIIth CODATU International Conference on Transportation and Urban Development for Developing Nations, Chaired by Glen Weisbrod of Economic Development Research Group, Lyon France, July 2006
 
The Development and Use of EDR-LEAP (Local Economic Assessment Package)

The Development and Use of EDR-LEAP (Local Economic Assessment Package) (pdf), by Teresa Lynch, Economic Development Research Group and Greg Bischak, Appalachian Regional Commission, ACCRA National Conference on Community and Economic Research, June 2006

 
Evolving Role of Trade and Logistics in the International Northeast

"Evolving Role of Trade and Logistics in the International Northeast", a presentation by Glen Weisbrod, Maine International Trade Conference, Orono, June 2006

 
Industries on the Interstates: What is the Best Location?
"Industries on the Interstates: What is the Best Location?" (pdf), by Glen Weisbrod, TR News, Transportation Research Board News Magazine, May-June, 2006
 
Highways Investments and Appalachian Growth
"Highways Investments and Appalachian Growth" (pdf), a presentation by Teresa M. Lynch, Economic Development Research Group and Greg Bischak, to the Appalachian Regional Commission, 2006
 
Towards a New Framework for Evaluating Economic Development Impacts of Proposed Transportation Projects
"Towards a New Framework for Evaluating Economic Development Impacts of Proposed Transportation Projects" (pdf), a paper by Glen Weisbrod, TED2006, 2006
 
Beyond Clusters -- Economic Growth Paths

An overview of recent trends and research on industry cluster studies, by EDR Group staff, 2006

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Environmental Impacts of the Big Dig (Central Artery)
"Environmental Impacts as a Result of the MTA and the CA/T Project" (pdf), by L. Petraglia, Engineering the Road Ahead: The Completed Central Artery/Tunnel Conference, Boston Society of Civil Engineers & Boston Foundation, 2006
 
Linking Rural Transportation Planning to Regional Development
"Linking Rural Transportation Planning to Regional Development" (pdf), by Glen Weisbrod, NADO Northern New England Rural Transportation Workshop, Laconia, NH, May 2006
 
Evaluating Economic Development Programs
"Evaluating Economic Development Programs" (pdf), by Steven Landau and Glen Weisbrod, Canada Competitive Cities Conference, Toronto, April 2006
 
Unleashing Rural Assets for Growth: Requirements for Relevant Transportation Investments
"Unleashing Rural Assets for Growth: Requirements for Relevant Transportation Investments" (pdf), by Lisa Petraglia, 3rd International Conference on Transportation and Economic Development, Little Rock, AK, March 2006
 
Economic Benefits of Downeaster Service
"Economic Benefits of Downeaster Service" (pdf), by Susan Moses and Glen Weisbrod, Maine Rail Service Task Force, Augusta, February 2006
 
Interstate Highways: Impact on Industrial Location
"Interstate Highways: Impact on Industrial Location" (pdf), a presentation by Glen Weisbrod, Transportation Research Board, Annual Conference, Washington DC, January 2006
 
Alternative Types of Regional Input-Output Models and Multipliers Workshop
"Policy Analysis Tools to Assess Economic Impacts & Opportunites", a workshop by Glen Weisbrod, MIT, Fall 2005  (See MIT's Workshop Synopsis)
 
Industry Clusters in Appalachia: Key Sectors, Trends and Development Potential
"Industry Clusters in Appalachia: Key Sectors, Trends and Development Potential", by Lisa Petraglia, Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Fall Conference, October 2005
 
Industry Clusters in Appalachia: Key Sectors, Trends and Development Potential
A presentation by Lisa Petraglia (Economic Development Research Group) and Greg Bischak (Appalachian Regional Commission), ARC Fall Conference, October 2005

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Economic & Transport Trends Affecting Maine's Future
Maine DOT Conference on Long Range Economy, August 2005
"Economic & Transport Trends Affecting Maine's Future", by Glen Weisbrod
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Conference Presentations: Freight and Economic Development

A collection of thought leadership, papers and presentations on the subjects of freight and economic development by Economic Development Research Group staff, 2002-2004

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An Approach to Quantifying Economic and Environmental Benefits for Wisconsin's Focus on Energy
"An Approach to Quantifying Economic and Environmental Benefits for Wisconsin's Focus on Energy" (pdf), By Sumi, D., G. Weisbrod, B. Ward, and M. Goldberg. Paper presented at the International Energy Program Evaluation Conference, August 2003
 
Consumption Equations for a Multiregional Forecasting and Policy Analysis Model
A paper by Treyz, G and L. Petraglia, Contributions to Economic Analysis, Vol. 249, 2001
 
Economic Impact of Scenic Byways
A presentation, by L. Petraglia and B. Koch, Conference on Transportation & Economic Development, 2001
 
Fire-Walking: Ensuring Credible Economic Impact Studies

By Lisa Petraglia and Glen Weisbrod, Economic Development Research Group, Inc., 2001

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Technology as an Economic Catalyst in Rural and Depressed Places in Massachusetts
Read the paper (pdf) by Landau, Steven et al. University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute, Center for Economic Development, William Monroe Trotter Institute, 2000
 
Learning from India: Defining Profitable ESCO Programs for a Utility
Read the paper by Weisbrod, G., M. Tribble & V. Deshpande (pdf), Electricity Journal, April 1999
 
How Can We Tell If Free Information Is Really Transforming Our Market?
Read the paper by Conlon, T., G. Weisbrod and S. Samiullah, presented at the Ninth International Energy Program Evaluation Conference, 1999
 
We've Been Testing Water Pumps For Years - Has Their Efficiency Changed?
Read the paper (pdf) by Conlon, T., G. Weisbrod and S. Samiullah, Proceedings of the 1999 ACEEE Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Industry, 1999
 
Major Corridor Investment - Benefit Analysis System
Read the paper (pdf) by Kaliski, J., S. Smith and G. Weisbrod, Proceedings of the Seventh TRB Conference on the Application of Transportation Planning Methods, 1999
 
Economic Impact Analysis: Using the Right Tools
A presentation by Weisbrod, G., Proceedings of the Council for Urban Economic Development, 1999 Annual Meeting, 1999
 
The Economic Impact of Generating Electricity from Biomass: A General Equilibrium Analysis
Read the paper by Weisbrod, G. and Xianuan Lin, EDR Working Paper 97-01. (pdf), 1997
 
Technology Impacts of Globalization for Business Location and Transportation
A presentation (pdf) by Weisbrod, G., Transportation Research Board, Annual Conference, 1997
 
Measuring the Economic Impact of Projects and Programs
A Primer, by Weisbrod, G. and Weisbrod, B. Economic Development Research Group, Boston, MA, 1997
 
Predicting the local economic effects of proposed trip-reduction rules: the case of San Diego
Read the paper by Treyz G, Bradley R, Petraglia L and Rose A, Environment and Planning A 28(7), 1996
 
Economic Competitiveness Impacts of Utility Rates and Programs
Read the paper by Weisbrod, G. & H. Friedman, published in Energy Services Journal, v.2, n.3, Summer, pp.133-146, 1996
 
Market Segmentation and Targeting for Real Time Pricing
Read the paper by Weisbrod, G. & E. Ford, Proceedings of the EPRI Innovative Pricing Conference, San Diego, March 1996