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E-Briefs
Winter 2005


E-briefs highlight how businesses are making innovative use of digital technologies to improve their business practices.

Thomas Adelaar, Diane Doberneck

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The Causes and Consequences of Concentrated Urban Poverty
February 2005

This literature review summarizes research on the causes (economic transformation, economic segregation, racial segregation, urban policy, and individual explanations) and the consequences (social organization, economic and institutional effects) of concentrated poverty in urban areas. It concludes with research-based implications for public policy.

Catherine E. Kuhn

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Michigan Knowledge Economy Index: A County-Level Assessment of Michigan's Knowledge Economy
July 2004

While some communities are poised to help their citizens benefit from the increasing role of technology in their economy, others are ill-prepared to move forward in the knowledge economy, leaving them vulnerable to economic decline. This report applies analysis of knowledge economy indicators, based on the Progressive Policy Institute's Technology and New Economy Project, for the State of Michigan at the county level.

Principal Authors: Rex L. LaMore, John Melcher, Faron Supanich-Goldner, Kyle Wilkes Contributors:Thomas Adelaar, Kenneth E. Corey, Michael Hicks, Alexander Jung, Jongyeul Moon, Seth Shpargel, Karan Singh, Olatunbosun Williams, Mark Wilson

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Michigan's Windows to the Global Knowledge Economy: A County and Regional Level Web Site Analysis from an Economic Development Perspective
July 2003


This research examines the use of web pages for economic development in counties and regions of Michigan. Leaders, contenders, followers, and laggards are identified. Recommendations for effective economic development web development conclude the report.

by Karan Singh

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Investing in Michigan's Future: Community Investment Policies for Michigan's Higher Education Institutions
June 2003


This report outlines one response to the calls for renewed involvement of higher education in civic engagement-the investment of institutional resources through socially responsible investing and community investing. The potential impact of using Michigan State University's and University of Michigan's endowments for community investing is examined.

by Jason Camis, Juan Bustamante and Kanthi Karipineni

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