Economic Institute President
Projects
The A's proposed development of Howard Terminal will be one of the largest projects even undertaken in the East Bay. It has the potential to create new jobs, housing opportunities, and local amenities to make Jack London Square an even bigger piece of the Oakland economy. Read the full analysis by clicking the infographic below:
As with any piece of federal lawmaking, the ACA was the product of political compromise among parties and interests. Hence, it is not the dramatic change its supporters had hoped for, and it goes much further than its detractors would prefer. The focus of this analysis, though, is not on the policies embedded in the ACA, but rather on their cumulative economic impact.
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Bay Area Homelessness
Until very recently, homelessness was considered the problem of individual cities and counties. For a metropolitan region like the Bay Area, which is divided into nine counties and 101 cities, this approach fails to meet …
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UC’s Entrepreneurial Impact
UC Supports Immense, and Growing, Startup Culture
Entrepreneurial activity and innovation have been rapidly accelerating across the University of California in recent years, spurring a significant number of jobs, companies and economic activity for the state economy, according to a study released Aug. 17, 2016 by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute.
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Land Use in California
The Bay Area’s strong economy and weak housing growth have contributed to the region’s runaway housing costs, and home prices in the region are increasing faster than incomes. The Bay Area median home price is …
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Inclusion and Diversity
Addressing workplace inequalities between women and men is essential for economic development. Millions of talented women are not given the opportunities they deserve to advance professionally, ultimately affecting their economic success and that of the …
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The Northern California Megaregion
As the population of Northern California continues to grow, challenges in housing, land use, jobs, transportation, and the environment have crossed regional boundaries and are linking cities, counties, and regions together across wider geographies. These …
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Reinventing Manufacturing
California—with its diverse economy and history of innovation—is well positioned to capture future growth in many manufacturing sectors, but state and local governments will need more targeted policy tools to stimulate commercialization of new products, …
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Investing in California
Over the last decade, the idea of impact investing—marrying financial returns with social returns—has moved from a nascent investment theory employed by a few philanthropic organizations and forward-thinking fund managers to a widely known buzzword …
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Regional Economic Strategy
In order to ensure the Bay Area’s economic vitality and resilience despite increasing boom and bust cycles, public and private sector leaders must come together around pragmatic solutions to persistent issues and barriers to success.
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The Benefits of 21st Century Infrastructure
Given California’s unique industry mix of communications, information technology, clean energy, advanced materials, and other technical sectors, the state is well positioned to harness infrastructure innovations for significant state and regional benefit. This new infrastructure …
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Public-Private Partnerships
A series of Economic Institute studies published between 2006 and 2015 have assessed the potential for P3 projects in California and the conditions under which the state is likely to attract investors. Briefs, Analyses, and …
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California Higher Education
The Master Plan for Higher Education in California, produced in 1960, provided a forward-looking strategy for handling the challenges then facing the state. Today, California is at another critical juncture with respect to higher education, …
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Innovation Drivers
Trade, Investment and Invention
Economic Ties between Japan and the San Francisco Bay Area date back 150 years, to when the first diplomatic mission from Japan to the United States arrived in San Francisco. Since then, both Japan and the Bay Area have developed into two of the world’s leading technology hubs. This briefing paper continues the Economic Institute’s series of reports on the region’s business and economic links with major global partners.
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Full Practice Authority for Nurse Practitioners Increases Access and Controls Cost
Simply put: an inefficient delivery system that unnecessarily restricts health professionals from practicing to the full extent of their training is bad for the economy and bad for business. Fully utilizing the role of nurse …
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Trade in the Bay Area
Made for Trade
The revenues of Bay Area companies increasingly come from global markets, and the Bay Area economy is intricately linked with global trade and financial flows. The Bay Area is on the cutting edge of technology, innovation and finance, handling $25 billion in exports in 2013. As technology continues to increase as a percentage of global trade, the Bay Area is well positioned to export to expanding future and emerging markets, especially in Asia. A report commissioned by HSBC in 2014 looks at international trade activity in the Bay Area, with a particular focus on technology, China, and the internationalization of China’s currency.
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Expanding Access to Health Care and Increasing the Quality of Care
This project includes a report and accompanying briefs that explore how full practice authority for nurse practitioners increases access and controls costs, and it compares and contrasts health care delivery issues in four states: California, …
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UC Berkeley
Ecosystem for Entrepreneurship
This analysis documents the economic contributions of companies founded by UC Berkeley students, alumni and faculty and estimates a minimum economic impact of entrepreneurial activity associated with UC Berkeley. It was prepared by the Economic Institute for UC Berkeley, which funded the project.
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International Ties: Europe and Asia
Europe’s and China’s economic ties to the Bay Area run extraordinarily deep. Current ties date back to California’s Gold Rush and the founding of San Francisco through the present day development of the region as …