Economic Mobility

In expensive cities, employers often have a hard time finding people to fill things like service jobs, as low-wage workers move further away from expensive city centers. This phenomenon is known to economists as “spatial mismatch.” In February 2019...

This map uses economic complexity indices to demonstrate and compare the potential that US metro areas have to grow, and sustain good jobs, as labor markets change. These changes are a result of the "technological revolution" that is changing up where...

The objective of the Economic Value Atlas is to better align economic development, regional planning, and infrastructure investment in support of regional economic goals. The data is organized on three different tiers; metropolitan, community, and overlay...

Turning the Corner is an initiative that aims to begin conversations about displacement and equitable revitalization. The project pilots a research model that monitors neighborhood change and drives informed government action. A local team Detroit...

Researchers at Brandeis University attempted to visualize the cost of housing and transportation at the neighborhood level to see where housing and transportations costs were outweighed by the opportunities available to children. Opportunity was measured...