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Over the years the Center for Economic Development has produced or assisted with numerous publications. The following examples are available to the public, and downloadable free of charge.
The FASA Program (PDF)Published March 2008
In 2007 Carnegie Mellon University entered into a community partnership with Pittsburgh Public Schools, the YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh, and the Marilyn G. Rabb Foundation to develop the FASA program (Fostering Academic and Social Achievement). FASA currently serves 23 sixth grade students from Faison School on site at the Homewood Brushton YMCA, Monday through Friday. Activities include tutoring, arts and recreation, life skills, career awareness, and more. FASA is a comprehensive, intensive, secondary violence prevention program with three goals: to provide a safe and healthy place for kids to go to after school, to increase academic achievement, and to encourage alternatives to verbal and physical violence. FASA was made possible by a demonstration grant to Heinz School’s Center for Economic Development from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health's Youth Empowerment Program. The CED initiated the FASA partnership and designed, manages, and evaluates the program. The project has increased the capacities of each partner to serve our region’s communities moving forward. This brochure has more details about this important community initiative.
Published October 2006
How are the region's nonprofits doing? In 2006 the Forbes Fund asked the CED to assess the results of the second Allegheny County Nonprofit Benchmark Survey. Presented as part of the Tropman Reports series on the Pittsburgh region's nonprofit sector, this report outlines the historical role of the sector as the region's economic shock absorber, the current state of sector in the context of regional trends, and the challenges and opportunities implied.
Submitted February 2007
To help with the ongoing development of the Allegheny County Comprehensive Plan, in 2007 the CED assisted McCormick Taylor with an analysis of industrial employment growth, wages, spatial patterns, and specialization in Allegheny County.
Published May 2006
What are the implications of "Baby Boomer" retirements for Pittsburgh's industrial base? In partnership with the Three Rivers Workforce Investment Board and the University of Pittsburgh's Institute of Politics, the CED conducted a first of its kind study on the implications of an aging workforce for a regional economy. Results were presented by invitation of the U.S. Census at the Brookings Institution.This work was funded in part by the Heinz Endowments through the Regional Workforce Collaborative of Southwestern Pennsylvania.
Economic and Community Impact: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Published April 2006
One of the most significant findings was the library's success in reaching the next generation: 70% of city residents between the ages of 13 and 36 have a Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh card.
"Many would think that our youth's Internet usage and savvy would diminish the role of libraries. However, this study proves that Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh has been successful in meeting the changing needs of its card holders by transforming the system into a reliable resource where people can still borrow books, but can also do much, much more, including access the Internet and participate in a variety of community-based activities," said Maxwell King, president, Heinz Endowments.
This research was funded by The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh through generous donations from the ALCOA Foundation and Eden Hall Foundation.
Published June 2005
In cooperation with the State Science and Technology Institute (SSTI) updated the definition of technology industries to be compatible with NAICS. This presentation to the ACCRA State/Provinces Research and Analysis Roundtable explores the method and rationale for defining technology industries.
Serving the Citizens: Options for Using Public Facilities and Providing Community Services (PDF)
Published May 2005
This policy brief examines how the city can make better use of public facilities to serve its communities. Pittsburgh Public Schools has begun to close facilities in response to declining enrollment system-wide. There is a greater opportunity to adjust community services more broadly to serve the people and needs of today.
Published May 2005
In this policy brief, Lena Andrews identifies the communities that have attracted the most foreign immigrants and those with the least. Comparing and contrasting these two groups of communities can identify the drivers for attracting more new residents to the city and the region.
Published May 2005
The Hill House Association and a team of Carnegie Mellon students including CED's own Lena Andrews developed this proposal for a non-profit grocery store on Center Avenue. The proposal and design won first prize in the 2005 JPMorgan Chase Community Development Competition. The Hill House will receive $25,000 to seed the implementation of the project from JPMorgan Chase.
Sunbelt/Frostbelt: Public Policies and Market Forces in Metropolitan Development
Sunbelt/Frostbelt examines the role of government policies and market forces in shaping growth patterns in five metropolitan areas: Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Phoenix, and Pittsburgh. It concludes with a look at how these different areas have tried to put in place policy reforms to address their unique growth challenges.
Contributors include a team of researchers from Arizona State University, Peter Dreier (Occidental College), Robert E. Gleeson (Northern Illinois University), Joseph Gyourko (University of Pennsylvania), Pascale Joassart-Marcelli (University of Massachusetts, Boston), Manuel Pastor Jr. (University of California, Santa Cruz), Jerry R. Paytas (Carnegie Mellon University), Joseph Persky and Kimberly Schaffer (University of Illinois at Chicago), Anita A. Summers (University of Pennsylvania), Wim Wiewel (University of Baltimore), and Jennifer Wolch (University of Southern California).
Published November 2004
An article co-authored by CED Director Jerry Paytas, with David K. Hamilton and David Y. Miller is featured in the November issue of Urban Affairs Review. Exploring the Horizontal and Vertical Dimensions of the Governing of Metropolitan Regions focuses on the dynamic relationships at the intersection of state and local governments. Applying a two-dimensional typology of governance in metropolitan regions, the authors argue that governance affects the long-term competitiveness of the metropolis.
The Role of Foundations in Economic Development: A Cross-Regional Analysis (PDF)
Published August 2004
This report examines the role of the foundation community in economic and commmunity development in six benchmark regions. Foundations are not typically directly engaged in economic development services and programs, but they are a source of emerging importance as a funding and administrative influence in the field. The report also examines the varying ways in which economic development is perceived and implemented in these regions. The report provides an overview of economic development and foundation giving within and across the six benchmark regions of New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland, St. Louis and Washington D.C.
Connecting People and Jobs (PDF)
Published August 2004
This report looks at the patterns of new economic development in Pittsburgh's airport corridor. Development is taking place in outlying suburban areas rather than in the historical urban and business centers as well as far from people most in need of employment. Challenges for workers trying to gain access to new employment centers in the suburbs are borne out in public transportation patterns, housing costs near new development sites, and the enlarged geographic separation between unemployed workers and new commercial development sites.
The Lyceum Group: The Career Literacy Portal Project (PDF)
Published April 2004
From 2002-2004 the CED worked with a group of researchers convened by the Heinz Endowments on career literacy issues. The Lyceum Group, one of the collaborators, produced this study of regional career literacy/career planning websites. The CED is pleased to make this report available on our website.
Support Your Local Government? (PDF)
Published April 2004
Presents arguments in favor of local election reform in Southwest Pennsylvania.
Published April 2004
Sinking Ships: Municipalities in Fiscal Distress demonstrates that fiscal problems are not unique to Pittsburgh but rather are endemic to the region.
Who is Leaving Pittsburgh? (PDF)
Published April 2004
Who is Leaving Pittsburgh? addresses the question of youth migration and demonstrates that the 20-29 age group is not the only category losing population.
Origins and Destinations of Pittsburgh Migrants (PDF)
Published April 2004
Origins and Destinations of Pittsburgh Migranst provides a data chart breaking down the state of birth for those entering and exiting the region.
Universities and the Development of Industry Clusters (PDF)
Published March 2004
Universities have emerged as central assets in regional economic development efforts around the nation and the globe. This is especially true in regions seeking to start and grow technology-based economies. Despite a widely held notion that universities play a critical role, little is understood about the mechanisms by which they impact the region's economy, and even less about the current status of university efforts. At the same time, the cluster approach is emerging as a dominant economic development strategy in many regions and states. Cluster development recognizes that the connections and interactions between firms and between the public and private sector fuel development and competitiveness -- and these interactions are inherently grounded in regions.
NAICS Technology Definitions (PDF)
Published February 2004
The CED, in cooperation with the State Science and Technology Institute (SSTI), has published a new technology cluster definition using the NAICS code classifications. Information about our methodology and included industries can be found in this publication. Tables of technology employment by state can be found at http://www.ssti.org.
Supply and Demand in Pittsburgh's Middle Ground (PDF)
Published February 2004
This report identifies and profiles occupations in the Pittsburgh region that pay above the average annual wage, yet do not require a college degree.
Published January 2004, available from the Pittsburgh Technology Council
The 2003 State of The Industry Report details the contribution to the regional economy made by the technology industry. The report includes cluster employment trends, research spending, and venture capital investments, among other measures.
The Root of Pittsburgh's Population Drain (PDF)
Published November 2003
Recent population estimates and migration data show that the Pittsburgh region is losing population. News coverage of the release of the annual estimates have explored why the region is losing people. The most-common speculation is that young people are moving out of the region. This report attempts to quantify the impact of net migration losses in terms of those that moved away, and the children and grandchildren born elsewhere to former residents of the region.
Pittsburgh Gateway Communities (PDF)
Published November, 2003
Pittsburgh's Gateway Communities is a GIS analysis of foreign migration into the Pittsburgh region. The report identifies city neighborhoods that are serving as home to foreign-born population.
Does Governance Matter? The Dynamics of Metropolitan Governance and Competitiveness (PDF)
Published September 2003
Metropolitan areas are governed by a patchwork of governmental units that contribute to the dispersion of people and the diffusion of local power. These effects are visible in nearly every metropolitan region whether they are growing or shrinking. The policy debate has focused on questions of efficiency, rather than the developmental impacts of these choices. Analysis must be structured to capture the long-term effects of governance and to avoid falsely attributing short-term economic fluctuations to changes in governance. This research examines the competitiveness of 285 metropolitan areas over nearly thirty years from 1972 to 1997 with Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression. The analysis confirms that governance is a significant influence on metropolitan competitiveness, but the findings do not fully support the traditional arguments regarding governance.
Priced Out - Higher Education in Pennsylvania (PDF)
Published July 2003
Priced Out analyzes tuition costs in Pennsylvania, and finds the price of higher education to be above the national average.
Published June 2003
Concerns about population loss have brought retaining and attracting talent to the forefront as a key policy issue. In 2000, the CED issued a series of reports examining migration trends in the region. These reports found that contrary to popular belief, Pittsburgh was not losing people so much that it was not attracting people. In-migration and out-migration were both extremely low. The difficulty of further reducing out-migration required a focus on in-migration. This report focuses on the in-migration half of the equation
Published May 2003
How will Southwestern Pennsylvania supply a flexible, skilled workforce to meet increasingly dynamic and diffuse demands?
Community Cluster Guidebook (PDF)
Published November 2002
The Center has crafted a guidebook to help local areas connect with, and make the most of, regional cluster strategies. The guidebook contains enough information to enable a community to conduct a cluster analysis, or to evaluate and manage the work of a professional consultant. The Center has piloted this approach in two Pittsburgh neighborhoods.
Bio Rising: Venture Firms Rediscover Biotech (PDF)
Published September 2002
This report examines recent increases in biotechnology venture capital funding.
Entrepreneurial Pittsburgh: Uncovering the New Economy (Executive Summary) (PDF)
Published June 2006
The Entrepreneurial Pittsburgh project explores the relationship between research universities and the New Economy. Center staff advised students working on this report.
Plugging the Brain Drain: A Review of Studies and Issues for Attracting and Retaining Talent (PDF)
Published November 2001
Scholarships, internships and job matching are some of the strategies used by states to retain their young, educated talent. This report examines the "Brain Drain" problem and strategies to address it.
The State of the Incubation Industry in the Pittsburgh Region (PDF)
Published December 2000
The Pittsburgh region experienced a boom in incubation activity during 1999-2000. This report profiles the facilities, programs and services, and provides background for regional incubation policy guidelines.
CED Incubator Policy Guidelines (PDF)
Published November 9, 2000
The CED has prepared a set of guidelines for the support of incubators that can prepate firms for the competitive environment of the new economy.
Opportunities for Growing the Environmental Technology Cluster in Pennsylvania (PDF)
Published January 1999
As part of the "Technology 21" planning process to promote the Commonwealth's technology economy, the Center performed an analysis of Pennsylvania's environmental technology cluster.
Featured Project
Measuring the Impact of Pittsburgh's Green Space
The first systems synthesis project under Heinz College's revitalized Center for Economic Development will be Measuring the Economic Impact of Greenspace. The Urban Redevelopment Authority will serve as the project’s client, and RAND Pittsburgh’s Christopher Paul will serve as faculty advisor. Slated to begin this spring, students will be tackling a range of conceptual and technical problems associated with the topic, with efforts focus primarily on the City of Pittsburgh’s Green Up program.