PRIE conducts research of planning and public policy interest on the intersection between industries and occupations, on one hand, and regions, cities and communities, on the other. Each project involves a team of faculty and students and disseminates results through scholarly publications, the popular press, and person-to-person outreach to parties directly concerned.
Current projects include Distinctive Cities, a book stressing labor and human capital, combining occupational with industrial analysis, and developing guidelines for building distinctive city and regional development portfolios, and Reining in the Competition for Capital, a critical look at tax incentives in economic development. PRIE's Arts Economy Initiative has produced major studies on artists and cultural industries, researching the intersection between cultural and urban/regional development policy.
Past projects include defense industry conversion at local, national, and international levels, a comparative analysis of fast-growing medium-sized cities in four countries (US, Japan, Brazil, South Korea) and a study of trade-related development impacts across US regions and cities. |
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Ann Markusen is the director of PRIE. Her research focuses on industrial and occupational approaches to regional development and on arts and culture, high-tech, and defense as regional economic stimulants, both in the US and abroad.
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