Category Archives: Economy

India’s Protectionist Policies Harm Virginia's Economy

Posted on October 16, 2013 by matt ohern

The next few years will be decisive for Virginia’s economy. According to a new report, Old Dominion’s job growth is expected to drop below the national average at least through 2014. Virginia’s innovators, entrepreneurs and manufacturers are a powerful force … Continue reading →

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Smart Growth: A Missing Metric

Posted on September 5, 2013 by matt ohern

In the lead article Peter Katz (profiled here) elaborates his thoughts on fiscal analytics and growth management. He starts with the argument, which I have embraced, that the fiscal impact of development projects is better understood by comparing revenues and costs per … Continue reading →

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The Economy is Looking Up

Posted on August 21, 2013 by matt ohern

(This first ran in the Richmond Times Dispatch) The real estate industry has been showing signs of sustained growth over the last year. That’s good news for an industry that has been in a severe contraction since the recession of … Continue reading →

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The Rise of the Aspirational City

Posted on August 8, 2013 by matt ohern

Joel Kotkin and Wendell Cox have introduced the concept of the “inspirational” city — cities to which people move “to change their circumstances and improve their lives.” These are cities on the rise — restless, growing and entrepreneurial magnets of … Continue reading →

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Scary Economics this Summer

Posted on July 24, 2013 by matt ohern

Considering the June, 2013 Jobs’ Report, the economic alarm bell still rings loudly in my ears. For this observer, there seems no return to the land of economy comfort zone. Sure there’s presumed relief when the Labor Department reports the … Continue reading →

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