Class description and registration form

12 years 10 months ago

Class description and registration form

12 years 10 months ago
12 years 11 months ago
Virginia's state and local governments need each other's close cooperation to function effectively, but in today's political and economic climate, the relationship has become badly frayed according to Neal Menkes, a longtime state finance expert. The state relies on local governments to deliver core programs such as education, public safety and social services.
13 years ago

Auctions are increasingly being used to allocate emissions allowances (“permits”) for cap and trade and common-pool resource management programs. These auctions create thick markets that can provide important information about changes in current market conditions.

13 years ago

Bill Shobe's presentation to the April 29th Richmond Association for Business Economics Jobs Summit outlines some of the economic fundamentals that determine what power the governor has to create jobs.  Not surprisingly, it's rarely as simple as the job creation press releases make out.

13 years ago
This article is about the tools Virginia has for preserving undeveloped land. The existing tools are zoning, use value assessment, purchased development rights (PDR), tax credits for conservation easements, and private easements and gifts. Rephann, a regional economist at the Cooper Center, provides a detailed explanation of the existing tools and information on their use.
13 years 1 month ago
13 years 1 month ago

This Census data primer provides basic information about the upcoming Census data releases.  The Cooper Center compiled the information from the Census Bureau website (www.census.gov).

13 years 1 month ago

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