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. . .updates with two additional years of data (2005 and 2006) PPIC’s 2007 report Business Location Decisions and Employment Dynamics in California.

. . . examines the effectiveness of two direct job creation policies: hiring credits – subsidies to employers to hire workers – and worker subsidies – subsidies to individuals to enter the labor market.

Analysis of business climate rankings compared to California’s historical growth rates

“. . . the gap between the highest and lowest income families grew to its widest in 30 years. This report tracks these trends and considers the effects of unemployment on family income. “

“. . .report represents a consensus view of a wide-ranging group of experts on the role of water in the state’s economy. “

This multi-topic publication highlights the state’s most pressing long-term policy challenges in several key areas . . .

Web site tool to compare California economic data vs. the US and the other states

Study comparing California’s performance to the other states in economic growth, employment and unemployment, earnings, income distribution, and poverty

These imbalances raise questions about access and potential stumbling blocks to individuals in different demographic groups. The fact that many of these individuals are also in low- and moderate-income communities intensifies the urgency of such questions. To limit their individual entrepreneurial opportunities is to limit the chances for their communities to achieve prosperity.

“. . .based on the Milken Institute 2008 State Technology and Science Index, which encapsulates each state’s comprehensive inventory of technology and science assets that can be leveraged to promote economic development. “

“. . .uses the current cost of congestion (defined as time and fuel wasted due to travel delays during peak periods) as a starting point, and examines exactly how much that burden will grow if road capacity remains unchanged through the year 2030. The authors also examine alternate scenarios to determine the extent to which future congestion costs can be mitigated by undertaking manageable levels of new road construction during the same period. “

“. . . report outlines recommended steps to help California turn the tide. It also analyzes what other countries and states are doing to attract film production and post-production business. “

A complement to the Institute’s national State Technology and Science Index 2010, the California version provides key stakeholders with direct evidence of how the state is faring in the sectors that are most likely to impact the state’s future economic position.

Last year, Texas exported $249 billion in goods and services, compared the Golden State’s $159 billion. This report from the Milken Institute charts a path for how the state can reverse the trend.

. . .compares the industry’s performance to other states and quantifies the damage resulting from a failure to address previous concerns.