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  • West Is Best: Protected Lands Promote Arizona Jobs and Higher Incomes

    West Is Best: Protected Lands Promote Arizona Jobs and Higher Incomes

    Ray Rasker, Ph.D.

    This fact sheet summarizes Arizona’s recent economic growth and the role of protected public lands in supporting faster job creation and higher per-capita income. Read more

  • West Is Best: Protected Lands Promote Oregon Jobs and Higher Incomes

    West Is Best: Protected Lands Promote Oregon Jobs and Higher Incomes

    Ray Rasker, Ph.D.

    The great majority of Oregon’s net new jobs are from services industries, many of them high-paying. This report looks at the state’s economy and the role of protected public lands. Read more

  • West Is Best: Protected Lands Promote Wyoming Jobs and Higher Incomes

    West Is Best: Protected Lands Promote Wyoming Jobs and Higher Incomes

    Ray Rasker, Ph.D.

    Wyoming is an economic leader and protected public lands help the state grow and diversify its economy. Read more

  • West Is Best: Protected Lands Promote Utah Jobs and Higher Incomes

    West Is Best: Protected Lands Promote Utah Jobs and Higher Incomes

    Ray Rasker, Ph.D.

    Utah has been a national leader in economic growth during the past decade. This report looks at the state’s economy and the role of protected public lands. Read more

  • Montana’s Rocky Mountain Front

    Montana’s Rocky Mountain Front

    Chris Mehl

    This report analyzes the Front’s land, people, and economy, how the region has changed in important ways during the past several decades, and the potential impact of the proposed Rocky Mountain Heritage Act on the Front. Read more

  • Western Counties and the Recession

    Western Counties and the Recession

    Ray Rasker, Ph.D.

    This study provides a number of lessons as the West slowly recovers from the recent recession about why some local economies performed better than others. Read more

  • The Proposed SunZia Transmission Line: A Guide for Decision Makers

    The Proposed SunZia Transmission Line: A Guide for Decision Makers

    Julia Haggerty

    This report analyzes the proposed SunZia transmission line, finding that the project, as currently configured, depends on its ability to export renewable energy from New Mexico to markets in Arizona and California. Read more

  • Report: New Mexico’s Oil and Natural Gas Industry

    Report: New Mexico’s Oil and Natural Gas Industry

    Julia Haggerty

    This graphical analysis reviews the status of New Mexico’s oil and gas industry including production, drilling activity, and its role in the state’s economy. Read more

  • Green Jobs Metrics

    Green Jobs Metrics

    Julia Haggerty

    This research summary offers an overview of efforts to quantify the national green economy in terms of job creation from several perspectives. Read more

  • Report: Colorado’s Oil and Natural Gas Industry

    Report: Colorado’s Oil and Natural Gas Industry

    Mark Haggerty

    This graphical analysis reviews the status of Colorado’s oil and gas industry including production, drilling activity, tax policy, its role in Colorado’s economy. Read more

  • Unconventional Oil and North Dakota Communities: State Fiscal Policy Unprepared for Impacts of Energy Development

    Unconventional Oil and North Dakota Communities: State Fiscal Policy Unprepared for Impacts of Energy Development

    Mark Haggerty

    This report analyzes the growing infrastructure and services needs of the Bakken boom and meeting the demands of unconventional energy development. Read more

  • Colorado’s Economy and the Role of Federal Protected Lands

    Colorado’s Economy and the Role of Federal Protected Lands

    Ray Rasker, Ph.D.

    This report summarizes Colorado’s economy and the role of federal protected lands, including how the state has performed, and Colorado’s ability to attract people, investment, and businesses. Read more

  • New Mexico’s Economy and the Role of Federal Protected Lands

    New Mexico’s Economy and the Role of Federal Protected Lands

    Ray Rasker, Ph.D.

    An analysis of New Mexico’s economy and how federal protected lands impact economic performance. Read more

  • Implementing Climate Change Adaptation: Lessons Learned From Ten Examples

    Implementing Climate Change Adaptation: Lessons Learned From Ten Examples

    Ray Rasker, Ph.D.

    This paper presents ten examples of cities and counties around the country and the key lessons learned in the process of moving from planning to implementation on climate change adaptation. Read more

  • Report: The Status of Utah’s Oil and Gas Industry

    Report: The Status of Utah’s Oil and Gas Industry

    Mark Haggerty

    This graphical analysis shows that Utah’s oil and gas industry was recovering at the time of the report. Read more

  • Reports Show Economic Potential of a New Maine National Park

    Reports Show Economic Potential of a New Maine National Park

    Ben Alexander

    Headwaters Economics completed two reports on the economic costs and benefits of a possible new National Park and Recreation Area for Penobscot and Piscataquis Counties, Maine. Read more

  • Clean Energy Transmission

    Clean Energy Transmission

    Julia Haggerty

    Headwaters Economics analyzed transmission infrastructure issues from the perspective of regional economic development, and other topics most relevant to local and state decision makers. Read more

  • County Level Drilling Activity, 2001-2011

    County Level Drilling Activity, 2001-2011

    Julia Haggerty

    This report focuses on county-level details of drilling rig activity for the period 2001 to 2011 in the six Rocky Mountain oil and gas states of Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming. Read more

  • Oregon Home Building, Higher Temperatures Drive Price Tag Ever Higher

    Oregon Home Building, Higher Temperatures Drive Price Tag Ever Higher

    Patricia Hernandez

    This Headwaters Economics study analyzes the impact of housing and climate on the costs of fighting forest fires in National Forests of Oregon. Read more

  • Economists Urge President Obama to Protect Federal Public Lands

    Economists Urge President Obama to Protect Federal Public Lands

    Ray Rasker, Ph.D.

    More than 100 economists and academics urged President Obama to create and invest in new federal protected lands such as national parks, wilderness, and monuments. Read more

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