In this blog, I am interviewing Rebecca Ebersole who is a research assistant with me at RESI. Rebecca has been working at RESI for 2 years, working on a multitude of complex projects dealing with economic issues. In this blog,...
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The World Cup will start June 11th and last for a month until July 11th in South Africa. The...
Read MoreFriday April 30th marks the end of the First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit, a policy enacted in 2009 by the Federal Government. In an effort to spur housing sales, the government allowed first time home buyers to receive up to...
Read MoreDr. John V. Spears III is Senior Human Services Consultant for Towson University’s Regional Economic Studies Institute (RESI). Dr. Spears specializes in sophisticated data analysis in business and government, with experience in...
Read MoreAs today is April 1st, I was asked to find economist jokes. However, as the economic conditions have not been upbeat lately, I will skip the April 1st joke, and hope next year will be much better, so I can include a cheesy joke...
Read MoreFebruary 17, 2010 marked the anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) implemented by the Obama administration to boost employment and lead us out of the economic recession of 2008 and 2009. RESI, also,...
Read MoreOver the last two years, there has been a crisis in the real estate industry throughout the country and Maryland that has had an impact on the Maryland economy. Commentators have criticized different actors for this housing...
Read MoreOne of RESI-AEHS’s constant projects is to analyze and forecast the Maryland economy, specifically employment. Lately, as you may be aware, the national economy has not performed well. The latest available national...
Read MoreOne of the recurring RESI projects is the production of economic forecasts for different institutions. One of my responsibilities is to forecast economic conditions for Maryland, Baltimore County, and Anne-Arundel County...
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