How Does the Back-to-School Season Impact Maryland’s Economy?
As August winds down, a mounting gloom begins to infect many school-age children as they realize...
Read MorePosted by Daraius Irani, Ph.D. | Aug 8, 2013 | Regional Economic Studies Institute (RESI)
As August winds down, a mounting gloom begins to infect many school-age children as they realize...
Read MorePosted by Daraius Irani, Ph.D. | Aug 6, 2012 | Regional Economic Studies Institute (RESI)
Throughout the era of the modern Olympic Games, we have seen the number of sporting events expanded, female athletes invited to participate, and the spectacle of the opening ceremonies unfold, but we have yet to see a host city benefit in the long run from the economic development that was supposed to occur due to the Olympics. The Baltimore-Washington region made a bid for host city in 2000, but were beat out by New York City, which lost to London for the 2012 Olympic Games.
Read MorePosted by Daraius Irani, Ph.D. | Feb 9, 2012 | Regional Economic Studies Institute (RESI)
What do sites that many people use to share their vacation pictures, make snarky comments, or let everyone know what they are doing every minute of the day in under a 140 characters mean for the economy? That is a question many...
Read MorePosted by Daraius Irani, Ph.D. | Aug 29, 2011 | Regional Economic Studies Institute (RESI)
Soon the roar of Grand Prix racing will fill the streets of Baltimore over Labor Day weekend under...
Read MorePosted by Daraius Irani, Ph.D. | Mar 31, 2011 | Regional Economic Studies Institute (RESI)
As spring begins, the smell of pine tar, the crack of the bat, the thump of a well-caught ball and...
Read MorePosted by Towson University Regional Economic Studies Institute | May 24, 2010 | Regional Economic Studies Institute (RESI)
The World Cup will start June 11th and last for a month until July 11th in South Africa. The...
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