Center for Regional Analysis

The Washington, D.C., region faces unprecedented economic challenges in the coming year if the new administration keeps its promise of dismantling the federal workforce. The Schar School’s CRA hosted a forum for regional leaders that should resonate into the new year.

The incoming administration promises wholesale changes to the fabric of the federal workforce. Learn what that and other economic challenges facing the region mean at the Capital Area Economic Forum on December 4. Find out how to attend.

A new study by the Center for Regional Analysis shows the inventory of affordable workforce housing will increase if new arenas are built in Alexandria.

Schar School professor Terry Clower suggests that Maryland has only a marginal initial advantage in efforts to retain the Washington Commanders, who have announced their intention to find a new stadium. Although Maryland already has designated land and an apparatus to provide public funding, the selection of a site for a new stadium will largely come down to the availability of public funding in the DMV region. Clower posits that the final decision will have more of a reputational impact than a financial one.

The mental health of the region’s workforce costs a staggering $16 billion in the last two years. A new study provides policymakers an urgent roadmap.

Schar School economists present the past and future of the Washington, D.C., region’s economy. Here’s what they said.

The Schar School’s Center for Regional Analysis and the Stephen S. Fuller Institute for Research on the Washington Region’s Economic Future will combine forces for one goal: To help business leaders and policy makers guide the Washington, D.C., region to a prosperous future.

The Schar School’s Center for Regional Analysis releases a study calculating the billions of dollars in economic benefits of one of the country’s largest transportation projects.