Prepared by the Comptroller of New York City, William C. Thompson, Jr., and his colleagues, this 65-page report offers an intensive look into the short and long term economic impact of 9/11 on the city. Along with looking at the loss of human capital and potential as a result of these events, the report details the impact on the city's budget, cash balances, and the impact of the federal aid...

A General Accounting Office (GAO) publication, this 40-page document identifies and assesses the studies of ten key reports from nine different organizations regarding the economic impact of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center buildings in New York City (NYC). The organizations included in this review are the NYC Office of the Comptroller, NY Governor and State Division of the Budget,...

This brief report by the General Accounting Office (GAO) is a follow-up to their May 2002 review of the economic impact of the September 11th attacks on New York (last mentioned in the June 14, 2002 Scout Report). Going a step beyond, this report reviews the tax revenue loss estimates of the New York City Office of Management and Budget and the New York State Division of Budget. According to the...