More than four out five Americans reside in a metropolitan area, and the importance of these regions to the nation's economy is hard to overstate. The Brookings Institution is well aware of the problems and opportunities facing metropolitan areas and they have created this site as a gathering place for policy analysts, planners, and the general public to learn more about metropolitan areas. The...

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...

This site, from the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, considers the issues surrounding development incentives including direct grants and targeted tax abatements. Along with research papers and federal resources, there is also an overview by Business Week Economics Editor Chris Farrell, a report from the 1996 national conference on this topic, and links to related Websites and media resources....