Past Projects
The following projects are available on request, as accessible PDF files. There may be a delay, as we transfer our documents to this format. Thank you for your patience.
2019
Portland MSA Regional Economic Outlook, October 2019
NERC's biannual forecast of employment, income, and housing permits for the Portland metropolitan area.
Governance, Costs, and Revenue Raising to Address and Prevent Homelessness in the Portland Tri-County Region
This extensive report, which provides broad estimates of homelessness, housing insecurity, and housing supply in the Portland region along with a review of revenue raising techniques and tricounty governance options, was written in partnership with the new PSU Homelessness Research and Action Collaborative.
Land Value Tax Analysis: Simulating the Tax in Multnomah County
This report, produced with support from Common Ground OR-WA, examines the impacts of a land value tax system in Multnomah County through a two-step modeling process that first eliminates the tax policy that has caused market assessed value and real market value to diverge, and subsequently simulates a split-rate tax on a) land value and b) improvement value. The report is accompanied by a technical summary document.
Washington County: Tobacco Retail License Impact Analysis
This report estimates the economic impact of introducing tobacco retail licensure in Washington County, in the context of ensuring compliance with Tobacco 21 (SB 754) by using license registration to create a database of tobacco retailers.
Portland MSA Regional Economic Outlook, April 2019
NERC's biannual forecast of employment, income, and housing permits for the Portland MSA. The April release also includes the annual forecast of population and households. NERC PowerPoint from conference also available.
Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership: Economic Impact Analysis 2018 Update
In NERC's sixth report for OMEP, the direct, indirect, and induced impacts of the Partnership's contributions to local firms are estimated for the 2017 calendar year.
2018
Portland MSA Regional Economic Outlook, October 2018
NERC's biannual forecast of employment, income, and housing permits for the Portland MSA.
The Portland ADU Market: Conditions, Costs, Drivers, Incentives
This report was researched in collaboration with the Institute for Sustainable Solutions in order to explore the potential for accessory dwelling units (ADUs) to increase housing affordability in the Portland metropolitan region, and assess the efficacy of the City’s SDC fee waiver for increasing affordability by increasing the rental housing supply.
Portland MSA Regional Economic Outlook, April 2018
NERC's biannual forecast of employment, income, and housing permits for the Portland MSA. The April release also includes the annual forecast of population and households.
Clackamas County: Tobacco License Impact Analysis
This report estimates the economic impact of introducing tobacco retail licensure in Clackamas County, in the context of ensuring compliance with Tobacco 21 (SB 754) by using license registration to create a database of tobacco retailers.
Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership: Economic Impact Analysis 2017 Update
In NERC's fifth report for OMEP, the direct, indirect, and induced impacts of the Partnership's contributions to local firms are estimated for the 2016 calendar year.
Deconstruction in Portland: Summary of Activity
Follow-up to previous 2016 report, using permit and survey data to assess the impact of the residential deconstruction requirement in the year following its implementation, and describe relevant market attributes in order to inform future policy.
2012-2017 Projects
2017
Prosperity and Industrial Development: Review of Concepts and Measurements. Port of Portland
Portland MSA Regional Economic Outlook, October 2017.
Carlton Economic & Demographic Profile. City of Carlton
Portland MSA Regional Economic Outlook, April 2017.
Portland Green Loop Economic Analysis. Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability.
Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership: Economic Impact Analysis 2016 Update.
The Media Industry in Oregon: Incentive and Impact Analysis. Oregon Office of Film & Television.
2016
The State of the Portland Housing Market. OnPoint Community Credit Union.
Regional Economic and Population Forecast, October 2016.
The Economic Impacts of a Gross Receipt Tax for Oregon with Implications for Initiative Petition 28. Our Oregon.
Minimum Wage Increases and Oregon's Long-Term Care Sector. Oregon Health Care Association.
Regional Economic and Population Forecast, April 2016.
The Economics of Residential Building Deconstruction in Portland, OR. Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability
The Economic Impact of Oregon City's County Seat Status. Clackamas County
Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership: An Economic Impact Analysis. [Update to previous report]
2015
Regional Economic and Population Forecast, October 2015.
Portland’s Food Economy: Trends and Contributions. Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability, Portland State University Institute for Sustainable Solutions.
Columbia Corridor Drainage District Governance Study. Multnomah County Drainage District.
2015 Highway Cost Allocation Study: Carbon Tax Issue Paper. Oregon Department of Transportation.
Retirement Security in Oregon. Our Oregon.
Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership: An Economic Impact Analysis. [Update to previous report]
2014
Economic and Emissions Impacts of a Clean Air Tax or Fee in Oregon (SB306). Oregon Legislative Revenue Office
A Comparison of Emergency Service Provider Costs for Formerly Homeless Persons Living in Permanent Supportive Housing in Washington County, Oregon. Washington County.
Impact Washington: an Economic Impact Analysis.
Oregon Property Tax Capitalization: Evidence from Portland. League of Oregon Cities
Union Carpenter Activity Forecasting. Trustee of Oregon/SW Washington Carpenters/Employers Taft-Hartly Trusts.
Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership: an Economic Impact Analysis.
Wave Energy in Clatsop County, OR: an Economic Impact Analysis. Oregon Wave Energy Trust.
2013
A Study of Emergency Service Provider Costs for Chronically Homeless Persons in Washington County, Oregon. Washington County.
Statewide Report on Health Care Quality 2013. Oregon Health Care Quality Corporation.
Highway Cost Allocation Study 2013-2015 Biennium. Oregon Department of Transportation.
Vocational Rehabilitation: Return on Investment in Oregon. Oregon Vocational Rehabilitation Services.
Carbon Tax and Shift: How to make it work for Oregon’s Economy.
Oregon’s Electric Vehicle Industry. Drive Oregon, Oregon Development Commission.
2012
Contribution of the Film & Television Industry to the Economies of Oregon and the Portland Metropolitan Area. Oregon Office of Film & Television.
Pearl District Market Study. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.
The 2012 Forest Report: an Economic Assessment of Oregon’s Forest and Wood Products Manufacturing Sector. Oregon Department of Energy.
National Forest Health Restoration: an Economic Assessment of Forest Restoration on Oregon’s Eastside National Forests. Oregon Forest Resource Institute.
Statewide Report on Health Care Quality 2012. Oregon Healthcare Quality Corporation.