Maine’s Economy Amenity Investments and Tourist Destination Development: Policy Insights from Three Rural Maine Regions Realizing rural Maine’s tourism’s sustainable growth potential demands bold, creative and tenacious state, regional and local leadership. Bowdoin College Professor of Economics David Vail recommends cost-effective policies […] Jody Harris Posted August 12, 2010 Tags Economy, Local
Maine’s Economy Choices: Economic Development Investments to Realize Rural Maine's Tourism Potential Since 1998, MECEP has been a leader in research on the impacts and potential of tourism in Maine. In this latest edition, Professor Vail proposes a bold […] Jody Harris Posted July 21, 2010 Tags Economy, Local
Maine’s Economy Choices: Climate Change: Maine Makes the Case for Federal Action Now In the latest in the 15-year MECEP Choices series, Colby College Mitchell Family Professor of Economics Emeritus Tom Tietenberg examines how Maine has responded to the climate […] Jody Harris Posted June 7, 2010 Tags Federal
Maine’s Economy Urging Maine’s Congressional Delegation to Provide Leadership to Extend Federal Benefits to the Unemployed and Financial Assistance to States. Press Conference with Other Advocates, Ocean Gateway, Portland, Maine, June 3, 2010 This is a critical juncture for the economic security of thousands of unemployed Mainers, for the effort to recover from the Great Recession and for the future […] MECEP Posted June 3, 2010 Tags Employment, Federal
Maine’s Economy Choices: Banking Reform: Building a Financial System for the Future Two of the most potentially devastating concerns during the financial meltdown in the fall of 2008 were the near total collapse of both the residential and commercial […] Jody Harris Posted April 9, 2010 Tags Consumer Protection, Economic Security
Maine’s Economy Choices: The State of Working Maine in 2010 A shrinking economy affects us all, especially low and moderate income workers who have been losing ground in good times and bad. To reverse these trends, policymakers […] Jody Harris Posted March 26, 2010 Tags Economic Security, Economy
Maine’s Economy Choices: The Great Recession: Getting Back to Work The Great Recession that we are in is one of the largest economic challenges this nation has faced since the 1930s. Maine and the nation must take […] Jody Harris Posted March 5, 2010 Tags Economic Security, Economy, Jobs
Maine’s Economy Testimony Regarding LD 1690 An Act to Prevent Predatory Signature Gathering and Ensure a Clean Citizen and People’s Veto Process Democracy functions best when there is transparency and accountability. Minimizing fraud and the influence of special interests are important goals of any democratic system of government, especially […] MECEP Posted February 8, 2010 Tags Economy
Maine’s Economy Choices: An Ecotourism Brand for Rural Maine — The Time is Right Several building blocks for a Maine ecotourism brand are already in place. Accrediting and branding Maine’s highest quality tourism products can be a cost-effective use of our extremely limited public, […] Jody Harris Posted September 4, 2009 Tags Economy
Maine’s Economy The Growing Latin American Influence: Opportunities for Maine's Economy Nearly 16,000 Hispanics live in Maine. From 2000 to 2007, Maine’s Hispanic population grew by 67% compared to 3.3% growth for the total population. This report documents […] Jody Harris Posted April 23, 2009 Tags Economy