Policy Research Publications
The Hispanic Collaborative/UWMCED Index of Hispanic Well-Being in the Nation’s Largest Metro Areas, 2024 Update by Marc V. Levine
The AALAM/UWMCED Index of African American Well-Being in the Nation’s Largest Metropolitan Areas, 2024 Edition by Marc V. Levine
The State of Black Milwaukee in National Perspective: Racial Inequality in the Nation’s 50 Largest Metropolitan Areas. In 65 Charts and Tables, July 2020, by Marc V. Levine
Milwaukee’s Coronavirus Racial Divide: A Report on the Early Stages of COVID-19 Spread in Milwaukee County, April 2020, by UWM Center for Economic Development
Diversity in the Creative Occupations of Greater Milwaukee: A Labor Market Analysis, September 2019, by Marc V. Levine
Milwaukee 53206: The Anatomy of Concentrated Disadvantage In an Inner City Neighborhood 2000-2017, February 2019, by Marc V. Levine
JobLines: An Analysis of Milwaukee County Transit System Routes 6 and 61, October 2018, by Joel Rast
Latino Milwaukee: A Statistical Portrait Study Highlights, April 2016, by Marc V. Levine
Latino Milwaukee: A Statistical Portrait, April 2016, by Marc V. Levine
Deunionization in Wisconsin and Metro Milwaukee: A Statistical Overview, February 2016, by Marc V. Levine
Public Transit and Access to Jobs in the Milwaukee Metropolitan Area, 2001-2014, January 2015, by Joel Rast
Zipcode 53206: A Statistical Snapshot of Inner City Distress in Milwaukee: 2000-2012, November 2014, by Marc V. Levine
Is Wisconsin Becoming a Low-Wage Economy?, October 2014, by Marc V. Levine
Nine Charts on Recent Trends in Employment Growth in Wisconsin, September 2014, by Marc V. Levine
The Lag Continues: Comparing Employment Growth in Wisconsin, the Midwest, and the Nation Over the Past Decade: December 2002-2013 (Q4), June 2014, by Marc V. Levine
Gauging Employment Growth in Wisconsin: State-By-State Comparisons, March 2014, by Marc V. Levine
How Does Employment Growth in Wisconsin Compare to Other States Over the Past Decade?, January 2014, by Marc V. Levine
The State of Black Owned Businesses in Milwaukee, September 2013, by Marc V. Levine
Perspectives on the Current State Of the Milwaukee Economy, July 2013, by Marc V. Levine
Impact of Green Infrastructure on Property Values within the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District Planning Area: Case Studies, May 2013, by Catherine Madison
The Myth of the Skills Gap in Wisconsin: Research Update, March 2013, by Marc V. Levine
The Skills Gap and Unemployment in Wisconsin: Separating Fact From Fiction, February 2013, by Marc V. Levine
Preserving Our Industrial Land: Industrial Zoning in Milwaukee, 1998-2011, May 2012, by Joel Rast
Race and Male Employment in the Wake of the Great Recession: Black Male Employment Rates in Milwaukee And the Nations Largest Metro Areas, 2010, January 2012, by Marc V. Levine
An Analysis of the Impact of Proposed 2012 Milwaukee County Transit Service Reductions on Access to Employment, September 2011, by Joel Rast
The Economic State of Milwaukee, 1990-2008, December 2010, by Joel Rast
The Crisis Deepens: Black Male Joblessness in Milwaukee 2009, October 2010, by Marc V. Levine
Mismeasuring Joblessness: A Rejoinder to ETI/Murphy, August 2010, by Marc. V. Levine
A Socio-Economic Impact Analysis of the Regional Water Supply Plan for Southeastern Wisconsin, July 2010
Microeconomics of Reliable Urban Water Supply: The Comparative Economic Advantage of Great Lakes Cities, May 2010, by William L. Holahan
Research Update: Race and Male Joblessness in Milwaukee: 2008, September 2009, by Marc. V. Levine
The False Promise of the Entrepreneurial University: Selling Academic Commercialism as an “Engine” of Economic Development in Milwaukee, September 2009, by Marc V. Levine
Out of Service: The Impact of Transit Cuts on Access to Jobs in Metropolitan Milwaukee, October 2008, by Joel Rast
Research Update: The Crisis of Black Male Joblessness in Milwaukee, 2007, October 2008, by Marc V. Levine
The Crisis of Black Male Joblessness in Milwaukee, 2006, October 2007, by Marc V. Levine
The Crisis of Black Male Joblessness in Milwaukee: Trends, Explanations, and Policy Options, March 2007, by Marc Levine
Income Change in Milwaukee’s Inner City, 2004-2005, November 2006, by Marc Levine
Residential Development Activity on Urban Brownfields in Milwaukee and Chicago: An Examination of Redevelopment Trends, Developer Perceptions, and Future Prospects, September 2006, by Christopher De Sousa
The Economic State of Milwaukee’s Inner City: 2006, May 2006, by Marc Levine
Curbing Industrial Decline or Thwarting Redevelopment? An Evaluation of Chicago’s Clybourn Corridor, Goose Island,and Elston Corridor Planned Manufacturing Districts, November 15, 2005, by Joel Rast
The PabstCity Redevelopment Project: Inflated Projections and Dubious Economic Assumptions, June 6, 2005, by Marc. V. Levine
The State of Milwaukee’s Environment: Preliminary Report, September 13, 2004, by Christopher De Sousa
Transportation Equity and Access to Jobs in Metropolitan Milwaukee, September 3, 2004, by Joel Rast
After the Boom: Joblessness in Milwaukee Since 2000, April 5, 2004, by Marc V. Levine
“Stealth Depression” Joblessness in the City of Milwaukee Since 1990, August 25, 2003, by Marc V. Levine
Community Service Jobs in Wisconsin Works: the Milwaukee County Experience, June 2003, by Andrea Robles, Fred Doolittle, Susan Gooden, MDRC
The Two Milwaukees: Separate and Unequal, April 30, 2003, by Marc V. Levine
The Economic State of Milwaukee’s Inner City: 1970-2000, December 5, 2002, by Marc V. Levine
Unfair Sanctions: Does W-2 Punish People of Color?, October 2002, by Kathleen Mulligan-Hansel, Ph.D., Institute for Wisconsin’s Future and Pamela S. Fendt, UW-Milwaukee, Center for Economic Development
The Economic Impact of Child Care in Milwaukee County, September 2002, by Marc V. Levine and Pam Fendt
TANF Reauthorization: The Bush Administration Proposal and Wisconsin’s W-2 Program, March 2002, by Kathleen Mulligan-Hansel, Ph.D., Institute for Wisconsin’s Future and Pamela S. Fendt, UW-Milwaukee, Center for Economic Development
Metropolitan Polarization in an Era of Affluence: Income Trends in Metropolitan Milwaukee Since 1990, January 2002, by Marc V. Levine
Emergency Services Utilization in Milwaukee County: 1995 to 2000, December 2001, by Pam Fendt, Kathleen Mulligan-Hansel, and Marcus White
Cracks in the Glass Ceiling? Diversity and Management in Metro Milwaukee’s Private Industry in the 1990s, August 13, 2001, by Marc V. Levine, Ryan Ranker and Lisa Heuler Williams
Minority Business Ownership in Metropolitan Milwaukee in the 1990s: Some Statistical Indicators and Comparisons to the Nation’s Largest Metropolitan Areas, May 14, 2001, by Marc V. Levine and Lisa Heuler Williams.
Suburban Sprawl and the “Secession” of the Affluent: Metropolitan Polarization in Milwaukee:1987-1997, July 1999, by Marc V. Levine
The Economic State of Milwaukee: The City and the Region, May 1998, by Marc V. Levine, with Sandra J. Callaghan
The Feasibility of Economically Targeted Investing: A Wisconsin Case Study, June 1997, by Marc V. Levine, with Lee Smith and Emily Van Dunk
Welfare Reform and the Metropolitan Milwaukee Labor Market, August 1996, by Pamela S. Fendt
Inner City Retail Redevelopment Projects: Best Practices Summary, July 1996, by Sandra J. Callaghan
Light Rail Transit and Inner City Redevelopment: A Proposal for Transit-Oriented Redevelopment at 27th Street and Wisconsin Avenue, February 1996, by Emily Van Dunk, with Marc Levine and Dale Dulberger
The Crisis of Low Wages in Milwaukee: Wage Polarization in the Metropolitan Labor Market, 1970-1990, November 1994, by Marc V. Levine
Downtown Redevelopment in Milwaukee: Has it Delivered for the City?, February 1994, by Marc V. Levine and John F. Zipp
The Milwaukee Public Schools Facilities Plan: An Economic Impact Analysis, January 1993, by Marc V. Levine
Light Rail in Milwaukee: An Analysis of the Potential Impact on Economic Development, May 1992, by Marc V. Levine
Technical Assistance Reports
The State of Veterans in Wisconsin, September 2022, by Yaidi Cancel Martinez
The AALAM/UWMCED Index of African American Well-Being in the Nation’s Largest Metropolitan Areas, July 2020, by Marc V. Levine
Water Needs Assessment: Pathways to Employment in a Water Centric City, February 2020, by Lisa Heuler Williams
Socio-Economic Impact Analysis: Rehabilitation of the Sherman Theater, November 2014, by Lisa Heuler Williams
The Economic Impact of Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, June 2013, by Marc Levine
Housing and Community in South Madison: Local Residents’ Viewpoints and Experiences, April 2007, by Andrea Robles, Jodi Wortsman, and Ariel Kaufman
Participatory Research at Cooperative Care: Supporting Caregivers and Building a Unified Cooperative, July 2006, by Andrea Robles and Julie Whitaker
Community Service Jobs in Wisconsin Works: the Milwaukee County Experience
Exploring the Perceptions of Bias and Discrimination: The Utilization of Nonprofit Consultants of Color in the Greater Milwaukee Area, by Pam Fendt and Karl Nichols
Ozaukee County Location Quotient Analysis, June 10, 2004, by Kathleen Cady Schilling
2001 Economic Development Resource Directory, Fifth Edition, 2001.
The Economic Impact of the 2001 Wisconsin State Fair, July 30, 2002, by Kathleen Cady Schilling and Lauren McHargue
Support Service Utilization Among Head Start Parents in Wisconsin, prepared for The Wisconsin Head Start State Collaboration Project, November 1999, Pamela S. Fendt
Milwaukee Community Economic Development Capacity Inventory, April 1999, by Marc V. Levine and Lauren A. McHargue
An Assessment of Transportation Service Options: A Profile of the Grandview Walnut Heights Community Presented to Community Residents, 12/98, Lauren McHargue, Deborah Curtis and Justin First.
Milwaukee Non-Profit Venture Fund Planning Document, September 1998, by Lauren A. McHargue and Marc V. Levine
New Berlin Public Transportation Alternatives Task Force: Introductory Information, March 1998, by Sandra J. Callaghan and Lisa Heuler Williams
Model Development in the “Workforce Connections” Project: Final Report, January 1998, by Marc V. Levine
Labor Market Research Update for the High Wage Dislocated Worker Project, September 1997, by Pamela S. Fendt
Model Development in the Workforce Connections Project: Interim Report, September 1997, by Marc V. Levine and Pamela S. Fendt
Survey and Analysis of Current Socioeconomic Development Activities in Milwaukee’s Near South Side, June 1997, by Sandra J. Callaghan, with Lisa Heuler Williams
High Wage Job Opportunities in Metropolitan Milwaukee: A Report for the High Wage Dislocated Worker Project, April 1997, by Pamela S. Fendt
The Milwaukee Foundry Industry: A Background Report, April 1997, by Marc V. Levine
Occupational Trends and Training Requirements in Targeted Industrial Sectors: A Report for the High Wage Dislocated Worker Project, March 1997, by Pamela S. Fendt
Employment and Wage Trends in Targeted Industrial Sectors: A Report for the High Wage Dislocated Worker Project, February 1997, by Pamela S. Fendt
Riverwest Community Schools Program: Assessment of First Year Operations, September 1996, by Sandra J. Callaghan
The Economic Impact of Sinai Samaritan Hospital on Greater Milwaukee, May 1996, by Marc V. Levine and Emily Van Dunk
Employer Ownership Feasibility Study for the Port of Milwaukee, September 1994, by Dale Dulberger and John F. Zipp
The Economic Impact of Envirotest Corporation’s Proposed Testing Program in Wisconsin, March 1994, by Marc V. Levine
Southside Economic Summit Study, May 1993, by Marc V. Levine
The Lisbon Area Neighborhood Development Project: The New L.I.F.E. Skills Survey, January 1993, by John F. Zipp