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- Measuring Neighborhood Socioeconomic Performance In Milwaukee, 1980-2020: An Index-Based Approach August 2025, by Narae Lee and Joel Rast
- UNEQUAL LANDSCAPES Race, Ethnicity, and Environmental Equity in Metro Milwaukee by Nene Osutei, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Joel Rast, University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
- 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
- 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
- Is Wisconsin Becoming a Low-Wage Economy?, October 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
- 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
- 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