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A Study Tour of Barcelona and the Catalonia Region in Spain: Strategies for Metropolitan Economic Reinvention

In partnership with the ESADE Business School and the City of Barcelona, the Metropolitan Policy Program planned and participated in three intensive days of learning in Barcelona in June 2011.  The focus of the session was to look at examples of strategies Barcelona, Spain and its greater metropolitan region is embracing to rebuild and re-invent their economies.  The goal is to share innovative ideas with U.S. metros engaged in similar initiatives as they face the challenge of moving to a new economic growth model.

This paper features brief synopses of the tours and meetings held with the City of Barcelona and the Catalonia Region on their economic development strategies.

Specific strategies include:

Barcelona Activa »

Barcelona Activa, a local development agency wholly owned by the City of Barcelona, has spent over the last 20 years developing what appears to be the strongest entrepreneurial development program in Europe.

Barcelona Economic Triangle » (PDF)
The Barcelona Economic Triangle was designed to stitch together three separate economic cluster initiatives across the metropolitan area. Through the BET, the myriad of public and private actors jointly developed a common brand and strategy for attracting foreign investment.

22@Barcelona » (PDF)
One node of the Barcelona Economic Triangle. To remake an outmoded industrial area in the heart of the city into a hot-bed of innovation-driven sectors, the City of Barcelona designed a purpose-driven urban renovation strategy. Changing area zoning from industrial to services and increasing allowable density essentially rewired the area.

Parc de l’Alba »
One node of the Barcelona Economic Triangle. Located seven miles north of Barcelona, 840 acres of predominantly public-owned land, the Parc de l’Alba was designed to address three perplexing challenges: sprawling land use, specialization , and social segregation.

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Barcelona Activa

 
The 22@Barcelona revitalization area
 
The Parc de l'Alba revitalization area

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Candidates, Parties Fine-Tune Spending Strategies

There's a little more than a week to go before the Democratic National Convention begins in Boston. Senator John Kerry is both raising and spending money at a furious pace. The Kerry campaign raised about $182 million from March through June. Senator Kerry also outspent President George Bush in advertising throughout most of the summer. But the president still has more cash on hand, reportedly $63 million at the end of May. That's the latest figure available. The president also has more time to spend that money before accepting his Republican nomination on September 2. Anthony Corrado is an expert on campaign finance.

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Policy Leadership and the Blame Trap: Seven Strategies for Avoiding Policy Stalemate

Editor’s Note: This paper is part of the Governance Studies Management and Leadership Initiative. Negative messages about political opponents increasingly dominate not just election campaigns in the United States, but the policymaking process as well.  And politics dominated by negative messaging (also known as blame-generating) tends to result in policy stalemate. Negative messaging is attractive…

       




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‘Essential’ cannabis businesses: Strategies for regulation in a time of widespread crisis

Most state governors and cannabis regulators were underprepared for the COVID-19 pandemic, a crisis is affecting every economic sector. But because the legal cannabis industry is relatively new in most places and still evolving everywhere, the challenges are even greater. What’s more, there is no history that could help us understand how the industry will endure the current economic situation. And so, in many…

       




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One third of a nation: Strategies for helping working families


Employment among lower-income men has declined by 11 percent since 1980 and has remained flat among lower-income women. Men and women in the top and middle of the income distribution, on the other hand, have been working as much or more since 1980, creating a growing “work gap” in labor market income between haves and have-nots.   

This paper simulates the effect of five labor market interventions (higher high school graduation rate, minimum wage increases, maintaining full employment, seeing all household heads work full time, and virtual marriages between single mothers and unattached men) on the average incomes of the poorest one-third of American households. They find that the most effective way to increase average incomes of the poorest Americans would be for household heads to work full time, whereas the least effective intervention would be increasing education.

In terms of actual impact on incomes, the simulation of all household heads working full time at their expected wage increased average household earnings by 54 percent from a baseline of $12,415 to $19,163. The research also suggests that even if all household heads worked just some—at expected wages or hours—average earnings would still increase by 16 percent.

The least effective simulation was increasing the high school graduation rate to 90 percent and having half of those “newly” graduated go on to receive some form of post-secondary education. The authors note that the low impact of increasing education on mobility is likely because only one in six of bottom-third adults live in a household in which someone gains a high school degree via the intervention.

Because single parents are disproportionately represented among low-income families, Sawhill and coauthors also explored the impact of adding a second earner to single-parent families through a simulation that pairs low-income, single-mother household heads with demographically similar but unrelated men. That simulation increased the average household earnings of the bottom-third only modestly, by $508, or about 4 percent.

Efforts to increase employment among heads of the poorest households must take into consideration why those household heads aren’t working, they note. According to data from the 2015 Census, the most cited reason for women not working is “taking care of home and family” and for men it is being “ill or disabled.”  

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The Reducetarian Solution: Reflections and strategies for eating less meat

Reducing meat consumption is one of the best ways to help the environment. A new book offers many ideas for how to make it happen.




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Two excellent strategies for second-hand shopping

Frugality blogger Elizabeth Willard Thames has outfitted her house and family with thrifted finds. This is her advice.




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7 strategies for curing the urge to shop

Constantly fulfilling your desires leads to financial problems. Learn how to get that under control.




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10 strategies for smart gift-giving this year

No more shopping blindly. It's time to question your whole approach to holiday gifts.




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8 strategies for fighting food waste at home

If you want to cut down on food going in the trash, you'll have to rethink your approach to shopping, cooking, and eating.




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Is Home Depot giving up on "Going Green" Strategies?

Nope. It is just another example of the anti-environmental, anti-sustainability, climate-change denying, anti-Agenda 21 crowd hard at work.




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Institutional investors' shifting allocation strategies are driving hedge funds towards new products - EY’s Natalie Deak on how hedge fund managers are pursuing growth

EY’s Natalie Deak on how hedge fund managers are pursuing growth




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Post-pandemic climate strategies are badly needed

The World Meteorological Organization said governments must fight climate change with the same determination as they did COVID-19.




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Gout & Uric Acid Education Society Hosts Roundtable Exploring Strategies for Elevating the Severity of Gout and Improving Access to Public Education and Treatment - Gout as a Serious Health Issue

Gout as a Serious Health Issue




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Top-ranked Barron's advisor on investment strategies amid the coronavirus outbreak and market volatility

Greg Sarian, CEO of Sarian Strategic Partners and one of Barron's Top 100 Advisors, says investors should prepare for more volatility, and discusses some tax strategies to employ as stock prices are still lower.




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Three options strategies for the week: January 13, 2019

The "Options Action" traders share their first moves for the market open.




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Three options strategies for the week: January 27, 2020

The "Options Action" traders share their first moves for the market open.




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Three options strategies for the week: February 24, 2020

The "Options Action" traders share their first moves for the market open.




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Three options strategies for the week: March 2, 2020

The "Options Action" traders share their first moves for the market open.




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Non-traditional Social Strategies to Feel Connected

Non-traditional social strategies which include guilty pleasures were found to be effective at fulfilling critical social needs as family connections,




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New Strategies For Tackling Some Lung And Kidney Cancers

Cancer cells which become "addicted" to glucose could open up fresh approaches to therapy strategies for cancers with high levels of an amino acid transporter




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Public Health Strategies Can Use Low/no Calorie Sweeteners

Low/no-calorie sweeteners can make a massive impact on public health strategies and may curb diabetes and increase health awareness. all of them have




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Policy strategies for growth, competiveness and employment in Europe

The centre of economic gravity is moving from the advanced to the large emerging economies, particularly Brazil, China and India. For many years, OECD countries accounted for around 70% of global GDP. Today, this share has shrunk to around 60% and it is set to fall further.




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OECD invites interested parties to identify strategies that allegedly result in the artificial avoidance of PE Status

The OECD invites interested parties to send a short description of strategies that might be considered to result in the artificial avoidance of the permanent establishment status in relation to base erosion and profit shifting.




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OECD publishes comments received on strategies that allegedly result in the artificial avoidance of PE Status

On 22 October 2013, the OECD requested interested parties to send a short description of strategies that might be considered to result in the artificial avoidance of PE status in relation to base erosion and profit shifting. The OECD has now published the only response received following that invitation.




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G20/OECD Report on G20 Investment Strategies: Highlights

The OECD has produced assessments of country-specific investment strategies in G20 countries in order to improve the investment ecosystem, foster efficient infrastructure investment and support financing opportunities for SMEs. This booklet reproduces the highlights of these assessments which have been transmitted to G20 leaders for consideration at their Summit in November 2015..




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Skills Development Pathways in Asia: Employment and Skills Strategies in Southeast Asia initiative (ESSSA)

Skills and educational development for inclusive and sustainable growth are becoming significant drivers in OECD countries.




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OECD/INFE High-level Principles on National Strategies for Financial Education

The OECD/INFE High level Principles on National Strategies for Financial Education provide international guidance to policy makers with a view to developing evidence-based, co-ordinated and tailored approaches to financial education, both in emerging markets and more advanced economies. G20 Leaders recognised the important role of financial education policies when they endorsed these Principles in 2012.




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G20/OECD Report on G20 Investment Strategies: Highlights

The OECD has produced assessments of country-specific investment strategies in G20 countries in order to improve the investment ecosystem, foster efficient infrastructure investment and support financing opportunities for SMEs. This booklet reproduces the highlights of these assessments which have been transmitted to G20 leaders for consideration at their Summit in November 2015..




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National Strategies for Financial Education: OECD/INFE Policy Handbook

Financial literacy has become a key life skill for individuals as well as micro and small businesses. Today, 59 economies worldwide are implementing national strategies using guidance from the OECD/INFE High-level Principles on National Strategies for Financial Education. The Policy Handbook describes the experiences of these economies and addresses challenges that countries have faced in implementing the Principles.




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OECD Recommendation on Disaster Risk Financing Strategies

Adopted by the OECD Council on 23 February 2017, this Recommendation provides high-level policy guidance for designing a strategy for addressing the financial impacts of disasters on individuals, businesses and sub-national levels of governments, as well as the implication for public finances.




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The time is now for a new Latin America-China partnership to foster mutual development strategies, says the Latin American Economic Outlook 2016

Latin America’s GDP growth slowdown deepened and is expected to be negative in 2015. For a second consecutive year, Latin America falls behind the average growth of OECD countries after a full decade of convergence with advanced economies, according to the Latin American Economic Outlook 2016.




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OECD Recommendation on Digital Government Strategies

The OECD Recommendation on Digital Government Strategies aims to support the development and implementation of digital government strategies that bring governments closer to citizens and businesses.




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OECD Recommendation on Disaster Risk Financing Strategies

Adopted by the OECD Council on 23 February 2017, this Recommendation provides high-level policy guidance for designing a strategy for addressing the financial impacts of disasters on individuals, businesses and sub-national levels of governments, as well as the implication for public finances.




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Banks say Fed rescue threatens mortgage hedging strategies 

Regulatory action sought to prevent intervention from having unintended consequences




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Lockdown is exposing the folly of reckless financial strategies

Pension funds need to spend less time on ESG and get back to basics




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New Early Stage speakers to talk fundraising strategies, growth marketing and PR

TC Early Stage SF goes down on April 28, and we are getting pretty damn excited about it! The show will bring together 50+ experts across startup core competencies, such as fundraising, operations and marketing. We’ll hear from VCs on how to create the perfect pitch deck and how to identify the right investors for […]




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Use These 3 Strategies to Build a Thriving Franchise Organization

Xponential Fitness Founder and CEO Anthony Geisler shares the leadership secrets that have helped him build a boutique fitness empire.




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3 Simple but Effective Strategies to Create Consistent Income Online

Consistency is more reliable than inspiration.




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5 Surefire Growth Strategies for E-Commerce Entrepreneurs

From Facebook updates to email marketing, supercharge your business with these proven tactics.




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4 Business-Boosting Strategies While Stuck in One Place

Trying times demand innovative measures for online and social media marketers.




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Worrying won't help but a few strategies can guide us through any crisis, says life coach Liz Wilde

Tough times can play havoc with our emotions and I've witnessed my clients suffering in many ways. But five principles helped steady my nerve in my own crisis




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Relooking Strategies For Post-pandemic Management

India has the highest rate of interest in finance. If this is not reduced, MSMEs will continue to struggle as the working capital will become expensive.




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PM Modi holds 'comprehensive' meeting to discuss strategies to boost FDI in India

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Home Minister Amit Shah, Minister for Commerce & Industries Piyush Goyal, MoS (Finance) Anurag Thakur and senior government officials attended the meeting.




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Novel drug delivery technologies [Electronic book] : innovative strategies for drug re-positioning / Ambikanandan Misra, Aliasgar Shahiwala, editors.

Singapore : Springer, 2019.




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NOVEL DRUG DELIVERY TECHNOLOGIES [Electronic book] : innovative strategies for drug re.

[Place of publication not identified], SPRINGER Verlag, SINGAPOR, 2019.




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Cultural studies in the classroom and beyond : critical pedagogies and classroom strategies [Electronic book] / Jaafar Aksikas, Sean Johnson Andrews, Donald Hedrick, editors.

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2019]




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Connecting adult learning and knowledge management : strategies for learning and change in higher education and organizations [Electronic book] / Monica Fedeli, Laura L. Bierema, editors.

Cham : Springer, [2019]




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Advances in plant breeding strategies : Nut and beverage crops. Volume 4 [Electronic book] / Jameel M. Al-Khayri, Shri Mohan Jain, Dennis V. Johnson, editors.

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2019]




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Advances in biometrics : modern methods and implementation strategies [Electronic book] / editor, G.R. Sinha.

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2019]