Mission

• Apply, disseminate, and perform state-of-the-art research and policy analysis on the mechanics of local economic development and neighborhood change
• Help Dallas area businesses, governments, and nonprofits identify opportunities for investments, volunteer activities, philanthropic giving, and public policies that positively impact the economic condition of neighborhoods
• Build sustainable local economies
• Provide an institution where bankers, investors, real estate brokers, policy makers, academics, students, and community leaders go to seek answers to questions that directly impact local economic development

Scope

• Grounded in economic theory and method
• Focus on estimation of costs and benefits
• Translating economic knowledge from academia to real world systems
• Focus on Dallas Area Economy and Dallas “Peer City Analysis Models”
• Creating applied economic research that links places, markets and public policy
• Focus on linking data and research tools on traditional underserved and untapped inner-city economic markets