A new study from UMaine’s Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and School of Economics examines the economic contribution of colleges and universities to the state of Maine. The report shows that Maine’s 38 colleges and universities generate a total annual economic contribution — including the spending of students and visitors, and multiplier effects — of […]
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Jonathan Rubin’s article “Changes in Energy Markets: Effects on the U.S. Transportation System” is published in the summer issue of TR News. The article link is posted below – TR News holds the copyright to the article, National Academy of Sciences, posted with permission of TRB (Transportation Research Board). TRN_298_Rubin Intro pp3-5 The U.S. transportation energy system is undergoing […]
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Jonathan Rubin presented research at the 94th annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 13, 2015, in Washington, D.C. Rubin presented “Woody Biomass Supply, Economics, Biofuel Policy: Maine and Northeastern Forests” in Session 607: Cellulosic Biofuels for Transportation: Growth Through Linking Feedstocks, Supply Chains and Policies. The presentation was based on research done with Sharon Klein, Binod Neupane, […]
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We don’t need to choose between a strong economy or clean air By Jonathan Rubin, Special Opinion to the BDN In a bold move that will help safeguard the health and safety of our children and future generations, the Environmental Protection Agency in June released the Clean Power Plan . The plan delivers on the […]
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Research conducted by Philip Trostel, a University of Maine professor of economics and public policy, is the focus of the Mainebiz article, “Maine’s colleges and universities struggle with shrinking budgets.” Trostel was the author of “The Fiscal Return on Higher Education in Maine,” which looks at the state benefits of greater educational attainment, such as […]
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Phil Trostel authored the Maine Development Foundation’s third Quarterly Economic Report, The Fiscal Return on Higher Education in Maine. As noted by the MDF, “This series of quarterly reports further explores the economic indicators in Measures of Growth In Focus, a reliable and trusted annual report issued by the Maine Economic Growth Council.” The report […]
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Jonathan Rubin presented at the April 1, 2014 Maine Water & Sustainability Conference, hosted by the Senator George J. Mitchell Center at the University of Maine. Rubin presented “Reforming Maine’s Gas Tax for Economic and Environmental Sustainability.” An abstract of Rubin’s talk can be found at http://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/mwc-2014/concurrent-sessions/session-g/#rubin.
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Jonathan Rubin presented at the April 1, 2014 Maine Water & Sustainability Conference, hosted by the Senator George J. Mitchell Center at the University of Maine. Rubin presented “Reforming Maine’s Gas Tax for Economic and Environmental Sustainability.” An abstract of Rubin’s talk can be found at http://umaine.edu/mitchellcenter/mwc-2014/concurrent-sessions/session-g/#rubin.
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An opinion piece published in the Portland Press Herald titled “Maine Voices: Elevate Maine aims to help front end of educational pipeline” cites a study by Philip Trostel. Trostel’s study, “Path to a Better Future: The Fiscal Payoff of Investment in Early Childhood in Maine,” looks at the fiscal benefits of creating a statewide early […]
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Jonathan Rubin presented at the 93rd annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board, January 13, 2014. Rubin, who authored the paper with Paul Leiby of Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Maxwell Brown of the Colorado School of Mines, presented “Regional Credit Trading: Economic and GHG Impacts of a National Low Carbon Fuel Standard,” in Session […]
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