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Solutions posed for Kalamazoo's affordable housing shortage: Q & A
April 23, 2025
Lee Adams speaking
Homelessness in Kalamazoo: The problem, progress, and the path forward
April 10, 2025
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Michigan’s Great Start Readiness Program yields positive economic return
February 20, 2025
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Five key lessons for five core groups shaping place-based policy
January 14, 2025
Research Highlights
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Michigan’s Great Start Readiness Program yields positive economic return
Timothy J. Bartik
February 20, 2025
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What happens to tenants when landlords quit the rent-controlled market? ASSA research focus
Brian Asquith
December 19, 2024
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Birth rates fall but good planning can help counties handle population declines
Brian Asquith
October 16, 2024
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Iryna Lendel
Senior Director of Regional Economic and Community Development
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