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UC Economics Center/Winton Woods Partnership Teaches Financial Literacy

Forest Park – Beginning this school year, over 100 students at Winton Woods High School will earn credit for their Financial Management class at both Winton Woods and the University of Cincinnati through a new Memorandum of Understanding between the two schools. This agreement was facilitated by the University’s Economics Center.

FEI
Research Report
Economic Analysis of Issues Associated with Converting Greater Cincinnati Water Works to A Regional Utility

General Economic Principles of Water Utility Expansion and Costs

  • Water utilities typically have very large fixed costs of production for a given capacity, the total amount of which do not change with the amount of water provided to consumers.
    • These large fixed costs include capital costs for treatment plants and distribution systems. These are generally the most significant cost component for water provision.
    Economic Growth and Strategic Development, Wastewater and Environment, Research
    Research Report
    The Economic Impact of the 2012 World Choir Games on Greater Cincinnati

    The 2012 World Choir Games are expected to be highly significant for the people and economy of Cincinnati, which will be the first city in the western hemisphere to host them. Known as the “Olympics of Choral Music,” the World Choir Games are a competition and celebration that is held every two years in cities around the globe.

    Arts, Entertainment and Culture, Research
    Research Report
    The Impact of Non-Profit and Governmental Hospitals on the Economy of the Greater Dayton Region

    The Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association (GDAHA) represents 21 hospitals in the Dayton area whose employment and business interactions create economic benefits across households and industries in the Greater Dayton area.1 While the primary mission of the region’s hospitals is to provide the community with the highest quality care, this mission has a significant impact on the region’s economy.

    Education and Health Care, Research
    Research Report
    Revenue and Expenditure Forecast with Demographic and Economic Analyses

    Revenues

  • Forecasts for major General Fund revenues sources indicate varying growth rates and have been influenced considerably by the recession.
  • Income taxes, which have accounted for 90 percent of the City’s revenue growth over the past four years, are expected to increase in future years at an average annual rate of 1.5 percent between 2010 and 2016. Significant declines in 2009 and 2010 reflect the economic recession.
  • In recent years, the City’s property tax revenues have remained flat as a matter of City Council policy.
    • Taxes, Budgeting and Finance, Research
    Press Release
    Congratulations to our board member Mr. Wm T. (Bill) Robinson III as he takes over as president-elect of the American Bar Association beginning in 2011.

    Mr. Robinson has been a board member and supporter of the Center for over 4 years and we value his commitment to our mission.

    To read the full story from Cincinnati Magazine, visit "Local Lawyer Leads ABA".

    The story is also attached below.

    Board of Trustees
    Media Coverage
    Commercial Property Vacancy Rate An Important Indicator of Recovery

    As I was looking for a way to beat this weekend’s heat, I found myself, along with many others, around the Kenwood Towne Centre. It’s difficult to travel through that area and not notice the hulking mass of rusted metal that is the struggling, and much publicized, Bear Creek property Kenwood Towne Place. It stands as something of an unintentional monument to the property value boom and bust that defines the recession.

    Pulse on the Economy, Research
    Media Coverage
    City manager: Take water system regional

    By Jane Prendergast • jprendergast@enquirer.com

    Growing Cincinnati's century-old water system into a regional district could mean hundreds of jobs and millions in economic development spinoff, University of Cincinnati economists say.

    Online Publications, Research
    Media Coverage
    UC study: Regional water district would save $23M

    Business Courier of Cincinnati

    Transitioning Greater Cincinnati Water Works to a public regional water district would save customers $23 million over the next 10 years.

    That’s according to a study from the University of Cincinnati’s Economic Center for Education and Research. The center took a look at the impact of a proposed plan to create the regional district, which would allow the system to add customers and serve additional communities across Greater Cincinnati.

    Online Publications, Research
    Press Release
    Economic Report Reveals Proposed Public Regional Water District Prevents 14-percent Water Rate Increase

    Economic Report Reveals Proposed Public Regional Water District Prevents 14-percent Water Rate Increase
    Creates $33 million annual economic impact

    Cincinnati, OH – The University of Cincinnati’s Economics Center for Education and Research has completed an economic analysis outlining potential benefits to the City of Cincinnati, its citizens and regional ratepayers if Greater Cincinnati Water Works (GCWW) is transitioned to a public regional water district.

    Research