Autumn 2009

2009

A balanced approach to economic growth includes creating low-skilled jobs.

In researching the economic and fiscal impacts of the proposed Ohio casinos, the Economics Center examined the composition of the local workforce by education level.  This research revealed that almost 45 percent of the working-age population of the Greater Cincinnati Metropolitan Area has a high school diploma or less.   Economic development discussions often center on bringing high earning jobs to the area to spur growth, but nearly half of the existing population segment would likely lack the necessary skills to take advantage of these jobs.

Both proponents and opponents of the Casino debate utilized the same research report

Rarely does an analysis by the Economics Center receive the level of attention given to our recent report on the economic and fiscal impacts of the proposed Ohio casinos.

The Economics Center committed to preparing a careful, empirical analysis of the anticipated statewide and community-level impacts of building and operating the four casinos, following established procedures.  Staff members spent over 300 hours collecting data, evaluating research, preparing and checking calculations, and writing up the results of the analysis.