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Economic & Fiscal Impacts

Business Operations

Dr. Fruits has calculated the impacts of business investments in various states and localities. He has analyzed the impacts on output, incomes, employment, and government costs and revenues. The following are examples of reports Dr. Fruits has written or co-authored on the economic and fiscal impacts of business investment.

  • Intel's Oregon operations
  • Micron's Idaho operations
  • Nike's Oregon operations
  • Microchip's potential investment in Multnomah County, Oregon
  • Genentech's potential investment in Washington County, Oregon

Policy & Other Impacts

Dr. Fruits has calculated the impacts of investments and government policies. He has analyzed the impacts on other businesses sales and property values as well as the impacts output, incomes, employment, and government costs and revenues. The following are examples of reports Dr. Fruits has written or co-authored on these impacts.

  • Natural gas pipeline impacts on property values
  • Impact of public employee retirement system reforms on the Oregon economy
  • Potential economic and fiscal impacts of a "big box" located in Portland, Oregon's central business district (CBD)