Brookings: Experts - Andrew Reamer

Innovation’s Conference Committee Hurdle

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

America continues to grope toward the development of an effective innovation strategy as part of a credible push toward economic reinvention. Mark Muro and Andrew Reamer urge Congress to implement and test an important new strategy - a regional industry clusters program. This program would play a critical role in the nation’s economic recovery and longer-term revitalization at the metropolitan and rural levels ultimately stimulating innovation and job-creation.

Census Dodges a Bullet but the Immigration Issue Remains

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Senate voted 60-39 to approve cloture on the Commerce-Justice-Science appropriations bill, effectively blocking the controversial amendment that would bar the 2010 Census, unless it collected data on citizenship and immigration status. Audrey Singer responds to this news, and shows that though the Census will continue, the issue still remains.

Who Cares About Federal Economic Statistics?

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

In a guest commentary for Economy.com’s Dismal Scientist, Andrew Reamer argues that while prospects for the federal economic statistical system are much improved compared to two years ago, the budget deficit will lead to pressures to reduce statistical agency spending. These pressures are much more likely to be alleviated if data users speak loudly about the substantial return the nation receives on relatively small investments in economic statistics.

Changing the Census? Don’t Even Think about It

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Preparations for April’s 2010 census are well underway but a last-minute amendment introduced by Sens. David Vitter (R-LA) and Robert Bennett (R-UT) threatens to derail it. In order to exclude unauthorized immigrants from the apportionment process, the Senators want to bar the Census Bureau from moving ahead unless it adds questions on citizenship and immigration status. Audrey Singer and Andrew Reamer say that the Senate should reject this amendment because it would result in inaccuracy, increased costs, and ironically disrupt the apportionment process.

The Structure of the U.S. Economic Statistical System: Implications for Public Policy

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT

At the biennial International Statistics Institute conference in Durban, South Africa, Andrew Reamer said that the federal economic statistical system has been too narrowly focused on meeting the data needs of macroeconomic policymakers, to the detriment of other data users, particularly those at the regional level.

The Federal Statistical System in the 21st Century: The Role of the Census Bureau

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT

At a hearing of the Joint Economic Committee, Andrew Reamer indicated that, to become a 21s century statistical agency, the Census Bureau needed data programs that fully reflect today’s knowledge- and services-based economy; enable private and public organizations to make more informed, effective resource allocation decisions; and readily incorporate advances in information technology.

Report, Plan, and Public Access Requirements Specified by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and Related OMB Guidance

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Andrew Reamer notes that because of the size and complexity of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), stakeholders find it difficult to fully grasp the large number of report, plan, public access, and other requirements specific to recipients of particular ARRA awards, to agencies managing ARRA award programs, and to federal agencies with policy and oversight responsibilities for ARRA. This paper catalogs the wide array of requirements specified by ARRA for the benefit of the community of stakeholders in transparency and accountability.

Budget 2010: More and Better Data for Metro Decisionmaking

Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Andrew Reamer points out that the Metropolitan Policy Program has long argued that current, accurate, and accessible federal socioeconomic statistics are necessary to sustain well-functioning metro regions.

Metro Potential in ARRA: An Early Assessment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

America’s national economic crisis is also a metropolitan crisis, because metropolitan areas are the true engines of the national economy. So it matters intensely how well the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) empowers metropolitan leaders to boost prosperity. This paper finds that although ARRA is limited in its support for creative metropolitan-area implementation, it delivers critical investments in what matters to metros and holds out significant opportunity for metropolitan empowerment and problem-solving.

In Dire Straits: The Urgent Need to Improve Economic Statistics

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Current, accurate economic statistics are crucial to monitoring the fragile condition of the U.S. economy and guiding it out of recession. However, Andrew Reamer indicates, the nation’s statistical system has been deteriorating before our eyes. He outlines steps the White House should take to repair the system.

Tempest Over the Census

Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Congressional Black Caucus and Hispanic advocacy groups cried foul over Sen. Judd Gregg’s abortive nomination for Commerce Secretary because of census concerns, while conservative groups pilloried White House moves to assuage them. Andrew Reamer argues that both sides’ concerns would be best addressed by focusing on the Census Bureau itself.

Office of Management and Budget’s Congressional Mandates to Provide Information on Federal Spending

Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT

In a recent National Academy of Science workshop, Andrew Reamer reviews the array of mandates that Congress has given the White House Office of Management and Budget to maintain data repositories and publish reports on federal expenditures—including grants and contracts—by geography.

Clusters and Competitiveness: A New Federal Role for Stimulating Regional Economies

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT

Regional industry clusters—geographic concentrations of interconnected firms and supporting organizations—represent a potent source of productivity at a moment of national vulnerability to global economic competition. For that reason, Karen Mills, Elisabeth Reynolds and Andrew Reamer say the federal government should establish an industry clusters program to stimulate the collaborative interactions of firms and supporting organizations in regional economies to produce more commercial innovation and higherwage employment.

OMB’s Congressional Mandates to Provide Information on Federal Spending

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

At a meeting of the National Grants Partnership, Andrew Reamer reviews the array of mandates that Congress has given the White House Office of Management and Budget to maintain data repositories and publish reports on federal expenditures—including grants and contracts—by geography. He identifies eight core mandates and discusses the current, and troubled, status of each.

How Economic Change Happens and Why We Resist It

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Andrew Reamer explores the fundamental driver of regional economic change—innovation—and the dynamics of resistance to change. After reviewing innovation’s role in powering U.S. economic growth over the last 50 years, he discusses the consequences of innovation for the economic fortunes for the Buffalo region, the impact of change on personal and community identity and narrative, and the importance of leadership in the regional reinvention process.

Preparations for 2010: Is the Census Bureau Ready for the Job Ahead?

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Before a subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Andrew Reamer's testimony emphasized the importance of the decennial Census to the nation and assessed the readiness of the federal government for the 2010 count.

The Department of Commerce Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2008: Observations for Consideration

Tue, 06 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

The Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies is in a unique position to assess the work of the Department of Commerce, argues Andrew Reamer in his testimony before the House Committee on Appropriations.

The Federal Role in Regional Economic Development

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Andrew Reamer offers his thoughts on how the federal government can best stimulate economically competitive regions during his testimony before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Bui

Of Silk Purses and Sows' Earmarks

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Reamer Opinion 9-25-2006

Anticipating the Unimaginable: The Crucial Role of the Census in Disaster Planning and Recovery

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Andrew Reamer, The Brookings Institution (7/10/06)

To Take a Bite Out of Crime: Safeguard the Census

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT

Opinion by Andrew Reamer (6/26/06)

Apportionment in the Balance: A Look into the Progress of the 2010 Decennial Census

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 00:00:00 GMT

In the hearing on ""Apportionment in the Balance: A Look into the Progress of the 2010 Decennial Census,"" Andrew Reamer testified to U.S. House Committee on the Government Reform why on-going support of the planning and preparation leading up to the 2

National Infrastructure for Community Statistics: Purpose and Process

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 00:00:00 GMT

UMI ACCRA NICS Article

Federal Statistics: Robust Information Tools for the Urban Investor

Sat, 01 Oct 2005 00:00:00 GMT

In this paper, Andrew Reamer and Pari Sabety state that the federal government's role in providing statistics is vital to a well-functioning market economy. Information gaps lead to missed opportunities. In this regard, much can be done to give invest

National Infrastructure for Community Statistics: An Overview

Tue, 17 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT

In this presentation at the annual conference of the National Science Foundation's Digital Government Research Program (dg.o2005), Andrew Reamer provided a basic overview of the National Infrastructure for Community Statistics (NICS) and the nature of its development process.

NICS is an innovative web-based marketplace aimed at providing access to thousands of community-level data sets across the U.S. The presentation describes the what, how, and who of NICS; its potential impacts; findings to date regarding desirability, feasibility, and participant needs; and upcoming activities of the NICS Community of Practice.

Halfway to the 2010 Census: The Countdown and Components to a Successful Decennial Census

Tue, 19 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT

Testimony before the House Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on Federalism and the Census

Understanding Our Communities: Funding the American Community Survey

Tue, 30 Nov 2004 00:00:00 GMT

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