Click on the following links to access various pieces on local
economic development. These represent
the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the Iowa
State Economics Department, the Colleges of Agriculture or the
Original piece on Story County Growth compared to similar counties (June 2, 2006).
Powerpoints from my presentation to the Ames Comumunity Development Forum, January 18, 2007
Orazem, Peter F. Somerset and urban sprawl (May 25, 2007)
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A shortened version published in The Ames Tribune June 19, 2007
Orazem, Peter F. Retail sales growth in Ames: 1980-2005 (May 25, 2007)
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A shortened version published in The Ames Tribune June 20, 2007
Orazem, Peter F.Ames employment growth: 2000-2007 (May 25, 2007)
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A shortened version published in The Ames Tribune June 21, 2007
Quirmbach and Ravenscroft on Growth for its own sake The Ames Tribune July 29, 2007
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Orazem
rejoinder shortened version published The
Fletcher letter The Ames Tribune August 5, 2007
Why Ames is not Lawrence, Kansas July 19, 2007
Download pdf here Shortened version appeared in The Ames Tribune September 4, 2007
Why Isn’t Main Street in the Middle of Town? August 5, 2007. Shortened version appeared in The Ames Tribune October 6, 2007
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Starting a business in Ames in comparison to the U.S. and the rest of the world December 20, 2007. A version appeared in The Ames Tribune December 26, 2007
Where should we place the Social Services Campus? February 22, 2008
A version appeared in the Ames Tribune July 31, 2008
Two public goods ideas for Ames The Ames Tribune March 20, 2009
Why the Iowa Stimulus (IJobs) is doomed to failure Des Moines Register April 9, 2009
Powerpoints from presentations to Ames Rotary and Ames Kiwanis, Fall 2007
Osborn Club Talk, April 13, 2009