Journal Article
The travel market in the United States and the Third District
Schiller, Timothy G. (1996-09)
How much economic activity does travel generate? How many jobs does the travel industry create? And how do the Third District states?Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware?stack up in terms of travel-related spending? Tim Schiller takes a look at these questions and discusses the importance of travel and tourism to the local and national economy
Business Review , Issue Sep , Pages 11-21

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After the baby boom: population trends and the labor force of the future
Schiller, Timothy G. (2005-10)
Tim Schiller examines how the U.S. and the Third District labor force will change as the baby boomers start to retire in large numbers and women?s participation in the workforce levels off. These and other demographic shifts will affect the supply and demand for workers among different industries and occupations, potentially leading to shortages of workers in areas projected to grow, such as education and health care. Nationally, the average age of the work force will increase, its growth will slow, and its composition will be more diverse, and these factors will likely have a particular ...
Business Review , Issue Q4 , Pages 30-43

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Rewiring the system: the changing structure of the electric power industry.
Schiller, Timothy G. (2001-01)
In the United States, significant changes have taken place in the structure of electricity markets. Twenty-three states, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, have changed or will be changing their laws to allow consumers to switch electricity suppliers. In some states, millions of consumers have already switched. What brought about the deregulation of an industry previously considered a "natural monopoly"? In "Rewiring the System: The Changing Structure of the Electric Power Industry," Tim Schiller describes the changes in law and the developments in economic theory that ...
Business Review , Issue Q1 , Pages 26-33

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Industry concentration in tri-state metropolitan areas
Schiller, Timothy G. (2008-04)
Research Rap Special Report , Issue Apr

Journal Article
\\"What's it worth? Property taxes and assessment practices\\"
Schiller, Timothy G. (2011-07)
Residential property taxes are both a major source of local government financing and a significant cost of owning a home. Tax limitation measures and relatively moderate gains in house prices during most of the 1990s tended to keep property taxes from rising rapidly in those years. But from the late 1990s to the mid-2000s, house prices once again rose sharply. Property taxes followed a similar path, bringing them to greater public attention once again. Now that house prices appear to have shifted to a level or downward trend in most parts of the country, there seems to be increasing concern ...
Business Review , Issue Q3 , Pages 21-30

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Sprawl: what's in a name?
Schiller, Timothy G. (2004-10)
What lies behind concerns about the way metropolitan areas have been spreading out over the past several decades? This spreading out, or sprawl, is reflected in lower density and centralization in metropolitan areas. In "Sprawl: What's in a Name?" Tim Schiller highlights some recent trends toward lower population and employment density in metro areas and discusses some of the underlying forces propelling these trends
Business Review , Issue Q4 , Pages 26-38

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Regional trends in federal government spending
Schiller, Timothy G. (1999-03)
State governments, congressional delegations, and regional associations regularly examine federal expenditures to see how their state or region is faring in the distribution of federal monies. Although these groups often look at changes in the patterns of annual spending, a long-term perspective reveals how demographic trends and shifting priorities drive year-to-year changes in spending in the states. In this article, Tim Schiller takes that long-term perspective by looking at the decade from 1986 to 1996 and outlining what regional shifts in federal spending took place and why
Business Review , Issue Mar , Pages 17-28

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From laboratory to market: the biotechnology industry in the Third District
Schiller, Timothy G. (2002-10)
In "From Laboratory to Market: The Biotechnology Industry in the Third District," Tim Schiller describes major biotechnology products and reviews estimates of the industry's size and scope. He also outlines where the industry is most active in the United States, especially in the Third District states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.
Business Review , Issue Q4 , Pages 6-16

Journal Article
Housing: boom or bubble?
Schiller, Timothy G. (2006-10)
In recent years, the U.S. has seen an extraordinary increase in demand for housing and a rapid rise in house prices. Data show that nationally, the average price of an existing home, adjusted for inflation, rose more than 8 percent in 2004 and 2005, a faster pace than in any previous year. Some people have questioned whether this rapid rise was sustainable, and recent declines in the housing market have made this question more urgent. In "Housing: Boom or Bubble?," Tim Schiller asks whether there was a so-called bubble in house prices or whether fundamental economic factors explain the ...
Business Review , Issue Q4 , Pages 9-18

Journal Article
State tax revenue in the Third District
Schiller, Timothy G. (2008-11)
Research Rap Special Report , Issue Nov