Economy
All of Sightline's research, maps, and publications on how northwesterners are really faring economically.
To better measure how the Northwest's economy affects working families, Sightline created an economic security index for the Cascadia
Scorecard, which serves as a better measure of how northwesterners are faring than traditional economic measures such as GDP. In this section, you'll find our latest version of the index, plus articles, graphics, and other resources on economic security.
- Research & Publications
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Report
Economic Insecurity: Tougher Conditions for the Middle Class
New census data shows one in six northwestern children live in poverty. Sightline's economic index reveals ordinary families have made virtually no progress in two decades. -
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Podcast: Energy Efficiency: The Low-Hanging Fruit
- Solutions
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Report Other Economic Trends as Often as GDP
GDP figures are reported regularly. Why aren't other important economic trends, such as poverty and income? -
Measure Gross National Happiness
Society needs to measure happiness as carefully as we do financial indicators such as income or gross domestic product. And we need to use these measurements to shape public policy.
- Maps & Graphics
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Oil Addiction Has Never Been More Expensive for the Middle Class
- Resources
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Organization
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
One of Canada's leading progressive voices in public policy debates for 25 years, CCPA is an independent research institute concerned with issues of social and economic justice. http://www.bcpolicyalternatives.org -
Resource site
Northwest Income Indicators Project
A project of Washington State University, this site allows you to create graphic trends analysis of local economic indicators and diagnose local employment growth. Has annual economic data for counties of the states across the Pacific Northwest. http://niip.wsu.edu
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