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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Podcast: Energy Efficiency: The Low-Hanging Fruit
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Report
Green-Collar Jobs: Realizing the Promise
Green-collar jobs—jobs dedicated to saving energy, producing renewable energy, or reducing pollution—can speed progress on two deeply rooted problems at once: easing our dependence on climate-warming fossil fuels and fostering lasting, broadly shared economic prosperity.
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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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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 -
Resource site
Sightline Daily news: Economy
Sightline Daily news is an online news digest that collects the best headlines on economic, environmental, and social issues from over 40 different news sources across the Northwest. The link above connects you to Sightline Daily's economy headlines. http://daily.sightline.org
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