👩💻 D.C. area businesses are struggling to hire qualified candidates. ❓ How can local policymaking help reverse this trend? ➡️ Read more: ow.ly/RC1R50ZnVOj
Daniel Burge
@daniel-burge.bsky.social
Director of the Rivlin Initiative at the D.C. Policy Center. Analyzing economic, demographic, and migration trends shaping D.C. and the broader region. #EconSky | #PolicySky | www.dcpolicycenter.org | @dcpolicycenter.bsky.social
📉 D.C. lost 79,800 jobs in five years. ❗Young adults are at risk of low lifetime earnings, poor opportunities, and greater hurdles to building a sustainable life in the District. ➡️ Read more: ow.ly/L2FX50ZmwhL
👏 Congratulations to D.C. Policy Center's Emilia Calma on the publication of "A housing market on the precipice" 🏘️ Published by @brookings.edu and coauthored by Nicholas Finio and @lohplaces.bsky.social, the report marks trends in the region's housing market. ➡️ Read more: ow.ly/CJfT50Z8cxQ
✨ Join us for "The District, the Capital Region, and the Federal Shock." 🗓️ Thursday, June 11th ⏰ 3:00 PM 📍George Washington University ➡️ Register to attend: ow.ly/Bibf50Z7eRE
Come join us and the Center for Washington Area Studies at George Washington University for "The District, The Capital Region, and the Federal Shock" on June 11th at 3 pm. Click here for more information and reserve your spot: calendar.gwu.edu/event/the-di...
The District, the Capital Region, and the Federal Shock
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Come join the Center for Washington Area Studies and the D.C. Policy Center for a timely, data-driven discussion of the District of Columbia and the Capital Region. The event will feature key insights from the 2026 State of the Capital Region report and take place on June 11 at 3:00 p.m. at GW.
D.C. Policy Center@dcpolicycenter.bsky.social · 2mo ago🗓️ Join us for "The District, the Capital Region, and the Federal Shock" on 6/11 at 3 PM at George Washington University. ✨ This timely, data-driven discussion will feature two short presentations followed by an expert panel. ➡️ RSVP to attend: ow.ly/mlP350Z5FcN
Come join the Center for Washington Area Studies and the D.C. Policy Center for a timely, data-driven discussion of the District of Columbia and the Capital Region. The event will feature key insights from the 2026 State of the Capital Region report and take place on June 11 at 3:00 p.m. at GW.
D.C. Policy Center@dcpolicycenter.bsky.social · 2mo ago🗓️ Join us for "The District, the Capital Region, and the Federal Shock" on 6/11 at 3 PM at George Washington University. ✨ This timely, data-driven discussion will feature two short presentations followed by an expert panel. ➡️ RSVP to attend: ow.ly/mlP350Z5FcN
📚 D.C. needs to invest in adult learners. 🎓 In this budget brief, Deputy Director @cfcoffin.bsky.social emphasizes the importances of adult education and encourages @councilofdc.bsky.social to restore funding to Adult and Family Education grants. ➡️ Read more: ow.ly/sQB850Z4Lbo
🗓️ Join us for "The District, the Capital Region, and the Federal Shock" on 6/11 at 3 PM at George Washington University. ✨ This timely, data-driven discussion will feature two short presentations followed by an expert panel. ➡️ RSVP to attend: ow.ly/mlP350Z5FcN
👏 This week, Executive Director Yesim Sayin submitted testimony to @councilofdc.bsky.social Committee of the Whole hearing on the FY2027 Budget Support Act. 📊 Her testimony highlighted the need to align public funding with public commitments. ➡️ Read more: ow.ly/SFM150YZAjO
❗D.C.'s housing system produces too little housing, in too few places, at costs that rise faster than incomes and public revenues. 🏘️ "Breaking the scarcity-subsidy cycle" offers recommendations for a vibrant housing ecosystem for D.C. ➡️ Read more: ow.ly/AZrO50Z0ayu
🌟 Today we published a series of policy briefs on D.C.'s proposed FY2027 budget. 📚 D.C. Policy Center experts discuss adult education, Inclusionary Zoning reforms, workforce development, BEPS implications, and childcare subsidies. ➡️ Read more: ow.ly/FoMZ50Z2meo
"Investor demand for D.C. is uneven. Surveys suggest that interest in the D.C. metro area has been relatively muted. Furthermore ... Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) exposed to D.C. assets are underperforming compared with national REITs." 4/n
"Business demand for D.C. is mixed. Private sector establishments in the District have grown faster in number since 2020, and the business landscape has shifted toward smaller businesses...However, entrepreneurial interest...has fallen since the pandemic..." 3/n
"Employer and worker demand for D.C. is weak. Since the pandemic, the District’s nonfarm employment growth has lagged the nation. Average real wages in the District have also fallen, and a smaller share of workers in the D.C. metro area are physically working in the District." 2/n
"Resident demand for D.C. is fragile. The District’s resident population has nearly recovered from its decline during the COVID-19 pandemic. International migration has driven population growth in recent years, but this source of growth remains vulnerable to stricter immigration policies..." 1\n
Daniel Burge@daniel-burge.bsky.social · 8mo agoOur new report examines whether the District of Columbia remains a place that residents, workers and employers, businesses, and investors find attractive. The findings suggest that the District faces multiple headwinds. Read the full report here: www.dcpolicycenter.org/publications...
State governments are central to housing reform: they build infrastructure, allocate funding & set regulatory standards. But most states lack the policy infrastructure to support needed change. @dcpolicycenter.bsky.social chimes in with some solutions. www.dcpolicycenter.org/publications...
Strengthening state-level policy for growing housing supply - D.C. Policy Center
Strengthening state-level policy for growing housing supply - D.C. Policy Center
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🌟 In our recently published report, "Is the District of Columbia still competitive?," researchers @daniel-burge.bsky.social and @yesimsayin.bsky.social provide 13 recommendations to improve D.C.'s economic vibrancy. ➡️ Read more: www.dcpolicycenter.org/publications...
"Resident demand for D.C. is fragile. The District’s resident population has nearly recovered from its decline during the COVID-19 pandemic. International migration has driven population growth in recent years, but this source of growth remains vulnerable to stricter immigration policies..." 1\n
Daniel Burge@daniel-burge.bsky.social · 8mo agoOur new report examines whether the District of Columbia remains a place that residents, workers and employers, businesses, and investors find attractive. The findings suggest that the District faces multiple headwinds. Read the full report here: www.dcpolicycenter.org/publications...
Don't have time to read the full report? Read the one-page summary of the report here: www.dcpolicycenter.org/wp-content/u...
Daniel Burge@daniel-burge.bsky.social · 8mo agoOur new report examines whether the District of Columbia remains a place that residents, workers and employers, businesses, and investors find attractive. The findings suggest that the District faces multiple headwinds. Read the full report here: www.dcpolicycenter.org/publications...
👏 We're thrilled to release "Is the District of Columbia still competitive? Waning interest after COVID-19 and how D.C. can reverse the trend." 📊 @daniel-burge.bsky.social and @yesimsayin.bsky.social focus on revealed preferences to explore D.C.'s vibrancy. ➡️ Read more: ow.ly/1oT850XBsmJ
🗓️ On 12/12, join the DC Education Research Collaborative—in partnership with @dcpublicschools.bsky.social, @urbaninstitute.bsky.social, D.C. Policy Center, and Georgetown University—to learn about research on Career Development Opportunities in DCPS. ➡️ Register today: www.urban.org/events/explo...
🌟 Recently, Executive Director Yesim Sayin testified before the @councilofdc.bsky.social on workforce education. 📊 She focused on disparities among D.C.-born residents versus those who moved to D.C. as adults and making investments to expand success. ➡️ Read more: ow.ly/mFyn50XAFQA
🌟 Last week, D.C. Policy Center Deputy Director @cfcoffin.bsky.social testified before @councilofdc.bsky.social at the adult workforce education hearing. 👩💻 Her testimony focused on D.C.’s adult public charter schools and their ability to improve economic mobility. ➡️ Read more: ow.ly/jMgU50XxuYT
Don't have time to read the full report? Read the one-page summary of the report here: www.dcpolicycenter.org/wp-content/u...
Daniel Burge@daniel-burge.bsky.social · 8mo agoOur new report examines whether the District of Columbia remains a place that residents, workers and employers, businesses, and investors find attractive. The findings suggest that the District faces multiple headwinds. Read the full report here: www.dcpolicycenter.org/publications...
Our new report examines whether the District of Columbia remains a place that residents, workers and employers, businesses, and investors find attractive. The findings suggest that the District faces multiple headwinds. Read the full report here: www.dcpolicycenter.org/publications...
Is the District of Columbia still competitive? - D.C. Policy Center
Is the District of Columbia still competitive? - D.C. Policy Center
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🏘️ We recently published "Strengthening state-level policy for growing housing supply." 🌟 The report explores the possibility of a national network that collaborates on state-level housing policy innovations. ➡️ Read more: ow.ly/mbPW50Xj4Kq
"[T]he D.C. region’s performance relative to the other metro areas...varies...Following the March 2001 and December 2007 recessions, the D.C. region performed comparatively well, while it performed less well after the July 1990 and February 2020 recessions." www.dcpolicycenter.org/publications...
Chart of the week: The D.C. metro region’s employment growth after the COVID-19 pandemic was unremarkable compared with past recessions - D.C. Policy Center
Chart of the week: The D.C. metro region’s employment growth after the COVID-19 pandemic was unremarkable compared with past recessions - D.C. Policy Center
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🦇 This week at the D.C. Policy Center: October 31, 2025 ➡️ Subscribe to our weekly newsletter for more: dcpolicycenter.us15.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
