Data

The Center plans to establish a repository of local, regional, and national economic data related to human capital and economic development.

The Center also aims to conduct applied research addressing regional economic development issues and challenges facing corporations in the Western and Upstate New York economy. The main focus of this would be on a better understanding of the secular changes that have affected the WNY and Upstate economy and the forces that affect its future prospects. Specific projects involve the creation of an econometric model of Western and Upstate NY, using a state of the arts econometric methodology.