Presentations

The Economy and Prospects for Real Estate in the Triangle (Presentation [PPT 2MB])
Presented by Michael Luger
July 28, 2005
Brier Creek Country Club, NC

An Economic Perspective for the Furniture Industry (Presentation [PPT 3MB])
Presented by Michael Luger
June 29, 2005
Winston–Salem, NC

Carrboro's Path to Sustainable Development
February 14, 2005

Auckland's Clusters - Methods of Cluster Identification in the Region
Auckland Regional Council staff, December 8, 2004

Improving Economic Performance through Land Use - Economic Development in the Auckland Business Location Strategy
Auckland Regional Council staff, December 8, 2004

Rural Economic Development Opportunities in the New Millennium
Hamilton, Australia Rotary, Oct. 2003

Cluster-Based Planning, and its Application to Australia
Melbourne, Australia, October 2003

Planning for Growth in the 21st Century: Lessons from the Research Triangle
Auckland Regional Council, September 2003

Mini-hubs: Putting Regional Thinking into Practice
Keynote address to N.C. Economic Development Association, Greensboro, NC, September 2003.

Critical issues in economic development
OED roundtable for N.C. appointed and elected officials, July 2002

North Carolina's place in the new economy
OED roundtable for UNC Office of the President, July 2002

Implementation of a Mini-Hub in the Kerr-Tar Region
local officials in Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance and Warren Counties, October 2002

Assessment of Indian Economic Development in North Carolina
N.C. Indian tribal representatives, December 2002

Mini-hub feasibility
Vance-Granville Community College, January 2003

Mini-hubs and economic development
Research Triangle Foundation, April 2003

Improving North Carolina's economic delivery system
North Carolina Economic Developers Association, networking luncheon, May 2003

University collaborations for economic development
Piedmont-Triad colleges and universities, May 2003

Clusters in the Research Triangle
Future Clusters Task Force, Research Triangle Park, May 2003

Mini-hubs in the Kerr-Tar Region
Kerr-Tar COG, Middleburg NC, May 2003

The AdvantageWest regional economy, an overview
Economic Vision Task Force, Arden NC, May 2003

The innovativeness of mid-sized cities
Keynote speech to Mid-Sized City Conference, to state-local officials and business leaders from Georgia and Europe, June 2003

The Evolution of Policy Education at UNC-Chapel Hill
APPAM Research Conference, Atlanta, GA, November 2004

Recent Developments in Regional Economic Development Scholarship and Practice
Invited keynote in W. Sichel Lecture Series, Western Michigan University and W.E. Upjohn Institute, Kalamazoo Michigan, November 2004

Smart Places for Smart People: Cluster-based Planning in the 21st Century
Invited lecture, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, April 2004

Research parks and the Knowledge Connection in the New Millennium
Invited lecture in Harriet Elliot Lecture Series, UNC-G, March 2004

Reconceiving the Role of Infrastructure
Invited lecture, Georgia Institute of Technology, March 2004

Research Park Research: More than a Palindrome
Invited lecture, Association of University Research Parks, Washington, DC, March 2004. Also at Western Regional Science Association meetings, Maui, HI, March 2004

The Elusive Truth about State Tax Incentives: Challenges to Policy-making and Objective Analysis
Invited lecture, Martin School of Public Administration and Policy, University of Kentucky, January 2004

Speaking Falsehoods to Power: The Misguided Use of 'Cost-of-Doing-Business' Studies in Economic Development
APPAM Research and NARSC Research conferences, October and November 2003

Mini-hubs as Regional Development Policy
Keynote speech at 5th International Conference on Industrial Park Planning and Management, Taipei, Taiwan, September 2003.

Recent Thinking about Research Parks
University of New South Wales, Australia, October 2003

Cluster Analysis as Industrial Policy and a Mode of Inquiry
University of Auckland, Victoria University of Wellington, Western Sydney University, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, October 2003.

The Effectiveness of State Business Tax Incentives: The Case of North Carolina
Western Regional Science Association," Rio Rico, AZ, February 2003

Case Studies vs. Simulations as Pedagogical Tools in Public Policy APPAM Research Conference, Dallas, TX, Oct. 2002

ITC and America's Distressed Communities
Invited presentation at EDA Conference," Ponte Verde, FL, July 2002

ITC and Places Left Behind
Invited presentation to OECD annual conference on Territorial Development Policy: The Role of Infrastructure," London, England, May 2-3, 2002

Case Studies vs. Policy Simulations: New Modes of Pedagogy in Public Policy Invited lecture at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, March 2002

The Evolution of Public Policy Programs in North America
Invited lecture at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, March 2002

An Econometric Analysis of IT and Places Left Behind
APPAM Research Conference, Washington, DC, November 2001

Knowledge Work vs. Piece Work: Is IT an Appropriate Strategy for Northeast Pennsylvania?
Keynote speech to Great Valley Forum, Scranton, PA, November 2001

Red Tape and Housing Costs
Invited speech at Fannie Mae Annual Housing Conference, Washington, DC, October 2001.

Tax Incentives at the Turn of the Millennium
Invited speech to N.C. Economic Development Association (with N.C. Secretary of Commerce), Raleigh, NC, October 2001

Technology-led Development
Invited speech at National Economic Development Forum, Washington, DC, May 31, 2001

Do We Need a New Economic Development Policy for the New Economy?
Invited speech at National Research Council, STEP Board - Hamburg Institute of Economics conference. Hamburg, Germany, May 2001.

New Modes of Public Service
Panel convenor at APPAM Spring meetings, Washington, DC, March 2001

Science and Technology Parks at the Millennium: Concepts, History, and Metrics
Keynote speech at Songdo Techno Park International Symposium: Technopark, Innovation and Regional Development in the Knowledge-Based Economy, Incheon, Korea, March 2001