Research Center

Northwest Economic Research Center

450 Urban Center Building (URBN)

503-725-8167

https://www.pdx.edu/economics/northwest-economic-research-center

The Northwest Economic Research Center (NERC) has dual functions. First, the Center conducts applied economic research and presents it in a form that is useful and understandable to a wide variety of interested parties and stakeholders. NERC is able to fulfill a need for quality, unbiased analysis on policies and phenomena with economic implications for Oregon, and is the only economic research center partnered with a university in the Portland area. 

Secondly, by using connections to other centers and departments within the University, NERC offers a wider breadth in approach in comparison to similar non-academic centers and can engage in collaborative work outside of the discipline. In the process, NERC provides valuable experience and training from experts in the field to recently-graduated researchers, as well as training for graduate students currently in the M.S. program that will be highly applicable in their future careers. 

NERC offers superior value to its clients by combining the latest in analytic techniques from the academic world with practical, implementable recommendations, and to the community by providing vital and unbiased research. Additionally, NERC provides value to the university through opportunities for real-world experience and networking to graduate students, as well as raising awareness of the University in the popular press and other circles.