Business, Economy and Workforce

Penn State researchers are available to discuss issues related to business and the economy at the local, state, national and international levels on topics such as the impact of immigration on the economy, inflation, cryptocurrency, unemployment, unions and labor organizing, and more.

• The Economic Research Institute of Erie, based out of the Penn State Behrend campus, collects, analyzes, interprets and disseminates data, information, and forecasts for the regional economy in Erie, PA. This research helps the local community to better understand the regional economy and its linkages to the national economy and provides a source of information for local leaders and media who have questions about the local, national and international economies.
• Penn State houses the Center for Supply Chain Research, one of the largest and most prestigious academic concentrations of supply chain management research in the U.S.
• Our researchers have been called upon in media outlets such as the Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, USA Today and Business Insider.