Economic Development Research Group

economic development research group (edr group) is a firm dedicated to advancing the state-of-the-art in economic impact analysis and evaluation to support planning and policy in the areas of transportation, energy resources, urban development, and economic growth strategy. edr group, now in its 20th year, was started with a core philosophy — to contribute to a better society by enhancing our understanding of economic processes and by improving the tools we have for decision-support regarding policies and investments. we focus on economic development and its relationship to public and private investments, programs and policies. we aim to empower clients to better plan and implement actions that are efficient, sustainable and serve to grow jobs, increase incomes, reduce disparities and enhance quality of life. we initially built a practice based on evaluation — of past projects, existing programs and proposed future investments around north america. we have since expanded to serve a glo