Associate Director and Research Fellow
(415) 291-4483
kolko@ppic.org
curriculum vitae

Expertise
• Urban and regional economic development
   Local economic growth
   Concentration and diversification of industry
   Cities and service industries
• Housing
   Gentrification and neighborhood change
   Housing markets
• Technology policy
   Telecom regulation and competition
   Broadband, internet access, and online behavior

Experience
Vice President and Research Director, Forrester Research, San Francisco (2000-2005). Telecommunications Consultant, Citizens Budget Commission, New York (1997-1998). Research Associate, Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, Washington, D.C. (1994-1995). Consultant, Urban Development Division, World Bank, Washington, D.C. (1993-1994). Policy Economist, Progressive Policy Institute, Washington, D.C. (1992-1993).

Education
Ph.D. (2000), economics, Harvard University.

PPIC Publications
Are the Rich Leaving California? Public Policy Institute of California, Just the Facts, 2009.

California 2025: Planning for a Better Future (co-authored with Louise Bedsworth, Tracy Gordon, Ellen Hanak, Hans Johnson, and Eric Larsen). Public Policy Institute of California, Just the Facts, 2009.

California Economy Public Policy Institute of California, Just the Facts, 2009.

California's Rising Unemployment Public Policy Institute of California, Just the Facts, 2009.

Do California's Enterprise Zones Create Jobs? (co-authored with David Neumark). Public Policy Institute of California, 2009.

Does Broadband Boost Local Economic Development? Public Policy Institute of California, 2009.

The California Economy: Crisis in the Housing Market Public Policy Institute of California, Just the Facts, 2009.

The California Economy: Are Wages Too High? Public Policy Institute of California, Just the Facts, 2008.

The California Economy: Crisis in the Housing Market Public Policy Institute of California, Just the Facts, 2008.

The California Economy: Employment in 2007 (co-authored with Davin Reed). Public Policy Institute of California, Just the Facts, 2008.

What to Expect from California’s New Hands-Free Law Public Policy Institute of California, Occasional Paper, 2008.

Are California’s Companies Shifting Their Employment to Other States? (co-authored with David Neumark). Public Policy Institute of California, Occasional Paper, 2007.

Business Location Decisions and Employment Dynamics in California (co-authored with David Neumark). Public Policy Institute of California, 2007.

California Economic Policy Vol. 3, No. 2, "Broadband for All? Gaps in California’s Broadband Adoption and Availability." Public Policy Institute of California, 2007.

Interstate Business Relocation: An Industry-Level Analysis (co-authored with David Neumark and Junfu Zhang). Public Policy Institute of California, Occasional Paper, 2006.

Other Selected Publications
"How Broadband Changes Online and Offline Behaviors.” Information Economics and Policy, 2009 (in press).

"Does Local Business Ownership Insulate Cities from Economic Shocks?” With David Neumark. Journal of Urban Economics, 2009 (forthcoming).

"The Effects of Mobile Phones and Hands-Free Laws on Traffic Fatalities.” B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy 9:1 (Contributions), 2009.