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The MPI is dedicated to producing research that engages individuals, organizations and governments. We strive to make as much research as possible publicly available.
Our research focuses on developing data and new insight about the underlying forces that power economic prosperity. It is oriented around three main themes: economic performance, place, and creativity.
Publications
Opportunity in the Turmoil
by the Institute for Competitiveness & Prosperity and the Martin Prosperity Institute
Ontario in the Creative Age
Ontario is in the midst of a global economic transformation. While this transformation to a knowledge- or idea-driven creative economy has been underway for more than three decades, the current financial and economic maelstrom has accentuated its importance.
Density and Creativity in US Regions
by Brian Knudsen, Richard Florida, Kevin Stolarick and Gary Gates
Reports & White Papers
Funding to Arts and Cultural Organizations by the City of Toronto 1990-2008
By Andrew Bell and Kevin Stolarick
Montreal's Capacity for Creative Connectivity
Stolarick, K., & Florida, R. (2005). Montréal’s Capacity for Creative Connectivity: Outlook & Opportunities. Catalytix.
Working Papers
Ontario Competes: Performance Overview Using the 3Ts of Economic Development
Benchmarking Project Overview:
Ontario in the Creative Age
The Opportunity for Entrepreneurship in Ontario: An Analysis of Self-Employment across City-Regions
by Scott Pennington
Ontario in the Creative Age Working Paper Series
What You Do, Not Who You Work For: A Comparison of the Occupational and Industry Structures of the United States, Canada and Sweden
by Karen King, Charlotta Mellander and Kevin Stolarick
Ontario in the Creative Age Working Paper Series
That’s Entertainment: Scale and Scope Economies in the Location and Clustering of the Entertainment Economy
by Richard Florida, Charlotta Mellander and Kevin Stolarick
Service Class Prosperity in Ontario
by Amy Cervenan
Ontario in the Creative Age Working Paper Series
Low Wage Service Workers: A Profile
by Anil Verma
Ontario in the Creative Age Working Paper Series
The Place of Design
by Tara Vinodrai
Ontario in the Creative Age Working Paper Series
The Geography of Immigration in Canada: Settlement, Education, Labour Activity and Occupation Profiles
by Karen M. King
Ontario in the Creative Age Working Paper Series
Evaluating Higher-Education Excellence Using the 3Ts – Creation and Attraction of Technology, Talent and Tolerance by Ontario Colleges and Universities
By Carla Sedini
Ontario in the Creative Age Working Paper Series
Talent, Technology and Tolerance in Canadian Regional Development
by Richard Florida, Charlotta Mellander and Kevin Stolarick
Ontario in the Creative Age Working Paper Series
The Strategic Management of Urban Economies and the Scope for Intermunicipal Cooperation: Alternative Approaches to Economic Development in Ontario
by David A. Wolfe and Jen Nelles
Ontario in the Creative Age Working Paper Series
Sonic City: The Evolving Economic Geography of the Music Industry
by Richard Florida and M. Scott Jackson
Specification and Evaluation of Alternate Projections of the Magnitude and Structure of the Ontario Economy to 2020
by Rick DiFrancesco
Ontario in the Creative Age Working Paper Series
Building Ontario’s Music Economies
by Brian Hracs
Ontario in the Creative Age Working Paper Series
Ontario Creative Colleges in the Creative Age: Bohemians, Bioinformatics and the Built Environment
By Allison Bramwell
Ontario in the Creative Age Working Paper Series
Infrastructure and the Economy: Future directions for Ontario
by Chris Kennedy, Bryan Karney, Eric Miller, and Marianne Hatzopoulou
Ontario in the Creative Age Working Paper Series
Learning from the Past - Volume 1: The Automotive Industry and Economic Development in Ontario; a Historical Perspective (1904 to the Present)
by Stewart Melanson
Ontario in the Creative Age Working Paper Series
Ontario’s South Asian Transnationals: Unlocking the Potential of an Untapped Resource
by Azmi Haq
Ontario in the Creative Age Working Paper Series
From Kraft to Craft: Innovation and Creativity in Ontario's Food Economy
by Betsy Donald
Ontario in the Creative Age Working Paper Series
Innovation and Creativity on the Periphery: Challenges and Opportunities in Northern Ontario
by Heather Hall and Betsy Donald
Ontario in the Creative Age Working Paper Series
Creativity, Social Benefit and Job Creation: The Potential for Social Entrepreneurship in Ontario
by Andrea Baldwin
Ontario in the Creative Age Working Paper Series
Music for the Masses: The Economic Geography of Music in the U.S., 1970-2000
by Richard Florida, Charlotta Mellander and Kevin Stolarick
Creative China? The University, Human Capital and the Creative Class in Chinese Regional Development
by Richard Florida, Charlotta Mellander and Haifeng Qian
Music Clusters: A Preliminary Analysis
by Richard Florida and Charlotta Mellander
Sonic City: The Evolving Economic Geography of the Music Industry
by Richard Florida and Scott Jackson
There Goes the Neighborhood
by Richard Florida and Charlotta Mellander
The Rise of the Mega-Region
by Richard Florida, Tim Gulden and Charlotta Mellander
Beyond Spillovers: the Effects of Creative-Density on Innovation
Knudsen, B., Florida, R., Gates, G., & Stolarick, K. (2003). “Beyond Spillovers: the Effects of Creative-Density on Innovation”. working paper, H John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA.
Books
Who's Your City: Why the place you choose to live is the most important decision you'll ever make.
Florida, R. (2008). Who’s Your City?: How the Creative Economy Is Making Where to Live the Most. Basic Books.
The Warhol Economy: How Fashion, Art, and Music Drive New York City
Currid, E. (2007). The Warhol Economy: How Fashion, Art, and Music Drive New York City. Princeton University Press.
Flight of the Creative Class
Florida, R. (2007). The Flight of the Creative Class: The New Global Competition for Talent. HarperCollins.
Cities and the Creative Class
Florida, R. (2005). Cities and the Creative Class. Routledge
Rise of the Creative Class
Florida, R. L. (2002). The Rise of the Creative Class: And how It’s Transforming Work, Leisure. Basic Books.
Beyond Mass Production: The Japanese System and Its Transfer to the U.S.
Kenney, M., & Florida R. (1993). Beyond Mass Production: The Japanese System and Its Transfer to the U.S. Oxford University Press.
The Breakthrough Illusion: Corporate America's Failure to Move from Innovation to Mass Production
Florida, R. & Kenney, M. (1990). The Breakthrough Illusion: Corporate America’s Failure to Move from Innovation to Mass Production. Westview.
Who's Your City? How the Creative Economy is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of your Life (Canadian Edition)
Florida, R. Who’s Your City? How The Creative Economy is Making Where to Live the Most Important Decision of your Life. Vintage Canada.