Monica Haynes
Economic impact analysis; survey research; regional economics
Background & Expertise
Monica Haynes has served as director of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) since 2014, supervising a small team of student researchers and a writer/editor. During that time, the department has completed more than 80 funded research projects, with a wide range of topics related to current events, proposed development opportunities and economic trends. Haynes has experience with primary and secondary data collection, data cleaning, survey development, regression analysis, economic impact analysis and database management. She also serves as an adjunct faculty in LSBE’s economics department, as chair of Labovitz School of Business and Economics’ outreach committee, and on the Duluth Workforce Development Board.
Featured Project: Monica Haynes
Investigating the Potential Demand for Distributed Rooftop Solar
Challenge
Minnesota’s electric utilities have only 16 years to fully transition to carbon-free energy, due to the passage of the state’s 100 percent clean energy legislation passed in 2023. Yet, solar capacity from commercial sources was only about 150 of the 1,500 megawatts of total solar capacity in Minnesota in 2022.
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