2023
An Introduction to the Bartik Benefit-Cost Model of Business Incentives, Timothy J. Bartik
Bartik Benefit-Cost Model of Business Incentives: A User’s Guide, Timothy J. Bartik
Benefits and Costs of an Incentive Project or Program for State Residents: A Model for Flexible Use in Any State, Timothy J. Bartik
Scoring SOAR, Timothy J. Bartik
From Stimulus to Sustainability: Reckoning with Community Prosperity Post-ARPA, Kathleen Bolter, Timothy J. Bartik, Brad J. Hershbein, Michelle Miller-Adams, Bridget F. Timmeney, Kyle Huisman, and Alfonso Hernandez
Behind the Numbers: Comparing College-Going Outcomes of Kalamazoo Public Schools to Those of Similar Urban School Districts in Michigan, Kathleen Bolter and Brad J. Hershbein
The Kalamazoo Promise: 2022 By the Numbers, Kathleen Bolter, Brad J. Hershbein, Alfonso Hernandez, and Bridget F. Timmeney
Don’t Dismiss the Value of Free-College Programs. They Do Help Low-Income Students., Sara Goldrick-Rab and Michelle Miller-Adams
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education, September 7, 2018
Place-Based Consequences of Person-Based Transfers: Evidence from Recessions, Brad J. Hershbein and Bryan A. Stuart
Source: Journal of Public Economics 224: 104923
Unequal Usage: Geographic Disparities and the Michigan Reconnect Program, Kyle Huisman and Kathleen Bolter
Tuition-Free College Plan is Smart Investment in Michigan’s Future, Michelle Miller-Adams
Source: Bridge Michigan, May 1, 2020
We Need Tuition-Free College. For Adults., Michelle Miller-Adams
Source: The New York Times, May 14, 2020
What the Free College Movement Can Learn from Kalamazoo, Michelle Miller-Adams
Source: Washington Monthly, August 23, 2019
How Promise Programs Can Help Former Industrial Communities, Michelle Miller-Adams and John C. Austin
Source: The Avenue, July 18, 2019
State Tax Strategies to Reduce Care Costs, Gabrielle Pepin
2022
The Effects of an Ellis Act Eviction on Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status, Brian J. Asquith
What Happens to Residents Evicted under California’s Ellis Act?, Brian J. Asquith
How State Governments Can Help Distressed Places, Timothy J. Bartik
How State Governments Can Target Job Opportunities to Distressed Places, Timothy J. Bartik
The Economic and Business Case for Ensuring High-Quality Childcare and Preschool, Timothy J. Bartik
A Benefit-Cost Analysis of Tulsa Pre-K, Based on Effects on High School Graduation and College Attendance, Timothy J. Bartik, William T. Gormley, Sara Amadon, Douglas Hummel-Price, and James Fuller
The Kalamazoo Promise “Sweet 16," Summary Study Results: 16 Key Findings from 16 Years Studying The Kalamazoo Promise, Kathleen Bolter and Isabel McMullen
Bridging Research and Practice to Achieve Community Prosperity, Kathleen Bolter, Michelle Miller-Adams, Timothy J. Bartik, Brad J. Hershbein, Kyle Huisman, Bridget F. Timmeney, Brian J. Asquith, Gabrielle Pepin, Lee Adams, Jessica Brown, Gerrit Anderson, and Allison Colosky
College Majors and Skills: Evidence from the Universe of Online Job Ads, Steven W. Hemelt, Brad J. Hershbein, Shawn M. Martin, and Kevin M. Stange
Place-Based Consequences of Person-Based Transfers, Brad J. Hershbein and Bryan A. Stuart
Place-Based Consequences of Person-Based Transfers: Evidence from Recessions, Brad J. Hershbein and Bryan A. Stuart
The Free College Handbook: A Practitioner’s Guide to Promise Research, Michelle Miller-Adams, Co-Editor; Jennifer Iriti, Co-Editor; Meredith S. Billings; Celeste K. Carruthers; Gresham D. Collum; Denisa Gándara; Douglas N. Harris; Brad J. Hershbein; Amy Li; Danielle Lowry; Lindsay C. Page; and Bridget F. Timmeney
Promise Program Design for Equity Outcomes: A Landscape Survey, Michelle Miller-Adams and Isabel McMullen
Nudges to Increase Completion of Welfare Applications: Experimental Evidence from Michigan, Gabrielle Pepin, Christopher J. O'Leary, and Dallas Oberlee
Source: Journal of Behavioral Public Administration 4(2): 1-8
South Haven Community Health Assessment, Jim Robey, George Erickcek, Kathleen Bolter, Gerrit Anderson, and Emily Boyle
2021
Housing Supply Dynamics under Rent Control: What Can Evictions Tell Us?, Brian J. Asquith
Social Capital Determinants and Labor Market Networks, Brian J. Asquith, Judith K. Hellerstein, Mark J. Kutzbach, and David Neumark
Source: Journal of Regional Science 61(1): 212–260
The Best Medicine for a COVID-19 Economy? More Education and Training, John C. Austin and Michelle Miller-Adams
Source: The Hill, October 2, 2020
Early Childhood Programs are Key to a Stronger Michigan Post-COVID, Timothy J. Bartik
Source: Bridge Michigan, March 12, 2021
Policy Versus Luck in Pittsburgh and Cleveland’s Economies, Timothy J. Bartik
Source: Economic Development Quarterly 35(3): 179-180
Comments on Three Papers on Labor Market Effects of Opportunity Zones, Timothy J. Bartik
Helping Distressed Communities with a New Federal Block Grant and Curbs to Excessive Incentives, Timothy J. Bartik
Source: Site Selection magazine, November 2020
Job Creation Policies Can Raise Local Employment Rates, Especially for Distressed Communities, Timothy J. Bartik
Job Creation Policies Can Raise Local Employment Rates, Especially for Distressed Communities, Timothy J. Bartik
Measuring Local Job Distress, Timothy J. Bartik
Place-Based Jobs Policies: We Need to Boost Employment Rates in Distressed Places, But: One Size Does NOT Fit All, Timothy J. Bartik
Rethinking Tax Incentives, Timothy J. Bartik
Source: Perspectives on Work 22: 62-64
The Challenges of Incentive Evaluation in a Time of Pandemic Recession & Recovery, Timothy J. Bartik
The Prescription: Fiscal Policy for the COVID-19 Economy with Tim Bartik, Timothy J. Bartik
Urban/Rural Divide: A Call for Action, Timothy J. Bartik, Era Dabla-Norris, Martin Mühleisen, Andrés Rodriguez-Pose, and Dr. Nicole Goldin
The Effects of the Kalamazoo Promise Scholarship on College Enrollment and Completion, Timothy J. Bartik, Brad J. Hershbein, and Marta Lachowska
Source: The Journal of Human Resources 56(1): 269-310
Economic Costs and Benefits of Tuition-Free College in Illinois, Timothy J. Bartik, Michelle Miller-Adams, Brian Pittelko, and Bridget F. Timmeney
Economic Benefits and Costs of Tuition-Free College in Illinois, Timothy J. Bartik, Michelle Miller-Adams, Brian Pittelko, and Bridget F. Timmeney
Automation Workforce Productivity. How Illinois Manufacturers are Adopting Advanced Technologies: An Insight Report on Automation, Workforce, and Productivity, Kathleen Bolter, Nicholas Martens, Kenneth Voytek, and Jim Robey
Community Health Assessment: Kalamazoo, Kathleen Bolter, Jim Robey, and Gerrit Anderson
Community Health Assessment: Van Buren County, Kathleen Bolter, Jim Robey, and Gerrit Anderson
Modeling First Year Stop Out of Kalamazoo Promise Scholars: Mapping Influences of Socioeconomic Advantage and Pre-College Performance to College Performance and Persistence, Daniel A. Collier and Isabel McMullen
Source: Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice (July 2021)
Sometimes a Long and Winding Road: An Exploration of Kalamazoo Promise Stop Out and Reenrollment, Daniel A. Collier and Isabel McMullen
Source: Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice 24(4): 883-908
Place-Based Consequences of Person-Based Transfers, Brad J. Hershbein
Beyond Degrees: Longer Term Outcomes of the Kalamazoo Promise, Brad J. Hershbein, Isabel McMullen, Brian Pittelko, and Bridget F. Timmeney
The Road to Economic Recovery Runs Through Affordable Higher Education: Preview of Research on the Workforce Outcomes of Community-Based Promise Programs, Brad J. Hershbein and Michelle Miller-Adams
Michigan is Offering Free College for Essential Workers. The Rest of the Country Should Follow Suit, Max Lubin and Michelle Miller-Adams
Source: Business Insider, March 22, 2021
Beyond Degrees: The Kalamazoo Promise and Workforce Outcomes, Isabel McMullen and Brad J. Hershbein
Beyond Degrees: The Kalamazoo Promise and Workforce Outcomes, Isabel McMullen and Brad J. Hershbein
The Path to Free College: In Pursuit of Access, Equity, and Prosperity, Michelle Miller-Adams
COVID-19 Recovery is the Time for Free College, Michelle Miller-Adams and John C. Austin
Source: The Hill, February 11, 2021
A Moment of Opportunity: Strategies for Inclusive Economic Growth, Michelle Miller-Adams, Timothy J. Bartik, and Brad J. Hershbein
Estimated Cost of Tuition-Free College in Illinois, Michelle Miller-Adams, Brian Pittelko, and Bridget F. Timmeney
Longer-Run Effects of Anti-Poverty Policies on Disadvantaged Neighborhoods, David Neumark, Brian J. Asquith, and Brittany Bass
Source: Contemporary Economic Policy 38(3): 409-434
2020
Social Capital Determinants and Labor Market Networks, Brian J. Asquith, Judith K. Hellerstein, Mark J. Kutzbach, and David Neumark
Supply Shock versus Demand Shock: The Local Effects of New Housing in Low-Income Areas, Brian J. Asquith, Evan Mast, and Davin Reed
Supply Shock versus Demand Shock: The Local Effects of New Housing in Low-Income Areas, Brian J. Asquith, Evan Mast, and Davin Reed
Why COVID-19 Hit Michigan So Hard, John C. Austin and Brad J. Hershbein
5 Big Ideas in Inequality: Good Jobs - V, Timothy J. Bartik
Bringing Jobs To People: Improving Local Economic Development Policies, Timothy J. Bartik
Broadening Place-Based Jobs Policies: How to Both Target Job Creation and Broaden its Reach, Timothy J. Bartik
Have We Reached Foxconn Level 5?, Timothy J. Bartik
Source: Site Selection magazine, November 2018
Investments Needed to Help Localities Recover from Pandemic, Timothy J. Bartik
Source: Virginia Economic Review (Second Quarter 2020): 54
Place-Based Policy: An Essay in Two Parts, Timothy J. Bartik
Reforming Economic Development Incentives, Timothy J. Bartik
Source: Government Finance Review, April 2020
Reviving Distressed Communities, Timothy J. Bartik
Smart Place-Based Policies Can Improve Local Labor Markets, Timothy J. Bartik
Source: Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 39(3): 844-851
The Aftermath of the Pandemic Recession: The Role of Economic Development Policy, Timothy J. Bartik
Using Place-Based Jobs Policies to Help Distressed Communities, Timothy J. Bartik
Source: Journal of Economic Perspectives 34(3): 99-127
How Communities Can Connect Economic and Skills Development, Timothy J. Bartik, Brad J. Hershbein, and Michelle Miller-Adams
Investing in Community: A Playbook for Connecting Economic and Skills Development, Timothy J. Bartik, Brad J. Hershbein, Michelle Miller-Adams, Lee Adams, Amy Meyers, and Bridget F. Timmeney
Research for Equity in Recovery II: Place-Based Strategies, Timothy J. Bartik, Simon Johnson, Mark Muro, and Susan Wachter
Special Briefing on COVID-19: Unemployment, and State and Local Fiscal Consequences, Timothy J. Bartik, Marcia Van Wagner, Matt Fabian, William Glasgall, and Susan Wachter
Research for Equity in Recovery III: Small Businesses, Marianne Bertrand, Chi Mac, Maurice A. Jones, and Timothy J. Bartik
Agglomeration Economies: A Literature Review, Kathleen Bolter and Jim Robey
The Enduring Local Harm from Recessions, Brad J. Hershbein and Bryan A. Stuart
The Enduring Local Harm from Recessions, Brad J. Hershbein and Bryan A. Stuart
The Evolution of Local Labor Markets After Recessions, Brad J. Hershbein and Bryan A. Stuart
Year Three Report: Evaluating the Kansas City Scholars College Scholarship Program, Kevin M. Hollenbeck, Bridget F. Timmeney, Brad J. Hershbein, and Shane M. Reed
Research for Equity in Recovery I: How Job Training Matters, Harry J. Holzer, Steven J. Davis, Michelle Miller-Adams, and Theresa Singleton
Warding Off Development: Local Control, Housing Supply, and NIMBYs, Evan Mast
Warding Off Development: Local Control, Housing Supply, and NIMBYs, Evan Mast
The Promise Landscape in Michigan, Michelle Miller-Adams
tnAchieves from a National Perspective, Michelle Miller-Adams, Martha Kanter, Celeste Carruthers, Krissy DeAlejandro, and Graham Thomas
Nudges to Increase Completion of Welfare Applications, Christopher J. O'Leary, Dallas Oberlee, and Gabrielle Pepin
Effects of Welfare Time Limits, Gabrielle Pepin
Tax Credits for Child Care Increase Take Up and May Help More Mothers Work, Gabrielle Pepin
Tax Credits for Child Care Increase Take-Up and May Help More Mothers Work, Gabrielle Pepin
The Effects of Child Care Subsidies on Paid Child Care Participation and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from the Child and Dependent Care Credit, Gabrielle Pepin
The Effects of Welfare Time Limits on Access to Financial Resources: Evidence from the 2010s, Gabrielle Pepin