2025
Federal and State Governments Can Help Solve the Employment Problems of People in Distressed Places to Spur Equitable Growth, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy Papers
The Effects of Tulsa Remote on Inducing Moves to Tulsa: Estimates and Implications, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Upjohn Institute Technical Reports
Tulsa Remote’s Benefits for Other Tulsa Residents: Results and Implications, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Presentations
How Government-Funded Factories Helped a Generation Access the Middle Class, Andrew Garin and Jonathan Rothbaum
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy and Research Briefs
Bearcat Advantage: Year One Evaluation Report, Michelle Miller-Adams, Kevin Hollenbeck, Bridget F. Timmeney, and Kyle Huisman
Publication: Reports
Oshtemo Township Housing Plan 2023, Emily Petz, Dakota McCracken, Gerrit Anderson, Lee Adams, and Brian Pittelko
Publication: Reports
2024
Broadly Shared Local Economic Success: New Measures and New Lessons for Communities, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Presentations
How to Increase the Benefits of Economic Development Policies, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Periodical Articles
Introducing SLMs: Spillover-Based Local Labor Markets, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Presentations
“Just Right” Definitions of Local Labor Markets: Introducing SLMs, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
“Just Right” Definitions of Local Labor Markets: Introducing SLMs, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy and Research Briefs
Local Labor Markets Should Be Redefined: New Definitions Based on Estimated Demand-Shock Spillovers, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Long-Run Effects on County Employment Rates of Demand Shocks to County and Commuting Zone Employment, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Journal Articles
Place Distress and Job Growth: Are Recent Job Growth Trends Significantly More Favorable for Distressed Counties?, Timothy J. Bartik, Kathleen Bolter, and Kyle Huisman
Publication: Reports
Broadly Shared Local Economic Success Since 2000: New Measures and New Lessons for Communities, Timothy J. Bartik, Brad J. Hershbein, Kathleen Bolter, Kyle Huisman, and W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Publication: Reports
Policies for Place: How to Make Sustainable Investments in Communities, Kathleen Bolter, Timothy J. Bartik, Brad J. Hershbein, Michelle Miller-Adams, Lee Adams, Brian J. Asquith, Alfonso Hernandez, Kyle Huisman, Iryna V. Lendel, Gabrielle Pepin, Bridget F. Timmeney, Beth C. Truesdale, and Yulya Truskinovsky
Publication: Reports
Five Key Lessons for Five Core Groups Shaping Place-Based Policy, Kathleen Bolter, Timothy J. Bartik, Brad J. Hershbein, Michelle Miller-Adams, Alfonso Hernandez, Kyle Huisman, and Bridget Timmeney
Publication: Reports
The Long-Run Impacts of Public Industrial Investment on Local Development and Economic Mobility: Evidence from World War II, Andrew Garin and Jonathan Rothbaum
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Sustainability Practices, Policies, and Business Models of Web-Based Innovation Platforms: Lessons Learned for the Ohio Innovation Exchange (OIEx), Iryna V. Lendel and Megan Zabik
Publication: Reports
Resource Gaps for Minority Entrepreneurs in the Dayton Ecosystem, Iryna V. Lendel, Megan Zabik, Molly Schnoke, and Jack Yochum
Publication: Reports
The National-Level Economic Impact of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP): Estimates for Fiscal Year 2023, Brian Pittelko, Iryna V. Lendel, Sevrin Williams, Gunnar Ingle, Sasha Kolomensky, and Kyle Crane
Publication: Reports
Projecting the Demand for Workers in the Production of Lithium-Ion Batteries in the United States, Erik Vasilauskas, Dakota McCracken, and Michael Horrigan
Publication: Reports
Economic Vitality Index: Mapping Michigan’s 83 Counties, Sevrin Williams and Iryna V. Lendel
Publication: Reports
2023
An Introduction to the Bartik Benefit-Cost Model of Business Incentives, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Reports
Bartik Benefit-Cost Model of Business Incentives: A User’s Guide, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Reports
Benefits and Costs of an Incentive Project or Program for State Residents: A Model for Flexible Use in Any State, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Presentations
Discussant Comments on Hyman et al. Paper on California Competes Tax Credit (CCTC), Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Presentations
Getting the Workforce into Good Jobs Requires Place-Based Policies, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Presentations
Scoring SOAR, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy Papers
The Recompete Pilot Program Can Help Rebuild Distressed Places—If Policymakers Properly Fund It, Timothy J. Bartik and Mark Muro
Publication: Periodical Articles
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
Publication: Reports
Place-Based Consequences of Person-Based Transfers: Evidence from Recessions, Brad J. Hershbein and Bryan A. Stuart
Publication: Journal Articles
Employment, Income, and Poverty in Kalamazoo City Core Neighborhoods, Val Klomparens
Publication: Reports
The National-Level Economic Impact of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP): Estimates for Fiscal Year 2022, Brian Pittelko, Iryna V. Lendel, Kassim Mbwana, and Kami Ehrich
Publication: Reports
2022
Helping Distressed Places: Best Practices and Needed Scale, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Presentations
How State Governments Can Help Distressed Places, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
How State Governments Can Help Distressed Places, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy and Research Briefs
How State Governments Can Target Job Opportunities to Distressed Places, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Upjohn Institute Technical Reports
Mismatch in Local Labor Markets: How Demand Shocks to Different Occupations Affect Less- or More-Educated Workers in Diverse Local Labor Markets, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Upjohn Institute Technical Reports
Seize the Time: Needed Research on Local Economic Development in an Era of Increased Attention to Problems of Place, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy Papers
What Types of Local Job Creation Most Benefit Residents?, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy and Research Briefs
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
Publication: Reports
COVID-19, The New Urban Crisis, and Cities: How COVID-19 Compounds the Effects of Economic Segregation and Inequality on Metropolitan Economic Performance, Richard Florida and Todd Gabe
Publication: External Papers and Reports
Entrepreneurial Firms and Incentives: Pre-COVID-19 Landscape and Pandemic Recovery Responses, Darrene Hackler
Publication: External Papers and Reports
Fostering Resident-Centric Economic Development, Ellen Harpel
Publication: External Papers and Reports
Place-Based Consequences of Person-Based Transfers, Brad J. Hershbein and Bryan A. Stuart
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy and Research Briefs
Place-Based Consequences of Person-Based Transfers: Evidence from Recessions, Brad J. Hershbein and Bryan A. Stuart
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Centering Work: Integration and Diffusion of Workforce Development within the U.S. Manufacturing Extension Network, Nichola Lowe, Greg Schrock, Matthew D. Wilson, Rumana Rabbani, and Allison Forbes
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Income Generation Through Entrepreneurship: SEED Initiative, Iliana G. Perez
Publication: External Papers and Reports
Kalamazoo County Housing Plan, Emily Petz, Lee Adams, Gerrit Anderson, Dakota McCracken, and Brian Pittelko
Publication: Reports
Montcalm and Ionia Counties Housing Plan, Emily Petz, Lee Adams, Gerrit Anderson, Dakota McCracken, and Brian Pittelko
Publication: Reports
Housing Profiles, Emily Petz, Lee Adams, Gerrit Anderson, Brian Pittelko, and Kathleen Bolter
Publication: Reports
Economic Impact of the Montcalm County Wind Energy Project, Jim Robey
Publication: Reports
Economic Impact of Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Jim Robey and Kathleen Bolter
Publication: Reports
South Haven Community Health Assessment, Jim Robey, George Erickcek, Kathleen Bolter, Gerrit Anderson, and Emily Boyle
Publication: Reports
St. Joseph County 2021 Housing Plan, Molly Trueblood, Lee Adams, and Gerrit Anderson
Publication: Reports
2021
Rent Control in California: Policy Review, Brian J. Asquith and Shane M. Reed
Publication: Reports
Policy Versus Luck in Pittsburgh and Cleveland’s Economies, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Journal Articles
Comments on Three Papers on Labor Market Effects of Opportunity Zones, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Presentations
Job Creation Policies Can Raise Local Employment Rates, Especially for Distressed Communities, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
Job Creation Policies Can Raise Local Employment Rates, Especially for Distressed Communities, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy and Research Briefs
Long-Run Effects on Employment Rates of Local Demand Shocks, Across and Within Local Labor Markets, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Measuring Local Job Distress, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Place-Based Jobs Policies: We Need to Boost Employment Rates in Distressed Places, But: One Size Does NOT Fit All, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Presentations
The Challenges of Incentive Evaluation in a Time of Pandemic Recession & Recovery, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Presentations
The Prescription: Fiscal Policy for the COVID-19 Economy with Tim Bartik, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Presentations
Urban/Rural Divide: A Call for Action, Timothy J. Bartik, Era Dabla-Norris, Martin Mühleisen, Andrés Rodriguez-Pose, and Dr. Nicole Goldin
Publication: Presentations
Economic Benefits and Costs of Tuition-Free College in Illinois, Timothy J. Bartik, Michelle Miller-Adams, Brian Pittelko, and Bridget F. Timmeney
Publication: Reports
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
Publication: Reports
An Assessment of the Economic Conditions in the City of Battle Creek, Kathleen Bolter, Jim Robey, and Gerrit Anderson
Publication: Reports
Community Health Assessment: Kalamazoo, Kathleen Bolter, Jim Robey, and Gerrit Anderson
Publication: Reports
Community Health Assessment: Van Buren County, Kathleen Bolter, Jim Robey, and Gerrit Anderson
Publication: Reports
Bedford County Economic Needs Assessment, Dennis Burnside, Jim Robey, and Brian Pittelko
Publication: Reports
Place-Based Consequences of Person-Based Transfers, Brad J. Hershbein
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
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
Publication: Presentations
A Moment of Opportunity: Strategies for Inclusive Economic Growth, Michelle Miller-Adams, Timothy J. Bartik, and Brad J. Hershbein
Publication: Upjohn Institute Technical Reports
Construction of Broadband in the Eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan: Estimates of Economic Impacts, Jim Robey
Publication: Reports
Impact Estimates for Fort Custer Multi-Tenant Industrial Space, Jim Robey
Publication: Reports
Impact Estimates for the Freshwater Center, Jim Robey
Publication: Reports
McCamly Plaza Economic Impact Report, Jim Robey
Publication: Reports
Workforce and Demographic Profile of Berrien, Cass, and Van Buren Counties, Jim Robey
Publication: Reports
Economic Outlook for Lakeshore Advantage: Getting to 2030, Jim Robey, Kathleen Bolter, Gerrit Anderson, Emily Boyle, Claudette Robey, Brian Pittelko, Jennifer Nichols, and Minh Dang
Publication: Reports
The National-Level Economic Impact of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP): Estimates for Fiscal Year 2020, Jim Robey, Kathleen Bolter, Natalie Patten, and Edison Rolle
Publication: Reports
2020
Social Capital Determinants and Labor Market Networks, Brian J. Asquith, Judith K. Hellerstein, Mark J. Kutzbach, and David Neumark
Publication: Presentations
Supply Shock versus Demand Shock: The Local Effects of New Housing in Low-Income Areas, Brian J. Asquith, Evan Mast, and Davin Reed
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
Supply Shock versus Demand Shock: The Local Effects of New Housing in Low-Income Areas, Brian J. Asquith, Evan Mast, and Davin Reed
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy and Research Briefs
5 Big Ideas in Inequality: Good Jobs - V, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Presentations
Bringing Jobs To People: Improving Local Economic Development Policies, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy Papers
Broadening Place-Based Jobs Policies: How to Both Target Job Creation and Broaden its Reach, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy Papers
Helping Distressed Communities with a New Federal Block Grant and Curbs to Excessive Incentives, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Periodical Articles
Investments Needed to Help Localities Recover from Pandemic, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Journal Articles
Place-Based Policy: An Essay in Two Parts, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy Papers
Reforming Economic Development Incentives, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Periodical Articles
Reviving Distressed Communities, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Presentations
Smart Place-Based Policies Can Improve Local Labor Markets, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Journal Articles
The Aftermath of the Pandemic Recession: The Role of Economic Development Policy, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Presentations
Using Place-Based Jobs Policies to Help Distressed Communities, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Journal Articles
Coronavirus and the Economy: Repurposing Production, Helping the Needy, Saving Businesses, and Encouraging Job Preservation, Timothy J. Bartik and Brad J. Hershbein
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
How Communities Can Connect Economic and Skills Development, Timothy J. Bartik, Brad J. Hershbein, and Michelle Miller-Adams
Publication: Presentations
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
Publication: Reports