2025
Berrien County Talent Ecosystem, Lee Adams and Val Klomparens
Publication: Reports
Abundance Strategies Should Promote Abundant Jobs in Distressed Places, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy Papers
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
INCENTIVES: Smart Local Economic Development Policy Can Gain Support from the Abundance Movement, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Periodical Articles
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
An Economic Impact Analysis of Rx Kids in Flint, Michigan, Timothy J. Bartik, Brad J. Hershbein, Iryna V. Lendel, and Sevrin Williams
Publication: Reports
Ten Lessons in Public–Private Partnerships to Create Good Jobs, Kathleen Bolter, Timothy J. Bartik, Brad J. Hershbein, Michelle Miller-Adams, Alfonso Hernandez, Kyle Huisman, and Bridget F. Timmeney
Publication: Reports
How Government-Funded Factories Helped a Generation Access the Middle Class, Andrew Garin and Jonathan Rothbaum
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy and Research Briefs
Proactively Developing & Assisting the Workforce in the Age of AI, Yong Suk Lee, John Soroushian, Justin Bullock, Michaela Carroll, Jane Dokko, Jacob Dominski, Rebecca Hinds, Harry J. Holzer, Michael Horrigan, Zanele Munyikwa, Matthias Oschinski, Courtney Radsch, Daniel Rock, Maria Rossi, Robert Seamans, Alexandra Towns, and Baobao Zhang
Publication: External Papers and Reports
Upper Peninsula Regional Economic Development Strategy, Iryna V. Lendel, Chloe Wieber, Gerrit Anderson, and Sevrin Williams
Publication: Upjohn Institute Technical Reports
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: Upjohn Institute Policy and Research Briefs
How State Governments Can Help Distressed Places, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
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