2019
Rent Control‒Is the Cure Worse Than the Disease?, Brian J. Asquith
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
Michigan Business Development Program Effectiveness Study, Timothy J. Bartik; Jim Robey; Claudette Robey; Brian Pittelko; Nathan Sotherland; Kenneth E. Poole , Project Principal; Ellen Harpel , Project Manager; Cathy Katona; Jaleel Reed; Mereb Hagos; Lee Winkler; and Allison Forbes
Publication: Reports
Realistic Local Job Multipliers, Timothy J. Bartik and Nathan Sotherland
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
Local Job Multipliers in the United States: Variation with Local Characteristics and with High-Tech Shocks, Timothy J. Bartik and Nathan Sotherland
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Realistic Local Job Multipliers, Timothy J. Bartik and Nathan Sotherland
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy Briefs
Building Shared Prosperity: How Communities Can Create Good Jobs for All, Michelle Miller-Adams, Brad J. Hershbein, Timothy J. Bartik, Bridget Timmeney, Amy Meyers, and Lee Adams
Publication: Reports
2018
Who Benefits From Economic Development Incentives? How Incentive Effects on Local Incomes and the Income Distribution Vary with Different Assumptions about Incentive Policy and the Local Economy, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Upjohn Institute Technical Reports
"But For" Percentages for Economic Development Incentives: What percentage estimates are plausible based on the research literature?, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Helping Manufacturing-Intensive Communities: What Works?, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Reports
Improving Economic Development Incentives, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy Briefs
Incentive Benefits and Costs, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Presentations
Incentives and Local Job Creation, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy Briefs
What Works to Help Manufacturing-Intensive Local Economies?, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Upjohn Institute Technical Reports
Striking a Balance: A National Assessment of Economic Development Incentives, Mary Donegan, T. William Lester, and Nichola Lowe
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Race to the Bottom? Local Tax Break Competition and Business Location, Evan Mast
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
Promise Scholarship Programs and Local Prosperity, Michelle Miller-Adams and Edward Smith
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy Briefs
Promise Scholarship Programs and Local Prosperity, Michelle Miller-Adams and Edward Smith
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy Papers
Economic Conditions: Updates on the National, State, and Regional Economies with a Look at 2018, Jim Robey
Publication: Presentations
Urban Growth Initiative for Greater Downtown Kalamazoo, Jim Robey, Randall W. Eberts, Lee Adams, Kathleen Bolter, Don Edgerly, Marie Holler, Brian Pittelko, and Claudette Robey
Publication: Reports
2017
A New Business Incentives Database, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Presentations
A New Business Incentives Database, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Presentations
A New Business Incentives Database, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Presentations
A New Business Incentives Database: Implications for Michigan, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Testimonies
Early Childhood Education and Local Economic Development, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Presentations
New Evidence on State Fiscal Multipliers: Implications for State Policies, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
A New Panel Database on Business Incentives for Economic Development Offered by State and Local Governments in the United States, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Reports
Better Incentives Data Can Inform Both Research and Policy, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
Evaluation of the Battle Creek Jobs Fund, George A. Erickcek, Jim Robey, Claudette Robey, Brian Pittelko, Marie Holler, and Don Edgerly
Publication: Reports
Heterogeneous Amenity Spillovers of Local Economic Shocks, Evan Mast
Publication: External Papers and Reports
Estimating the Impacts of PlazaCorp Investments Related to the Acquisition of the Arcadia Ramp in Downtown Kalamazoo on the Region, Jim Robey, Randall W. Eberts, Claudette Robey, and Kathleen Bolter
Publication: Reports
2016
I-69 Thumb Region Asset Mapping of Work-Based Programs and Initiatives: Final Report, Lee Adams, Bryan Bommersbach, Brian Pittelko, Claudette Robey, Jim Robey, and Bridget Timmeney
Publication: Reports
Labor-Demand-Side Economic Development Incentives and Urban Opportunity, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Book Chapters
What Works in Economic Development, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Presentations
Labor Market Analysis of the Kenosha, Wisconsin Region, Bryan Bommersbach, Don Edgerly, George Erickcek, Brian Pittelko, Claudette Robey, Jim Robey, and Bridget Timmeney
Publication: Reports
The Employment Impact of the New Economy Initiative (NEI) on the Detroit Region and the State of Michigan, Brian Pittelko, Bryan Bommersbach, and George Erickcek
Publication: Reports
2015
How Effects of Local Labor Demand Shocks Vary with the Initial Local Unemployment Rate, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Journal Articles
Migration and Housing Price Effects of Place-Based College Scholarships, Timothy J. Bartik and Nathan Sotherland
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Economic and Fiscal Impact of the Proposed South Haven Community Event Center, George A. Erickcek
Publication: Reports
Economic Impact of North Central Michigan College, George Erickcek and Brian Pittelko
Publication: Reports
Evaluation of the Jobs and Innovation Accelerator Challenge Grants: Interim Findings on Multiagency Collaboration and Cluster Progress, Megan Hague Angus, Jeanne Bellotti, Kevin Hollenbeck, and Brittany English
Publication: External Papers and Reports
Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development (WIRED), Nancy Hewat and Kevin Hollenbeck
Publication: Book Chapters
Promise Nation: Transforming Communities through Place-Based Scholarships, Michelle Miller-Adams
Publication: Upjohn Press
Jobless Capital? The Role of Capital Subsidies, Carlianne E. Patrick
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
The Production and Stock of College Graduates for U.S. States, John V. Winters
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Research Highlights from the 2015 Inner City Economic Summit, Kim Zeuli and Haifeng Qian
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
2014
Barriers and Opportunities for Entrepreneurship in Older Industrial Regions, Ziona Austrian and Merissa C. Piazza
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
How Effects of Local Labor Demand Shocks Vary with Local Labor Market Conditions, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Simulating the Effects of the Tax Credit Program of the Michigan Economic Growth Authority on Job Creation and Fiscal Benefits, Timothy J. Bartik and George Erickcek
Publication: Journal Articles
Entrepreneurial Initiatives in Chinese Markets: Why They Are Important and What Firms Need to Know, Chieh-Chen Bowen
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
The Road through the Rust Belt: From Preeminence to Decline to Prosperity, William M. Bowen
Publication: Upjohn Press
Midwestern Urban and Regional Responses to Global Economic Transition, William M. Bowen and Kelly L. Kinahan
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Reasons for Misgivings about Local Economic Development Initiatives, William M. Bowen and Chang-Shik Song
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Job Creation Tax Credits: Still Worth Consideration?, Robert S. Chirinko and Daniel J. Wilson
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
Can Tax Expenditures Stimulate Growth in Rust Belt Cities?, Benjamin Y. Clark
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Effective Local Strategies to Boost Quality Job Creation, Employment and Participation, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Presentations
The challenge of creating an integrated approach to green growth, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Presentations
Employment and Skills Strategies in the United States: OECD Reviews on Local Job Creation, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: External Papers and Reports
Lost a Step: The Great Lakes Region and Entrepreneurship, David R. Elkins
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Stop Shovelling: A New Workforce Strategy to Promote Regional Prosperity, Joel A. Elvery
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Economic Impact of Northwestern Michigan College: Final Report, George Erickcek
Publication: Reports
Report on Scoping the Feasibility of Constructing an Economic Impact Model for Recreational and Conservation Projects in the State of Michigan, George A. Erickcek
Publication: Reports
Accelerate: Economic Development Strategy and Prosperity Plan for the I-69 Thumb Region, George Erickcek, Bryan Bommersbach, Don Edgerly, Brian Pittelko, Claudette Robey, and Jim Robey
Publication: Reports
Southcentral Michigan Five-Year Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy: Final Report, George Erickcek, Don Edgerly, Brian Pittelko, Claudette Robey, and Bridget Timmeney
Publication: Reports
Economic Development Strategic Plan for the City of Waco, Texas, George Erickcek, Don Edgerly, Brian Pittelko, Claudette Robey, Bridget Timmeney, Dennis Burnside, and Jim Robey
Publication: Reports
Economic Development Recommendations That Focus on the "Working Poor": Lessons from Waco, George Erickcek, Don Edgerly, Brian Pittelko, Claudette Robey, Bridget Timmeney, and Jim Robey
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
Introduction [to The Road through the Rust Belt], Edward W. Hill
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
State Incentives for Innovation, Star Scientists, and Jobs: Evidence from Biotech, Enrico Moretti and Daniel J. Wilson
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Occupational Outlook for the Construction Industry in the Greater Grand Rapids-Holland-Muskegon Region, Brian Pittelko and George Erickcek
Publication: Reports
The Evolution of Clusters and Implications for the Revival of Old Industrial Cities, Haifeng Qian
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
Distinctly Cleveland: How the Arts are Helping to Revitalize Rust Belt Cities, Gregory M. Sadlek and Joan Chase
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
How Energy Policy Enabled the Decline of Midwestern Cities, and How It Can Contribute to Their Rehabilitation, Andrew R. Thomas
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
2013
Early Childhood Programs as an Economic Development Tool: Investing Early to Prepare the Future Workforce, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Book Chapters
Breaking the Poverty Cycle with Education and Jobs in Kalamazoo, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Presentations
How Local Workforce Investment Boards Can Help Support Job Creation, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
Development of an Economic and Social Dashboard for Berrien County, George Erickcek
Publication: Reports
A Comprehensive Analysis of the Current and Future Talent Needs for the TALENT 2025 Region, George Erickcek, Brian Pittelko, Claudette Robey, and Bridget Timmeney
Publication: Reports
The Impact of Marginal Business Taxes on State Manufacturing, Richard Funderburg, Timothy J. Bartik, Alan H. Peters, and Peter S. Fisher
Publication: Journal Articles
A Second Look at Enrollment Changes after the Kalamazoo Promise, Brad J. Hershbein
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
A Second Look at Enrollment Changes after the Kalamazoo Promise, Brad J. Hershbein
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Other Related Initiatives: Labor Market Information, Green Jobs, and Subsidized Employment, Joyce Kaiser
Publication: Upjohn Press Book Chapters
The Kalamazoo Promise and Changing Perceptions of the Kalamazoo Public Schools, Michelle Miller-Adams and Jenna Fiore
Publication: Upjohn Institute Policy Papers
Predictors of Employment Growth and Unemployment in U.S. Central Cities, 1990-2010, Laura Wolf-Powers
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
2012
Education and Local Economic Development: Why Skills Matter, How We're Doing, and Leverage Points for Change, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Presentations
Local Economic Benefits of Early Childhood Programs: Investing in Kids, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Presentations
The Future of State and Local Economic Development Policy: What Research Is Needed, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Journal Articles
The Future of State and Local Economic Development Policy: What Research Is Needed?, Timothy J. Bartik
Publication: Presentations
The Roles of Tax Incentives and Other Business Incentives in Local Economic Development, Timothy J. Bartik and Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Book Chapters
Simulating the Effects of Michigan's MEGA Tax Credit Program on Job Creation and Fiscal Benefits, Timothy J. Bartik and George A. Erickcek
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
An Analysis of the Employment Effects of the Washington High Technology Business and Occupation (B&O) Tax Credit: Technical Report, Timothy J. Bartik and Kevin Hollenbeck
Publication: Upjohn Institute Working Papers
Employment Effects of the Washington High Technology Business and Occupation Tax Credit, Timothy J. Bartik and Kevin Hollenbeck
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
Michigan's Auto Workers: Tracking their Transition during Significant Industry Restructuring, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Conference Papers
Michigan's Displaced Auto Workers: Using Administrative Data to Track Their Transition during Significant Industry Restructuring, Randall W. Eberts
Publication: Conference Papers
Tracking the Transition of Michigan's Displaced Auto Workers During Significant Restructuring in the Auto Industry, Randall W. Eberts and Kenneth J. Kline
Publication: Reports
Economic and Fiscal Impact of the Proposed South Haven Community Event Center, George A. Erickcek
Publication: Reports
Indicators, Dashboards, Benchmarks, and Scorecards in Regional Economic Development: Lessons Learned, George A. Erickcek
Publication: Employment Research Newsletter
Ten-Year Cost Estimation of a Proposed Lansing Promise Scholarship, George A. Erickcek
Publication: Reports
The Impacts of Macomb Community College on the Economy of Macomb County, George A. Erickcek and Kevin Hollenbeck
Publication: Reports
Talent 2025 Update Brief: Regional Workforce Demand and System Flows, George A. Erickcek, Brian Pittelko, Bridget Timmeney, and Brad Watts
Publication: Reports
Identification of the Common Salient Characteristics of Successful Intergovernmental Cooperation and Consolidation of Governmental Services in Kent County, George A. Erickcek and Brad Watts
Publication: Reports
The Role of the Workforce Development System in the Economic Development of Urban Areas, Kevin Hollenbeck
Publication: Book Chapters