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An Analysis Of The Employment Effects Of The Washington High Technology Business And Occupation (B&O) Tax Credit: Technical Report, Timothy J. Bartik, Kevin Hollenbeck Jun 2012

An Analysis Of The Employment Effects Of The Washington High Technology Business And Occupation (B&O) Tax Credit: Technical Report, Timothy J. Bartik, Kevin Hollenbeck

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

This paper estimates the effects of an R&D tax credit in the state of Washington on job creation. The research uses micro-data on the job creation and tax credits received by individual firms in the state of Washington from 2004 to 2009. We correct for the endogeneity of R&D tax credits received by individual firms by using instrumental variables based in part on national industry factor shares for R&D. We estimate that this tax credit created jobs, but at a high cost. The cost per job-year created is estimated to be between $40,000 and $50,000. The credit was so high …


Education And Local Economic Development: Why Skills Matter, How We're Doing, And Leverage Points For Change, Timothy J. Bartik Jun 2012

Education And Local Economic Development: Why Skills Matter, How We're Doing, And Leverage Points For Change, Timothy J. Bartik

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Simulating The Effects Of Michigan's Mega Tax Credit Program On Job Creation And Fiscal Benefits, Timothy J. Bartik, George A. Erickcek Jun 2012

Simulating The Effects Of Michigan's Mega Tax Credit Program On Job Creation And Fiscal Benefits, Timothy J. Bartik, George A. Erickcek

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

This paper simulates job and fiscal impacts of Michigan’s MEGA tax credit program for job creation. Under plausible assumptions about how such credits affect business location decisions, the net costs per job created of the MEGA program are simulated to be of modest size. The job creation impacts of MEGA are simulated to be considerably larger than devoting similar dollar resources to general business tax cuts. The simulation methodology developed here is applicable to incentives in other states.


An Assessment Of Eda's Partnership Planning Program, George A. Erickcek, Brad R. Watts, Larry Ledebur, Claudette Robey, Daila Shimek, Kevin O'Brien, Andrew Batson, Jim Robey, Jacob Duritsky, Kim Merik Apr 2012

An Assessment Of Eda's Partnership Planning Program, George A. Erickcek, Brad R. Watts, Larry Ledebur, Claudette Robey, Daila Shimek, Kevin O'Brien, Andrew Batson, Jim Robey, Jacob Duritsky, Kim Merik

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This report examines EDA‘s Partnership Planning Program, which consists of Economic Development Districts (EDDs) and the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategies (CEDS) they are required to create, and provides recommendations as to how the program could be improved to lead effective regional development strategic efforts.


Mediating Incentive Use: A Time-Series Assessment Of Economic Development Deals In North Carolina, T. William Lester, Nichola Lowe, Allan Freyer Apr 2012

Mediating Incentive Use: A Time-Series Assessment Of Economic Development Deals In North Carolina, T. William Lester, Nichola Lowe, Allan Freyer

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

State incentive granting for the purpose of firm retention or recruitment remains highly controversial and is often portrayed as antithetical to long-range economic development planning. This paper uses quasi-experimental methods to measure the impact of state-level economic development incentives on employment growth at the establishment level in North Carolina. Using North Carolina’s rich history of strategic planning and sector-based economic development as a backdrop, we develop a theory of sectoral “mediation.” This enables us to compare the effectiveness of incentives offered in mediated and nonmediated industries and show that when incentives are coupled with sectoral economic development efforts they generate …


Local Economic Benefits Of Early Childhood Programs: Investing In Kids, Timothy J. Bartik Mar 2012

Local Economic Benefits Of Early Childhood Programs: Investing In Kids, Timothy J. Bartik

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Employer Resource Networks: What Works In Forming A Successful Ern?, Bridget Timmeney, Kevin Hollenbeck Feb 2012

Employer Resource Networks: What Works In Forming A Successful Ern?, Bridget Timmeney, Kevin Hollenbeck

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Employment Growth From Public Support Of Innovation In Small Firms, Albert N. Link, John T. Scott Jan 2012

Employment Growth From Public Support Of Innovation In Small Firms, Albert N. Link, John T. Scott

Upjohn Press

Link and Scott provide a statistical assessment of the employment growth associated with public support of R&D in small, entrepreneurial firms through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program.


Indicators, Dashboards, Benchmarks, And Scorecards In Regional Economic Development: Lessons Learned, George A. Erickcek Jan 2012

Indicators, Dashboards, Benchmarks, And Scorecards In Regional Economic Development: Lessons Learned, George A. Erickcek

Employment Research Newsletter

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Including Jobs In Benefit-Cost Analysis, Timothy J. Bartik Nov 2011

Including Jobs In Benefit-Cost Analysis, Timothy J. Bartik

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

Public policies may affect employment by directly creating jobs, facilitating job creation, or augmenting labor supply. In labor markets with high unemployment, such employment changes may have significant net efficiency benefits, which should be included in benefit-cost analyses.
The research literature offers diverse recommendations on measuring employment benefits. Many of the recommendations rely on arbitrary assumptions. The resulting employment benefit estimates vary widely.
This paper reviews this literature, and offers recommendations on how to better measure employment benefits using estimable parameters. Guidance is provided on measuring policy-induced labor demand, estimating the demand shock’s impact on labor market outcomes, and translating …


State Economic Development Policies: What Works?, Timothy J. Bartik Nov 2011

State Economic Development Policies: What Works?, Timothy J. Bartik

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An Assessment Of The Bc Careers Employer Resource Network: Its Contributions To The Ern Model, Kevin Hollenbeck, George A. Erickcek, Bridget Timmeney Nov 2011

An Assessment Of The Bc Careers Employer Resource Network: Its Contributions To The Ern Model, Kevin Hollenbeck, George A. Erickcek, Bridget Timmeney

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Economic Impact Of Kalamazoo College, Brad R. Watts Oct 2011

Economic Impact Of Kalamazoo College, Brad R. Watts

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Results And Recommendations Of Water And Wastewater Affordability Study, Ryan A. Breisach, George A. Erickcek, Brad R. Watts Oct 2011

Results And Recommendations Of Water And Wastewater Affordability Study, Ryan A. Breisach, George A. Erickcek, Brad R. Watts

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Presentation On Early Childhood Programs And Economic Development To American Chamber Of Commerce Executives Convention, Timothy J. Bartik Aug 2011

Presentation On Early Childhood Programs And Economic Development To American Chamber Of Commerce Executives Convention, Timothy J. Bartik

Presentations

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Responding To Skeptics Of Early Childhood Programs As Local Economic Development, Timothy J. Bartik Jun 2011

Responding To Skeptics Of Early Childhood Programs As Local Economic Development, Timothy J. Bartik

Presentations

No abstract provided.


What Works In Job Creation And Economic Development, Timothy J. Bartik May 2011

What Works In Job Creation And Economic Development, Timothy J. Bartik

Presentations

No abstract provided.


Some Perspectives On And Examples Of Business Education Collaboration For Workforce Development, Kevin Hollenbeck Feb 2011

Some Perspectives On And Examples Of Business Education Collaboration For Workforce Development, Kevin Hollenbeck

Presentations

No abstract provided.


Evaluation Of Regional Collaborations For Economic Development, Kevin Hollenbeck, Nancy Hewat Feb 2011

Evaluation Of Regional Collaborations For Economic Development, Kevin Hollenbeck, Nancy Hewat

Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


Economic Impact Of Various Budgetary Policy Options For The State Of Michigan To Resolve Its Budget Deficit For Fy 2004, Timothy J. Bartik, George A. Erickcek Feb 2011

Economic Impact Of Various Budgetary Policy Options For The State Of Michigan To Resolve Its Budget Deficit For Fy 2004, Timothy J. Bartik, George A. Erickcek

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The State of Michigan is facing a $925 million budget deficit in Fiscal Year 2004 which began in October 2003. This research brief summarizes the findings of an analysis of the potential economic impacts to the state's economy of the following three budgetary policy options: 1. Eliminate the deficit by cutting state spending by $925 million. 2. Raise sufficient revenues to balance the state's budget by increasing the state's personal income tax rate to an estimated 4.7 percent. 3. Delay for one year the scheduled roll back of the state's personal income tax rate from 4.0 percent to 3.9 percent. …


Advances In Economic Forecasting, Matthew L. Higgins Editor Jan 2011

Advances In Economic Forecasting, Matthew L. Higgins Editor

Upjohn Press

This book's contributors assess the performance of economic forecasting methods, argue that data can be better exploited through model and forecast combination, and advocate for models that are adaptive and perform well in the presence of nonlinearity and structural change. The contributors are: Michael D. Bradley, Dean Croshure, Dennis W. Jansen, Kajal Lahiri, Tae-Hwy Lee, David E. Rapach, and H.O. Stekler.


The Economic Impact Of Oaklawn Hospital On The Marshall Area, George A. Erickcek Nov 2010

The Economic Impact Of Oaklawn Hospital On The Marshall Area, George A. Erickcek

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Design And Economic Growth In West Michigan: Survey Findings, Brad R. Watts, George A. Erickcek Nov 2010

Design And Economic Growth In West Michigan: Survey Findings, Brad R. Watts, George A. Erickcek

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Estimating The Costs Per Job Created Of Employer Subsidy Programs, Timothy J. Bartik Oct 2010

Estimating The Costs Per Job Created Of Employer Subsidy Programs, Timothy J. Bartik

Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


Tools And Methods To Anticipate Local Job Creation & Suppression: Opportunities And Threats, Randall W. Eberts Oct 2010

Tools And Methods To Anticipate Local Job Creation & Suppression: Opportunities And Threats, Randall W. Eberts

Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


Talent 2025: Assessment Of The West Michigan Talent Development System, George Erickcek, Brian Pittelko, Bridget Timmeney, Brad R. Watts Oct 2010

Talent 2025: Assessment Of The West Michigan Talent Development System, George Erickcek, Brian Pittelko, Bridget Timmeney, Brad R. Watts

Reports

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Use Of Administrative Data To Track Employees And Firms: The Case Of Auto Workers And Their Communities, Randall W. Eberts Sep 2010

Use Of Administrative Data To Track Employees And Firms: The Case Of Auto Workers And Their Communities, Randall W. Eberts

Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


Using The American Community Survey To Build A Dashboard Of Regional Economic Indicators, Randall W. Eberts Sep 2010

Using The American Community Survey To Build A Dashboard Of Regional Economic Indicators, Randall W. Eberts

Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


Higher Education, The Health Care Industry And Metropolitan Regional Economic Development: What Can "Eds & Meds" Do For The Economic Fortunes Of A Metro Area’S Residents?, Timothy J. Bartik, George A. Erickcek Sep 2010

Higher Education, The Health Care Industry And Metropolitan Regional Economic Development: What Can "Eds & Meds" Do For The Economic Fortunes Of A Metro Area’S Residents?, Timothy J. Bartik, George A. Erickcek

Conference Papers

No abstract provided.


Auto Workers And Their Communities: What We Know, Don't Know, And Would Like To Know, Randall W. Eberts Sep 2010

Auto Workers And Their Communities: What We Know, Don't Know, And Would Like To Know, Randall W. Eberts

Conference Papers

No abstract provided.