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Small Business Capital Access Study For The Cleveland Area: Summary Outline Of Findings, George A. Erickcek Jul 1997

Small Business Capital Access Study For The Cleveland Area: Summary Outline Of Findings, George A. Erickcek

Reports

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Social And Community Indicators To Monitor Berrien County's Needs For Social And Public Services, George A. Erickcek, Sharon Hanrahan, Sharon Pittman Mar 1997

Social And Community Indicators To Monitor Berrien County's Needs For Social And Public Services, George A. Erickcek, Sharon Hanrahan, Sharon Pittman

Reports

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Assessing The Importance Of Small Business In The Greater Cleveland Area, George A. Erickcek, W.E. Upjohn Institute For Employment Research Jan 1997

Assessing The Importance Of Small Business In The Greater Cleveland Area, George A. Erickcek, W.E. Upjohn Institute For Employment Research

Reports

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Question - What Can Be Done To Promote Inner City Development?: Answer - Focus On Labor Demand Policies To Increase Employment Of The Poor, Timothy J. Bartik Nov 1996

Question - What Can Be Done To Promote Inner City Development?: Answer - Focus On Labor Demand Policies To Increase Employment Of The Poor, Timothy J. Bartik

Testimonies

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Comments On Papers By Michael Wasylenko And Ronald Fisher, Timothy J. Bartik Nov 1996

Comments On Papers By Michael Wasylenko And Ronald Fisher, Timothy J. Bartik

Conference Papers

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Developing Community Economic Outcome Measures, George A. Erickcek Oct 1996

Developing Community Economic Outcome Measures, George A. Erickcek

Employment Research Newsletter

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Economic Analysis Of The Greater South Haven Area: Choices & Consequences, George A. Erickcek, Christine R. Fahndrich Feb 1996

Economic Analysis Of The Greater South Haven Area: Choices & Consequences, George A. Erickcek, Christine R. Fahndrich

Reports

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An Evaluation Of The Manufacturing Technology Partnership (Mtp) Program, Kevin Hollenbeck Feb 1996

An Evaluation Of The Manufacturing Technology Partnership (Mtp) Program, Kevin Hollenbeck

Upjohn Institute Technical Reports

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Economic And Fiscal Impact Of A Proposed International Tradeport At The W.K. Kellogg Regional Airport, George A. Erickcek, W.E. Upjohn Institute For Employment Research Oct 1995

Economic And Fiscal Impact Of A Proposed International Tradeport At The W.K. Kellogg Regional Airport, George A. Erickcek, W.E. Upjohn Institute For Employment Research

Reports

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Economic Development Incentive Wars, Timothy J. Bartik Apr 1995

Economic Development Incentive Wars, Timothy J. Bartik

Employment Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.


Economic Development Strategies, Timothy J. Bartik Jan 1995

Economic Development Strategies, Timothy J. Bartik

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

This paper provides a guide to economic development policies for local government managers. Local economic development policies today include not only tax subsidies for branch plants, but also job training to provide workers to businesses, advice and support services for potential entrepreneurs, and extension services to help businesses modernize and export. To help local government managers, this paper suggests a number of guiding principles, including: local economic development should be pursued cooperatively across the local labor market; economic development programs should consider the quality of jobs created; tax subsidies are expensive per job created; development subsidies are more effective if …


Can Economic Development Programs Be Evaluated?, Timothy J. Bartik, Richard D. Bingham Jan 1995

Can Economic Development Programs Be Evaluated?, Timothy J. Bartik, Richard D. Bingham

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

The question addressed in this paper seems simple: Can economic development programs be evaluated? But the answer is not simple because of the nature of evaluation. To determine a program's effectiveness requires a sophisticated evaluation because it requires the evaluator to distinguish changes due to the program from changes due to nonprogram factors. The evaluator must focus on the outcomes caused by the program rather than the program's procedures. Evaluations can be divided into two categories--process or formative evaluations and outcome, impact, or summative evaluations. Process evaluations focus on how a program is delivered. Impact evaluations focus on the program's …


The 1993 Economic Impact Of The Upjohn Company On Kalamazoo County, George A. Erickcek, Christine R. Fahndrich Mar 1994

The 1993 Economic Impact Of The Upjohn Company On Kalamazoo County, George A. Erickcek, Christine R. Fahndrich

Reports

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What Should The Federal Government Be Doing About Urban Economic Development?, Timothy J. Bartik Mar 1994

What Should The Federal Government Be Doing About Urban Economic Development?, Timothy J. Bartik

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

The federal government should focus its policies towards economic development on areas in which the federal government has some unique advantages. Federal policy should: (1) discourage financial subsidies to specific large firms by state and local governments; (2) expand the federal role in economic development services in which national action has some special advantages, such as developing information on foreign markets, encouraging large national banks to be more involved in economic development, supporting the development of the "Information Superhighway," and encouraging new technology development; (3) provide modest support for state and local efforts to increase business productivity through technology extension …


Federal Policy Towards State And Local Economic Development In The 1990s, Timothy J. Bartik Mar 1993

Federal Policy Towards State And Local Economic Development In The 1990s, Timothy J. Bartik

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

This paper suggests new federal policies towards state and local economic development assistance to business. I argue that there is some evidence that these programs can be effective in encouraging business growth and helping the unemployed. But state and local governments do not have the right incentives to adequately pursue national goals through economic development programs. State and local governments are not inclined to do quality evaluations of their programs and tend to favor business attraction programs over programs that might increase U.S. business productivity. In addition, it is unclear whether economic development efforts are most vigorously pursued by economically …


Foreign Direct Investment In The United States: Issues, Magnitudes, And Location Choice Of New Manufacturing Plants, Jan Ondrich, Michael J. Wasylenko Jan 1993

Foreign Direct Investment In The United States: Issues, Magnitudes, And Location Choice Of New Manufacturing Plants, Jan Ondrich, Michael J. Wasylenko

Upjohn Press

What effect does foreign direct investment (FDI) have on job creation, wages, and productivity in the U.S.? How does FDI impact the budget deficit? How do changes in states' fiscal policy affect plant location choices? Ondrych and Wasylenko address these and other politically-charged questions concerning FDI. Provided is empirical evidence drawn from a pooled cross-section and time-series data set that identifies the criteria foreigners use to make location decisions. The authors also develop a model, against which they compare their findings, and review policy options available at the state and federal levels. Information provided will help states shape, focus, and …


Economic Development And Black Economic Success, Timothy J. Bartik Jan 1993

Economic Development And Black Economic Success, Timothy J. Bartik

Upjohn Institute Technical Reports

No abstract provided.


The 1992 Economic Impact Of The Upjohn Company On Kalamazoo County, George A. Erickcek Jan 1993

The 1992 Economic Impact Of The Upjohn Company On Kalamazoo County, George A. Erickcek

Reports

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The 1991 Economic Impact Of The Upjohn Company On Kalamazoo County, George A. Erickcek Jan 1992

The 1991 Economic Impact Of The Upjohn Company On Kalamazoo County, George A. Erickcek

Reports

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The Effects Of Metropolitan Job Growth On The Size Distribution Of Family Income, Timothy J. Bartik Mar 1991

The Effects Of Metropolitan Job Growth On The Size Distribution Of Family Income, Timothy J. Bartik

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

This paper examines how a metropolitan area's job growth affects its income distribution. The research uses annual Current Population Survey data on the income distribution in different metropolitan areas from 1979 through 1988. Faster metropolitan job growth increases real family income in the lowest income quintile by a significantly greater percentage than for the average family. Metropolitan job growth also increases the value of property owned by upper income quintiles, but property value effects are not large enough to offset the progressive effects of growth on labor income. Simulations indicate that economic development programs to increase metropolitan job growth will …


Who Benefits From State And Local Economic Development Policies?, Timothy J. Bartik Jan 1991

Who Benefits From State And Local Economic Development Policies?, Timothy J. Bartik

Upjohn Press

Bartik reviews evidence on whether state and local policies affect job growth. He then presents empirical data supporting the intentions of such programs, showing that job growth may lead to a number of positive long-term effects including: lower unemployment, higher labor force participation, higher real estate values, and better occupational opportunities. He also shows that the earnings gains to disadvantaged groups outweigh the resulting increased real estate values for property owners, and concludes by saying that regional competition for jobs may actually be a benefit for the nation as a whole.


The 1990 Economic Impact Of The Upjohn Company On Kalamazoo County, George A. Erickcek Jan 1991

The 1990 Economic Impact Of The Upjohn Company On Kalamazoo County, George A. Erickcek

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Maximum Score Estimates Of The Determinants Of Residential Mobility: Implications For The Value Of Residential Attachment And Neighborhood Amenities, Timothy J. Bartik, J. S. Butler, Jin-Tan Liu Aug 1990

Maximum Score Estimates Of The Determinants Of Residential Mobility: Implications For The Value Of Residential Attachment And Neighborhood Amenities, Timothy J. Bartik, J. S. Butler, Jin-Tan Liu

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

This paper examines the determinants of the decision of low-income renters to move out of their current dwelling. Maximum score estimation is shown to be superior to ordinary discrete choice estimation techniques (probit, logit) for this problem, and for similar discrete choices that require revering a previously optimal decision. The estimation reveals psychological costs from moving for typical low income renters of at least 8% of their income ; these costs are even higher for older, longer tenure, or minority households. Policies that displace low income renters will have large social costs. In addition, the estimation results are used to …


The 1989 Economic Impact Of The Upjohn Company On Kalamazoo County, George A. Erickcek Jan 1990

The 1989 Economic Impact Of The Upjohn Company On Kalamazoo County, George A. Erickcek

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Total Economic Impact Of The Upjohn Company On Kalamazoo County, 1988, George A. Erickcek Jan 1989

Total Economic Impact Of The Upjohn Company On Kalamazoo County, 1988, George A. Erickcek

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Total Economic Impact Of The Upjohn Company On Kalamazoo County, 1987, Timothy L. Hunt Jan 1989

Total Economic Impact Of The Upjohn Company On Kalamazoo County, 1987, Timothy L. Hunt

Reports

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Saturn And State Economic Development, Timothy J. Bartik, Charles Becker, Steve Lake, John Bush Jan 1987

Saturn And State Economic Development, Timothy J. Bartik, Charles Becker, Steve Lake, John Bush

Journal Articles

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