Regardless how they’re counted, incentives do nothing for economic development
Last Friday, I wrote here on the “uselessness of economic development.” Using The New York Times’s new database on state and local economic development incentives, I found no association between these...
View ArticleOntario mulling new tax credits to spur businesses to invest in R&D: minister
The government of Ontario is considering new incentives and tax credits to encourage companies invest more research and development, new equipment, technology and training. This move would reflect what...
View ArticleHow an oft-used economic development tactic may actually be hurting the economy
J.D. Harrison at the Washington Post takes a look at recent research by Nathan Jensen, a political science professor formerly at Washington University in St. Louis, on whether incentives offered by...
View ArticleLockheed Martin Wins Public Incentives in Palm Beach County
The Palm Beach County commission approved a public incentive package for Lockheed Martin Corp. on Tuesday to retain 401 jobs. The aerospace defense contractor could receive up to a requested $3.2...
View ArticlePalm Beach County to Help Companies Pay for New Employees
More jobs could come from Palm Beach County’s new taxpayer-funded incentives for businesses to hire and train local workers.. One plan encourages companies hired for county construction projects to...
View ArticleThe Higher ED Blog: What’s new in economic development research (fall 2015...
Continuing from last week’s Higher ED Blog, this week we summarize interesting articles from the latest issues of Economic Development Quarterly and Regional Studies. These research roundup articles...
View ArticleThe Higher ED Blog: Real Economic Development Horror Stories 2016
Happy Halloween! How appropriate is it that the scariest day of the year should land on the most dreaded day of the week? And how great is it that Higher ED, which publishes on Mondays, gets to bring...
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