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Category Archives: Economic development
Which businesses should be interested in “the business case” for early childhood programs?
Sara Mead has a recent blog entry that comments on problems with the likely interest of business leaders in promoting state and local education. Her comment was in part prompted by Steve Perlstein’s comments on problems in local leadership for … Continue reading
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New long-term estimates of the effects of the Abecedarian program
Recently, Frances Campbell and her colleagues have published a paper that provides new long-term estimates of the effects of the Abecedarian program. These estimates suggest greater long-run benefits of the Abecedarian program than were projected based on previous results at … Continue reading
Generating good jobs: what role for government?
I have been asked by some persons my reaction to the recent New York Times article by Motoko Rich on state customized job training programs. I have argued that state customized job training programs can be an effective way of … Continue reading
Posted in Business incentives, Economic development, Incentive design issues, National vs. state vs. local
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How does a state’s investment in early childhood programs pay off for the state?
I’m continuing to provide brief answers to questions I’ve received at presentations I have made on early childhood programs. Today’s question is the following: “How does a state’s investment in early childhood programs pay off for the state? We live … Continue reading
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Why is the political support for evidence-based policies so weak and inconsistent?
A recent New York Times article by Annie Lowery pointed out that several important programs with strong research support for effectiveness are being threatened in the federal appropriations process. In particular, a House appropriations subcommittee recommended cutting all fiscal year … Continue reading
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Bigger funding needed for big ideas for job creation
A project entitled “Big Ideas for Job Creation” recently released a policy brief on a wide range of job-creation proposals. This project was managed by the Institute for Research on Labor and Employment at the University of California-Berkeley, and funded … Continue reading
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How socially valuable is additional employment?
I have a new working paper available that looks at how job-creating policies should be evaluated in benefit-cost analyses. The paper is technical, and is mainly addressed to economists interested in benefit-cost analysis. However, the paper’s findings have some important … Continue reading
Posted in Business incentives, Distribution of benefits, Early childhood programs, Economic development, Local variation in benefits
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Two new reviews of “Investing in Kids”
Two new book reviews have been published of my book Investing in Kids. One review appeared in Business Economics, the academic journal of the National Association for Business Economics. This review is by Steve Barnett, one of the leading scholars … Continue reading
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State economic development policies: what works?
I delivered a speech about state economic development policies on November 30, 2011. The presentation was made in D.C. at the 19th Annual State Fiscal Policy Conference of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. The text of my prepared … Continue reading
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Top 9 reasons why universal access to pre-K makes sense
I was recently asked to give some key reasons why pre-K systems with broad or even universal access make sense. Here are my top 9 reasons. Political sustainability. Systems that help income groups that comprise a majority of voters are … Continue reading
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