that economic development programs to increase metropolitan job growth will have a progressive effect if the cost per job … created is low, and these costs are financed by personal taxes. But economic development programs with a high cost per job …

This paper suggests new federal policies towards state and local economic development assistance to business. I argue …. But state and local governments do not have the right incentives to adequately pursue national goals through economic … economic development efforts are most vigorously pursued by economically depressed areas, in which the national social benefits …

The federal government should focus its policies towards economic development on areas in which the federal government … 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 …

The question addressed in this paper seems simple: Can economic development programs be evaluated? But the answer is …

This paper provides a guide to economic development policies for local government managers. Local economic development … 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 …

This paper describes the role of local partnerships in the delivery of workforce and economic development services in … Employment and Economic Development (LEED) Committee of the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD … summarizes the history of local partnerships in the United States, tracks the separate evolution of workforce and economic …

This paper argues that more rigorous evaluations of local economic development policies are feasible. Programs that aid …

This chapter seeks to provide useful advice for local government policy towards economic development programs. The … chapter: reviews the size and scope of local economic development programs in the United States; critically analyzes the …, distressed neighborhoods, and downtowns; and discusses how local economic development programs should be organized, managed, and …

This paper reviews the research literature relevant to economic development incentives provided by state and local …