ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT
INCENTIVES
THAT WORK

Delivering

Sound Decisions

We help communities use economic development incentives to achieve their targeted development goals. Smart Incentives works with economic development organizations and investment promotion agencies to manage incentive programs that are both effective and responsible. Here’s how we do it:

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Incentive offerings and program design

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The Smart Incentives 4×4 framework for program management

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Evaluations and reporting on program results

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Do incentives for entrepreneurial firms work?

Outcomes vary by incentive type, but these policy recommendations can improve the chances for success.

Incentives for entrepreneurial firms

A new Smart Incentives report provides practitioners and policymakers insights on the use of business incentives for entrepreneurial firms and guidance for offering these incentives.

State incentive program trends: the big picture

Seven figures show how state incentive programs have grown and changed over time.

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Featured event

Smart Incentives events are an excellent way to stay up to date on industry leading knowledge. They are also a great way to network. Check out our featured event. We would love to see you there.

Inclusive Economic Development and Recovery

SPRING 2022

This conference is being sponsored by the Federal Reserve Banks of Boston, Cleveland, New York, and Philadelphia, the Initiative for a Competitive Inner City, and the W.E. Upjohn Institute/Economic Development Quarterly.

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