by Ellen D. Harpel | May 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
Data sharing has the potential to change the way states manage incentive program compliance and evaluation efforts. Data sharing “is a formal process by which state agencies that collect and manage administrative records, such as corporate income tax and unemployment...
by Ellen D. Harpel | May 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
We are easing into Memorial Day weekend with our annual word cloud from the past year of Smart Incentives blog articles. What stands out to you?
by Ellen D. Harpel | May 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
States “have made progress in gathering evidence on the results of their economic development tax incentives,” but challenges remain for policy leaders seeking to understand and improve economic development outcomes. Ellen Harpel of Smart Incentives and Josh Goodman...
by Ellen D. Harpel | May 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
It’s National Small Business Week so we used the C2ER State Business Incentives Database to identify state economic development programs designed for small businesses. Here are 43 programs we found: Alaska Small Business Development Loan Program – The Small...
by Ellen D. Harpel | May 1, 2017 | Uncategorized
A new report from the Urban Institute assesses how the synthetic control method can be used for economic development policy evaluation. The synthetic control method (SCM) creates “a synthetic control region that simulates what the outcome path of a region would be if...
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