by Smart Incentives | Jun 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) pivoted remarkably well to offer a virtual conference earlier this month for over 250 economic and workforce development researchers. Smart Incentives was pleased to participate in the State Researchers...
by Darrene Hackler | Jun 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
Our recent thinking on how local governments can structure their fiscal responses to pave the road to recovery stressed that these efforts need to stay in place as long as the economy is weak, have a long time horizon, and be creative, speedy, and structured based on...
by Darrene Hackler | May 18, 2020 | Uncategorized
Over the past few months, state and local governments have barely had time to look past crisis and emergency responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many have risen to the challenge with creative local responses. Mind-boggling economic forecasts indicate that we may be...
by Darrene Hackler | May 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
The global pandemic is ushering in a forecasted recession that is expected to be larger than the Great Recession. Timely research from the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco suggests that for the economic developers who lived through it, they should expect a longer...
by Ellen D. Harpel | May 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
Smart Incentives joined PFM for a focused discussion on how government at all levels can help keep local businesses operating and/or solvent during the COVID-19 economic recession. The slide deck from our presentation is available to download here. We addressed how to...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Mar 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
Governments are rolling out new loan programs to help local small businesses struggling for survival during the COVID-19 crisis. What will make these loan programs effective? Lessons learned from the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI)* tell us: Program...
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