by Ellen D. Harpel | Mar 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
Several states completed helpful incentive program evaluations in 2023. Many are featured in the NCSL State Tax Incentive Evaluations Database. We are pleased to highlight a few here. California Legislative Analyst’s Office. California’s Film Tax Credit. February...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Mar 11, 2024 | Uncategorized
Financing packages for stadiums and other sports venues are among the largest incentive deals many states and communities will ever encounter. How can smart incentive practices be applied to help leaders make wise decisions during often fraught negotiations? Here are...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Feb 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
A recent book describes how incentives send signals that shape a story. These signals and the story they tell are just as important as the characteristics of the incentive itself in determining whether the incentive will have the expected effect. In Mixed...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Jan 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
Oklahoma concluded its latest round of incentive evaluations in 2023. The state’s Incentive Evaluation Commission (IEC) now has eight years of thorough program assessments that have helped inform incentive policy decisions. The 2023 evaluations...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Jan 10, 2024 | Uncategorized
A recent webinar, Alternative Metrics: New Ways to Communicate Incentive Performance, addressed how economic development leaders can change the way they talk about the impact of their incentive programs. A key priority is to move beyond “jobs, jobs, jobs.” Expanding...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Dec 17, 2023 | Uncategorized
As Smart Incentives marks its 10th year, we have been revealing the top ten ways that incentives have changed since 2013. We are pleased to share the full list of incentive trends here in our last blog article of 2023. 1. Big incentive deals are getting bigger. Top...
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