by Ellen D. Harpel | Oct 22, 2018 | Program Evaluation
More states want to conduct tax incentive evaluations, but many still lack the data needed to complete useful assessments. A recent gathering of economists, program evaluators, and fiscal analysts convened by the National Conference of State Legislatures and The Pew...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Jun 14, 2018 | Opportunity Zones
I had the opportunity to join a great group of speakers at the CDFA Maryland Conference in Baltimore this week to discuss a wide range of economic and community development finance topics. While I talked about business incentives, other panelists covered everything...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Jun 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
Managing economic development incentive programs is not easy. Here are five common mistakes we see in state and local incentive efforts across the country. 1. It is not clear what the incentive program is supposed to accomplish. Too many incentive programs are...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Mar 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
A new report from the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings considers how incentives offered in Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Salt Lake City and San Diego align with the Brookings framework for inclusive economic development. The authors examine incentive transactions...
by Ellen D. Harpel | Feb 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
State and local governments have begun disclosing information about tax abatement agreements in their Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports (CAFRs) to comply with GASB 77.* Good Jobs First is tracking disclosed data on its website via Subsidy Tracker 2, a free and...
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