Regional economic developers typically use input-output modeling to compare the linkage effects of different targets for economic development policy. Using input-output models for all 50 states in the United States, the authors compare child care linkage effects to economy-wide averages and...

Use of business incentives is one of the most common local economic development strategies. The authors analyze national surveys of 700 to 1,000 local governments from 1994, 1999, and 2004 to track use of business incentives over time. They find a shift from primary reliance on business...

Business incentive use rose dramatically among U.S. municipalities after the Great Recession. This article seeks to explain that rise using national surveys of local government economic development practice for 2004 and 2009. The authors differentiate business incentive use by three types (tax...