Place-based Policy

Place-based Policy
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Analysis: New study finds Rx Kids can stabilize households, boost economy
Research Highlights
Skyline of Grand Rapids, Michigan
10 lessons for mid-sized cities: public-private partnerships and good jobs
Kathleen Bolter, Timothy J. Bartik, Brad J. Hershbein, Michelle Miller-Adams, Alfonso Hernandez, Kyle Huisman , Bridget Timmeney
Factory workers on cardboard line
Research points to smarter, cheaper ways to create jobs in struggling communities
Timothy J. Bartik
Workers mounting an engine on B-25 bomber, Inglewood, 1942. Alred Palmer, public domain, Library of Congress
WWII factories boosted local workers for decades. What are the lessons for manufacturing today?
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Commentary & Analysis
new born baby
Analysis: New study finds Rx Kids can stabilize households, boost economy
Skyline of Grand Rapids, Michigan
10 lessons for mid-sized cities: public-private partnerships and good jobs
Kathleen Bolter, Timothy J. Bartik, Brad J. Hershbein, Michelle Miller-Adams, Alfonso Hernandez, Kyle Huisman , Bridget Timmeney
Wide shot of Spokane, in a distressed local labor market, showing Spokane river and downtown.
Without a focus on distressed places, 'abundance' movement ignores the nation’s toughest challenges: Tim Bartik in Brookings
Graduate in cap and gown
Six lessons for tuition-free college programs from the Columbus Promise
Michelle Miller-Adams, Kevin M. Hollenbeck, Bridget Timmeney, Kyle Huisman
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Experts
Brad J. Hershbein
Senior Economist and Deputy Director of Research
BlueSky
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Kathleen Bolter
Project Manager, Policies for Place Initiative
Michelle Miller-Adams
Senior Researcher
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Timothy J. Bartik
Senior Economist
BlueSky
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Four friends enjoy walking across a city street
Policies for Place report shows how to make sustainable investments in communities
Mixed gender group of MBA students studying
How peer groups affect the gender-wage gap (and life) after the MBA
South Haven Community Health Assessment
Jim Robey, George Erickcek, Kathleen Bolter, Gerrit Anderson, and Emily Boyle
small town aerial shot with homes and factory in background
Birth rates fall but good planning can help counties handle population declines
Brian Asquith