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How Politics Wastes Tax Dollars in Tax Incentives

Barrett & Greene

Over the course of the last few months, we’ve been digging deeply into the world of tax incentives given by states and local governments to help encourage economic development. But the real reasons behind most economic development deals aren’t things for which they can take credit.

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NBA All Star Game in Salt Lake, economic development hype | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on the Pirates baseball team economics

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Utah Business magazine claims that the economic development impact of the Game will be as much as $250 million (" The 2023 NBA All-Star Weekend could boost Utah’s economy by $250M+ "). Economic Development hype versus building the local economy. But it would have to be built into the experience.

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Angelov Farooq: COVID-19 and California's Workforce & Economy

Policy Chats

Angelov Farooq talks with students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about state strategies and policies to combat historic unemployment, a struggling economy, and distance learning amidst a statewide shelter-in-place order. Dr. Farooq is also the Founding Director of the UC Riverside Center for Economic Development.

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COVID-19: California's Workforce & Economy (with Angelov Farooq)

Policy Chats

Angelov Farooq talks with students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about state strategies and policies to combat historic unemployment, a struggling economy, and distance learning amidst a statewide shelter-in-place order. Dr. Farooq is also the Founding Director of the UC Riverside Center for Economic Development.

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COVID-19: California's Workforce & Economy (with Angelov Farooq)

Policy Chats

Angelov Farooq talks with students from the UC Riverside School of Public Policy about state strategies and policies to combat historic unemployment, a struggling economy, and distance learning amidst a statewide shelter-in-place order. Dr. Farooq is also the Founding Director of the UC Riverside Center for Economic Development.

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Warehousing and Quality of Jobs in the Inland Empire

Policy Chats

Learn more about ICSD via icsd.ucr.edu Podcast Highlights: “It's really hard to overestimate the importance of the logistics sector for the Inland Empire at this point in the economic development of the Inland Empire and actually also for the Southern California region. It’s by now the largest employer - about 16.4%

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Panel: Warehousing and Quality of Jobs in the Inland Empire

Policy Chats

Learn more about ICSD via icsd.ucr.edu Podcast Highlights: “It's really hard to overestimate the importance of the logistics sector for the Inland Empire at this point in the economic development of the Inland Empire and actually also for the Southern California region. It’s by now the largest employer - about 16.4%