@edqjournal.bsky.social‬ @sagepub.com wants you to know: NAWDP is in Phoenix, Arizona, May 18–20 for its 2026 Conference. Early bird registration is officially open. This year’s theme is “Rising to the Challenge.” NAWDP is now accepting workshop proposals for sessions. www.nawdp.org/events-train...

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Upjohn Institute invites applications for the 2026 Early Career Research Awards! These Research Awards provide a resource for junior researchers (those within 6 years of earning a Ph.D.) to conduct research related to policy on employment issues. Learn how to apply: www.upjohn.org/news/upjohn-...

American employees have experienced record high job security in recent years. In 2 decades pre-pandemic, the smallest share of employees fired in any month was 1.1%, happened in 4% of months. Opposite since Jan 2021. The fired share has been at or below 1.1% in 93% of months. But over 1.1% in Oct

The newest statistics on the American economy, analyzed by our own @aaronsojourner.org.

Upjohn Institute invites applications for the 2026 Early Career Research Awards! These Research Awards provide a resource for junior researchers (those within 6 years of earning a Ph.D.) to conduct research related to policy on employment issues. Learn how to apply: www.upjohn.org/news/upjohn-...

The Hamilton Project is hiring! We have an opening for a research assistant (senior) or senior research assistant (masters or work experience) to join our team. Learn more at www.hamiltonproject.org! Please circulate and apply: careers-brookings.icims.com/jobs/3757/re... #EconSky

⏮️ A look back at the launch of the Public Sector Capabilities Index (PSCI), featuring IIPP Professors @mazzucatom.bsky.social and @rainerkattel.bsky.social in conversation with James Anderson, Anaclaudia Rossbach, Claudio Castro & @nycfood.bsky.social. 📺 Watch the event recording: buff.ly/WGT1k6H

There’s still time to register! Join Urban on 12/10 @ 1:00 p.m. ET for a virtual workshop on using #data to set strategic priorities for upward mobility in your #community, using guidance from the Toolkit for Increasing Upward Mobility. Reserve your spot. #LiveatUrban

How can research shape better policy for ‘left-behind’ places? 🌍 Join @UCLPublicPolicy’s Up Close and Policy with Prof John Tomaney on 20 January 2026. 🔗 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/up-close-and-policy-spatial-inequalities-and-place-based-solutions-tickets-1733504802529?aff=oddtdtcreator

Now trending: “The Growing Role of Community Development Finance in Economic Development” by M. Piazza at the FRB-Cleveland and M. Schweitzer at Case Western Reserve. Check it out for yourself @edqjournal.bsky.social @sagepub.com: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Just published @edqjournal.bsky.social @sagepub.com: Building Inclusive Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Institutional Motivations, Adaptive Design & Partnership Impacts by S. Kim @umassboston.bsky.social, Q. Fang @uofcalifornia.bsky.social et. al. Read it for free: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

What would economic development look like if resident well-being and equity were primary goals, not aspirational after-effects of growth? In a new @edqjournal.bsky.social article, Associate Director for Equity and Opportunity Haegi Kwon presents a framework to do exactly that.

⭐Two weeks left to submit a paper for the Conference on Public Policies for Innovation! A great opportunity for micro and macroeconomists to connect on topics of #innovation and innovation policy. #EconSky #EconConf

Workers will be able to put up to $24,500 into their 401(k)s and similar workplace retirement accounts in 2026, up $1,000 from this year, the IRS said.

Just published! “Looking in, Leveraging, and Locking: An Asset-Based Framework for Economic Development Policy and Practice” by H. Kwon @landpolicy.bsky.social. Accessible to all @edqjournal.bsky.social @sagepub.com. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Just published! “Lessons from Atlanta and Baltimore About Linking Economic and Community Development” by R. Stoker @gwu1821.bsky.social, M. Rich @emorypolisci.bsky.social & @ericjstokan.bsky.social. Read it @edqjournal.bsky.social @sagepub.com. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

The disappearance of America’s leadership class at a time like this means that the rest of us have to be leaders. We can no longer wait to be led by those with the power and authority to lead. You must lead, I must lead, all of us must lead. We are the leaders we’ve been waiting for.

@edqjournal.bsky.social @sagepub.com recommends “The Consensus (?) on Public Spending on Professional Sports Facilities” by S. Johnson, M. Rosentraub & @rodneyfort.bsky.social @umich.edu. Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Online first @edqjournal.bsky.social @sagepub.com: Convergent Development: Integrating Economic Development and Downtown Revitalization in Small Cities and Towns by J. Accordino and C. Mailey at VCU. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

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The Chicago Fed Financial Conditions Index in Oct 2025 came in at -0.55, down from -0.55 the prior month.Negative values indicate financial conditions that are looser than average. #econsky

@edqjournal.bsky.social @sagepub.com recommends this month’s New Hires Quality Index report. Index creator @bradhershbein.bsky.social @upjohninstitute.bsky.social explores also examines the hiring differences between men and women. www.upjohn.org/news/new-hir...

Reminder! Our Economics of Longevity & Ageing webinar series kicks off next month, on 19 Nov! With Amy Finkelstein Massachusetts Institute of Technology presenting 'Elderly Health & Longevity in the US' Register: https://cepr.org/events/event-series/economics-longevity-ageing-webinar-series #EconSky

“The Role of Community Development Financial Institutions in Supporting Inclusive Economic Development” by E.E. Johnson et al. is open access on @edqjournal.bsky.social @sagepub.com @upjohninstitute.bsky.social. Read it here today: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Just published online! @edqjournal.bsky.social @sagepub.com: States Take the Lead in Evaluating and Improving Tax Incentives by C. Pearson et al. at Pew Charitable Trusts. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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@edqjournal.bsky.social @sagepub.com L. Schmahmann @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social‬: City Competition for E-Commerce SalesTax Rev:Qualitative Evidence on Politics of Land Fiscalization in CA. @upjohninstitute.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNLF... Paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

@edqjournal.bsky.social @sagepub.com is looking for a few good books. If you have read one, consider writing a review and submitting it to us for publication. For more information, email [email protected] or click on Submit Manuscript. journals.sagepub.com/author-instr...

Looking for a good book? @edqjournal.bsky.social @sagepub.com suggests you check out this book review: Small Business Innovation in the Public Interest: A Study of the US National Institutes of Health by Link, A. N., & O’Connor, A. C. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Online first @edqjournal.bsky.social @sagepub.com: Convergent Development: Integrating Economic Development and Downtown Revitalization in Small Cities and Towns by J. Accordino and C. Mailey at VCU. journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

How do we better connect people with #economic opportunity? 💻 #PolicySummit2025 panelists talk artificial intelligence, the need for childcare and other supports, and the importance of word of mouth. See the details in our latest article: https://clefed.org/4gElUF1

Just published online! @edqjournal.bsky.social @sagepub.com: States Take the Lead in Evaluating and Improving Tax Incentives by C. Pearson et al. at Pew Charitable Trusts. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Just published online! @edqjournal.bsky.social @sagepub.com: States Take the Lead in Evaluating and Improving Tax Incentives by C. Peterson et al. at Pew Charitable Trusts. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

A timely article @edqjournal.bsky.social @sagepub.com @upjohninstitute.bsky.social “Federal Economic Development and Environmental Sustainability: Lessons from 20 Years of Spending” by S. Opps at Bloch School of Management. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Just published online! @edqjournal.bsky.social @sagepub.com: States Take the Lead in Evaluating and Improving Tax Incentives by C. Peterson et al. at Pew Charitable Trusts. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Spotlight on @edqjournal.bsky.social @sagepub.com author L. Schmahmann @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social:City Competition for E-Commerce Sales Tax Revenue: Qualitative Evidence on the Politics of Land Fiscalization www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNLF... Read her paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

“The Role of Community Development Financial Institutions in Supporting Inclusive Economic Development” by E.E. Johnson et al. is open access on @edqjournal.bsky.social @sagepub.com @upjohninstitute.bsky.social. Read it here today: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Spotlight! @edqjournal.bsky.social @sagepub.com author L. Schmahmann @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social: City Competition for E-Commerce Sales Tax Revenue: Qualitative Evidence on Politics of Land Fiscalization in CA: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNLF... Read the paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Can Industrial Reinvestment Reverse Neighborhood Decline? @arguinn.bsky.social‬ & ‪@coopermccann.bsky.social‬ explore Evidence from Automotive Investment in Detroit, MI & Windsor, ON, 1980s-2020s. @edqjournal.bsky.social @sagepub.com Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

📢 Brown Bag Seminar #3 🗓 September 5th 🕛 12 PM CET This month’s session features Erika Ehberger, who examines the relationship between remittances and the informal economy in Latin America and the Caribbean. 🙌 LINK: www.women-in-economics.com/event-detail...

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Spotlight on @edqjournal.bsky.social @sagepub.com author Laura Schmahmann @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social‬ ! Watch her short video about City Competition for E-Commerce Sales Tax Revenue. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNLF... Read the full paper here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

When did the US Rust Belt start to rust? Cooper McCann and I carefully reconstruct the geography of Metro Detroit’s industrial history, showing that the city’s oldest factory districts were declining by the 1920s—even as the auto industry was booming on the urban periphery. doi.org/10.1177/0096...

Read this policy paper on Michigan’s state-funded preschool program for 4-year-olds by @timbartik.bsky.social‬, Editor @edqjournal.bsky.social @sagepub.com, and senior economist @upjohninstitute.bsky.social. It’s a real success story! research.upjohn.org/cgi/viewcont...

Online first @edqjournal.bsky.social @sagepub.com: The Growing Role of Community Development Finance in Economic Development by M. Piazza & M. Schweitzer ‪@clevelandfed.bsky.social‬. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...