Discover four key economic concepts: scarcity, supply and demand, costs and benefits, and incentives. Learn how they affect consumer choices and financial decisions.

Industry type, the core foundation of the four pillars of economic development (location, timing, investment and jobs), is often the first determiner of whether a project could be eligible for ...

As we navigate through this time of high inflation and potential looming recession, economic development incentives have become increasingly valuable for businesses looking to thrive in this uncertain ...

In the latest Tax Notes Talk episode, Josh Goodman of the Pew Charitable Trusts talks about the organization’s recent report on how states can direct economic development to people and places in need.

They say that money talks, but does it motivate? Finding the inspiration to live healthy can seem like an endless search. Readers of my articles will know that I'm squarely in the intrinsic motivation ...

This report from the Pew Center on the States shows that policy makers often create tax credits, deductions, and exemptions without reliable cost estimates and annual cost controls. Even in tight ...

Tomorrow morning, I will give a presentation to request, and hopefully secure, incentive funding for a confidential business prospect. The hope is to create up to twenty new, high-paying jobs for our ...

Isabelle Brocas receives funding from the National Science Foundation. She is affiliated with the Center for Economic Policy Research (London). A growing number of states, cities and companies are ...

Vietnamese automaker VinFast announced in March 2022 that it would open an electric vehicle assembly plant in North Carolina. The battery manufacturing plant will be built in Chatham County and is ...