Research Highlights

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Strong Places, Community Development
Birth rates fall but good planning can help counties handle population declines
Brian Asquith
Students in a classroom examine a wind turbine model with guarded enthusiasm
Education
School tracking can influence long-term social and economic inequalities
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Quality Jobs, Employment Relationships
Businesses can support higher-paying jobs by giving workers more autonomy
Tim Bartik talking to Mike Horrigan
Strong Places, Place-based Policy
Video discussion: Tim Bartik on targeted policies for distressed communities
Timothy J. Bartik, Michael Horrigan
College student raises hand to answer question
Skill Building, Prepared Workforce
Colleges respond to employers’ needs, new research finds
Illustration showing pillars with concept of woman caregiver on one pillar and elderly parent and a child on another
Work and Life, Resilient Workers
Governments can lessen the burden on adults caring for their parents and children
Gabrielle Pepin
Kalamazoo Promise Data on tablet
Place-based Policy, Education
Kalamazoo Promise Interactive Data Tool
Kathleen Bolter, Brad J. Hershbein, Alfonso Hernandez, Bridget Timmeney
US map with gears
Regional Economies, Place-based Policy
The illustrated case for targeting local job creation on distressed labor markets