Economic policy uncertainty (EPU) has become a prominent concern in recent years, especially in emerging economies, where policy shifts and regulatory volatility can have far-reaching implications for ...

Any group or party in power, whether elected or forcibly self-installed, bears the responsibility of ensuring that citizens have access to sustainable income and the resources needed to maintain a ...

For both research and practice, it is paramount to understand what, where and when agri-environmental policies have been put in place. Here we present a database of 6,124 agri-environmental policies ...

The policy shows a shift in how the suburb views its future and is a signal the city wants a more active role in growing ...

Michigan is once again at a crossroads on economic development policy. Only three years after its creation, the SOAR program — intended to provide large cash grants to attract major factories — has ...

Another point of contention in the LFC report that needs to be clarified is the seeming assertion that tax incentives should ...

The clock is ticking for Michigan lawmakers to deliver on their deal with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to send new economic development policies her way before the end of the year. As part of their budget ...

Economists have developed three competing explanations or theories to explain differences in economic growth between regions. Over the past several decades, economic development policy in Indiana has ...

The central authorities have stressed the importance of implementing existing pro-growth policies and introducing incremental ...

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