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Chengdu formulates new economic development targets for 2022

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Nitin Dahad |

Chengdu, capital of China’s Sichuan province, has set its strategic targets for economic development, aiming to have an output from its ‘new economy’ exceeding RMB 500 billion (approximately US$75 billion)…

Massachusetts leads US states in the new economy index

Posted on November 20, 2017 by Nitin Dahad |

A study of the 50 US states provides an index to indicate which states are leading in the ‘new economy’, and which are falling behind. It also reveals clear patterns,…

Amazon receives 238 bids for HQ2: what does that say about economic development organizations?

Posted on October 30, 2017 by Nitin Dahad |

The big story in the economic development world in recent weeks has been Amazon’s search for its location for its second headquarters. In the last week, it announced that it…

Globalization and regional economic development needs fresh thinking

Posted on October 23, 2017 by Nitin Dahad |

Will halting globalization improve the lot of deprived regions and countries? Are the moves by the governments in the US, UK and some others to restrict globalization going to revive…

Research: impact of technology based economic development on high-tech job growth

Posted on October 8, 2017 by Nitin Dahad |

Entrepreneurial policies promote high-technology job growth in regional contexts where there is already considerable high-tech employment, while two policies – SBIR and technology deployment policies – have direct, additive effects…

Online course to address technology-led economic development

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Richard Wallace |

An online course for economic developers taking place during October will look at various aspects of technology-led economic development. It will look at the dynamics of the new global knowledge…

The top U.S. states best positioned for data-driven innovation

Posted on August 11, 2017 by Nitin Dahad |

Better use of data will be a crucial driver of economic and societal progress in the future. Widespread adoption of data analytics and artificial intelligence is expected to contribute hundreds…

Regional economic development can foster greater economic growth

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Richard Wallace |

A new report presents research that shows that a regional approach to economic development can foster economic greater growth. ‘Organizing for Success: Regional Economic Development’ informs economic developers of the…

Economic development needs new terminology and metrics

Posted on October 3, 2015 by Nitin Dahad |

Terms like ‘emerging’ or ‘developing’ economies, and measuring growth using GDP are completely outdated, according to a new study. It suggests that excessive dependence on macroeconomic data can be damaging…

Innovation in economic development: new incentives for the 21st century

Posted on September 8, 2015 by Richard Wallace |

As is widely accepted nowadays, economic development doesn’t involve initiatives implemented in isolation – it’s all about developing the entire ecosystem of incentives, infrastructure, entrepreneurship and talent. A recent paper…