Topic
Economic Development
547 published works
Municipal Minute
DCEO Grants Available to Local Governments
As revenues decline during the COVID-19 pandemic, we are reminding local governments that the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) regularly posts available grants on its website. The…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Financing for Sustainable Development Report 2020
Full report: Overview only (pdf) Full text (pdf) Press release (9 April 2020): 60 International Agencies Urge Rapid, Coordinated Response As Pandemic Threatens to Destabilize Poor Countries’ Finances (pdf) The global economic recession and…
Latin America Legal
Public-Private Partnerships in Dominican Republic
As the Dominican Republic established itself as Latin America's fastest-growing economy in recent times, it became paramount to design, draft, reach a consensus and pass a public-private partnership law. In…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Fox News: Small Iowa city sees economic boom amid immigration surge
July 4 in Storm Lake (from Storm Lake website) Its news that Fox News has a positive immigration story. Griff Jenkins for Fox News writes that there is a demographic…
Restructuring Globalview
Hong Kong’s economic outlook remains positive despite challenges
Hong Kong’s well-established financial market, low taxation incentives, and laissez-faire policies have consistently earned the city the title of the World’s Freest Economy and the third easiest place to do…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Ministry of Finance Reports on 2019/20 First Half Fiscal Performance and Provides Updated Economic Review
The Ministry of Finance today reported on the 2019/20 First Half Fiscal Performance and provided an updated Economic Review for 2019. Highlights include: Total Revenues of $545.4 million (Up $7.9 million…
AGP & Co Insights
Benefits of the Cyprus Investment Programme
The Cyprus Investment Programme is ranked among the top 10 programmes in the world for global citizenship. It was established to attract foreign direct investment and encourage high-net-worth individuals to…
@theBar
The Intersection of Economics and Intellectual Property: Using Patents as a Way to Measure an Economy’s Level of Development
Post Authored by Kyle Dinse The field of economics often relies on documents created by the legal field in order to analyze phenomena that would otherwise be immeasurable. More often…
Supreme Court Update
Kelo v. City of New London (04-108), Orff v. United States (03-1566), Gonzalez v. Crosby (04-6432)
Greetings, Court Fans! Today was another six-opinion day at the Court, with the biggest ruling by far coming in Kelo v. City of New London (04-108). In the interest…
ImmigrationProf Blog
From the Bookshelves: State of Resistance: What California’s Dizzying Descent and Remarkable Resurgence Mean for America’s Future by Manuel Pastor
State of Resistance: What California’s Dizzying Descent and Remarkable Resurgence Mean for America’s Future by Manuel PastorA leading sociologist’s brilliant, revelatory argument that the future of politics, work, immigration, and…