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Economic Development
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Global Regulatory Enforcement Law Blog
President Signs Into Law $17.6 Billion Jobs Creation Package
By Christopher L. Rissetto, Robert Helland
This post was also written by Jim Burns. This week, President Obama signed into law a $17.6 billion jobs creation package passed by Congress, H.R. 2847, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment…
Land Use Prof Blog
Joel Kotkin’s “The Decline of Los Angeles”
In "The Decline of Los Angeles," published on Newgeography.com and originally in Forbes, author Joel Kotkin explores what he describes "one of the most rapid--and largely unnecessary--municipal reversals in fortune in American…
Federal Eminent Domain Blog
Recession Destroys Development
KMOX WASHINGTON (AP) Women's rights advanced in 15 of the 18 countries in the Middle East and North Africa over the past five years, the democracy watchdog group Freedom House…
Corporate Real Estate Law
Last-Minute Zoning Decisions That Thwart N.J. Growth Need to Change
As seen in: The Star-Ledger In this op-ed, Ted Zangari states his case for the passage of the Time of Application legislation (S82/A437). Currently NJ has a "time of decision" rule…
RedevelopNJ
Last-minute zoning decisions that thwart N.J. growth need to change
By Ted Zangari
The Star-Ledger March 15, 2010 In this op-ed,Ted Zangari states his case for the passage of the Time of Application legislation (S82/A437). Currently NJ has a "time of decision" rule that…
Land Use Prof Blog
Glaeser spotlights Atlanta in NYT
Harvard economist Edward L. Glaeser--whose interesting work on cities we have posted about before--has a great entry on the New York Times' Economix Blog called Betting on Altanta. He asks:Atlanta added 1.13…
Land Use Prof Blog
Besley & Ghatak on Property Rights and Economic Development
Timothy J. Besley (London School of Economics) and Maitreesh Ghatak (London School of Economics) have posted Property Rights and Economic Development. The abstract:This chapter develops a unified analytical framework, drawing…
Real Estate, Land Use & Environmental Law Blog
Recovery Zone Facility Bonds May Not Provide the Economic Stimulus Local Agencies Hoped For
By Claudia Gutierrez On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the $787 billion stimulus bill, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). As part of ARRA,…
Arkansas Electric Energy Law
Bloom Boxes Could Promote Economic Development in Arkansas
The new fuel cells manufactured by Bloomenergy, called Bloom Boxes, and partially unveiled Sunday night on CBS's news program 60 Minutes, will be further revealed during a Bloomenergy announcement Wednesday…
Sentencing Law and Policy
“Would Ending The Drug War Stimulate Economic Growth?”
Main February 8, 2010"Would Ending The Drug War Stimulate Economic Growth?"The title of this post is the headline of this new commentary up here at The Atlantic. Here is how…