Patterns in Local Economic Development in Light of COVID-19

dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Brad A. M.
dc.contributor.authorWilson, Darrin
dc.contributor.authorStokan, Eric
dc.contributor.authorOverton, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-23T21:13:21Z
dc.date.available2022-06-23T21:13:21Z
dc.date.issued2022-05-06
dc.description.abstractThe COVID-19 pandemic pressured local governments to employ creative and untested economic development strategies to stabilize private businesses. To explore how the uncertainty of the pandemic impacted the priorities and strategies of economic development officials, we surveyed officials about their initial economic development response to the pandemic coupled with subsequent in-depth interviews in the Cincinnati metropolitan region. Our analysis suggests that local officials did not drastically alter their use of supply-side tools during the pandemic. However, they did start coupling supply-side with demand-side policies in unique ways compared to past economic crises. This study also finds that the pandemic affected collaboration processes, leading officials to deepen and forge relationships with other local governments. We find that these shifts have proven durable over the past year as municipalities continue to grapple with changing economic conditions due to COVID-19. As additional waves are likely, we suggest that administrators must consider the skills required to manage evolving economic conditions as well as both the supply and demand sides of local economic development.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0160323X221097711?journalCode=slgben_US
dc.format.extent35 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.genrepostprintsen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2ryzq-0srk
dc.identifier.citationJohnson, Brad A. M., Darrin Wilson, Eric Stokan, and Michael Overton. “Patterns in Local Economic Development in Light of  COVID-19.” State and Local Government Review, (May 2022). https://doi.org/10.1177/0160323X221097711.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177%2F0160323X221097711
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/25033
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSageen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Political Science
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Faculty Collection
dc.rights© The Author(s) 2022 Use is restricted to non-commercial and no derivativesen_US
dc.titlePatterns in Local Economic Development in Light of COVID-19en_US
dc.typeTexten_US
dcterms.creatorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8409-5016en_US

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