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This webpage hosts the resources from the 2020 NCSL Roundtable on Evaluating Economic Development Tax Incentives, held Oct. 27-28, 2020. The event focused on state economic development tax incentive evaluations and provided evaluators the opportunity to share tips and strategies with one another. Given the significant impacts of COVID-19 on state economies and the resulting actions at the federal and state levels, approximately half of the programming was dedicated to recession-related topics and the effects of the downturn on incentive evaluation.
The 2020 NCSL Roundtable on Evaluating Economic Development Tax Incentives was made possible through the generous support of The Pew Charitable Trusts.
Tuesday, Oct. 27, Meeting Recording | Recorded Chat
Wednesday, Oct. 28, Meeting Recording | Recorded Chat
Tuesday, Oct. 27
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Introduction PowerPoint | PDF
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Session 1: Economic Outlook
Moderator:
- Jim Landers, John Glenn College of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University
Presenter:
- Ned Hill, John Glenn College of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University
Presentation PowerPoint | PDF
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Session 2: Economic Development Trends From the Previous and Current Recession
Moderator:
- Alison Wakefield, The Pew Charitable Trusts
Presenters:
- John Hamman, The Pew Charitable Trusts
Presentation PowerPoint | PDF
- Mark Troppe, Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness
Presentation PowerPoint | PDF
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Session 3: How to Approach Evaluations Following Recession and Recovery
Moderator:
- Jim Landers, John Glenn College of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University
Presenters:
- Laura Wheeler, Georgia State University Center for State and Local Finance
Presentation PowerPoint | PDF
- Timothy Bartik, The W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Presentation PowerPoint | PDF
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Wednesday, Oct. 28
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Session 4: Guiding Policy Discussions about Evaluation Findings
Moderator:
- Mandy Rafool, National Conference of State Legislatures
Presenters:
- Megan Moore, Montana Revenue Interim Committee
- Colorado Representative Adrienne Benavidez, chair of the 2019 tax expenditure evaluation interim study committee
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Session 5: Incentive Targeting—Who Benefits?
Moderator:
- Josh Goodman, The Pew Charitable Trusts
Presentation PowerPoint | PDF
Speakers:
- Ellen Harpel, Smart Incentives
Presentation PowerPoint | PDF
- Steve Bakkal, Michigan Economic Development Corporation
Presentation PowerPoint | PDF
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Session 6: Impacts of Incentive Administration on Overall Incentive Effectiveness
Moderator:
- Khara Boender, The Pew Charitable Trusts
Presenters:
- Edward Seyler, Louisiana Legislative Auditor
Presentation PowerPoint | PDF
- Danielle Fox, Maine Office of Program Evaluation & Government Accountability
Presentation PowerPoint | PDF
- Kristen Rottinghaus, Kansas Legislative Division of Post Audit
Presentation PowerPoint | PDF
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