Research and Impact

The third in a series of four articles derived from my economic development seminar at The Ohio State University is intended for students and entering development professionals. Wrestling with Markets builds on Hill (2023) and Hill, Poland, and Reitz (2025), also in Economic Development Quarterly. A  flow-chart model linking the Five Developments (Community, Site, Workforce, Housing, and Economic) to Gross Regional Product and the desired outcomes from development (jobs, income, taxes, and economic mobility) is presented.

Victor St. John examines whether the degree of democracy shapes carceral changes.

Author Caezilia Loibl and colleagues examine how social media use during the COVID-19 pandemic contributed to financial hardship, highlighting fear of missing out as a key factor in worsening financial outcomes.

Victor St. John and colleagues present an evaluation study that examines the impacts of PREPARE Plus on fathers’ perceptions, behavioral intentions, behaviors, and knowledge related to parenting, relationships, financial stability, and recidivism. 

Caezilia Loibl's publication identifies that individuals with a stronger scarcity mindset are more likely to engage in risky investments such as cryptocurrency, even after accounting for other established determinants of investment behavior.

The research by Jeffrey Bielicki and colleagues showed how intertwined disadvantages perpetuate or exacerbate distributive, recognition, restorative and procedural injustices in the EV transition.

This report examines Ohio’s public-school pipeline to college, particularly for high-achieving low-income students, and identifies the characteristics of districts and high schools that are most effective at getting these students into four-year colleges and universities.

Jeffrey M. Bielicki and colleagues examine factors that should be considered in the assessment of participatory modeling projects.