Best Practices for States Planning Tax Incentive Evaluations
Pew Charitable Trusts
2022

Jim Landers describes how to develop an evaluation plan. Specifically, he discusses the logistical concerns of the process, including how to maximize staff resources and expertise, time evaluations to leverage complementary work, and gather the information necessary to conduct evaluations.

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In the Zone: A Look at Indiana’s Enterprise Zones
Indiana Business Review
2005

Associate Professor Jim Landers provides an overview of Indiana Enterprise Zones and explore their business characteristics and demographics.

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Why Don’t Enterprise Zones Work? Estimates of the Extent that EZ Benefits are Capitalized into Property Values
Regional Analysis & Policy
2006

Associate Professor Jim Landers examines the impact of local Enterprise Zones (EZs) on commercial and industrial property values. 

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What Is Economic Development? And What Is the Job of an Economic Development Professional?
Economic Development Quarterly
2023

Ned Hill's study defines economic development and the role of an economic development professional. 

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Credit Counseling and Long-Term Credit Outcomes: Evidence from the National Foundation for Credit Counseling’s Sharpen Your Financial Focus Program
2022

Adrienne DiTommaso and Stephanie Moulton's study identifies the characteristics and long-term outcomes of consumers participating in nonprofit credit counseling, including those who do and do not enroll in debt management plans. 

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A Dynamic Discrete Choice Model of Reverse Mortgage Borrower Behavior
International Economic Review
2020

Stephanie Moulton examines the behavior of mortgage borrowers. 

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Low-Income Homeownership and the Role of State Subsidies: A Comparative Analysis of Mortgage Outcomes
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management
2020

Stephanie Moulton examines the role of state subsides on low-income home mortgages. 

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Property Tax Compliance and Reverse Mortgages: Using Nudges to Improve the Market
National Tax Journal
2022

Stephanie Moulton's study is based on a field experiment designed to increase the salience of property tax and insurance payments among a particularly vulnerable population, older adults who took out a reverse mortgage. 

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