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State Policy Research
Center for Competitive Economies focuses much of its work on policy issues of key concern to the state of North Carolina, such as state tax credits , worker dislocation and training, impacts of the tobacco industry settlement on North Carolina communities and developing an economic development monitoring system for the state.
State Tax Credits: The William S. Lee Act
Center for Competitive Economies analyzed the use of tax credits during the first two years (1996 and 1997) of this jobs and investment tax credit program by region, level of county distress (or "tier") and by business type. The analysis found some evidence of use of tax credits in the areas of greatest distress. Center for Competitive Economies repeated the analysis in a subsequent study using the 1998 and 1999 data. View the report .
Worker Dislocation in North Carolina
Center for Competitive Economies conducted a quantitative analysis of the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the dislocated worker population and prepared qualitative case studies describing how specific service delivery areas within North Carolina are addressing the dislocated worker problem. The quantitative analysis was based on public data supplemented by Employment Security Commission data for 1995 and 1996. The study found that the displacement of workers from layoffs and closings of traditional industries is a widespread problem throughout the state. However, workers in the Triangle and Charlotte regions fared better than the rest of the state in finding new jobs and achieving comparable replacement wages. Older workers and minority women faced particular challenges. View a summary report or the full report.
Economic Development Monitoring for North Carolina
Center for Competitive Economies provided analysis and guidance on a North Carolina Department of Commerce project to track the impact of state policy intervention on the economic development of distressed communities in the state. The project team documented best practices in other states, developed a framework and data template for North Carolina, and conducted two outreach sessions for economic developers. The project team consisted of Center for Competitive Economies Associate Director Leslie Stewart, who provided performance measurement assistance to two federal agencies, and Catherine Renault, former director of the Center for Innovative Technology in Virginia, which established performance measurement and benchmarking systems for its programs. View the report [PDF:527K].
Specialized Training Centers for North Carolina
This study for the president of the North Carolina Community College System, completed in December 2000, specified the benefits of such centers, the industries or skill clusters for which they should be established, the locations in which they are likely to provide maximum impact on the state´s competitiveness, their approximate costs and an appropriate operational structure. The project team was Center for Competitive Economies director Michael Luger and Associate Director Leslie Stewart and local associates Dr. Stuart A. Rosenfeld of Regional Technology Strategies and Dr. Lucy Gorham, who staffed the Rural Prosperity Task Force chaired by Erskine Bowles. View the report.
Tobacco industry settlement
Center for Competitive Economies conducted a project for the North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center to analyze the community impacts of various scenarios for spending the state´s $2 billion tobacco industry settlement, which is managed by the Golden LEAF (Long-term Economic Advancement Foundation). The analysis focused on areas hardest hit by agricultural and manufacturing losses in tobacco. View the report.
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Kenan Institute
