Performance Measurement in State Economic Development Agencies: Lessons and Next Steps for GDITT

The purpose of this project was to develop the basis for a comprehensive performance monitoring system for the Department of Industry, Trade and Tourism. This performance monitoring system involved the development of performance measures as well as methods and processes for the collection, maintenance and reporting of the related data. As a result of the work completed for this project, GDITT has a workable set of performance measures for its major divisions: Economic Development, Film, Video and Music, International Trade, and Tourism. Report #9

Can R&D be the RX for the midwest?

A discussion of the reasons for, and effects of, lower overall R&D spending by Midwest firms as compared to East and West Coast firms, with a comparative analysis of the influence of the shortfall on sales and regional economic growth.Economic conditions - Middle West ; Research and development

Firm Location Decisions and Information Needs

A significant portion of Georgia's economic development policy is targeted towards attracting businesses to locate in Georgia. In this process, businesses weigh their alternatives and select a location based on certain criteria. In order for businesses to accurately assess location alternatives, they must have appropriate information to assist in their decision process. In Georgia, a portion of this information comes from the Department of Industry, Trade and Tourism, and/or another economic development entity within the state. There is a gap in our knowledge, however, about how business prospects considering a location in Georgia perceive both the information that Georgia provides and the incentives that are offered in actual economic development deals. Business prospects include not only actual firms, but also the group of professional site location consultants around the country. In order to place Georgia in its most competitive position as well as to provide the most useful information to business prospects, it is important to understand the viewpoint of business prospects and the prospecting community in their business location decision process. This report documents the information needs of businesses seeking to relocate and perceptions of the usefulness of information provided in that process. Report #9

An Analysis of Plant Closings in Georgia's Apparel and Textile Industries

This report explores various issues and programs associated with re employment of workers from apparel and textile plants that close

Can Online Delivery Increase Acces to Education?

Though online technology has generated excitement about its potential to increase access to education, most research has focused on comparing student performance across online and in-person formats. We provide the first evidence that online education affects the number of people pursuing formal education. We study the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Online M.S. in Computer Science, the earliest model to combine the inexpensive nature of online education with a highly-ranked degree program. Regression discontinuity estimates exploiting an admissions threshold unknown to applicants show that access to this online option substantially increases overall enrollment in formal education, expanding the pool of students rather than substituting for existing educational options. Demand for the online option is driven by mid-career Americans. By satisfying large, previously unmet demand for mid-career training, this single program will boost annual production of American computer science master’s degrees by about seven percent. More generally, these results suggest that low-cost, high-quality online options may open opportunities for populations who would not otherwise pursue education

Can online delivery increase access to education?

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Tweeting about journal articles: Engagement, marketing or just gibberish?

This paper presents preliminary results on the analysis of tweets to journal articles in the field of Dentistry. We present two case studies in which we critically examine the contents and context that motivate the tweeting of journal articles. We then focus on a specific aspect, the role played by journals on self-promoting their contents and the effect this has on the total number of tweets their papers produce. In a context where many are pushing to the use of altmetrics as an alternative or complement to traditional bibliometric indicators. We find a lack of evidence (and interest) on critically examining the many claims that are being made as to their capability to trace evidences of 'broader forms of impact'. Our first results are not promising and question current approaches being made in the field of altmetrics.Comment: Paper accepted for oral presentation at the STI 2017 Conference held in Paris (France

What Can Social Network Analysis Reveal about the Resources Men and Women Scientists Acquire Through Their Personal Relationships?

Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy 2009This presentation was part of the session : Science and Innovation WorkforceNational Science Foundation (Grant # REC-0529642