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Economic Development

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

The creation of quality jobs in a challenging economy requires rethinking existing strategies. The Federal Reserve and the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) have partnered to offer free podcast interviews with economic development practitioners and academics. Podcasts cover innovative postrecessionary economic development strategies, emerging trends in job creation and workforce development, small business trends, and health care issues.

  • Strength in Numbers: Regional Workforce Collaboration
    Close collaboration in the workforce development field is the current trend, creating a more accessible system for businesses and job seekers alike. The Atlanta Fed's Stuart Andreason and Dee Baird of the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance discuss research findings on how the various players collaborate in an Economic Development podcast.
    11 January 2016, 8:09 pm
  • Digital Badging: Credentialing Soft Skills for Better Workplace Outcomes
    New research points to soft skills as an important indicator for success in the workplace. Jonathan Finkelstein, founder and CEO of Credly, and Laura Lippman, senior fellow at Child Trends, discuss digital badging as a way to document these currently amorphous workplace skills in this Economic Development podcast.
    15 July 2015, 8:30 pm
  • A Promising Approach: Improving Graduation Rates and Building a Better Workforce
    High school graduation rates can have a broad effect on an area's economic vitality. How can communities implement programs to help students graduate while also providing work skills? Mike Beatty, of Great Promise Partnership, and Mike Wiggins, formerly of Southwire Company, discuss an exemplary model in an Economic Development podcast.
    7 January 2015, 8:30 pm
  • Connecting People to Work: Lessons Learned in Sectoral Approaches
    How can sector-based workforce development strategies address the needs of both employers and job seekers? Maureen Conway of the Aspen Institute and Fred Dedrick of the National Fund for Workforce Solutions discuss a recent book on the topic in an Economic Development podcast.
    24 November 2014, 8:30 pm
  • Looking Around the Corner: The Future of Economic Development
    How can local economic development strategies evolve to address demographic changes, technological innovation, and increasing global competitiveness? Dan Gundersen, a former senior commerce official, and Rick Weddle, president of the Metro Orlando Economic Development Commission, discuss the topic in an Economic Development podcast.
    27 October 2014, 5:00 am
  • Microenterprises Raise the Floor and Build a Ladder
    One outcome of the recent recession is that rural poverty rates are the highest since the mid-1980s. Mil Duncan, founding director of the University of New Hampshire's Carsey Institute, discusses the issues facing the rural poor in an Economic Development podcast.
    29 September 2014, 5:00 am
  • Strategies to Mitigate Rural Poverty Using Human and Social Capital
    One outcome of the recent recession is that rural poverty rates are the highest since the mid-1980s. Mil Duncan, founding director of the University of New Hampshire's Carsey Institute, discusses the issues facing the rural poor in an Economic Development podcast.
    25 August 2014, 5:00 am
  • Should Microbusinesses Matter to Your Local Community?
    Microbusinesses are a proven job-creation vehicle and promote economic growth. An Association for Enterprise Opportunity (AEO) report suggests their size and impact has implications for local economic development. Kim Alleyne, at AEO, provides highlights from the report in this Economic Development podcast.
    28 July 2014, 5:00 am
  • Competition to Incentivize Community Change: Working Cities Challenge
    The Working Cities Challenge seeks to spur collaborative leadership in Massachusetts's smaller cities and help improve low-income residents' quality of life. Prabal Chakrabarti, at the Boston Fed, and Jessica Andors, at Lawrence Community Works, discuss the initiative in an Economic Development podcast.
    30 June 2014, 5:00 am
  • Measuring What Matters: Tracking Success in Economic Development
    How can economic development practitioners best measure and track their strategies' outcomes? Tim Chase, of the Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition, and Swati Ghosh, of the International Economic Development Council, discuss their research findings in an Economic Development podcast.
    22 May 2014, 5:00 am
  • Economic Gardening: A Homegrown Approach to Growth
    How effective are economic development strategies that seek to grow local entrepreneurship and small businesses? Todd Johnson at Gallup and Dell Gines at the Kansas City Fed explore the successes and challenges associated with this approach in an Economic Development podcast.
    28 April 2014, 5:00 am
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