Economic Development Quarterly
The mission of Economic Development Quarterly is to promote research supporting the formulation of evidence-based economic development and workforce development policy, programs, and practice in the United States.
The focus of EDQ is high quality research in economic and workforce development policy and practice within the United States. This research can be scholarly, applied or practice-oriented.
EDQ takes a broad view of economic development policy and practice by encompassing both labor supply and demand-side research perspectives. Workforce development strategies, policies, programs, and practices are crucial components to regional economic development and therefore will remain a special focus for EDQ.
Case studies contribute to the body of economic development research. EDQ encourages cross-sectional or multi-site, comparative case studies rather than single case, single-site studies.
In selecting articles for publication, priority will be given to high quality research that contributes to the body of evidence discovering and/or substantiating effective economic development strategies, policies, programs, and practice. Each article published in EDQ will clearly identify the implications of the research for policy and practice within the United States and its contribution to the body of evidence on effective economic development strategies. Research based on other nations will be considered only if it has important and clearly-identified implications for policy and practice within the United States.
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Economic development—jobs, income, and community prosperity—is a continuing challenge to modern society. To meet this challenge, economic developers must use imagination and common sense, coupled with the tools of public and private finance, politics, planning, micro- and macroeconomics, engineering, and real estate. In short, the art of economic development must be supported by the science of research. And only one journal—Economic Development Quarterly: The Journal of American Economic Revitalization (EDQ)—effectively bridges the gap between academics, policy makers, and practitioners and links the various economic development communities.
The journal is basically geared to North American economic development and revitalization. However, international perspective is welcome and encouraged. EDQ will consider studies of economic development in other countries if the article makes clear its relevance to the U.S. context. Relevance to the U.S. context is not established by adding on a short section at the end; it must be integral to the article.
Comprehensive Approach
Featuring timely, relevant, and practical essays, EDQ presents today’s most pivotal issues and details the programs and policies affecting development at every level. Regular areas of study include
- Economic Development Theory
- Methodology
- Economic Development Policy & Practice
- Globalization & Foreign Trade
- Industrial Location
- Industry Studies
- Sustainable Development
- Workforce Development
- Quality of Life
- Institutional Roles: Economic, Political, Legal, Social
- New Growth Theory
- Community Development
Extensive Coverage
EDQ presents research and opinion in an articulate and readable manner. Each issue of the journal offers up to six sections to provide extensive coverage of American economic issues:
- Research and Practice
- Research Notes
- Commentary
- Forum
- Review Essays
- Book Reviews
| Timothy J. Bartik | W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, USA |
| George A. Erickcek | W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, USA |
| Shawn Rohlin | Kent State University, USA |
| George A. Erickcek | W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, USA |
| Claudette Robey | W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, USA |
| Randall W. Eberts | W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, USA |
| Edward W. Hill | The Ohio State Univeristy, USA |
| Larry C. Ledebur | Cleveland State University, USA |
| Sammis B. White | University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA |
| Wim Wiewel | Portland State University, USA |
| Neil Reid | University of Toledo, USA |
| John Brennan | University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA |
| Michael C. Carroll | University of North Texas, USA |
| Teresa Cordova | Great Cities Institue - University of Illinois at Chicago, USA |
| Sabina Deitrick | University of Pittsburgh, USA |
| Guy Downs | Eastern Michigan University, USA |
| Akhlaque Haque | University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA |
| Kevin Hollenbeck | W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, USA |
| Iryna Lendel | Cleveland State University, USA |
| Cathy Yang Liu | Georgia State University, USA |
| John Magill | Ohio Board of Regents, USA |
| David Merriman | University of Illinois at Chicago, USA |
| Michelle Miller-Adams | W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, USA |
| Haifeng Qian | University of Iowa, USA |
| James Robey | W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, USA |
| Robert W. Wassmer | California State University, Sacramento, USA |
| Zoltan J. Acs | George Mason University, USA |
| William R. Barnes | National League of Cities (retired) |
| John P. Blair | Wright State University, USA |
| Evelyn Blumenberg | University of California, Los Angeles, USA |
| Karen Chapple | University of Toronto, Canada |
| Steven C. Deller | University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA |
| Margaret Dewar | University of Michigan, USA |
| Paul D. Gottlieb | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA |
| James F. Hettinger | JH Urban Development Services, USA |
| Keith R. Ihlanfeldt | Florida State University, USA |
| Nancey Green Leigh | Georgia Institute of Technology, USA |
| Michael I. Luger | University of Manchester, UK |
| Ann Markusen | University of Minnesota, USA |
| Heike Mayer | University of Bern, Switzerland |
| Richard McGahey | New School University, USA |
| Joseph Persky | University of Illinois, Chicago, USA |
| Kenneth E. Poole | Council for Community/Economic Research, USA |
| Phillip A. Singerman | National Institute of Standards and Technology, USA |
| William Testa | Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, USA |
| Frederick Treyz | Regional Economic Models, Inc., USA |
| Fritz Wagner | University of Washington, Seattle, USA |
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