Joshua Drucker
Biographic Data
| ID | 3711667 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joshua Drucker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joshua |
| FAMILY NAME | Drucker |
| SIGNATURE | DRUCKER J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Illinois Chicago |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6322-6395 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 33 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Disposable Spaces
Informed by austerity politics, struggling school districts have closed buildings to pursue cost savings. We investigate the factors affecting which schools are shuttered, proposing that the share of students with an Individualized Education Program (SIEP) influences the way building utilization is measured because of the different instructional spaces required. We examine the case of elementary schools in Chicago, where 44 of 402 schools were cl…
Innovation Districts
Innovation districts have gained attention as a fast-spreading urban economic development strategy, raising numerous questions. What are their distinguishing attributes? Are they a substantive policy innovation? Are they likely to succeed in fostering innovation and economic dynamism? We propose a definition of innovation districts based on their characteristic features. Given the ambiguity of the term in practice, this is crucial for understandi…
Do local governments use business tax incentives to compensate for high business property taxes
Variation in the Heartland
We identify the factors correlated with the use of economic development incentives after the Great Recession of 2007–2009 to determine the presence of entrepreneurial development regimes. We utilize a unique dataset that combines information on incentives (tax increment financing districts and selected tax abatements and business assistance) with economic, fiscal, and political characteristics for all municipalities in the largest Metropolitan St…
Economic Impact Analysis amid Rapid Change
This article examines issues in conducting economic impact analyses in regions undergoing substantial or rapid transformations. Economic impact analysis methods, like many other analytical techniques, are predicated on economic stability, yet commonly are applied to situations that violate this condition with little consideration of the implications. Special attention is paid to regional input–output modeling because of its prevalence in economic…
Reconsidering the Regional Economic Development Impacts of Higher Education Institutions in the United States
Drucker J. Reconsidering the regional economic development impacts of higher education institutions in the United States, Regional Studies. This study models relationships between US higher education activities and regional economic performance, 2001–11. Advances include incorporating all degree-granting institutions; estimating spatial spillovers; and comparing multiple economic outcomes, including production and entrepreneurship. Higher educati…
An Evaluation of Competitive Industrial Structure and Regional Manufacturing Employment Change
This paper examines the relationship between regional industrial structure and \nemployment change in the manufacturing sector and 19 subsectors in the United States from \n\n1987 to 1997. The relative associations of economic diversity, industrial specialization, and \n\ncompetitive structure with economic performance are assessed using a non-causal regression \n\nframework. Multiple facets of industrial structure at the regional scale, includin…
Regional Industrial Structure Concentration in the United States
In a seminal article, Chinitz (1961) considered the effects of industry size, structure, and economic diversification on the performance of firms and regional economies. His inquiry suggested a related but conceptually distinct issue: how does the extent to which a regional industry or industrial sector is concentrated in a small number of firms affect the local performance of that industry? The question has not been addressed systematically in e…
Which Indicators Explain Metropolitan Economic Performance Best? Traditional or Creative Class
Problem: As Richard Florida's writings about the creative class garnered attention across the globe, planners and local government officials responded by enacting policies to attract and retain creative workers, often favoring spending for amenity and lifestyle attractions over more established economic development approaches. It is not clear, however, if the presence of these workers drives regional growth and development as effectively as more …
Assessing the Regional Economic Development Impacts of Universities
Research universities in the United States have increasingly become involved in economic development since the mid-1980s. There has been a corresponding growth of interest in measuring the impacts of higher education on regional economies. This article reviews the approaches used to examine the influence of research universities on regional economic development outcomes. Considerable attention is paid to the methodological advantages and shortcom…
Reconsidering the Regional Economic Development Impacts of Higher Education Institutions in the United States
Drucker J. Reconsidering the regional economic development impacts of higher education institutions in the United States, Regional Studies. This study models relationships between US higher education activities and regional economic performance, 2001–11. Advances include incorporating all degree-granting institutions; estimating spatial spillovers; and comparing multiple economic outcomes, including production and entrepreneurship. Higher educati…
Regional Industrial Structure Concentration in the United States
In a seminal article, Chinitz (1961) considered the effects of industry size, structure, and economic diversification on the performance of firms and regional economies. His inquiry suggested a related but conceptually distinct issue: how does the extent to which a regional industry or industrial sector is concentrated in a small number of firms affect the local performance of that industry? The question has not been addressed systematically in e…
An Evaluation of Competitive Industrial Structure and Regional Manufacturing Employment Change
This paper examines the relationship between regional industrial structure and \nemployment change in the manufacturing sector and 19 subsectors in the United States from \n\n1987 to 1997. The relative associations of economic diversity, industrial specialization, and \n\ncompetitive structure with economic performance are assessed using a non-causal regression \n\nframework. Multiple facets of industrial structure at the regional scale, includin…
Disposable Spaces
Informed by austerity politics, struggling school districts have closed buildings to pursue cost savings. We investigate the factors affecting which schools are shuttered, proposing that the share of students with an Individualized Education Program (SIEP) influences the way building utilization is measured because of the different instructional spaces required. We examine the case of elementary schools in Chicago, where 44 of 402 schools were cl…
Innovation Districts
Innovation districts have gained attention as a fast-spreading urban economic development strategy, raising numerous questions. What are their distinguishing attributes? Are they a substantive policy innovation? Are they likely to succeed in fostering innovation and economic dynamism? We propose a definition of innovation districts based on their characteristic features. Given the ambiguity of the term in practice, this is crucial for understandi…
Assessing the Regional Economic Development Impacts of Universities
Research universities in the United States have increasingly become involved in economic development since the mid-1980s. There has been a corresponding growth of interest in measuring the impacts of higher education on regional economies. This article reviews the approaches used to examine the influence of research universities on regional economic development outcomes. Considerable attention is paid to the methodological advantages and shortcom…
Which Indicators Explain Metropolitan Economic Performance Best? Traditional or Creative Class
Problem: As Richard Florida's writings about the creative class garnered attention across the globe, planners and local government officials responded by enacting policies to attract and retain creative workers, often favoring spending for amenity and lifestyle attractions over more established economic development approaches. It is not clear, however, if the presence of these workers drives regional growth and development as effectively as more …
Regional Industrial Structure Concentration in the United States
In a seminal article, Chinitz (1961) considered the effects of industry size, structure, and economic diversification on the performance of firms and regional economies. His inquiry suggested a related but conceptually distinct issue: how does the extent to which a regional industry or industrial sector is concentrated in a small number of firms affect the local performance of that industry? The question has not been addressed systematically in e…
An Evaluation of Competitive Industrial Structure and Regional Manufacturing Employment Change
This paper examines the relationship between regional industrial structure and \nemployment change in the manufacturing sector and 19 subsectors in the United States from \n\n1987 to 1997. The relative associations of economic diversity, industrial specialization, and \n\ncompetitive structure with economic performance are assessed using a non-causal regression \n\nframework. Multiple facets of industrial structure at the regional scale, includin…
Economic Impact Analysis amid Rapid Change
This article examines issues in conducting economic impact analyses in regions undergoing substantial or rapid transformations. Economic impact analysis methods, like many other analytical techniques, are predicated on economic stability, yet commonly are applied to situations that violate this condition with little consideration of the implications. Special attention is paid to regional input–output modeling because of its prevalence in economic…
Reconsidering the Regional Economic Development Impacts of Higher Education Institutions in the United States
Drucker J. Reconsidering the regional economic development impacts of higher education institutions in the United States, Regional Studies. This study models relationships between US higher education activities and regional economic performance, 2001–11. Advances include incorporating all degree-granting institutions; estimating spatial spillovers; and comparing multiple economic outcomes, including production and entrepreneurship. Higher educati…
Do local governments use business tax incentives to compensate for high business property taxes
Variation in the Heartland
We identify the factors correlated with the use of economic development incentives after the Great Recession of 2007–2009 to determine the presence of entrepreneurial development regimes. We utilize a unique dataset that combines information on incentives (tax increment financing districts and selected tax abatements and business assistance) with economic, fiscal, and political characteristics for all municipalities in the largest Metropolitan St…
Innovation Districts
Innovation districts have gained attention as a fast-spreading urban economic development strategy, raising numerous questions. What are their distinguishing attributes? Are they a substantive policy innovation? Are they likely to succeed in fostering innovation and economic dynamism? We propose a definition of innovation districts based on their characteristic features. Given the ambiguity of the term in practice, this is crucial for understandi…
Disposable Spaces
Informed by austerity politics, struggling school districts have closed buildings to pursue cost savings. We investigate the factors affecting which schools are shuttered, proposing that the share of students with an Individualized Education Program (SIEP) influences the way building utilization is measured because of the different instructional spaces required. We examine the case of elementary schools in Chicago, where 44 of 402 schools were cl…
Economics (10 works) · Economic growth (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis (6 works) · Business (5 works) · Economic geography (5 works) · Regional science (5 works) · Public economics (4 works) · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (3 works)