Tim Bartik - (Upjohn Institute for Employment Research)

Tim Bartik is a  senior economist at the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, where he has worked since 1989. He co-directs the Institute’s  research initiative on place-based policies. Bartik has written widely on state and local economic development policies. Some recent publications include:  “How Place-Based Policies Can Help American Workers Thrive” (Economic Innovation Group, 2024);  Using Place-Based Jobs Policies to Help Distressed Communities” (Journal of Economic Perspectives , 2020);  and his 2019 book,  Making Sense of Incentives: Taming Business Incentives to Promote Prosperity. Bartik received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Wisconsin in 1982.